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I like the Swiss. For all that they can be gruff, pernickety, impatient, insular, suspicious and borderline obsessive-compulsive, they're also quite warm, funny, smart and interesting once you get through their metre-thick social armour. They also sometimes just charmingly Don't Get It.
"There's a flash mob happening down by the lake!" said my colleague, glowing with excitement."A Ministry Of Silly Walks flash mob! It's on FaceBook! We should go!"
"Yes, let's!" I agreed enthusiastically. "Now?"
"Oh," he said, "no," and he checked his mobile phone. "It's happening in..."
I waited expectantly.
"About four weeks."
"There's a flash mob happening down by the lake!" said my colleague, glowing with excitement."A Ministry Of Silly Walks flash mob! It's on FaceBook! We should go!"
"Yes, let's!" I agreed enthusiastically. "Now?"
"Oh," he said, "no," and he checked his mobile phone. "It's happening in..."
I waited expectantly.
"About four weeks."