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It's hypocrit. They don't want to be in the EU because they are "so called neutral", but now the suddenly are using the EU logo because it suits them. Don't get me wrong: I would like to have SUI into the EU, but then they have to go for the full package and not illegaly clame they are EU, while the're not.
This is about a swiss supermarket promoting a german product. The "Swiss company" in the title is the supermarket, the european label is for a german product. It's not about a swiss company putting the "made in europe" label on their own products.
Can I, as a Swiss, get an apology now?
P.S: Flag of the Council of Europe, which Switzerland is a member of
The title is misleading. "Some Swiss companies are using the Europe label." Yes, Switzerland is part of Europe, but not part of the EU. But... you're welcome to join the EU as a full member.
Why is it called monthly shit
It has a lot of fiber
Monats hit which stands for monthly offer
Or monat shit for month shit
Yes I know what a hit is, I just think the shit is the first thing you see and it might be on purpose.
What is the Haribo Goldbรคr doing there
I guess, that the green package is filled with gummi ~~bears~~ bunnies and that they're made by Haribo?
It is not a Swiss company though.
Haribo isnโt, thatโs correct. But the advertisement in the post is probably also not from Haribo, but from a supermarket. I guess OP means โSwiss companies (here: a supermarket) are also starting to promote products made in the EU (which Haribo is)โ
When Switzerland would join the EU and UK maybe aswell the EU would get stronger. Furthermore would it be a huge example for the world if Switzerland, the "neutral/independent" country would join the EU.
Except that we wonโt, not in several decades.
Besides population refusal (every thing country side votes no), thereโs not even a start of a political will to do it. Being well integrated and friendly in the middle but not member seems to be enough for everyone.
And on the political side we still have old Swiss-German fucks pushing for non EU stuff. The best example is the F-35. France with the excellent Rafale 4.5 gave us access to their military airspace, their supersonic range that crosses the country towards the Atlantic, airbases, full integration into the FAF training, overall they would been best mate and neighbour. Hell, they would have even authorized some carrier action around the CDG after a while if Swiss pilots proved themselves capable.
But they chose the F-35 and just a few days ago they again said that F-35 is the better aircraft, that prices wonโt be crazy and that we wonโt get fucked by the US. Like seriously ๐คฆ๐ป
The good thing is that we can always organize a vote to force their hand (which will probably happen) but it takes some time and effort. But even if we manage to make them switch side thereโs a huge chance that France wonโt be as friendly this time, with a good reason.
A vote for EU will end up the same tho, a majority of "oui" losing in front of a bigger majority of "nein".
So your citizen are happy with the current state and due to political oppositions (to the EU) will Switzerland not join the EU anytime soon?
Yes, citizens are happy like that, we are in Schengen + various commercial agreements and that seems to be enough.
They fear the EU obligations and want to stay independent.
Plus the population language division that is always the same, western French speaking Switzerland tends to vote green and yes to EU or whatever. Eastern German speaking votes the opposite. The Italian part usually votes like the French part but itโs almost as they are inexistant and they remain hidden in their sunny corner to avoid being annoyed.
A very usual vote result looks like that:
(French part = Oui, Italian part = Si, German cities = Ja, German country side = Nein. If you zoom in you can find green spots in the ocean of red, those are often the cities like Zurich, Bern etc. The red spots in the green part are often rich peoples areas, like on the right side of Geneva where you have those multi million lakeside houses that votes very right to stay rich)
On the political side thereโs not really a anti-EU atmosphere, more like a remain neutral one. As always the right wants no changes and the left is pushing for them. Politics doesnโt have a huge power in Switzerland anyway, they work for us and not the other way around.
Politics also push the idea that Switzerland can keep having its cake (stay out of the EU) and eat it (enjoy best trade/energy/population movement). It has been working so far so why change it, right? If I remeber correctly the EU is Switzerland's #1 trading partner.
However, I fear the EU is starting (or will soon start to) to be fed with the Switzerland cherry picking in their relationship. With the world becoming more and more realpolitik Switzerland might realise she doesn't have that much leverage against a block of EU's size.
Well anyway as long as the EU doesn't put order in its own house, Swiss will always refuse joining until forced to. It's one of the few subject where both left and (extreme) right agrees on, even if for different reasons (protect salaries against dumping VS culture war bullshit "dictate from foreign judges" in general).
Switzerland is already bound by so many treaties that it's pretty much inside the EU already. I don't see it joining the UK any time soon though.
Yeah, expect that I can't stand not having free phone roaming there! Even Liechtenstein has free roaming with the EU.
I wouldnโt eat anything with shit in the name.
It's "hit of the month" (or bestseller)
Monat-s-hit
The s connects the words Monat and Hit
Yes, but it's Bad Design!
It would be bad design if they hadn't used rather obvious bolding for the word "hit". Don't forget that this ad is aimed at a German speaking audience: What looks crappy in one language can make absolutely perfect sense without any doubt in another.
Why the photo of a bathroom?
Bathroom = "Bad" in german. It's a meta joke.
And then they say that Germans don't have a sense of humor
Sharpening my Sense of humor.
Except it's German for bath, and the pic has no tub.
I looked this up, apparently some Germans shorten the word "Badezimmer" with "Bad".
The bold text in the logo isn't doing a good job.
mona lisa's soft serve
German being funny.
They are not in the EU (that's EU's flag) and I for sure wouldn't want today's Switzerland anywhere close to joining the EU.
It would probably be better if they joined the EU. They could stop being an endless drain on the EU economy by being a tax paradise stationed right in the middle.
Exactly. I wish Switzerland would just join the EU and remove that hole from every EU map.
Having other "special interests" like Malta and Cyprus in the EU is a luxury we cannot afford, imho, especially given the support all of these countries show for Russian interests.