German must learn German?
Despite being German? this cracked me up to no end really.lol
When 70-year-old Ulrich Kring applied for a Swiss passport, he didn’t think it would be such a big problem. But the German didn’t count on the inflexibility of the Swiss bureaucratic system.
All foreigners wanting to obtain a Swiss passport have to take a German language course as part of the process. And despite being German and speaking the German language, well, like a native, Kring has been ordered to go back to school to learn his own native tongue.
According to the Tages Anzeiger newspaper, Kring — who has lived in Switzerland his entire life — has to pay 250 Swiss francs (152 euros, $222) to attend a German-language course before he can be considered for a passport.The Dielsdorf authorities are standing firm, saying that the class is obligatory and that the town will not make an exception for the German national.
Kring has lodged an appeal against the decision with a higher local authority, but has yet to hear back from them.
November 23rd, 2007 01:18
this made me scratch my head! i suppose swiss people have the same mentality as the swedes. the law is the law is the law! d’oh!
November 23rd, 2007 01:24
MogLi:lol true!quirky indeed.
November 23rd, 2007 06:11
Sometimes life has to be unfair. We must accept it. lols
November 23rd, 2007 07:08
Ambo:korak ka jan!hehe
November 23rd, 2007 07:18
This is funny. Hope you and your family are well.
November 23rd, 2007 07:45
ngak! kung d2 sa pinas maglalagay rin ng ganyang ka-eklatan magwawala talaga ako
November 23rd, 2007 11:28
nyheheheeh — at least hindi lang pala tayong mga pinoy ang may katok sa ulo, pati mga puti makulet din, hehehe… edi ba sa switzerland they have four official languages – german, french, romanisch and english. e bakit si german guy pa ang dapat mag aral ng german, baka pag tapos na sya ng german course e punta naman sya dun sa other three, hehe. iumpog na lang nya ulo nya sa pader.
November 23rd, 2007 13:32
Very odd!
November 23rd, 2007 14:03
Hello cheH!
Actually, ang ganitong policy depende sa Province or tinatawag na Kanton dito. Bale local level siya, so depende kung saan ka nag-apply dahil iba-iba ang policy nila. Halimbawa dito sa aming lugar, di na kailangang pagbotohan pa ng mga mga tao kung sino sa mga nag-apply ang dapat maging Swiss citizen, bahala na ang mga responsible sa department na yon ang magcheck kung nacomply mo yong mga requirements. Sa ibang Kanton naman, binobotohan yan ng mga tao mismo aside from the requirements na iba pa. Kahit na German ka halimbawa at 20 years ka na rito, pag hindi pumayag yong mga tao, sorry ka na lang. Yong iba, gaya nyan, isa sa mga requirements nila, kailangan mag-aral ka uli ng German. So hindi pare-pareho, lalo na pag ang mga tao sa Kanton e conservative, sasakit ulo mo.
Maraming mga kaso niyan dito. May mga alam ako na more than 20 years na sila sa Kanton na yon, tuwing apply dahil people have to vote, laging narereject. Actually lahat na nag-apply, regardless of how many years na sila sa Kanton na yon, rejected, grabe nga e. Di naman sila basta-basta makapag-transfer sa ibang Kanton dahil they will have to start from scratch again. Yong number of years nila sa ibang Kanton won’t be counted.
Marami pang mga policies dito na mapapaHA ka.
Depende sa Kanton nga. 
Noon pa man, nasabi ko na sa sarili ko, kahit saang sulok ng mundo, regardless of race and color, walang pagkakaiba. Dito lang sa Switzerland, maraming conservative dito, mas conservative pa minsan kaysa sa atin. Depende talaga sa mga tao kung ano ang paniniwala nila kahit ano pa ang nationalities nila.
Haba ng sinulat ko a, puwedeng blog entry to a. Hehehehe…
O shya, manay, have a nice weekend!
November 23rd, 2007 14:09
Ay nga pala, pahabol…
Depende sa Kanton at depende sa community or town, tawag dito e Gemeinde, o kaya depende sa city.
O shya…
November 23rd, 2007 16:40
naku! anuba, ang common sense hinde nabibili kung saan saan.
kaya manay cheh, pag nag sale nyan..pakyawin naten ever yang common sense na yan!!!!
November 23rd, 2007 18:28
It was said that Switzerland is the most ‘racist’ country in Europe (perhaps in the world). Many articles in BBC points to how intolerant the Swiss are. Don’t know how true this is but the articles were based on facts. It surely makes the immigration problems here in the Netherlands a minuscule thing.
November 23rd, 2007 19:34
That sounds weird. People sure have weird rules/laws. One time I couldn’t go into a college because they wanted me to ask permission of the high school that I never been to.
November 23rd, 2007 21:08
Kate: hi, yes indeed:)
Pusa: hahaha lagot sila makarinig sila ng maraming meow meow,lol
Kengkay: anopeh mi kengs!nakakapailing lang ng ulo,lol
Sidney: you bet!;)
Sofie: nyahaha o nga noh mas mahaba pa ata sa post:D salamat sa paliwanag tungkol dito manay sofs! sobra naman yun! pagbobotohan eh di pag di ka tayp ng mga tao ka boom ka ganun? unfair ata? *kamot ulo*
chuvaness: naku inday,buti na lang kamo marami tayo niyan! wag lang kabilogan ng buwan:)
DP:I thought the Swiss were supposed to be neutral,lol
Exene:Ngek,that’s silly!:)
November 24th, 2007 03:33
psst am swiss pero naku wag na lang mag deutsch
November 24th, 2007 19:23
where’s the logic? *scratches head.