I could have also said that it's the guy who always wears his t-shirt outside of a long-sleeved shirt!
He's alright as a chef, I suppose. He is always looking for a tip on cutting onions so that they don't make you cry. Anyone here got any tips? He says he's tried every suggestion and that nothing works for him so far!
At the last Basel drinks meeting I was told that the Coop between Claraplatz and Messestadt had big enough onions and sure enough there they were, if I chose to pick them out. A very good one-floor Coop with a great wine selection. I have gone off Swiss red wine, now. They can't make red wine to save their lives and nor can they make beer.
The only good beer I have come across is the Ueli Spezial but only filtered in bottles. I took a load of bottles back to Manor today but the machine that accepted these bottles wasn't working so I had to wait in the queue at the checkout to hand back the empty bottles and get my deposit back.
Sometimes I wish an earthquake would sweep this whole mess away.
Sweetheart, don't take offense, but you need a major kick in the pants! I am armed with my "Hug-It-Out" t-shirt, so I nominate myself the one to do it!
In your message I want to highlight the positive points:
1. You have finally found a beer that you can drink. Woohoo!
2. You have found your dream onions. Yippeeee! (I have been selecting bigger onions from the loose onions lately, to avoid those sacks full of the mini ones!)
3. You met up with folks in Basel who seem knowledgeable (because they were able to give you a good pointer!) Fabulous!
4. You even discovered Coop's wine selection. Magnificent!
Is the rest even worth focusing on? Naaa!
My advice is to hug it out with someone today. If that's not possible, there are always plenty of frozen trees out there who could use some huggin'!
I kinda miss California and the earthquakes that I grew up with. Switzerland could use some shakin' up sometimes, but I wouldn't want to see it leveled!
This touches a nerve with me as the Barfüsserplatz (bare feet place) in Basel has a "be happy" bar there with a neon sign for all to see. I could understand it if the Swiss folk ripped that sign down and insisted the bar were renamed. In fact I would have a great deal more respect for them if they did. How can a Swiss teacher make the life of a small Aüslander child hell while at the same time they don't rip down a rubbish neon sign in one of their most visited places that not only insults their culture but insults human intelligence worldwide as well.