They are the most inscrutable of all the European races. Bret Dawson reports.
Their country is beautiful beyond belief, but the Swiss still love to travel. In fact, all but the very poorest Swiss take a year-long tour around the globe in early adulthood. This trip, which is known ritualistically as "The Holiday," is something of a rite of passage, one that marks the transformation of the young Swiss into the mature Swiss.
While on The Holiday, most of the Swiss stay in hostels, mingling (and sharing industrial-design tips) with travelers from elsewhere. Occasionally, when very homesick, traveling Swiss can be convinced to share facts about high-quality, low-volume agriculture. This is a rare occurrence, however; most of the Swiss guard this information very closely.
Traveling Swiss are very easy to spot in crowds; just look for the small Swiss flag stitched onto the backpack. All but the most eccentric Swiss wear these, mostly to avoid being mistaken for Australian.
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