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• Ah, The Fresh London Air 1 day ago Over the long weekend Baby M visited her sixth country and The Frau got to visit one of her best friends from college. This friend moved to London two years ago after being an expat in D
• Why are you still here? 1 week ago The Frau read an interesting statistic: After most expatriates have lived in Switzerland for 10 years, 80% of them typically leave. But this statistic is holding up no longer, because more and more high-earning expatriates from countries like the United States, Australia, and Canada are...
• Why America Should Do Nothing About Syria 2 weeks ago Sometimes The Frau gets fed up with the Swiss press. For instance, Monday night there was an article in Blick am Abend with the headline, "What is Obama doing?" (Was macht Obama?). A photo of a frustrated Obama accompanied the article along with an American warplane. The article discussed the...
• Drop Everything and Sun 3 weeks ago Ah, the great outdoors. Ahem, the gray outdoors. Because we are in Switzerland people, where the sun likes to play hide but not so much seek.This is Zurich (in case you don't recognize it under sunny skies.)That’s why it makes no sense that The Frau should be sunburned. We’ve had...
• Dear Frau: Phone and Data Plans in Switzerland 4 weeks ago Welcome to another edition of Dear Frau. It’s kind of like Dear Abby, except with an international twist. Remember, if you have a question, don’t hesitate to contact The Frau.Dear Frau,My wife and I are moving to Switzerland for one year. We are very tech oriented, so the first...

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