#swiss things

[bolithesenate]

praying for this to be our new money

[weidli]

[adarkrainbow]

These disturbing illustrations are from one of the weirdest, most bizarre Hansel and Gretel's retellings I have ever read. Naïma Pasche's "Hänel et Gretel, la véritable histoire", a Swiss book written in French.

It is... one unique book, that's for sure. I can't even get my head around it. One moment it seems for children, with silly things and goofy puns ; another it is for adults, with descriptions worth of a horror novel. You have illustrations of gore and nudity and terrifying abuse, and yet followed by naive, poetic texts that wouldn't be out of place in a regular Hansel and Gretel story... The text and illustrations almost feel completely inadequate with each other ; except when you notice how the illustrations take dark, adult, twisted interpretations to the text's naive words (or the reverse, the text describes ironically in a sweet and childish way the horror of the illustrations).

It is certainly not a book for children, it is much too dark and violent and dirty ; and yet... it is sold as a children's book and present in children sections of libraries. Despite the visuals being horrifying and many of the puns being only adult-level...

This is just... a weird, weird book. If I ever find out an interview by the creator explaining their intention, I'll update this post. But meanwhile just know that: there is an absolutely disturbing, horrifying Hansel and Gretel book that is apparently going around children's sections of bookshops and libraries in Switzerland (and other French-speaking countries). It even won a prize! And... it literaly seems to come out of nowhere, and I don't know where it is supposed to be going, and it is all just... it is one creepy UFO.

[chaberkowepole]

Autistic character of the day is:

Heidi from the anime of the same name (1974)

Watching a few episodes, Heidi

Does not maintain eye contact (e.g. in the scene where she first meets Fräulein Rottenmeier, to the point where R. notes it/is confused by it)

Has a public meltdown and when asked to stop bc "what would other people think" she loudly exclaims "I don't care"

Does not notice the intentions of other people, gullible (especially towards her aunt Dete)

Is described as overly clever for her age and quick to grasp things

Is also described as being unable to lie

Aunt Dete apologises for her, telling Miss Rottenmeier that Heidi always says what she thinks & thus may come of as rude, when she isn't

Has a deep connection to nature and animals

Does not like change, when removed from her usual environment she finds it hard to adjust

Bonus:

Heidi's reaction to a train (you & me both girl, suffering from sbb)

[fuzzkaizer]

EarthQuaker Devices - Swiss Things

"... is a do-it-all signal routing junction box designed to enhance your pedalboard setup without sacrificing signal integrity. It seamlessly integrates two independent true-bypass Flexi-Switch enabled effects loops, a transformer-isolated Flexi-Switch AB-Y box for output versatility, a buffered tuner output, adjustable gain clean boost of up to 20dB, an expression pedal output for volume control, and a high headroom output buffer. ... ensuring optimal signal flow and minimal signal loss."

cred: reverb.com/El Diablo Amps & Guitars

[emeldia-madness]

just a reminder that Switzerland didn’t give women the vote until 1971 - it took about 20 years to get all the county’s to change the law, the last one to let women have the vote was in 1990. Only in 1992 did it become illegal for a woman to be raped/assaulted within a marriage. 

So like, when you’re talking about women’s rights, just be aware of being specific on which feminist history you are discussing. As a swiss woman i find it very hard to figure out where my country belongs in the larger feminist discourse, because all the conversations are about english-speaking countries - probably because this is an english-speaking website, but I do feel like the english culture takes over alot, and sort of drowns out other non-english speaking cultural, social experiences. 

We should under no circumstances white-wash our feminist history, we also shouldn’t generalize to one cultural experience either - It’s cool if you’re discussing issues in the american feminist canon or the British feminist canon, which i see a lot of on tumblr - all that’s cool, but like, not all other western countries have had the same experiences, so just make it clear which history you’re talking about, cos i’m pretty sure Switzerland isn’t the only European country that is a late-bloomer in terms of women’s rights...

[vincent-willem-van-gogh]

You know you‘re in Switzerland when they hand out chocolate and a flyer for gold investment.

[germanlanguagerocks]

swiss horror storry: billag