My Swiss Life I

The cost of living in Lausanne is not as high as I was warned; the prices are comparable to Istanbul. However, the greatest difference between two cities is that there is nothing cheap here. In Turkey, if you cannot afford a pair of top quality shoes, you can go to another place and buy a cheaper one. Here, in this country everything has a 2-year guarentee, and nothing is below standard. That means, if you are poor, it is hard to survive in Switzerland.

Swiss people are generally kind but they scare me for some reason. I imagine them like bombs ready to explode. I feel like I really need to be careful in my actions in general. I am not comfortable at all. Behave Sencer, behave.
Something happened 2 days ago, which scared me further. Well, I was on the bus standing, an old man got on the bus then sat next to an old lady. Then, for some reason they started to argue, and the old man started hittting the lady with a newspaper. Who knows what the matter was?

Some of my initial observations:

• Smoking: So many people smoke on the streets or at restaurants, especially the women.
• Ambulances; you can see one at least every hour going through the traffic. The city is quiet, so it is impossible to ignore the loud noise of the sirens.
• Transportation; Busses are working with electricity and they are good at coming on time.
• At a mall, or on the bus; I hear people speaking in Turkish all the time. There should be a significant number of Turkish expats here.
• You can find Hurriyet, Milliyet, Sabah at every newspaper wholesaler.
• Weather is always a bit chilly and it rains a lot.