Peter - barefoot in Bern
About me
First name
Peter
Age
43
Town/village
Bern
Dialect/language
Bernese German
At home
What are your living arrangements?
I live close to the city of Bern, just below the Gurten, on the banks of the River Aare.
Bern, my city!
Style
What is your favourite piece of clothing?
Jeans, or barefoot in a pair of swimming trunks.
How would your friends describe you?
You should ask them:)
Food
What’s in your fridge?
Butter, cheese, cordial, mustard, potatoes, milk, and occasionally gherkins.
What’s your favourite food?
A fine piece of meat or fish.
What is your favourite Swiss specialty?
Zürcher Geschnetzeltes - a real classic!
Mona Hatoum, Art Basel 2011
On the move
How do you mostly get around (train, bike etc.)?
On my bike.
How do you spend your spare time?
Swimming, reading and play games.
What do you particularly appreciate about Switzerland’s art and culture scene?
Art Basel (13-17 June 2012)
Typically Swiss
What, in your view, is "typically Swiss"?
Its historically evolved political system, in particular its stability, self-determination, sense of national solidarity (as evidenced by the intercantonal financial equalisation programme), and the fact that the political and economic elite are kept permanently in check by the people.
The downside is that sometimes we are far too slow to react, and can be rather insular and narrow-minded.
What is "typically Swiss" about you?
When I speak High German, I can't roll the "R".
What aspects of life in Switzerland do you consider modern and innovative?
The public transport system, plans to phase out nuclear power, Swiss design, the city of Zurich, and the fact that small- and medium-sized firms always find new market niches and manage to develop and even improve on solutions that already exist.