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Although Switzerland isn't a big country, it still has a number of airports and each of them has their own advantages and disadvantages. Looking for the perfect flight home can be like searching for the holy grail at first, but if you know some basics, it becomes pretty straightforward.

How can you find your perfect flight home? It's all about a combination of the below factors:

• Price
• Flight time
• Airlines
• Airport location and connections

What marks the different Swiss airports apart? We discuss the pros and cons of flying from Basel, Bern, Geneva or Zurich.

And don't forget, these are the basics of finding a cheap flight:

• Book early
• Compare flights using sites such as Skyscanner and have a look on the airlines' own websites too
• Only take hand luggage
• If you can, don't fly out Friday evening and return Sunday evening

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Most Swiss have an opinion about everything and everyone. And that includes the English. Although the first image that springs to mind when thinking of the English might be one of Brits abroad: the red faced, football shirt-wearing, beer can-waving lad that's a familiar sight in warmer countries during the summer months; on second thought, the English also have a reputation for being polite, respectful or even admirable.

In this episode we talk about some of the most commonly-held prejudices some Swiss have about the Brits and Jo has the chance to defend British culture.

Let's do this the Swiss way, by starting a critical conversation with some compliments and positive points:

• Gentlemen and traditionalists
• The Queen and James Bond
• the British accent

Although the Swiss are generally respectful about the Brits, not all thoughts are positive:

• British food
• British weather
• Red skin
• The Brits and alcohol

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Chunky chips or skinny fries? And is there a place in any ham sandwich for a slice of gherkin and a bit of hard-boiled egg? There are some big differences between Swiss and British food, and the expectations on both sides. Jo and Simon talk about what they love and hate in both country's cuisines.

Notes on this episode

• Simon's first experience with Fish and Chips. Chips vs. skinny fries: the big cultural difference.
• Nordsee from Nordsee.
• The perfect sandwich from M&S vs. Swiss sandwiches with gherkin, tomato and egg.
• The full English breakfast and Swiss breakfast with Birchermüsli.
• Jo's three favourite Swiss meals.
• Chocolate in all varieties, eg.  5er + s'Weggli

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The first show is about Swiss surprises: expectations versus reality.

Notes on this episode

• All about the Swiss and Chips podcast, why we're making a podcast in the first place and what can you expect.
• Jo talks about how she moved from England to Switzerland.
• Jo's expectations of Switzerland and the (surprising) reality.
• We discuss snow, toothpaste and obviously chocolate.
• How to get a bank account in Switzerland.
• Switzerland's four national languages.
• Cash vs. card payment.
• Children and how they get to school.
• The 'bad' experiences when Jo first arrived in Switzerland.
• Swiss timing: How late is 'late' in Switzerland.

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