Time in Switzerland and Germany

[Tom]

Hi

I would like to know how far Switzerland is from Germany. Would two clocks strike the same time in the two countries?

Tom

[Torsten]

Yes Tom, Switzerland and Germany are in the same time zone. Why are you asking?
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[Yankee]

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Southwestern Germany shares a border with Switzerland, Tom. It only takes me about an hour and a half to drive to Zurich.
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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English

[prezbucky]

Speaking of time zones...

Aren't a lot of great watches (err, don't listen to the loud American -- they're called "time pieces") made in Zurich?
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[Torsten]

One of which is Swatch -- a coined word made up of Swiss and watch...
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[Yankee]

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That reminds me of a tongue-twister:

Three witches watch three Swatch watches.
Which witch watches which Swatch watch?

For our more advanced forum members:

Three switched witches watch three Swatch watch switches.
Which switched witch watches which Swatch watch switch?


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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English

[prezbucky]

I just ate, my head is spinning, and that isn't good. FIE!

torsten
Yeah, I think every American youth bought at least one Swatch watch in the late 1980s. I know I had at least one. They had some neat colors/patterns (or whatever; I'm no designer) -- aimed (seemingly) directly at kids/teens/young adults.
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