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Not Switzerland

Description of Sweden. Often used as a direct suffix to Sweden, since many americans think that Sweden and Switzerland are the same country.
- So, where do you live?
- Sweden--not Switzerland.

- Dude, this music is awesome! Is it from Swit-
- Sweden. Not Switzerland.

- Does Switzerland have polar bears?
- It's Sweden, not Switzerland. And there's no polar bears in either of them.
by Pestbarn August 22, 2011
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Life is not Switzerland

fig. of speech: „Life isn’t easy“
Switzerland is a wealthy country with a low crime rate and a low unemployment rate.
One could only assume that people who live there don’t have to face any problems of the real world.
„I didn’t get into the university of my dreams“
- „Well, Life is not Switzerland
You can’t always get what you want - if you could, you‘d be in Switzerland.
by emmspemms September 4, 2023
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