I hate the cheese-people

That Americans have difficulties understanding the difference between Sweden and Switzerland is nothing new under the sun - but here it is at least ten times worse. Everywhere I go people have no clue about my origin.

In Spanish, Sweden is written "Suecia" and Switzerland "Suiza". If I attempt to pronounce this with my splendid Spanish you may understand that there are some opportunities for misinterpretations. It is especially evident when you come across people who never realised that it is in fact two different countries; there is need for thorough explanations.

I Googled some base facts about Switzerland in case you too are uncertain:

Switzerland is a country that only exists because of the most direct passageway through the Alps. The area was historically controlled by The Romans and then various Germanic Empires but some Cantons finally gained more of less independence as a strategic location controlling the north-south traffic.

In Switzerland today they make cheese and breed sheep and goats in the Alps. Sportswise, the country can only compete internationally in downhill skiing. Switzerland became member of the UN only in 2002 and until then was isolated in the world politics and refused to take on board many of the world-wide accepted protocols regarding for example both human rights and children's rights. In Switzerland they also gather around the ballot boxes every other month for public votes whenever the government disagrees and it is a type example of an inefficient and bureaucratic democracy.

Switzerland's mosts prominent contribution to the world was to host the UEFA Euro Cup in 2008 together with Austria. Swiss citizens also enjoy being mixed up with Swedish and hence are parasiting on top brand names such as ABBA, Absolut, IKEA, Volvo, H&M, Skype and Nobel.

By this time, I am really really sick of Switzerland and I am very happy we don't have cheese-people working for Scotts.