Showing posts with label Advantages. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Advantages. Show all posts

Saturday, June 20, 2026

What is it like to live in Switzerland? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

 It is very good, but also very expensive.

I have family there, in the French part. In a village with 900 inhabitants, a castle from the 10th century, three hotels, a spa, a dairy, a train station and a small airfield that works for private jets.

Five minutes away you are completely surrounded by spruce forest and the only sound you hear is the bleating of cows.

Then the Swiss are very utilitarian. The houses look like one of these two options and there is no middle ground.

The wallpaper is stapled and the food is crap if you don't cook it yourself. It is said that the police will come if you flush the toilet after ten at night, but it's probably just the neighbors or the doorman. However, it is forbidden to mow the lawn on a Sunday and if you neglect to mow it yourself, the municipality will come and mow it for you and send you a Swiss bill, think about 500 CHF per square meter.

Speeding tickets are just as unpleasant and, of course, completely automated.

Everything works and all trains run on time, always.

The Swiss are very democratic. They have referendums on everything and when it comes to voting, the Germans vote for nothing to change ever. The French vote for everything to change, immediately. And the Italians never care about what, so everyone hates the Italians.

If you want to go fishing on one of the lakes, it is not enough to get a fishing license, you must also get a boat license which shows that you have completed the necessary three-week course in seamanship and boat handling.

A few years ago, a friend had the Swiss Minister for Crisis Management over to the table. She told me that all the bridges and tunnels connecting Switzerland to the outside world are mined and at the first sign that Europe is about to collapse in a Mad Max-like scenario, they will blow it up.

Incidentally, the whole of Switzerland is full of air raid shelters and bunkers blasted into every single alp, like. They can hold the entire population of the country plus food for everyone for four months.

This is the Eiger North Face, nicknamed the Murder Wall after 64 climbers died there. It is almost two kilometers of vertical mountainside.

But the Swiss got tired of rescuing distressed climbers, so they built a subway inside the mountain with emergency exits at regular intervals so that those who got stuck could take the train down.

Practical people.

And money is never a problem.

What are the advantages of the First AC coach in Indian railways?

 

  1. The main differences between First AC and other AC Classes on the Indian Railways are privacy and space. There are a total of 18 passengers in a First AC Coach. To revisit the question of space, compare the number of passengers in a First AC coach to the total number of passengers in a coach in the other classes of accommodation:

    AC First:
    18-24
    AC Two Tier:
    46-54
    AC Three Tier:
    64-72
    Non-AC First Class (Very rare): 26
    Sleeper Class (Non AC):
    72-78
    Unreserved Second Class: Officially
    90, in actuality as many people as can be crammed into the coach!
  2. you can carry a dog in First AC/First Class. Dogs cannot be carried along with you in the coach in any other class. However, the carrying of the dog in First AC is subject to the following conditions:
    i. You must have reserved an
    entire two-berth coupe or four-berth cabin [If you don't have the entire coupe/cabin and other passengers object to the dog, the dog will have to travel in the 'dog box' in the guard's van, which will probably be the most traumatic experience ever for your dog.
    ii. You must purchase a luggage ticket for the dog at the luggage booking office.
  3. The ability to keep the door of your cabin/coupe bolted from the inside. No other class (except First Class Non-AC) offers this; even in AC Two Tier and AC Three Tier, the only 'protection' offered is a curtains.
  4. Thus, for people carrying expensive luggage (For example, if you're a photographer and are carrying all your camera equipment), the door could provide peace of mind.
  5. Primarily in the Rajdhani Expresses, especially the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Calcutta Rajdhanis. Here, food is prepared personally in the Pantry Car and passengers have much more choice (Unlike the other classes where food is prepared and packaged at intermediate stations and loaded onto the train). However, this is applicable more only to premium trains. Even in normal trains, however, First AC passengers tend to get better service.
  6. Interaction in First AC is extremely low. Generally, the higher the class, the less the interaction. This can be a plus or a minus depending on your orientation and the purpose of your travel.

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

What are the advantages of eating five almonds everyday?

 Ah-monds are one of the most nutritious super nuts that are readily available in the market everywhere.

Ah-monds are healthy but having soaked Almonds is much healthier for its direct benefits to digestion, brain well being, skin health, hair health, heart heath and many more for human body.

They contain high amount Vitamin-E which is also called as skin vitamin. regular use makes the skin healthy, smooth and free from scars. Almond oil is great for hair, fuller Eyebrows and Eyelashes. One of the best oil is Roghan Badam Shirin- by Hamdard

Minerals like potassium (for ion balancing that cares heart, muscle movement and synthesis of proteins), zinc (which helps in cell reproduction, quick healing), magnesium (for good immunity, blood pressure, metabolism), calcium (for healthy bones and gums) makes almonds a very healthy nut.

Having soaked Almonds will detoxify the toxins in its coating, neutralize it's gluten and most important release the phytic acid which is most important as it hampers the absorption of other nutrients in the body.

Also, you can apply almonds face pack made up of soaked almonds and milk and see the difference in a week!

So always prefer having soaked almonds over normal ones.