Writing mostly about what
drives me and what I am seeing during my travels, I almost forgot talk about
what fills these places and how they are able to function. In each city, what
drives the banks, the stores, the organizations and companies are the people. People
who wake every morning ready to submerge themselves in their daily routine. What
drives them, I don't know but here is a brief ethnography of the people in Geneva.
Ironed suits, professional
attire, heavy briefcases and coiffed hair, most people of Geneva present themselves as business and
political figures. Yes, there are still people dressed in their fashionable
European attire riding around on their scooters or strolling along the lake,
but the general feeling is professional and well put together. Whether you are
sitting in a café or peeking into a window of a business, the sense of a fast
paced environment filled with deadlines and pricey ensembles captures the very
essence of the city.
What I like most about Geneva are Saturday
mornings, people fill the streets running their weekend errands. The site is
less work related and more relaxed and casual. Parents dragging their children
into the grocery stores or in the museums to gain more knowledge they might not
have acquired during the week, Geneva
seems to go into a different state during the weekend.
If you are curious, come
and see for yourself. Take a trip to Geneva,
come visit me (of course) and see what I live in and encounter everyday. I hope
you all got the sense I get when I wander around in the city of politics, businesses
and industrial entrepreneurship. .
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