What The Swiss Believe In (part 2)

The more entertaining and simple statues of Aarau having been dealt with previously, we now move on to Statues 201. What can you assume about the nature of our Switzy friends from this:

I think the following should be considered:

• A fondness for weaponry and killing (as previously discussed), hence the sword;


• A fondness for leg-revealing dress-wearing (as previously discussed), hence the dress and legs;


• A fondness for precision, hence the scales. Who other than a nation of pedants would garner a reputation for their watchmaking abilities?;


• An unwillingness or inability to see reality, hence the blindfold and peep-toe sandals. With their neutrality and their choice not to join the EU, it's as though the Swiss choose not to acknowledge the world around them. Similarly, what sort of insane weather-denier would wear open-toed shoes in the depths of a Swiss winter (I realise that I shouldn't be casting such aspersions given the poor quality and inappropriateness of my shoe choices, but no one can actually see my toes so I retain the moral high ground)?; and


• A flair for efficiency. They are obviously packing as many stereotypes into the one statue as they possibly can.

The only other statue we will consider today is this one, and I think that it really speaks for itself:

It's obviously a declaration of proud sense of isolation that all Swiss people feel in their hearts. That they stand alone, quiet and dignfied, and they stoically bear (no pun intended) all that is thrust upon them. They don't need to hide behind details, and they have within themselves all that they need to defend their people and their nation. They might have a reputation for being a bit impenetrable and cranky, and maybe they would go so far as to climb a tree in order to swat you out of it and eat you to death, but then again maybe they are just furry and misunderstood.

Either that or Switzies just like bears, I guess.