Never On Sunday

Image by Anna (@LadyDuck).

@LadyDuck (457169)

Switzerland

March 21, 2016 2:25am CST

Every country has weird laws. Here in Switzerland we have several laws to protect the peace during Sundays. If you visit Switzerland, here is what you cannot do on Sunday: (you can the other days of the week) - You cannot wash your car in the driveway using a power washer. - You cannot hung your clothes outside to dry. (Who want to see socks waving during a relaxing stroll?). - You are not allowed to drop empty glass bottles in the recycling bins. - You can not mow the lawn with an electric mower. They may sound weird, but imagine the noise that all those activities produce. Sunday is a day to relax and enjoy the outdoor, without unnecessary noise. (The photo is mine, the small beach along the river two blocks from us).

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@Bluedoll (16774)

• Canada

21 Mar 16

I think it is good to have one day in a week for a little peace and quiet. I know of a few regional law that a township has posted like no opening your car hood except at auto stations and no spitting in public.

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@Bluedoll (16774)

• Canada

21 Mar 16

@LadyDuck In the west many go with 24/7 attitude because the $ is what is most important to them

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

21 Mar 16

@Bluedoll I know, I hope that at least this country will remain old style and peaceful, I moved here for that reason.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

21 Mar 16

I think that at least one day of the week we can sit, relax and stop annoying the others with unnecessary noises.

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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)

• United States

21 Mar 16

People actually hang clothes outside to dry now days? Can you mow with a gas mower which to me makes more noise than electric.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

21 Mar 16

@AbbyGreenhill It would if every time you receive a fine from 200 to 600$. If someone really need to mow they usually ask the neighbor if they can do the job at a non disturbing hour. Of course we say nothing if this happens only a few times a year. If someone is rude, says nothing and start mowing at 7 AM, you may guess that someone immediately call the police.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

21 Mar 16

No, you cannot mow using anything that makes noise, if you want you can cut the lawn manually, but nobody would do something like this. People can hang clothes outside during the week.

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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)

• United States

21 Mar 16

@LadyDuck Wow, I wish people couldn't mow on Sunday around here, but that rule would never fly.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

22 Mar 16

Oh that is so good of your government . It gave a law to protect the peace and quiet of a Sunday . I like that .

So what if you do any of those ? What is the penalty ?

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@artemeis (4194)

• China

24 Mar 16

But hanging out the laundry? Surely this has to be an award winning implementation?!

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

24 Mar 16

The authorities here want to be sure that the laws are respected, if you do not you are fined. Usually the fine goes from about $200 up to $1,000. It's better to respect.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

24 Mar 16

@artemeis I have to be honest, I do not like to see those colorful clothes waving in the wind. I do not care during the week, when people have no time to relax in the garden, but I am happy only to see nice gardens during Sundays.

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@cacay1 (83223)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

21 Mar 16

Sunday becomes bad day then..full of superstition?

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

21 Mar 16

No, those are not superstitions, those are the so called "laws to protect against noise" and I appreciate them so much.

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@cacay1 (83223)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

21 Mar 16

@LadyDuck Aw, ok, thanks.

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@cacay1 (83223)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

21 Mar 16

@LadyDuck ,I reviewed, right laws in your country. How nice if it also applies here in Philippines, a too noisy country.

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@JudyEv (325106)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Mar 16

I can imagine how these would disturb the peace of a Sunday. Our recycling bin is quite close to one of our neighbours and I feel a bit embarrassed every time I drop bottles in it.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

21 Mar 16

I feel embarrassed too when I drop the bottles there and I would never do this during quiet hours and of course never on Sundays.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

21 Mar 16

We always wait to have at least 6 bottles before going to throw them to the bin, I suppose our neighbours also think we drink a lot.

@JudyEv (325106)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Mar 16

@LadyDuck Even just one or two bottles sounds like a dozen. I think our neighbours might think we drink a lot! :)

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@fishtiger58 (29823)

• Momence, Illinois

22 Mar 16

So can you quietly set the glass bottle in the recycling bins or is that impossible,.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

24 Mar 16

@fishtiger58 I am sure that people here know very well the law and if they forget there is always someone who is annoyed enough to call the police, from that day on, they will remember.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

24 Mar 16

If you are capable to put a glass bottle in a recycling bin with no noise you can, but I never succeeded, so I bring my bottles during the week.

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@fishtiger58 (29823)

• Momence, Illinois

24 Mar 16

@LadyDuck I like the whole idea of quiet on Sunday. Here in the US, most towns have noise laws that go something like this, you can make noise from 8am until 10 pm then quiet. However many don't follow those laws or even know they exist.

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@dpk262006 (58675)

• Delhi, India

22 Mar 16

What a wonderful picture. I loved the picture.

I was not at all aware that such laws exist in Switzerland, as far as Sunday is concerned. It sounds very cool that there are such laws which make sure that people relax on Sundays and they don't get disturbed by others. That is one the reasons that Switzerland is considered one the best countries in the world. However, one question came in my mind - Then when do they attend to their car washing and mowing etc. ? We attend to our errands on weekends as working days are busy days for us.

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@dpk262006 (58675)

• Delhi, India

28 Mar 16

@LadyDuck It means people mow their lawns on a day other than Sunday and they follow the rules scrupulously.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

28 Mar 16

@dpk262006 Yes, usually people mow their lawns on Saturday, but many prefer to do this task during the week when they come back from work, between 6 to 8 PM.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

24 Mar 16

I appreciate to have a quiet Sunday. Sometimes I wash manually my car on Sunday, I make no noise at all. People usually mow their lawns on Saturday or when they come home from work, from 6 to 7 pm.

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@TiarasOceanView (70035)

• United States

24 Mar 16

I would be annoyed about the hanging clothes, the rest I dont care Anna. Here there is a plethora of weird laws every day of the week lolz

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@TiarasOceanView (70035)

• United States

24 Mar 16

@LadyDuck I love hanging clothes, but I cannot do it here Anna lolz

The ´law´ for my place is no hanging any day of the week because I only have this huge balcony in this apt complex here.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

24 Mar 16

@TiarasOceanView I see, in the apartment complex it's also no hanging any day of the week.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

24 Mar 16

I am not annoyed because I can hang the clothes during all the week, there is no need I do this on Sunday.

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@wiLLmaH (8802)

• Singapore, Singapore

22 Mar 16

Wow! If Singapore is pretty peaceful what more New Zealand? That is my kind of place

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@dpk262006 (58675)

• Delhi, India

22 Mar 16

She is talking about Switzerland not New Zealand.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

22 Mar 16

@dpk262006 Thank you my friend, yes I am talking about Switzerland, I have no ideas of the New Zealand laws, but I suppose it's a quiet country.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

22 Mar 16

I know nothing of New Zealand, I live in Switzerland and those I mentioned are Swiss laws. I know that also Singapore has very strict laws. This is the only way to have peace and order.

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@bluesa (15023)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

21 Mar 16

@LadyDuck , I like the sound of those laws! Here most of the men want to work on their cars on a Sunday, and it is so annoying and noisy :/

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

21 Mar 16

You are right, this is also an annoying sound, as a rule of thumb, we know that no noise is allowed on Sundays and from 10 PM to 7 AM.

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@nanette64 (20364)

• Fairfield, Texas

21 Mar 16

Oh shoot. What does someone do that works Monday through Saturday and Sunday is the only day to accomplish those tasks @LadyDuck ? A very peaceful, beautiful picture by the way.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

21 Mar 16

@nanette64 I agree, I think that it's good that our Government has decided that the shops must stay closed on Sundays and holidays.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

21 Mar 16

Here, nobody can work 6 days a week and surely not from 7 AM up to 9 PM, they can mow the lawn when they come back from work, they have time up to 8 PM. I am happy that there is this law, here all the shops are closed on Sundays because this is a day to rest and spend with family.

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@nanette64 (20364)

• Fairfield, Texas

21 Mar 16

@LadyDuck That's the way it used to be here in the US. It upsets me when people have to work on Sundays and especially for those 'forced' to work on holidays. That's just not right.

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@Poppylicious (11133)

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21 Mar 16

Yikes. I actually like the sounds of Sunday. It would annoy me to not be able to mow my lawn or hang the washing out on a Sunday. Are children allowed to play outside or are they banned for being too noisy?!

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

21 Mar 16

Children are allowed to play outside, after 9 in the morning and until 10 in the evening, they cannot make noise from noon until 2 PM, that is considered resting time. Of course if the children are as noisy as a mower you can ask them to lower their voices. The NO NOISE hours are the same during the week.

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@shaggin (71633)

• United States

13 Mar 17

@poppylicious Good question about the children I hadn't thought of that.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

13 Mar 17

@shaggin During the silence hours they can stay outside if they keep quiet.

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@arundhatiwriter (276)

• India

21 Mar 16

Oh! These laws are great! People like me, who hate noise, must shift to Switzerland! Anyways, i am coming soon

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

21 Mar 16

I also hate noise this is the reason why we decided to live here. Are you coming to Switzerland? Which city?

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

23 Mar 16

@ramapo17 I know that many Italians do not like to live in Switzerland because it's too quiet. After 30 years in Monte-Carlo we needed to live in a quiet town. If we want animation we cross the border and go to stroll on the shores of lake of Come, 10 minutes from home. I cannot ask better.

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@arundhatiwriter (276)

• India

21 Mar 16

@LadyDuck No dear! It was a joke

I wish I could! But I have heard that Switzerland is a beautiful country. I have a wish to go for a tour.

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@DaintyD (1101)

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30 Mar 16

Thu do sound pretty strange, but I understand the reason behind them. Here Sunday's a normal working day now - garadges, shops, restaurants excited everything open as normal. I find it pretty sad really.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

31 Mar 16

Everything is closed in our country on Sunday, except some restaurants. All the shops are closed.

@Butchcass4 (5895)

• United States

3 Apr 16

@DaintyD I agree with you. I think we all deserve one day out of 7 to just kick back and take er easy. Nothing like a good worship service and the Word preached to start the day off too.

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@DaintyD (1101)

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31 Mar 16

@LadyDuck Everything is open here, it's wrong in my opinion all that schould be open is emergancy services and care homes. Thinks that really are required 24/7

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@dodo19 (47043)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

21 Mar 16

I can understand those rules. I can understand wanting to have one day where everyone can relax.

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@dodo19 (47043)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

21 Mar 16

@LadyDuck It would definitely be nice to have that here too. Although I shouldn't complain too much, as there are some days, when it's pretty quiet around here.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

21 Mar 16

I have lived in noisy places and I think that to have at least one relaxing day per week is a must.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

21 Mar 16

@dodo19 I should never complain because it's always quiet here, only the kids playing in summer, but only during the day, this is not disturbing.

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@allknowing (130070)

• India

21 Mar 16

Sunday is for relaxing I am with your lawmakers. But Connie Francis even adds another rule - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSL6YNCU4bc That picture looks beautiful. Reminds me of my early walk alongside a meandering brook clear as crystal in Engelberg.

Never on a sunday - Connie Francis (the 1950's era)- lyrics in info

www.youtube.com

Originally sang by Connie Francis and others followed later the same song Oh, you can kiss me on a Monday a Monday a Monday is very very good Or you can kiss...

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@allknowing (130070)

• India

21 Mar 16

@LadyDuck This is the English version. Connie Francis was a singer of my era.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

21 Mar 16

@allknowing I remember Connie Francis, Melina Mercouri is an actress of our era too.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

21 Mar 16

I remember the movie Never on Sundays and the original song by the Greek actress Melina Mercouri.

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@lady1993 (27225)

• Philippines

25 Mar 16

those are quite weird rules - what if people disobey them? do they get jail time?

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@lady1993 (27225)

• Philippines

25 Mar 16

@LadyDuck oh, seems reasonable

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

25 Mar 16

No they do not get jail time, they get a fine that can be very high (up to 1,000$). If they do not pay the fine they go to jail.

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@Butchcass4 (5895)

• United States

23 Mar 16

I think its great to keep the noise down on Sunday which is the Sabbath the Lords day to rest

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

24 Mar 16

Sunday is the day to rest and to stay with the family, not to work all the day and disturb the peace of the others. I am glad that we have those laws.

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@Butchcass4 (5895)

• United States

26 Mar 16

@LadyDuck I am glad for you too. We have a generation now that has little to no respect for themselves or anyone else

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

23 Mar 16

I wish they would do something like that here in the U.S.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

23 Mar 16

I think that it's important to have laws to protect people from noises. The noise is the cause of a lot of stress and plenty of problems.

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@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

25 Mar 16

@simone10 During the week days it is no noise from 10 PM until 7 AM, Sunday is all the day.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

25 Mar 16

@LadyDuck I think that most of the laws here regarding noise is the police don't get involved until it is after 10pm. The time may be different in other cities and states but it is basically the same everywhere.

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@ReiraLee (214)

• Singapore

22 Mar 16

For my country, chewing gum has been banned since the 1990s. Smoking is also banned in all air-conditioned places - including bars and pubs.

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@shaggin (71633)

• United States

13 Mar 17

Wow I have never heard of chewing gum being banned. Why is that? Too many people spitting it out on sidewalks etc?

@LadyDuck (457169)

• Switzerland

24 Mar 16

I remember the law against the chewing gum in Singapore, all the countries should do the same. Smoking is banned in every closed area here, including restaurants, bars, pubs, malls, banks and offices.

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