Geneva factory
As early as the 19th century, the violent political scandals and quarrels that occur with a certain regularity in the canton of Geneva have been referred to in Switzerland as "geneva" since the 19th century . The word is used in French as a German loan word («une genferei de trop»), but also in the French translation «Genevoiserie» .
One of the first affairs that can still be documented as "Geneva affairs" was the bloody unrest in 1864 over James Facy's candidacy for a seat in the cantonal government, which resulted in the intervention of federal troops.
In a broader sense, the special dispute and litigation, which the Genevans are said to be peculiar to, is pejoratively referred to as "genealogy".
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Radio Suisse Romande , June 19, 2010, Genève, ses “Genevaerei” et ses liens avec la Confédération ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : "C'est au XIXe siècle qu'apparait également la notion de“ Genevaerei ”, désignant les situations politiques inextricables dont seule Genève semble avoir le secret."
- ↑ Matthias Chapman: “Geneva staggers from one nonsense to the next” , Der Bund, January 23, 2012
- ^ Tribune de Genève , Le blog de Kad, June 26, 2009, Bienvenue au pays de la Genevaerei! : "La Geneva factory, ça n'est rien d'autre que cette aptitude hors du commun qu'ont les Genevois à bloquer n'importe quel projet en utilisant tous les moyens de recours que la loi met à la disposition de la minorité!"
- ↑ British Council , Lingua Helvetica ( Memento of the original from September 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
