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I’m Swiss, did CS at the University of Geneva and work at AWS in New York. “The lake is not burning” is my favorite way to describe Switzerland when it comes t

by dblock 6y ago

I’m Swiss, did CS at the University of Geneva and work at AWS in New York. “The lake is not burning” is my favorite way to describe Switzerland when it comes to software and startups. And everything else, in fact.

johncena33 6y ago
> The lake is not burning I am non-native, but fluent English speaker. Can you please explain what does this phrase mean?
- gblaickzou 6y ago
  Water is wet is my guess
- antoinealb 6y ago
  Swiss French speaker here. This expression is usually used to mean "There is no rush", or "relax we have time". Switzerland is quite slow to change.
- throwaway744678 6y ago
  Not OP, but it could be a literal translation of an expression in french: "Il n'y a pas le feu au lac", meaning "No need to hurry / There is no emergency"
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sschueller 6y ago
But there is "Smoke on the water" in Montreux.