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Swiss town denies passport to Dutch vegan because she is ‘too annoying' |
2018-01-17 |
h/t Instapundit A Dutch vegan who applied for a Swiss passport has had her application rejected because the locals found her too annoying. Nancy Holten, 42, moved to Switzerland from the Netherlands when she was eight years old and now has children who are Swiss nationals. However, when she tried to get a Swiss passport for herself, residents of Gipf-Oberfrick in the canton of Aargau rejected her application. Ms Holten, a vegan and animal rights activist, has campaigned against the use of cowbells in the village and her actions have annoyed the locals. The resident’s committee argued that if she does not accept Swiss traditions and the Swiss way of life, she should not be able to become an official national. |
Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
#6 The Swiss take on federalism is entertaining. The locals demand that the central government pay attention -- an attitude dating back to their rebellion against the Hapsburg dynasties and before. |
Posted by: magpie 2018-01-17 16:02 |
#5 Heard about this or similar a year ago. Minnesota should do this to Franken. |
Posted by: Woodrow 2018-01-17 07:31 |
#4 The Swiss are usually smarter than this... should have issued the passport, then cancelled it once she left. |
Posted by: Ulith Borgia4740 2018-01-17 06:24 |
#3 I LIKE it! |
Posted by: Skidmark 2018-01-17 05:32 |
#2 They all keep guns, Herbert. |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-01-17 05:07 |
#1 Wow, who knew the Swiss were racist xenophobes? |
Posted by: Herb McCoy7309 2018-01-17 04:24 |