It has not been a good week for Switzerland's international image, said the Financial Times on Sunday. That turned out to be a typical British understatement. Newspapers and networks around the world branded Switzerland a haven of xenophobes and racists. What actually happened in the Zurich shop when Oprah asked for that $35,000 handbag? It's yet another culture clash.
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