Ce corps qui s'appelait et qui s'appelle encore le saint empire romain n'était en aucune manière ni saint, ni romain, ni empire."Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation"
- Voltaire

Ce corps qui s'appelait et qui s'appelle encore le saint empire romain n'était en aucune manière ni saint, ni romain, ni empire."Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation"
French is one of Switzerland's official language.Ce corps qui s'appelait et qui s'appelle encore le saint empire romain n'était en aucune manière ni saint, ni romain, ni empire.
- Voltaire
*beams an entire French dictionary inside your mind*French is one of Switzerland's official language.
Yet I have to use deepl to understand this ._.
This is what many French teachers failed xD*beams an entire French dictionary inside your mind*
Although there are People in Switzerland that should learn to pronounce English first:
...single tween and and driple-bedded rooms...
In 1698, Perter I imposed a tax on beards.
"The tax levied depended upon the status of the bearded man: Those associated with the Imperial Court, military, or government were charged 60 rubles annually; wealthy merchants were charged 100 rubles per year while other merchants and townsfolk were charged 60 rubles per year; Muscovites were charged 30 rubles per year; and peasants were charged two half-kopeks every time they entered a city."
Already I can hear some government minister thinking 'Hmmm?'In 1698, Perter I imposed a tax on beards.
"The tax levied depended upon the status of the bearded man: Those associated with the Imperial Court, military, or government were charged 60 rubles annually; wealthy merchants were charged 100 rubles per year while other merchants and townsfolk were charged 60 rubles per year; Muscovites were charged 30 rubles per year; and peasants were charged two half-kopeks every time they entered a city."
*shrinks the Tsar and traps him inside a Mathroshka doll*"To enforce the ban on beards, the tsar empowered police to forcibly and publicly shave those who refused to pay the tax."
*Calls hypocrisy on the Tsar*
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(At least I think that's the Tsar..
... It might be Keiser William...
...or George V...
...they look so much alike...)
Yes, this is Rasputin.
*placates the citizens with tulip margarine*In 1699, Citizens of Rotterdam, Netherlands went on strike over the high price of butter.