meaning to say this

I'm always trying to figure out things in Zurich. I mean, sometimes things really amuse me and I can't quite understand what it is that makes me laugh or be entertained. Recently, I realized that what really entertains me is seeing Swiss people act like Americans.

When I'm going out at night, or riding my bike around town, shopping at Coop, or just eating at the mensa, I routinely see things which make me laugh. But I can never put my finger on what strikes me as funny. But I realized a few weeks ago that it's Swiss people acting like any other silly group of Americans (or Brits for that matter). It's not that Americans act in a particularly unique way, rather Swiss people are constantly critical of Americans for their (universial?) behavior. Then, when the Swiss adopt this behavior it's ironic. This behavior either has no borders or American's influnce is greater than I knew.

Whatever the explanation, it's comforting to me to see that we are not all that different.