DOUBLE TALK
In Switzerland, strange to say, they don't find it a wrench
That one side of the place speaks Deutsch while the other side speaks French.
The people have long been accepting and it doesn't seem to jar -
That Teutonic tongue that says "I'm boss!" and the laid-back "Oo-la-la".
The centuries have surely played their part to see them get along
In those cantons where commerce is king and money can't go wrong.
In their business affairs - like those of the heart, a kiss is still a kiss,
With no cause for confusion connecting and pleasing any Swiss miss!
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M.C. Newberry
Sat 18th Aug 2018 17:05
Thanks for the comments - and the "likes".
Becky -
Please don't think it's a chosen scruple
That sees me omit anything "quadruple".
In matters factual (from long ago),
I was taught to write only "what you know".
The voices you mention now have my attention
But I hope you'll forgive this poetical abstention.