The Swiss have always considered themselves to be like a Sonderfall (an exception). They smile indulgently about their French neighbors with their unwashed houses, unorganized cities, massive strikes, unstable politics and badly run businesses. Until recently Italy and Spain were judged even more severely, that is to say, almost as if they were third world countries. But the Swiss do not consider themselves to be overly fanatic in any way. Only the Germans are fanatics. The Swiss are disciplined.