When I went to the UK for the first time I was blown away at how much old stuff you guys have. I was allowed to walk through a centuries old castle by myself. I could have taken home a castle rock if I wanted to. Here if something is 300 years old you can look at it from 6 feet away behind a velvet rope.

It was pretty wild to me going to a toy store that was itself older than America.

Old World: "The owner was very cruel, so at one point the citizens rioted and brutally murdered him"

The USA: "See, there once was this weird Janitor..."

Although to be fair, "it was built on an indian graveyard" was a gift that kept on giving alot ;)

I had a conversation with a foreign roommate in college once.

Me: My city is old - maybe 250 years old

Him: My city's a thousand years old

He wasn't Swiss, but:

https://www.chur.graubuenden.ch/en/chur-oldest-city-switzerl...