Yeah, I checked an Atlas to see which country is close to both France and Switzerland.
But remember what you said:
all people usually start saying "hey? what is that? is it a country?"It was as if you would live in a strange country

So I thought about Monaco and Liechtenstein 'cause these are really small countries.
But Luxembourg... I can't believe that some people doesn't know Luxembourg as a country... ! :wacko:
[b][b]Snorkyller: "Mini-Canada? Why? [/b]
Louis'74: Because of the mountains, forrests, rivers, lakes and valleys. Almost the same landscapes
like in Canada but reduced in size .[/b]
Hey!!! I tought it was OUR landscapes which were similar to yours 'cause many people call the area where I live (Charlevoix county) "the little Switzerland"...

No kidding....!!!! Really strange!
Well, when Switzerland is compared to Canada, people probably have in mind the Rocky Mountains. But I'm not in the Rockies... Our mountains are really smallest than that. So we can't call our area : "Mini-Rockies". So, to compare Charlevoix County, we probably choose a place similar to the Rockies, but with "landscape reduced in size" (as you said) : Switzerland. I don't know.... I just try to find an explanation....
Very funny! ^_^