Thought of something after reading the question if people in Switzerland understand English: would be interested to hear from Swiss-a-phobes the different English words they feel are now "incorporated" into either German, French or Italian. Here's a starter: "Boarder-Freaks" (snowboarding fanatics). Any others??

You sure don't have anything important to think about.

"Chill-out": Party-Szene

I am not a Swiss-a-phobe (I love it!) but will contribute an answer...<BR><BR>"week-end" (used as in English by French speaking Swiss)

other small contribution:<BR><BR>"parking" (with a stress in the ending "ing") and "OK" are widely used.<BR><BR><BR>

I was on a train in Switzerland which had been delayed due to repairs on the tracks. The conductor was helping people with connections and after a lengthy discussion with a young man in which it was obvious to me that he was not going to make his connection, he muttered the word that sounds like fire truck. Guess it means the same thing in "Swiss". lol