I have always wondered why. I know not all abbreviations translate exactly.

 

Switzerland is also known as "Confoederatio Helvetica", therefore the abbreviation CH. "Confoederatio" stands for "confederation", "Helvetica" derives from the Latin word "Helvetier", the name of the people who lived in the area which became later Switzerland.

 

...ok ok, I googled it...

 

Thanks for that mate. Now I know.

Now why did I not google it

 

actually the c stands for canton

 

Better tell these people then mate !

http://www.about.ch/administration/index.html

 

'Kanton' means states and Switzerland has 23 of them

 

I he better tell them.

 

i did and they told me flock off !!!

actually bartop is correct (just having a laff)
we had a place out there for 10 years and our kanton(sp) was vaudoise, so our numberplate was VD

 

Nice

 

Well....it does mean "Confrederation Helvetica" but in the last couple of weeks everyone knows it means "Come Home"

 

In the same vein as FR means "**** rightoff"

 

Your all wrong.
I lived there for seven long years and "CH" stands for "CheeseHead", which is something you'll find an awful lot of in those parts. Just don't call them Buenzlis though