Language question: Who among you speaks an ergative language? Prototypical ergative languages are, for the most part, restricted to specific regions of the world: Mesopotamia (Kurdish, and some extinct languages), the Caucasus, the Americas, the Tibetan Plateau, and Australia and parts of New Guinea.

Tip for Zurich airport, save some CHF to buy more sats. :) For those doing pick ups in Zurich, the arrivals level has a cost for every entry, but departures does not—at least not at this time. So, to save money, especially if your pickup’s plane is late, drive through the departures level of the terminals —which will be free for first 5 minutes— and then stop at the gas station there to wait for free. And if your pickup is willing, have them go upstairs to the departures when they are ready to be picked up, instead of arrivals. If you are in and out within five minutes when picking them up, there will be no payment needed for driving through the airport.