Maybe you should read this, - from another angle...

The Swiss are actually really nice, you just have to understand them.
I was actually born in Switzerland. I've been living here in the US for over 10 years.. Read this, try to understand and see for yourself:
Switzerland consists of smaller "cities". They don't have huge metropolitan areas. Go somewhere else in the world as a foreigner to the country side and you will have an even bigger problem to be integrated..

First: They are a little shy. Make the first step. Talk to them first. They will talk back to you.

Second: Tell them that you don't know anybody there, they will introduce you to their friends.
(Understand that they are used to be introduced.. They don't have every day somebody form somwhere else to talk to.. so their not used to make the initial "contact"

Third: Ask them for "help" Not like here in the US or big cities in other places, they feel honored not bothered to help

fourth: Understand that they have problems themselves with languages... Often people laugh at their accents, dialects etc.. so they are maybe more intimidated than you are

ask a swiss 27 Jul 2008, 08:31 - Report