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Switzerland is a dull, dull place.
Disagree. It's stuck in my head as one of the most amazing places I've ever been.
Yes, that was due me coming from flat, desert to INSANE mountains and nothing to do with the people or culture, but still. I still remember waking up there (we'd arrived at night from Heidelberg) and looking out the window over a lake near Lucerne I think. Proper jaw dropping moment.
It was also during the 2005 floods so there was some massive devastation. Boulders the size of houses had smashed bridges to bits, etc.
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It’s incredibly beautiful. But it is also incredibly dull.
You can spot the Swiss people going home at 3 am, as they are the ones waiting for the green man before they cross the (empty) road.
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Switzerland is the bimbo of Europe...
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Yes, that was due me coming from flat, desert to INSANE mountains and nothing to do with the people or culture, but still.
Swiss culture and community is fantastic if you're part of it. Energetic, friendly, kind. It takes a while to make friends and immerse yourself in it though. Not easy to do as an occasional business visitor or tourist.
I'm biased after spending at least a month a year there for coming up to 20 years so clearly my experience is not representative of the average tourist.
Its also a culture with deep flaws too. Swiss culture is deeply complex and quite unique compared to other European nations. You hear people say the Swiss are racist a lot. In the same way that you hear other Europeans call the English racist too now days. There is a nuanced truth to that, but not in the way that the lazy stereotypes imply.
A good way to describe Swiss attitude towards life is to be deadly serious for 90% of the time and then totally lose your shit for the remaining 10%. A Swiss, in celebration mode, is a force to be reckoned with.
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Stonehedge
Is this where the GC thread implodes in a wave of recrimination and bitterness? Lulz aside.. Switzerland is a dull, dull place. Cue zither music..