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A Swiss, in celebration mode, is a force to be reckoned with.
The ones I know go absolutely batshit crazy in 10% mode. Like blackout drunk 48hrs straight
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The ones I know go absolutely batshit crazy in 10% mode. Like blackout drunk 48hrs straight
Yup, that's my experience.
48 hours going at it like a beserker.
Can highly recommend going to watch the Wengen downhill ski race. Probably the most fun you can have at a European sporting event. Debauched. Hilarious. They typically get going at about 5am on race day.
New Year's Eve in a Swiss city is also worth a go. It's everything NYE should be
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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.