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so, crossing an empty street bad, drunken firework throwing is socially acceptable?
Almost as if stereotyping an entire country as boring based on a school ski trip or business trip doesn't catch the full picture.
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It's so shaped by your own small sample size, isn't it? And we all inevitably make generalisations. My experience of the Swiss is pretty much 100% of them being a lot of fun. Likewise I've met very few Germans without a wicked sense of humour. But still only met one Dutch person irl who hasn't displayed at least a Kent level of casual racism.
Ymmv.
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I know you've visited Switzerland a lot, but have you actually lived there?
I have. I really didn't want to be one of those Brits who lives in another country and hangs out only with other immigrants, but all my early attempts at building friendships with locals failed. I talked to a Swiss colleague about this and he made it very clear that he thought most Swiss people don't befriend foreign workers as they won't stay long. Which seems a very insular approach.
hugo7
andyp
so, crossing an empty street bad, drunken firework throwing is socially acceptable?