There are a number of mistakes waiting to happen when you make your first attempts at socializing in Switzerland. It starts with the way you address people and ends with how you cut your steak...
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Dimitri Burkhard
A Primer on Zürich’s Housing Boom
Due to high demand for housing and available mortgage rates as low as 1%, the real estate industry is still booming in Zürich...
Mamiko
Appenzeller art: everything about naïve Swiss Bauernmalerei
Switzerland is not particularly known for its art, but one of the most recognizable art styles in Switzerland is called naïve art...
Christian
A primer on shared laundry rooms in Switzerland
With such a high quality of living standards, it comes to a surprise that many Swiss still share a laundry machine among several apartments...
A Primer on Swiss Street Food
Walking down Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich or Luzern on a busy day of shopping can really work up an appetite. What do you get when you don’t want to sit down at a restaurant? Street food!
Brittany
A Primer on Switzerland’s Tax System
Switzerland is a Confederation divided into cantons (states) and communes, all of which work alongside banks, lawyers, companies and consultants to develop and maintain financial and administrative procedures...
A Primer on Recycling in Switzerland
Compared to US where most things are thrown into a huge dumpster, I truly admire the way the Swiss recycle. Here's everything to know about recycling...
A Primer to Swiss Church Bell Ringing Occasions
Swiss church bells can be heard - let's say - a lot. For your better appreciation of what we are talking about, here is a rough guide on the various church bell ringing occasions in Switzerland...
Swiss wine: everything you need to know (incl. how to toast)
Few are aware of another product of sublime quality and breathtakingly good taste. A product which almost every Swiss seems to hold dear: Swiss wine.
Wesley