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Do the Swiss hate Germans?

Do the Swiss hate Germans?

The study, entitled, “Why Swiss-Germans dislike Germans. On negative attitudes towards a culturally and socially similar group” , found that Germans were not generally well liked in Switzerland.

Do people in Zurich speak German?

Swiss German is spoken in Zurich. At most ETH Zurich institutions, English is the language used in communication and academic life. English is also widely understood in Zurich but, in order to integrate both socially and linguistically, we recommend that you learn German.

Do Swiss people speak English to each other?

English is the most common non-national language and is regularly spoken by 45\% of the population in Switzerland. English is more widespread in the German-speaking part of the country than in Italian- and French-speaking regions (46\% vs 37\% and 43\% respectively).

Is Swiss German spoken in Zurich?

German is the sole official language in 17 Swiss cantons (Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Glarus, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Uri, Zug, and Zurich).

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Is English spoken in Zurich Switzerland?

Zurich and Geneva especially are very international cities and you will perfectly fine using English there as well as the other major cities. Move into smaller towns and villages and deal with older people and the proficiency rates will drop off but still be common enough for you to get by, much the same as in Germany.

What language do people from Switzerland speak?

German
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Switzerland/Official languages
While Switzerland’s three official languages – German, French and Italian – are regularly spoken by practically all residents in their respective linguistic regions, the Swiss-German dialect is spoken at least once a week by 87\% of those in the German-speaking part of the country.

Is German like Swiss-German?

Switzerland also has Swiss Standard German—referred to as High German or Hochdeutsch by the Swiss—which is a variant of Standard German. Swiss Standard German is a written language, used in official documents and by German-speaking Swiss authors, and is almost identical to written Standard German.