glad to find this forum

i am austrian but have been living in the uk for many years. i have now got a project in switzerland and i have been really looking forward to spend some time there.

however, like many posters on this thread, i haven't had much fun there. ok, i've been working a lot but the evenings i've been out in zurich have been disappointing. my boyfriend came over from london for a weekend too and we really didn't find it "happening". my swiss cousin did his best and took us to some bars and clubs but we were missing the VIBE.

i also found the lack of fashion quite astonishing. there are very few people displaying creativity and style in the way they dress and shopping there is hopeless, apart from the freitag bags and some other design items.

but the swiss themselves... i think they are lovely people. the project i have been involved in has been very relaxed, the swiss - in my experience - concentrate on what's important and concentrate on finding a solution rather than complaining about the problem (like the Germans). they are helpful and efficient, so i can understand why many companies and banks would choose to base themselves here.

but like many people on this thread said... the swiss just seem a bit boring! there is no fun and banter in the office and jesus, the jokes just made me cringe.

of course you can't put a nation in one basket and many swiss i have spoken to are actually quite interesting but it's the way they do things and talk about things, you just want to shake them and tell them to go a little crazy sometimes.

and even if they are modern in their life, their technology, etc. (where they do push boundaries btw) they are quite conservative.

it's a real shame because i wanted to like switzerland. i even have a job offer there but i am not sure i can handle it.

i'd like to know how zurich compares to some of the other cities in the region... vienna and munich maybe?

chrissy 16 May 2009, 03:09 - Report