Moving to a new country means learning a new language and culture. You might think Switzerland should not be too different from Sweden, even a lot of people think they are one and the same country… Both are in Europe and have a high standard of living. Seen from the outside they are similar but when you spend some time here you notice the differences. Some things are easy to see, like that the shops are not open on Sundays except for the ones in the train station. Luckily we live just around the corner from the central station so I can at least find groceries any time if I need something. But I can forget my favorite Sunday shopping tours in the city after a lazy brunch. Switzerland is also a lot more conservative than Sweden which you notice clearly on the family politics. Here it is still common for the woman to stay at home after having children which is rarely heard of in Sweden. Even though it is difficult to get used to other ways it is hard to say what is better and worse. Both countries have their ups and downs.
I notice new things all the time here and as soon as I find a job I expect to find more differences. Looking forward to that.
In the mean time I am trying to pick up some more Swiss German… for anyone who did not know: it is not like German at all!
