Switzerland has been getting more attention than usual, so we came up with the idea of Marathon Gespräche: A conversation series...
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Christian
Piz Allegra – Decoding Swiss Dialects
At the core of the new Swiss dialect locator is a map of Switzerland. All 3200 Swiss cities and towns are represented...
Dimitri Burkhard
Mani Matter – A Great Swiss Song Maker
Ask any Swiss person about Mani Matter and they will start singing one of his many songs...
Irene Wyrsch
The Textualization of Swiss German
On Facebook, there is a page called “Schwiizerdütsch” that has more than 270’000 fans. Similar sites for the “German language” have managed to get some 85’000 fans and even...
Discovering Roots: Youth Programs for the Swiss Abroad
Several hundred students flock to Switzerland each year to get a taste of their second home country. Coming from all corners of the world, these youth with Swiss roots will spend two weeks with a Swiss host family while...
Swiss German Proverbs – You Cannot Have your Cake and Eat It Too
In English speaking countries, you cannot have your cake and eat it too. In others like France, you cannot have butter and the money for butter at the same time. But in Switzerland, every child knows that you cannot...
Swinglish 102 – Advanced Swiss English
Hello together! Welcome back to Swinglish University! I am so exciting about presenting you a follow-up to my earlier post! Here are some more amusing expressions to add to our Swinglish dictionary. Again, the intention...
Say what? Top 15 famous quotes about Switzerland
If famous quotes about Switzerland is what you were looking for, look no further! Jerry Seinfeld once made fun of the Swiss army...
5 useful books about Switzerland
If you have ever studied German, I bet you have suffered a minor shock the first time you came to Switzerland. Here are five books about Switzerland for...
Sylvia