I moved to Germany and regret it

Re:I moved to Germany and regret it by prmoustache on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @10:28AM (#36326553)

> Compared to when I lived in Zurich essentially all government officials were willing to even just entirely speak English after briefly suggesting we speak German and only rolling their eyes slightly that I wasn't competently able to. Navigating the system there as a "first year resident" was zero problem by comparison.

Switzerland has 4 official languages in a very small territory and even more dialects variations so there is that.

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Re:I moved to Germany and regret it by vidanay on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @12:31PM (#36328400)

I once had a coworker who was from Switzerland, and his wife was from Lichtenstein. They told me their dialects are so different, that there are words and constructs that they each use that the other doesn't understand, even after being married for 10+ years.

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