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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by Lukas_Skywalker on Friday January 17, 2025 @04:16PM (#42743331)
No, I wouldn't say it's an English-speaking country either. No one talks in English to their peers that are from the same language region.

But yes, I can mostly speak of the German-speaking part. People generally have little problems switching to English, and are used to speaking as well.

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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by Pooge on Friday January 17, 2025 @04:36PM (#42743541)
Would you say this is also true of Swiss living in more rural areas? And among older people, too?
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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by Lukas_Skywalker on Friday January 17, 2025 @05:13PM (#42743833)
This is just a feeling, and I am still speaking for the German part only, but I think age matters less than urban/rural.

Many older people I know have no problems communicating in English when they‘re abroad.

Would be interesting to have the BFS statistics split by age group and region as well…

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