The Happy, Healthy Capitalists of Switzerland

[viper37]

Do Krautophone Swiss speak better English than Frogophone Swiss?

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ef-survey_switzerland-falls-in-global-english-skills-ranking/45348166

Switzerland remains in the group of countries with "high" English language skills, but EF observed a small decline across all Swiss language regions (German-, French-, Italian- and Romansh-speaking). International cities like Geneva and Zurich were no exceptions. Lausanne was the only place showing progress.

As I recruit cops for foreign assignment and English is prerequisite, I must say Swiss German colleagues tend to speak rather good English while the Welsch (non German speakers but mostly intended toward Romands) have more limited skills.

I am member since over 10 years (don't remember what did happen before 2009 but I posted even less before), I followed Viper and few other Frogphones from the Paradox forum. I don't post often because I am bad at dry humor and sarcasm, still I do appreciate the tone of the forum. I guess I am just an average civil servant who has plenty of time to kill between reports and budget proposals. Writing this make me realize I am not productive at all and thus being unswiss...

Welcome to the Languish regulars club!

[Josquius]

German Swiss are definitely better at English than French Swiss. Italian Swiss seem best at languages overall though. Which is odd.


On fire insurance - maybe it was a Vaud thing. But I had to pay for mandatory fire insurance of my own. The money from which funded the fire brigade. Very odd.