Comment by Lukas_Skywalker

Comment by Lukas_Skywalker 9 hours ago

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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.

Pooge 8 hours ago

Would you say this is also true of Swiss living in more rural areas? And among older people, too?

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  • Lukas_Skywalker 8 hours ago

    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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