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COUNTRY FACTS
Geography & Demographics, Birth of a Nation, Foreign Population, Climate, Business Hours, National Holidays, Cantonal Holidays THE SWISS
Multilingual, Swiss german is not german, Religion, Education, Democracy, Government, A Rich Swiss is Redundant, How the Swiss view themselves, National identity, How they view other cultures, William Tell, Farinet CULTURAL STEREOTYPES
Obsessed with punctuality, Cold and Serious, Individualists, Cleanliness, Tight on Rules, Private REGIONAL
DIFFERENCES
Zurich, Basle, Primitive, Bern, Geneva, Ticino, Liechtenstein, Roestigraben GOVERNMENT & BUSINESS
Tips, Guilds and Cartels, Migros, Self-rule, Swiss Bankers, Swiss Money THE WORK ENVIRONMENT
Law-abiding, Schwytzertütsch, Swiss Army, Labor Relations, Competition, Apprenticeships, Seniority, Work Ethic WOMEN IN BUSINESS
A Conservative Country, Glass Ceiling, Associations, Strategies MAKING CONNECTIONS
Cold Calling is Useless, Soldiers' Network, Board Cronies, Tips STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS
Language, Humor, 10 Golden Rules TIME
Time is money, Deadlines, Punctuality BUSINESS MEETINGS
Early Bird Special, Be Prepared, Be on time, Swiss German, Latin NEGOTIATING WITH THE SWISS
Prices, Quality, What they think BUSINESS OUTSIDE THE LAW
Underground, Drugs, Crime, Corruption, Prostitution NAMES & GREETINGS
Forms of Adress, Game of the Name, Greetings, Advice COMMUNICATION STYLE
Nonverbal, Joking, Small Talk, Consensus, Cleanliness, Manners and Politeness CUSTOMS
Religion, The Carnival of Basle, Neuchatel, Bern Onion Market, Cow Fights, Cultures, Gifts, National
Day DRESS & APPEARANCE
Business Attire, Shoes, Ethnic Clothing READING THE SWISS
Reserved, Gestures and Expressions ENTERTAINING
Food, Wine, Table Manners, Restaurants, Tipping SOCIALIZING
NZZ, Associations, Singing, Music & Film Festivals, Taboos, WWII, Banking CORRESPONDENCE | 
