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>homogenous country Tell me you know nothing about Switzerland without telling me you know nothing about Switzerland. Try asking a German Swiss what they think

>homogenous country Tell me you know nothing about Switzerland without telling me you know nothing about Switzerland. Try asking a German Swiss what they think about a French Swiss or either about the Romansch.

dotancohen 5mo ago
I wonder if there is some sort of metric for classifying how similar cultures are to one another. Are e.g. German Swiss more dissimilar to French Swiss, than are Florida rednecks dissimilar to Compton gangsters?
- bugglebeetle 5mo ago
  If you ever heard them talk about each other, you would definitely assume as much.
- khalic 5mo ago
  I’m not even talking about the languages, we have 20% immigrants in the population, and an even larger part has foreign roots. We also don’t have weapons in every household, if we’re talking myths
  - denysvitali 5mo ago
    > We also don’t have weapons in every household, if we’re talking myths It all depends if you did your military service (which implies that you're swiss) and if you didn't decide to drop out of it or deemed as unfit. I don't think it's a myth really, it just happens to be that a lot of people don't do their military service and thus don't have to keep a weapon at home
    - khalic 5mo ago
      You’re right about the source of the weapons wrong about how many there are. An estimated one in five household has firearms, with a significant percentage not having ammunition at home at all.
  - dotancohen 5mo ago
    > I’m not even talking about the languages, we have 20% immigrants in the population, and an even larger part has foreign roots. Both LA and Miami speak Spanish, no? > We also don’t have weapons in every household, if we’re talking myths Only the Republicans have weapons in every household? I'm joking, I realise that you are Swiss, but until I looked at the username I wasn't sure which side of the comparison you were referring to. Goes to show that even the nations' stereotypes are not dissimilar!
    - khalic 5mo ago
      HN layout got the best of me haha.

dotancohen 5mo ago

I wonder if there is some sort of metric for classifying how similar cultures are to one another. Are e.g. German Swiss more dissimilar to French Swiss, than are Florida rednecks dissimilar to Compton gangsters?

bugglebeetle 5mo ago
If you ever heard them talk about each other, you would definitely assume as much.
khalic 5mo ago
I’m not even talking about the languages, we have 20% immigrants in the population, and an even larger part has foreign roots. We also don’t have weapons in every household, if we’re talking myths
- denysvitali 5mo ago
  > We also don’t have weapons in every household, if we’re talking myths It all depends if you did your military service (which implies that you're swiss) and if you didn't decide to drop out of it or deemed as unfit. I don't think it's a myth really, it just happens to be that a lot of people don't do their military service and thus don't have to keep a weapon at home
  - khalic 5mo ago
    You’re right about the source of the weapons wrong about how many there are. An estimated one in five household has firearms, with a significant percentage not having ammunition at home at all.
- dotancohen 5mo ago
  > I’m not even talking about the languages, we have 20% immigrants in the population, and an even larger part has foreign roots. Both LA and Miami speak Spanish, no? > We also don’t have weapons in every household, if we’re talking myths Only the Republicans have weapons in every household? I'm joking, I realise that you are Swiss, but until I looked at the username I wasn't sure which side of the comparison you were referring to. Goes to show that even the nations' stereotypes are not dissimilar!
  - khalic 5mo ago
    HN layout got the best of me haha.