The Swiss value cleanliness, honesty, hard work, and material possessions. They are proud of their environment, neutrality, and promotion of worldwide peace. The Swiss tend to marry and have children relatively late in life, concentrating first on their careers and education. They take punctuality for both business and social meetings seriously and expect others to be on time as well.

1. SWITZERLAND
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2. Family Life
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The Swiss tend to marry
relatively late in life.
They concentrate on their
training and career before
starting a family.
Swiss women are among
the oldest in Europe at the
birth of their 1st child.

3. Social Etiquette
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The Swiss value cleanliness, honesty, hard work and material possessions.
They are very proud of their
environment and have a
long tradition of freedom.
They are proud of their
neutrality and promotion of
worldwide peace.

4. Business Etiquette
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The Swiss take punctuality
for business and social
meetings very seriously and
expect that you will do
likewise.
Call if you will be delayed.
Business cards in English
are acceptable.
Give a card to each person
you meet (from the secretary
on up).

5. Trivia
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The average Swiss
eats 23 lbs of
chocolate a year
compared to the 11.7
lbs consumed by
each American.
James Bond’s
mother is Swiss.
The Swiss flag is
the only square flag
amongst the United
Nations.

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