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    geplaatst door  Roger B in Zwitserland forum 

    Na, I don't know if you are so spot on characterizing the countryside. As mentioned in my post above, I think being hesitant is kind of a staple for the Swiss (no matter if they are city or village dwellers). Comming from the countryside myself (ok, it's not Aargau but the "Highlands" of Zurich), I'm kind of getting annoyed hearing people (no offense by the way) stating the countryside was less cosmopolitan than the cities. I mean, you can throw a stone in this country and hit one of the "big" cities, everything is in such short distance. My impression is that "city" people tend to rate "villagers" even though they've never lived in the countryside, so it's pure prejudice. But enough lashing out against countryside bias (sorry, I couldn't help myself).

    I don't know in what village you live, but I think generally it could even be easier making friends in a village. Granted, it also depends on how many people live there and what the opportunities for communal activities are. In many mid-sized villages you have for instance the opportunity to join local clubs or participate in festivities.

    The critical aspect here again might be that you won't get too far with English only, so speaking German will help. Albeit most younger Swiss speak English, they're somewhat hesitant to speak it, so learning German is never wrong.

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