General Information
This is the capital of Switzerland.
Bern.
Being 2–3 minutes late to a meeting is considered this.
Disrespectful.
The usual way to greet someone in Swiss German.
Grüezi.
Business clothing in Switzerland is usually this style.
Conservative and elegant.
Switzerland has this many official languages.
4.
Switzerland has around this many citizens.
8.9 million.
Swiss people value these three things in business: precision, efficiency and...
Reliability.
When greeting, Swiss people do this instead of hugging.
Firm handshake.
Preferred colors in Swiss business suits.
Dark or neutral colors.
This festival is the biggest carnival in Switzerland.
Basel Fasnacht.
This is Switzerland’s official currency.
Swiss franc.
Meetings in Switzerland are always formal, organized, and...
Well-documented.
In Switzerland, silence in a meeting means this.
Thoughtfulness.
Arriving this early to a meeting is ideal.
5–10 minutes early.
The Swiss National Day celebrates an oath made in this year.
1291.
The full name of Switzerland is the “Swiss Confederation” or...
Confoederatio Helvetica.
Being on time is part of this cultural habit.
Punctuality.
Swiss communication is direct, clear, and...
Factual.
If you are running late, you must do this immediately.
Communicate the delay.
The event where cows return from the mountains is called this.
Désalpe or Alpabzug.
Switzerland’s type of government includes this system.
Federal republic and direct democracy.
Swiss professionals prefer logical, slow, and fact-based talks. What type of persuasion doesn’t work?
Emotional persuasion.
It’s polite to use these when addressing someone.
Titles and last names.
Decisions in meetings are made this way, not top-down.
By consensus.
Switzerland’s flag is unique because it is this shape.
Square.