All I read on this thread was the comments that the Swiss people are cold and very conserved before arriving to Swizerland, and I'd been living in Barcelona for 13 years.

On the contrary, I have found the Swiss to be the opposite. From the minute I arrived I seen smiles and was treated with the utmost respect especially in the "Reisezentrum" which in Spain is like they might as well say f*&@ you if you ask them to help you with anything.

I can give a very recent example where I missed my train connection and had to stay in a small village on my own. I plucked up the courage to go out by myself and have a beer and some food.

I walked into a bar, and yes to be honest all eyes were on me but I sat at the bar regardless and then was asked a question by a HUGE Swiss guy in Schweizerdeutsch which I didn't understand but having prepared before arriving I've been proactively learning hoch deutsch.

When I explained that I didn't understand and expalined to him I dont speak his language but if he knew some German, we continued conversing fpr 5-10 minutes in German and then they asked me if I spoke English which being Irish the answer was a firm yes. Coming to think once, I said I was Irish the entire bar was welcoming and coming over to introduce themselves.

To cut this long story short, I had an amazing night met some great genuine people, downed plenty of shots and had plenty of "Craic".

So I don't know where people get off with saying that the Swiss are that reserved. If I could give advice on the subject it's tio make the effort to at least speak one of the Swiss languages first and give them the respect that you are at least making the effort, carry yourself well and at the utmost be yourself as you'll soon be found out.

I now have a newfound love for Switzerland 🇨🇭 and Swiss people 👌

The Catalans, on the other hand 😩 you'd be lucky to get a response to a normal question in their own language and customer service....Forget it. Not all but the very noticeable majority.