The culture of Switzerland is made up of four subcultures: the German, French, Italian, and 1% indigenous population who speak Romansch. The Germans Record numbers of Germans have flocked to Switzerland since free movement accords were signed with the European Union in 1999. swissinfo.ch decided to meet up with three expatriates to find out what they think of their adopted country. German residents have more than doubled their numbers in Switzerland in the past ten years, becoming the second largest group of foreigners in the country. Some Swiss are concerned about the influx. Highly qualified Germans are now able to compete directly with Swiss citizens for top jobs. Flare ups of “German bashing”, notably from the political right, periodically hit the news. The large percentage of German academics residing in Switzerland is no coincidence. Switzerland does not produce enough academics to meet demand. “A high number of German academics actually end up moving back to Germany. ...
Colombia, according to the Lewis model, Colombia is in Multi active culture, because we are talkative, impulsive types who attach great importance to feelings, relationships and people-orientation. They like to do many things at the same time and are tend to feel confined by agendas. On the other hand, the Swiss fit more into the Linear model, because they tend to be task-oriented, highly organized planners who complete action-chains by doing one thing at a time, with a linear agenda. They prefer direct discussion, sticking to facts and figures from reliable, written sources. Speech is for information exchange and they talk and listen in equal proportions. They are truthful rather than diplomatic and do not fear confrontation, sticking to logic rather than emotions. They partly conceal feelings and value a certain amount of privacy.
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