View Single Post
  #89  
Old 24.09.2007, 21:28
Lou's Avatar
Lou Lou is offline
Forum Legend
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Zurich
Posts: 3,103
Groaned at 5 Times in 5 Posts
Thanked 1,924 Times in 921 Posts
Lou has a reputation beyond reputeLou has a reputation beyond reputeLou has a reputation beyond reputeLou has a reputation beyond reputeLou has a reputation beyond reputeLou has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Swiss German or High German

Quote:
View Post
Today I spoke with a coworker here in Brussels who is from the French part of Switzerland. He told me the following;

1) Swiss Germans do not like High German, they prefer to speak in English with a Native German (not in business, of course, but private).

2) in the French part, on the other hand, they do not like Swiss German,


Who can you confirm this ? Is this right ?
I don't know about native Germans but I do know that some of the Swiss-German people I work with would rather speak to me in English than High German.

For number 2 that was my experience when I lived in the French part of Switzerland. The reverse is also true (in my experience).
Reply With Quote