Some people seem convinced that every Swiss is nothing but a cop, constantly watching you and the likes...On the other hand, countless celebrities love the place because no one bothers them and they can drop by the local shop or pub without any hassles.

My personnal take is that we (Swiss) are not particularly bothered about other people's business (see Banks...) and it does lend us an air of coldness with people from countries were social interactions with unknowns are greater.