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| I was under the impression that the swiss were quad-lingual and could all speak German (which is one of their official languages) as well as English, French and Swiss.
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A browse/search through these forums will answer this mis-conception.
The German-speaking Swiss do not speak high-German, they speak various dialects of
Swiss-German. High German, though one of the official langauge, is a
foreign language here. Frankly Switzerland is not the best place to learn German as you will find English is often preferred to high-German in leisure time conversations.
Also, don't expect the French-speaking Swiss to readily or willingly speak German.