swiss people

• it IS hard to make friends in switzerland, but that's not because swiss people don't like foreigners. Especially the young people are very open towards foreigners. Swiss people have trouble finding friends themselves. They just have the same friends that they know from childhood and work... that's all. They don't really know how to socialize. But it's a big misunderstanding to think that the swiss people try to avoid foreigners... they just try to avoid strangers in general.
  I was born here, my family has cuban, spanish and american roots, and I have many friends from many different countries here. But I have never met somebody on the streets or on the bus. All friends i know, i know either from school or work. Our friendship was practically forced upon us. I hate it that swiss people don't talk to strangers. They don't even smile at you.

  Dustin 31 Jul 2008, 03:15 - Report

Why is it so hard to make friends in Switzerland?