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Switzerland - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

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4.5

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Duration
2H 52min
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English
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Fiction

Set aside your preconceptions of postcard scenery, chocolate and cheese, faceless bankers, and spotless cities. The real Switzerland is anything but bland. This small, multilingual, and fiercely independent country at the heart of Europe is full of surprises.Culture Smart! Switzerland reveals the human dimension of this enigmatic country. It provides a historical overview, explores Swiss values and attitudes, and looks at the cultural continuity of festivals and traditions. It will help you navigate your way through various aspects of Swiss life and society and reveal the warmth, decency, wit, and intelligence that characterizes its inhabitants.

© 2021 Dreamscape Media (Audiobook): 9781666604719

Release date

Audiobook: 22 March 2021

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