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Hello from Switzerland :-)

As for Swiss German I guess it depends on the accent. Züri Dütsch is just horrendous. Other accents are a bit softer, like in Basel or Bern.

I certainly couldn't tell the difference, but Schweizerdeutsch in general is hard to mistake for any other variety of German, just as Geordie is hard to mistake for any other form of English.
 
I certainly couldn't tell the difference, but Schweizerdeutsch in general is hard to mistake for any other variety of German, just as Geordie is hard to mistake for any other form of English.

You may also enjoy "Oberwallisditsch", it's spoken by only a few people in my "Canton"



This video shows the huge difference between traditional german, Zürich german & Valais german if you are interested :)
 
You may also enjoy "Oberwallisditsch", it's spoken by only a few people in my "Canton"



This video shows the huge difference between traditional german, Zürich german & Valais german if you are interested :)


That's a lot of fun! I assumed Valais was a French-speaking canton. Wrong!
 
Awesome ! Have you ever visited ? Where have you stayed ?

Many times. I studied in Vienna for a year while in college and made many trips while living there. In addition to all the big cities, we also spent a lot of time in Interlaken, and skied various places like Vengen, Zermatt, Adelboden, and Davos. As a married woman we took our kids on some trips there. In addition to more time in the cities, we stayed in Interlaken a few times, and took them to Grindelwald and Murren, and also took them to Basel.

Fabulous country.
 
Hy, Cisero, welcome aboard, I am also a newbie here
 
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