Switzerland's Strict Society | Unique Investigation

Рет қаралды 979,972

Күн бұрын

Switzerland's Strict Society - A unique investigation into the heart of a country that is unlike any other.
Switzerland's Strict Society (2022)
Director: Pascal Carron
Genre: Documentary
Country: France
Language: English
Synopsis:
In the cosmopolitan cities of Geneva, Lausanne or Zurich, or in the rural valleys or in the mountain villages, the distinctive Swiss identity never fails to surprise its visitors.
Switzerland is the country with the most firearms per capita, just after the US. However, there is hardly any gun violence, and never any mass shootings. Every member of the Gobet family goes shooting, and the cupboards are full of assault rifles. Each year, Isabelle, Patrick and their children take part in the world’s largest shooting festival in the countryside. A large, popular and… peaceful gathering.
Although Switzerland is a neutral country, guaranteeing the inviolability of its territory and the right not to get involved in a conflict, it does have an army. It is even one of the few European countries where military service is compulsory. Regularly, Olivia, a 36-year-old from Geneva, swaps her lawyer’s gown for kahki and soldier’s boots. For three weeks, she gets her captain’s stripes back and makes life hard for the 120 men under her command. In a vast field transformed into a firing range, market gardeners with dreadlocks swap spades and rakes for rocket launchers, and Yohan, a 23-year-old refrigeration engineer, drives a tank worth five million euros. However, Swiss civic-mindedness obliges the shells to stop whistling at 11.50 a.m. to allow the farmers to put their cows back out to graze!
Switzerland is also the world champion of bunkers with three hundred and twenty thousand atomic shelters. The most spectacular ones are dug into the mountains.
With a superbly trained military, the country’s borders are jealously guarded. Here there is no free flow of goods with neighbouring countries. The customs officers are not only looking for drug dealers, but for smugglers too. The price of meat is twice as high in Switzerland as in France, so many Swiss people try to hide sausages, roast beef or ribs under the seats of their cars as they cross the border.
Switzerland has a very high level of security and surveillance. In Lausanne, from six o’clock in the morning, the agents of the cleanliness brigade are on the hunt for signs of incivility. Spitting on the ground, leaving a cigarette butt on the pavement, or throwing a can into the wrong bin are all crimes leading to heavy fines.
A model of an open but strict society, Switzerland fiercely defends its identity, its traditions, its idiosyncracies and its values. A unique investigation into the heart of a country that is unlike any other.
SUPPORT US!
✘ Membership - bit.ly/3q5XPBh
MORE DOCS!
► Gold: bit.ly/2IRZ0OA
► World Economy: bit.ly/36QlhEM
► All Playlists: bit.ly/3lOiCll
#finance #documentaries #economy
COPYRIGHT: All of the films published by us are legally licensed. We have acquired the rights (at least for specific territories) from the rightholders by contract. If you have questions please send an email to: info[at]moconomy.tv, Moconomy GmbH, www.moconomy.tv.

Пікірлер: 2 300

@youngneeson Ай бұрын

One of the main reasons why the Swiss stick to the rules is that they set them themselves (and voted for them), they are not dictated to them.

@thegreatest2848 Ай бұрын

Yes, Swiss are psycho-rigidly brainwashed and like to overpay for everything (otherwise they will complain against the government).

@karinlinakrauchi65 Ай бұрын

Since 20 years votation about 48% taking this privileg... just sad, we trow a lot of chances... 😢😢😢😢😢

@balex1109 Ай бұрын

If 51% vote for a law that dictates your life, even though you were part of the 49%, it's still a surpression of your freedom. Democracy is a scam too. You can vote yourself into a totalitarian shithole if you keep 51% brainwashed.

@core3k Ай бұрын

40-49.9% will not agree with you, bro

@YambouSVG Ай бұрын

Those who choose not to vote - for whatever reason - get to live with the choose of those who vote Those who don’t vote shouldn’t complain if they don’t like the outcome

@MissLary24 Ай бұрын

I am Swiss, this documentary paints a much stricter picture of life here than it's actually the case. Switzerland takes recycling very seriously, it recycles 53% of the trash produced by its population. The fees for littering/ using public trash bins for your own waste (in order to avoid paying for the trash bags, which do cost smth) are different in every canton. They are the reason why Switzerland is so clean. We are the only direct democracy in the world, so we did vote in favour of this, it's nothing that was imposed on people by the government. Also for the people saying everything is so insanely expensive here, Swiss wages are higher than the average wage in the surrounding EU countries. So for tourists unfortunately it's expensive, for an averagely earning Swiss person the prices are (somewhat) affordable. I love living here and while some of the measurements and regulations may seem a bit strict, they were established and chosen by the Swiss citizens and have made this country so incredibly clean and safe.

@goldbrick2563 Ай бұрын

Yeah i pretty much thought it was some type of propaganda in the video, thanks for confirming. What a beautiful place to live. Whats your favorite part about being Swiss?

@sanleeorovan7205 Ай бұрын

Hats off to you guys! As a South African living in a failed state, I'm truly envious!

@ckrusherkay.y6307 Ай бұрын

@MissLary24 do you have many Nigerians in n switzerland?

@skittles2 Ай бұрын

May I ask then, if you're not allowed to throw your own waste, what can you throw in the public bins? What is the purpose of it being there? Genuinely curious, and borderline confused. Thanks if you'll answer.

@January. Ай бұрын

*, but for Swiss earning an average wage, prices are...

@Masomitsu Ай бұрын

As someone from this country I'd say this documentary depicts kind of an extreme example of everything going on here. The rules sometimes are annoying but I'm thankful for them. I think its necessary for a soeciety to have rules to uphold a state of peace within - I wouldn't want to have it any other way. Sure there are people that can be a pain in the ass but you have these everywhere. Do keep in mind that we have our problems too. Housing is getting more and more expensive with some cities in particular, many normal hardworking people are struggeling getting by and supporting a family, mental health is taking more people out of the jobmarket than ANY physical diseases and so on. Its not perfect but I'm happy here, compared to others we have it very good here I think. - We accept euros but we have our own money - its called swiss francs 😅

@minidini4000 27 күн бұрын

Yeah mental health is such a topic here because of the pressure to be successful

@CeeCrazzy 15 күн бұрын

Do you have any insight in the tax haven aspect? Thanx!

@robkunkel8833 Ай бұрын

To be watching two grown men running after and treating a “waste tax’ violator like a murderer is just plain weird. To read comments from people on how the rest of the world should be like this is just crazy. I would never want to live there and I’m related to people living there.

@yaelboyer446 Ай бұрын

Absolutely agree and i know Sameone with autistic kid that spend several years in Switzerland and said it was nightmare

@danielekirylo Ай бұрын

I was born and raised in Italy, my father is from the US and now I live in Switzerland with my family since 13 years. What you see in this video is mostly cherry picking, but obviously, if you don't like following the rules, then Switzerland is not the place for you. At least here our kids can freely play outside and go to school without the fear of being shot. The system works efficiently which in returns means less stress and more time to dedicate to what you like instead of fighting the system.

@yaelboyer446 Ай бұрын

@@danielekirylo its call being brainwashed to think its "normal" so ya i prefer to live in less peaceful area but that's will no one decided over me

@danielekirylo Ай бұрын

@@yaelboyer446 unless you live on the Moon, you live in a society which has rules, so you are never truly free.

@yaelboyer446 Ай бұрын

@@danielekirylo typical answer to Sameone who can't figure the difference between justice and tyruny so not see point to disscion with you

@amapparatistkwabena Ай бұрын

Lived in Switzerland for six years. Loved the nature; quirky place at times, but every place has its quirks. Much rather prefer it to any other country in Europe, and I’ve visited over 30 of them. ❤

@matthewschiebout7384 Ай бұрын

Funny, I visited Switzerland several times in the 80's and 90's, decided about 30 years ago it was just too boring for me...lived in another European country for a couple years, MUCH preferred it there...

@loumac9312 22 күн бұрын

Which country did you live in?@@matthewschiebout7384

@2msvalkyrie529 14 күн бұрын

I agree ! Spent 6 months working in Luzern in the 80s. One of the happiest times of my life....

@mariaagosti-pm7tk 14 күн бұрын

@@2msvalkyrie529 Everyone is different. I hated it in Switzerland! And I dont hate many things. But everyone can have their own opinion and experience. So whatever.

@FedericoTesta1 2 ай бұрын

Swiss supermarkets chains have huge margins, especially on imported goods. It's a well know story.

@omnitraveller Ай бұрын

They also have huge salaries to pay

@Zelielz1 Ай бұрын

@@omnitravellerIt is a free market, but enforces some proteccionist laws, especially when it comes to food. This situation has formed basically food lobbies and cartels, because supermarkets can charge whatever they want.

@grasgruen84 Ай бұрын

its true that imported goods are very expensive, but its not a supermarket problem, its a problem of branded goods that are way more expensive from the manufacturer here. take the example of coca cola, they have local bottling plants that sells to the supermarkets for a very high price, meanwhile they forbid any bottling plants outside of switzerland to sell to a local supermarket, so its either you buy directly from coca cola switzerland or you dont buy at all. the money stays at coca cola. same for any other bigger brand.

@Frivals Ай бұрын

It's all about dominants and dominated

@bellissimo4520 Ай бұрын

Yeah, it's good that German retailers Aldi and Lidl are making inroads. The are really shaking things up in this regard, and it's about time.

@BlackhawkPilot Ай бұрын

As foreign student in 1961 I could shoot under the supervision of the Swiss Army once a month. Helped me be the best shot in my US Army Basic Training company in 1963.

@taxirob2248 10 күн бұрын

Were you stationed in Ft Worth on November 22nd by any chance?

@lescakes Ай бұрын

Used to live in different countries, but apart of high living cost, Switzerland is my top favorite.

@thunderpants007 Ай бұрын

The UK should be like this, however our people are no longer our people and our leadership crooked. Well done Switzerland we envy you.

@CZnLB Ай бұрын

“Our people are no longer our people?” How so?

@thunderpants007 Ай бұрын

@@CZnLB Groups of cultures not integrating into our society and more importantly British people veering away from the values that upheld our country and fought tyranny previously.

@PainfulEditz Ай бұрын

@@thunderpants007Immigrants GRRRRR. Its funny because Switzerland has one of the highest immigrant populations per capita in Europe. (The difference being they're well educated Germans, Americans, Italians, and Asians)

@thearcherofjustice1492 Ай бұрын

I get what you mean... 😓 Also those beautiful Scandinavian countries I always dreamed of visiting. Now I'm retired and scared to go there. I once visited London decades ago, it is still alive in my memory. Lovely memories really, friendly polite people 🥰

@simonestreeter1518 Ай бұрын

London is minority indigenous British. @@CZnLB

@l4rs047 Ай бұрын

Crazy to see the French part of Switzerland portrayed like this here. I personally don't know it, I live in Lucerne (the city in the thumbnail of this video, that didn't even get mentioned - German part of Switzerland). I have thrown home-trash away in public bins several times. Only once a police officer approached me, and I said "well Sir, I'm going to holidays tomorrow and had just a very little bit of excess trash from home, because I don't want my house to stink up during the holidays", and he easily excused me without a warning or fine. Also about the border force, I have never seen this meticulous behavior when crossing from Austria or Germany to Switzerland. You're per toll law allowed 5 liters of beer per person. I often drive alone and had between 5-10 liters. I got stopped several times, nobody ever gave me a fine. As long as you're not obviously a restaurant owner or someone selling this stuff, they won't bat an eye for a couple cans of excess beer. I guess same with meat. Crazy to see someone fined for 3.3kg instead 2kg.

@a.f.7246 Ай бұрын

I was there yrs ago. There is Germany speaking & Italian speaking & Swiss & French speaking

@Paetschgu 28 күн бұрын

@@a.f.7246 You're almost right, there is a Swiss-German speaking part (Swiss-German because Germans dont understand it and its nearly as far away from German as Dutch) a French and Italian speaking part and a Romansh part (basically an old version of Roman/Latin)

@dawnoliver2015 Ай бұрын

I loved my various experiences in Swz. Living in South Africa, a country where chaos is the norm and law and order almost non existent, I loved the order, cleanliness, SAFETY, and even the rules re laundy and bins because it shows people are meant to consider athers and "anything goes" does not apply.

@DonDezz Ай бұрын

Care to relocate there maybe?

@natashagournay4866 Ай бұрын

I agree with you as I have also lived in the middle east. What I do not agree with is the lack of fairness. A fine has to be proportionate to a person's income. I also believe in second chances for people who have genuinely made a mistake and did not know. In my country in Europe we also have to buy garbage bags. This results in the post man stealing the coupons or a neighbour taking them(you get coupons for a certain number of bags once u pay your tax). If you need more bags it's expensive. I don't know if garbage bags should be where a Government takes tax because the poorest probably can't afford them. Switzerland is a very wealthy country. What I would want to know is why are people tempted to put their home waste in public bins. Let's say it's not the cost of the bags. If I did this it would be because the garbage is collected once a week and not at all if there is a public holiday. Once in summer I had to leave nearly 2 weeks worth of garbage inside my house because I had to go away for work. The very next day was garbage day and if I could have put it out it would have been great but I'm not allowed to put it out the day before. It has to be after 8pm the day before so they can collect it in the morning. I would look into why people use public bins. I'm sure there are some interesting reasons. Imagine having to keep baby diapers for a week in your home in summer with no air-conditioning(which is the norm in europe). Ugh. I'd love it if they collected the rubbish twice a week. Then they i would not complain about the garbage police.

@MalenkyGoblin Ай бұрын

Switzerland was sued for taking stolen money from South Africa's apartheid leadership.

@Majoyol Ай бұрын

Have lived on both and you‘re exaggerating on both sides!

@kerlyn3582 Ай бұрын

@@Majoyol I have not been to Switzerland but as far as South Africa goes she is 100% right

@Xpect01 Ай бұрын

A lot of this is much less exaggerated than shown. I still think it is necessary to have some rules in a society. Switzerland is one of the freest countries I've been to. You are secure, everything is clean and people are polite. I think many people that comment here are just jealous.

@__SickBoy__ Ай бұрын

jealous? :))) good one. not everything's about money, you know? apparently you don't

@thedailygreatness Ай бұрын

Rules or laws vary from culture to culture. As an American, this hyper attention to this sort of thing is absurd, unimaginable. But it is clearly part of an overall Swiss "culture". As such the "rules" are logical and make sense. It reminds me of Japanese culture tbh. It always amuses me when people try to compare American gun culture and laws with places like Switzerland. A country of 8 million people, 15,000 sq miles, with essentially one culture, that has been completely insular for centuries is impossible to compare to America in almost any respect. Although, American culture before the 1960s had many things in common with some aspects of Swiss culture.

@Gubers Ай бұрын

If by free you mean free to do what mob rule allows, then sure, it’s super free! Not like I’m riding a high horse here in America though. Homeless people can smoke meth, throw trash everywhere and shit on the sidewalks with zero accountability. Everywhere is fucked IMO.

@gianurwiler5098 Ай бұрын

thank you my friend yore welcome here ; )

@chanelleyoussefi4790 Ай бұрын

It's not exaggerated unfortunately. These exact two men gave me a fine when I threw a takeaway packaging in the street bin.

@corujariousa Ай бұрын

This can seem extreme to outsiders but I've been to Switzerland and was very impressed with the cleanliness, functioning and politeness I found. It seems the model works well for them. I see accountability from citizens and government is expected. Perhaps the rest of the world should mimic the Swiss ways.

@thetobyg Ай бұрын

The only country where the citizens actually are the government/state!

@jnemuri Ай бұрын

it looks dirty, the streets are horrible.

@chrissy3684 Ай бұрын

While I agree with you too a certain extent, why have trash cans outside if you can’t use them?

@corujariousa Ай бұрын

@@chrissy3684 They can use the trash cans outside but not as some were using, as shown in the video. I am not familiar with the laws there but they gave a very quick explanation in the video.

@mitoo4880 Ай бұрын

@@chrissy3684 you pay for the garbage bags a hefty price, as a tax that goes toward recycling and such. If you drop your home garbage in the street bins, you're effectively avoiding taxes. It's that simple and it makes sense when you look at it closely. I't just lacks the style of a perfect solution imo.

@Aidan-tu4un Ай бұрын

16:08. What an outrageous statement by the narrator. Being neutral does not mean the Swiss don’t take a stand on their opinions… on the contrary, there are usually referenda 3 to 4 times a year where all Swiss citizens give their opinion… other countries would benefit from this system as it keeps the politicians aware of the views of the people.

@menkaur Ай бұрын

I do like swiss direct democracy, however, in working democracies politicians often do pooling to monitor public opinions

@johnson6099 Ай бұрын

I recall her saying "being neutral doesn't mean you have to take a stand on your opinions" which is very different from what you're saying. The narrator is clearly implying the Swiss have a choice but don't feel the need to doso as often as the US. Don't be misleading.

@Aidan-tu4un Ай бұрын

@@johnson6099 I listened again and her exact words are… “…especially when you are neutral and don’t have to take a stand on your opinions.” I think my reading of her implied denigration of Swiss Neutrality stands. 😕

@livics610 Ай бұрын

Not true at all. Only some ideas gain enough traction to be presented to the public for a vote. So the question is: do people really choose, or the filter for ideas to be voted on is behind closed doors?

@montananerd8244 Ай бұрын

Let’s face it, they are bizarre. The women didn’t want the vote until nearly 1980. Living with all that stolen loot has muddled their brains.

@MrLUUK3 Ай бұрын

in Switzerland we have order. But when I travel to our neighbouring countries, I am personally shocked at how untidy and unclean these countries are. It's just lousy.

@buddyrevell511 Ай бұрын

Sorry buddy, but Austria is just as clean as Switzerland, but there aren't any Karen Kops standing around waiting to fine people who throw trash in a trash bin. You're ridiculous.

@SAA-hr9gr Ай бұрын

And as I say to many other Swiss. Just the fact things work, I went back to the UK for holiday after moving to Switzerland over 10 years ago and things just work. UK was a sh!t show though, nothing worked like it was supposed to and it's so frustrating.

@eliotness4029 Ай бұрын

very true

@eliotness4029 Ай бұрын

in other EU countries they never wash roads. the street is full of cigarette butts and dirt. When I walk on the streets in Spain or Germany, I'm even afraid to step because there is sticky mud and dog waste.

@bunjijumper5345 Ай бұрын

Swiss people are allowing in so many Muslims, it is changing.

@SuperDominick34 Ай бұрын

living now in switzerland from 4 years i respect this country a lot we feel in security here and in peace enjoy the mountains the nature beatiful lakes in the summer but yet you risk to be depressed in the winter and yes social depression because here socializing and having friends it's not easy but STILL prefer by far this that being in the south region and having people begging for social connection because they will need favors in life, everything has a price in this word, i enjoy my little life here

@kimberlyhampton5332 Ай бұрын

If I may ask, where did you live before moving to Switzerland?

@SuperDominick34 Ай бұрын

@@kimberlyhampton5332 hi ,from center italy

@JonGreeny Ай бұрын

You must be a very small minded Italian to prefer Switzerland over southern countries..

@JesusAndCo Ай бұрын

That littering enforcer is actually rubbing his hands when pulling someone to find them, 5mins 26secs in, he’s enjoying the power hahah

@LeCalmar Ай бұрын

Exactly. He didn't pass the exams to get into the police (because they try to avoid those kind of people), so he's doing this to exert his power fantasies.

@Swissvistas-fz9ey Ай бұрын

He's a S.O.B, quite frankly.

@montre-moi Ай бұрын

It's not about littering, it's about paying taxes on your waste. That's why it's enforced.

@robertbarrett2494 3 күн бұрын

.... as a jobsworth looking f trouble , like a school jobsworth .

@vajaindransramasamy4107 2 ай бұрын

I like how Switzerland has implemented it in disposing of waste and littering. I am Malaysian and embarrassed with the Malaysian government. We have no system. Everybody throws litter everywhere, and nobody is fined like our neighboring country, Singapore, which is very clean, and anyone caught littering will be fined. Keep up your excellent work in Switzerland by educating your citizens on the correct way of disposing of waste and preventing littering on streets.❤❤❤❤❤

@enjoystraveling Ай бұрын

Is it possible to change the laws of your country of Malaysia to be more like Singapore? I’m talking about the law against littering

@viktorianas Ай бұрын

Law is nothing without the means to enforce it

@vivianms3721 Ай бұрын

Don’t be too hush on your own people. Sure there’s always more to improve,but from my experience I find Malaysians to be among the most friendly and nice and peaceful people. I’m Chinese and I like your country. Cheers 😊

@sopfhie748 Ай бұрын

You can maybe contact the local government and even protest with environmental groups to put pressure on the government to make a change!💓🌍🍀

@rocinante4488 Ай бұрын

@@vivianms3721right, I was just in Malaysia too. Very impressive and organized country compared to the countries nearby. Comparing your country to a tiny, rich city state doesn’t seem just. It’s like calling yourself poor because you don’t have as much money as Jeff Bezos

@evieshore3270 Ай бұрын

A few years ago I travelled into Switzerland (Lugano) from Italy for the day.The contrast was freakish, while I could appreciate the cleanliness and order , I was happy to return to the beautiful mayhem of Italy.

@priuss6109 Ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@detlefmann7433 Ай бұрын

Italia is ‚trust love‘ 💖❤️‍🔥❤️

@meadc6754 Ай бұрын

I lived in Locarno many years ago and the strict Swiss rules are suffocating. I found it a country where there is a high standard of living but it is so boring I hated it. Italy, no matter how chaotic is 100% better to live in.

@user-vv4hg7me1q Ай бұрын

......and you are not afraid to say so. Bravo!

@aldozilli1293 Ай бұрын

So beautiful all Italians complain about it whilst Swiss people seem pretty happy about where they live 🤔

@user-yo5jx1kd4z 2 ай бұрын

In the US were lucky if someone doesn't dump their trash, sewage and maybe murder victim on the street. Even then, the police don't bother noticing much less citing anyone. Besides taxation, the street runoff must go into La🎉ke Geneva. So every step is taken to avoid trash polluting it. And Switzerland makes a lot of money off tourism and maintains their reputation for cleanliness and order.

@mathiask.5474 2 ай бұрын

In fact we do have in Switzerland big facilities to handle trash. It might not really look glamorous, but that's how trash is treated, we actually also separate some things to recycle and reuse them, we make sure to destroy only the things we can't recycle

@user-yo5jx1kd4z Ай бұрын

@@mathiask.5474 We have a lot more "empty" space in the US. In addition to two ocean coasts as well as large rivers of that flow into the sea. Sadly these are places we've toss our trash forever. Including native people's. But their trash was all biodegradable. America needs to learn some lessons from modern Europe. They've come to terms with modern consumer and digital society better than the rest of the world.

@MaidenUtah1 Ай бұрын

Only when you defend yourself from thuggery, it’s only then when the police intervene.

@kimberlyhampton5332 Ай бұрын

Well, I am 54 and I recycle. I live in an area where recycling is heavily encouraged. I do think younger people were taught more about it in school.

@subschnee4573 Ай бұрын

There is no runoff supposed to going into any lake in Switzerland.

@costamesa22 Ай бұрын

I’m American and would like to retire in Switzerland 🇨🇭. Beautiful well managed country that respects the environment and the quality of life of its citizens.

@UjoFretka Ай бұрын

Are you willing to learn the language tho? =D

@wkgurr Ай бұрын

But not on Social Security. There are plenty of other countries in the world where the environment is respected and a good quality of life prevails at a much much cheaper cost of living.

@sandrineroesch8706 Ай бұрын

@@UjoFretka Quale? Welche ? Quelle?! He wants to reside here,not become a citizen . Go to Geneva,zug or Locarno,you don’t need to speak The local language... Here in ascona,the people from Zurich and Basel also don’t Speak Italian,they show up with their broken English ,in their own country .and no one complains. It’s a diverse country,we shouldn’t be so narrowminded . In time he will learn ... Good luck and hope you make it, @costamesa 🍀

@farsalami8605 Ай бұрын

few can afford to retire there lol i get a tear in my eyes whenever i'm in switserland and need to pay for something lol

@HanzBergman Ай бұрын

Boring bourgeois country that attracts boring conservatives.

@arianerabineau6768 Ай бұрын

I am proud to have such an army in Switzerland. God only can protect our country . May He protect 🇨🇭

@undergroundxp Ай бұрын

God only protects switzerland because if he didn't the police would fine him as well 😂😂😂

@patrikpass2962 18 күн бұрын

The country built by those who fled to the mountains and dug hidden chambers. But why?

@lc.crpyto Ай бұрын

proud to live here in Switzerland, whenever I'm travelling abroad I really feel how well these strict rules here work and how well our society respects them. having the second highest gun per capita but at the same time having one of the absolute lowest murder rates in the world is all you need to know about Switzerland

@LB-W Ай бұрын

It is so Swiss that the tanks don’t drive on the grass 😂😂😂😂

@thearcherofjustice1492 Ай бұрын

Well where do tanks in your country drive? Why would we want to ruin the grass and all the vegetation that were planted by the city /town services? And waste our citizen's tax money? It would be a shame and senseless..and probably cause a reaction (I would certainly)

@Eternal1811 Ай бұрын

@@thearcherofjustice1492 Peak swiss moment.

@robwilde855 Ай бұрын

We rest our case!@@thearcherofjustice1492

@michaeljohndennis2231 2 ай бұрын

Living in Manchester U.K. 22 years, I agree with these strict, zero tolerance and zero patience approaches in Switzerland - as has been found in NYC in the US, taking this approach serves as a deterrent to other and more serious forms of criminal behaviour and the key to the success of this are forms of enforcement which are determined, resolute and relentless

@sskarimirelandsskarimirela8750 2 ай бұрын

Easy go and live in Switzerland

@kellymcbright5456 Ай бұрын

That is not your kind of "zero tolerance". It is another identity.

@Automedon2 Ай бұрын

Please don't use NYC as an example. It is a cesspool of aberrant behaviour.

@shoxx48 Ай бұрын

Then go live there then, I'm sure you'll fit in with that zealous lot

@sookie4195 Ай бұрын

NYC is being destroyed by illegal immigrates.

@Trudloops Ай бұрын

Thanks for showing some lovely footage from Lac Leman. This brought back lovely memories of my time there. It is truly safer to walk alone at night in Geneva. One night, I forgot that the bus to my home stopped running at midnight, and I had to walk across the bridge to get home. Apart from some pesky young men, who I ignored, it was a brisk and safe walk home. Yes, Switzerland has many rules, but it makes for a pleasant and safe life. If you don't like the rules, don't live there.

@SportCavee Ай бұрын

To be fair I’ve lived in a suburb of Zurich my whole life and no one really cares when you throw which trash away. Maybe it’s different in Geneva but we definitely don’t have people guarding trash cans in Zurich.

@Paetschgu 28 күн бұрын

You cant compare Dietike with the rest of Switzerland haha

@mariaagosti-pm7tk 14 күн бұрын

Suburb, probably with many foreigners, right? Live in a city in Switzerland with many typical Swiss. You are MORE observed than you think. People watch you without you even knowing you are being watched.

@KhurshidsChannel Ай бұрын

Wow!! Fantastic video. Thank you for sharing.

@phoenix_is_dreaming Ай бұрын

I lived in Switzerland my whole life and let me tell you, not everyone owns a gun here. I do sports shooting (as a 16 y/o), but that's a rare hobby. The guns are stored and locked away in the shooting range. We disassemble half of the rifle every time after we shoot and store the parts in different places. A big part of the reason youths like me can do sport shooting is the military service. It should serve as a kind of preparation course for the military. Also, a big reason why Swiss citizens apparently own 'so many' guns is that when you are finished with the initial military course, you get a rifle that you keep at your home. But not the munition. Munition is stored in local military bases or similar and would be distributed to soldiers there in case of a threat. (The guns are handed back when their service ends.)

@MrJm323 Ай бұрын

"But not the [ammunition]. It is stored at local military bases and would be distributed to soldiers in case of threat." Why don't you also add that this policy of not allowing (any longer) citizen-soldiers to keep a complement of ammunition at home is a relatively new one (like, in the last twenty years). This effectively disarms the Swiss citizens. When Germany invaded Norway (in 1940), the Norwegian citizen-soldiers were ineffective at resisting the invasion ...because their weapons were stored in military bases, and they could not get their hands on them in time. But at that time, Swiss citizen-soldiers had BOTH their individual weapons and the ammunition for them in their own homes. ...Switzerland remained an island of freedom from Axis occupation. "...you get a rifle that you keep at your home." Utterly useless, and it's obvious that they will collect those in the near future.

@tovachiere 9 күн бұрын

1) You don't need to be part of the military to own a gun and if you were 18yo you could buy your own PE90 and keep it at home and store it as it pleases you. 2) Having the bolt stored separately from the rifle is a military rule that only applies to firearms from the army (and privately owned machine guns). Shooting ranges affiliated with the military just comply with this rule. Shooting and gun ownership doesn't just come down to the old 300m "official" shooting ranges. There is also a lot of private ranges. 3) Only ammo provided by the military is regulated : basically you can't take it home. But you can buy your own ammo and store it at home as it pleases you. There is literally no limitations be it in terms of quantity of calibers.

@adhoc9647 Ай бұрын

Thanks for quick overview of Swiss living. Enjoyed it. Way back when, I passed through it once en route to So. France, so it brought back pleasant memories. Still practice one habit I observed there: pick up litter from the street even if it's not my own. Recently I noticed I'm not the only one any more, so I wonder . 😊

@steeltoeboots9591 Ай бұрын

Beautiful clean country long as the people of the country are happy then f the rest. You dont go to someone elses house and tell them how to live. You blend in or find somewhere else that suits you it's a big world.

@detlefmann7433 Ай бұрын

The people, who does ‚littering‘, themselves wouldn‘t ever to walk in with shoes in their home or ‚snip cigarettes‘ at their own balcony/ garden.

@steeltoeboots9591 Ай бұрын

@@detlefmann7433 ohh we have tons of those kind of people here no pride in anything except destroying and creating chaos. The me me me me mentality and thinks they have the right to do what they want when they want with 0 regards for others.

@mbm8690 Ай бұрын

You don't go to someone else's house and don't tell them how to live? Well, if so then you definitely missed a few of my former landlords, colleagues and Swiss-Asian and else neighbours, they couldn't resist denunciating and nag-nag-nagging untill they got their unbeloved newbie fired and homeless on the street.

@dalehoward3704 Ай бұрын

Wow, no wonder its so clean! LOVE IT❤❤❤❤❤❤❤!

@annam4313 Ай бұрын

The importation of groceries to Switzerland? I agree with the rules, it is wonderful how the country protects their own farmers.

@rockstardonut777 Ай бұрын

As a Swiss consider this sensational journalism. They took very extreme examples of things and made generalizations of our people based on quirky individuals such as sport shooters, the only square kilometer in the country with a trash police. Unfortunately goes both ways, most dog owners are not like this lady and don’t even leash or pick up after their dogs… I suggest visiting the country and making up your own opinion, don’t base it on clickbait videos like these.

@chrisroberts1919 Ай бұрын

Many years since I left GE/CH now. ❤ - Working as a *International* employee. Found it rather easy to adapt to the Swiss "Rules"? Living in a disciplined society has its advantages. Reminded of "Die Schweizermacher" (The Swissmakers) - A 1978 Film. The Swiss had a sense of humour rather like mine - Ironic? Back then, the WORLD seemed a rather more FUN (safer) place though...

@Locomaid Ай бұрын

Stellar film! Long live William Tell, the sax player

@enjoystraveling Ай бұрын

I wish the United States would have a law against throwing your cigarette butts on the street. !!!! I was even on a day trip with a group of people, and one man threw a cigarette, butt on the sidewalk , and he was practically right next to the bin. I picked it up and handed it to him and told him to throw it away and he said to me, you need to put it out first and I said you you put it out and you throw it away. Also, I noticed when I was in Texas last time many grass fires probably started because people threw their cigarette butts out the window during the drought season

@Maliceless100 Ай бұрын

Texas is lovable and loathsome.

@Shakespeare3977 Ай бұрын

Totally agree 👍🏼 💯

@shaunnal2560 Ай бұрын

🙄 there are much worse pollutants than cigarette butts. You probably dispose of toxic kitty litter by the pound, and buy single use plastic water bottles by the dozen - stop being self righteous

@susanfaulkner2304 Ай бұрын

Same here!

@Tyler-vw9bh Ай бұрын

Technically it is against the law (it's considered littering) and actually some places in TX have a huge fine for it. Unfortunately, like many laws they are simply not enforced. When I lived in Los Angeles it was the worst. People would throw all their trash in the street and cops would only stop someone if they were committing a felony. I got into a shouting match with armed security one time for the exact scenario you are talking about. But mess up your taxes and short the government by $5 and Im sure you will hear from them

@SofaKingShit 2 ай бұрын

In the USA there are suburbs where you get a hefty fine if you let your lawn grow too long, especially if you are a repeat offender. I think it has to be cut when it gets to the height of a rodent or something. And you can't pant your house whatever colour you want on a lot of places that are not Swiss.

@Texas_Uncut 2 ай бұрын

Those are called the HOA police lol

@paradox_1729 2 ай бұрын

How big of a rodent?..

@sophiachavez3377 2 ай бұрын

But one can choose not to live there.

@Kim-J312 2 ай бұрын

Probably Texasastan 😅

@ninayakovlev616 Ай бұрын

@@Kim-J312 You know nothing, just s..t 👆!

@charleswhite758 Ай бұрын

That will be the most expensive barbeque in history

@Motherhubbard170 Ай бұрын

10 out of 10😃

@sscott4028 Ай бұрын

I would trade the US for Switzerland. Peace, safety and cleanliness? Sign me up!

@ariloves10 Ай бұрын

Me too.

@mariaagosti-pm7tk 14 күн бұрын

Living in Switzerland is different than going on holidays. On paper everything looks nice, but you will be very lonely. Tons of people would die to come to the USA and live there. I rather have a bit more crime than living in a dull country like Switzerland. Be careful what you wish for.

@ariloves10 14 күн бұрын

@mariaagosti-pm7tk do you want to come to California? We will sponsor you. Have you ever been here? We are in a state of hate. The youth are dying to fall in love. The greedy elites aka politicians have made life a living hell bending everyone over and sodomizing us to kingdom come. We have all had enough!

@ghostraptor2068 14 күн бұрын

@@mariaagosti-pm7tki am kinda curious, can you elaborate it a bit more please?

@mariaagosti-pm7tk 13 күн бұрын

@@ghostraptor2068 There are MANY unspoken rules in Swiss society and then there are also tons of official rules you have to follow. Many foreigners are not aware of that. Swiss people do not befriend someone easily, there is no small talk at all, when I lived there, we had a WhatsApp group chat with neighbors and the Swiss did a separate one , kind of excluding the foreigners. They discriminate you on the job market if you dont speak Swiss German. Its a very xenophobic environment! Its not the paradise people think it is. Social life is lonely, people oftentimes are very very close-minded. I can only recommend to move to the Italian speaking part in Switzerland where many Italians live. The Swiss and Italians there are definitely more relaxed due to the proximity to Italy.

@user-zy5lb6zp9m Ай бұрын

Amazing leadership in Switzerland all countries should be like that

@chtinnin Ай бұрын

Amazing leadership? Really? If only it were true…

@Axitheking Ай бұрын

@@chtinninyes because we are our leader! We decide on laws

@tavaresemanuel640 Ай бұрын

The granny shooting the rifle like a boss cracks me up 😁. Very good documentary!

@azmanmdsalleh2009 Ай бұрын

You don't see her target yet

@robertbruner7429 Ай бұрын

I certainly have a newfound respect for Switzerland after watching this.

@ingridmilliebobby-brown7653 Ай бұрын

Not having a newfound respect would cost you a fine.

@updrivedownthrow4557 Ай бұрын

I live in Switzerland and i see lot's of people here seem to not know that our people often make rules that don't make much sense and are just first World problems... While much more important business ends up ignored

@tomconnolly7420 Ай бұрын

I have visited Switzerland twice a year over the past 10 or so years, I love the clean streets and the respect people show to each other. A very safe and beautiful country ❤❤❤, it may seem strict to outsiders but it creates a more positive society for its citizens.

@anateotonato8526 Ай бұрын

I' am from Switzerland this is definitvely not a thing here! This is a very specific thing in a very specific city and no other city cares about it. So don't get the wrong picture from this "investigation"

@catlady5643 Ай бұрын

I lived there for a couple of years, but still came back to my home country. Swiss do have some treats, we should copy - like military training and gun ownership rules, but I don't know, otherwise it's pretty repressive. I had no feeling of freedom there. Everytime I took my trash out (in the taxed trash bag!), I felt like I was being watched - and I probably was 😅 Anyway, I live in a private house now, with lots of land and little neighbors. I enjoy being able to do what I want, like barbecue any time of the week, listen to music and run my washing machine on Sundays. And mowing the lawn pretty much till 9 p.m. in summer 😀

@detlefmann7433 Ай бұрын

I find, it is reasonable and okay, when you switch off loud machines after 8 pm. And ‚Sunday‘ is the only quiet day to relax from ‚weekly- stress‘. I find these ‚regulations‘ not so bad, because here in Europe most people don‘t have a lot of space for herself. So we need these laws for an basic of respect !!

@afreeworld2024 Ай бұрын

Enjoy your freedom ! 😊

@loumac9312 22 күн бұрын

Which country do you live in now?

@catlady5643 22 күн бұрын

@@loumac9312 Lithuania.

@m-cw7er Ай бұрын

They should bring these two officers to Philadelphia. They’d resign within an hour.

@christoph5191 Ай бұрын

😂

@andijamet4501 Ай бұрын

This reminded me of the show Parking Wars with Garfield and Sherry. I'd love to see them handling that circus!

@lvthsun23 Ай бұрын

I knew almost nothing about Switzerland before this video. I am so impressed by what I've seen. I had no idea they were so well defended. They live a well disciplined life which makes life easier and more comfortable for everyone who is willing to obey the law. They use good sense in making laws that are good for everyone. Lovely. And how beautiful the country is!!

@Hps-vy8qk Ай бұрын

This is super, great, fantastic. People don't understand the language of politeness. I have seen many videos of Switzerland and looks stunningly clean. In many states in the great America, you can loot unto $1000 from a business and nothing happens.

@sookie4195 Ай бұрын

That is due to our very liberal government. Hopefully that changes soon or there will no longer be in America.

@user-de8mu8xh9j Ай бұрын

Need a lot more of that here in London that has the opposite approach where personal freedom trumps any obligation to the comfort and rights of others.

@JonGreeny Ай бұрын

No! Let London be what it is. It wouldn't be as vibrant and innovative if it imposed such backward and rigid societal rules!

@sandeepraghunathan1331 Ай бұрын

The people who actually live in Switzerland are smiling at this. Yes there are rules to be followed but the enforcement is aways soft touch and most people follow the rules by themselves with an ocassional fine when you slip. But please goa head and believe in this, we are all in a prison.

@LodrikBadric Ай бұрын

Haha most peaceful and beautiful 'prison' ever 😂 🙌🏼

@williamabaker12 Ай бұрын

I'm sure if you're raised in such an atmosphere, it would naturally feel very normal and not at all like a prison. From many other perspectives, it definitely feels quite restrictive and...starched, for lack of a better term.

@jasminealixandranorth Ай бұрын

No they are not. The Swiss don't smile :)

@anitaspiess7116 3 күн бұрын

Well, at least we are able to walk Home at night alone without fear, and are still allowed to call a man a man without punishment. Things, that are no more possible in some of our neighbor countrys. I think thats an important part of freedom.

@1.masterpiece Ай бұрын

When there aren't bigger problems in the country, you have to keep people busy by monitoring bins on the street, checking for meat produce in vehicles, etc 🤷🏾

@tombargeloh3467 Ай бұрын

I remember back in the 80s I was in Lasan Switzerland on business. During the weekend I walked around the city and saw a parade. I was quickly approached by their policeman and told I was not allowed to look at the parade because I didn’t pay I valved them to never go back to Switzerland, and I never have.

@afreeworld2024 Ай бұрын

I once wanted to visit a lake in the mountains of Switzerland, only to find that it had been fenced in to charge an entrance-fee - never seen anything like that before 😅

@January. Ай бұрын

*I vowed...

@Locomaid Ай бұрын

It is a "plakat" You attended a private parade that allows people to attend who did not contribute to funding it. Your few franks go to cover the costs of policing and cleaning up

@daviddavid4962 Ай бұрын

Wow, this country is so safe that the narrator referred to a 'big one/case' for the customs official. I then though it would be drugs or some other contraband but it was for a family of 5 who did grocery shopping! Seriously! Chasing after people because they bought some groceries...I would love to live there if that's the peak of criminal activity. . In tonight's news, a family of 5 brought in over some meat from France! Absolutely shocking and gruesome discovery. Officers are said to need on-site counselling and time off from work to help cope with witnessing such actrocities.

@williamabaker12 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@jasonlacroix6083 2 ай бұрын

I notice you have some spicy sausage contraband hidden under the subwoofer.

@spiritlevelstudios Ай бұрын

Lol

@Marco-zt6fz Ай бұрын

Its realy a geat documentary congrats. I say that as a swiss. Was realy exellent in Switzerland is the Public Transportation System. When you live in a City you dont need a car..

@Erintii Ай бұрын

I am living in Switzerland car free and this is possible outside cities. I commute to Liechtenstein with trains and its amazing. Don't like driving and feel no need to have a car.

@Locomaid Ай бұрын

@@Erintii - not to forget how quickly you are in Italy, France, Germany, Austria from any Swiss city less than five hours. The train from Zurich to Lugano via Arth-Goldau is like moving through time. Winter on one side of the Alps, late Spring early summer a few minutes later. And "circling" that one church three times maybe what inspired the matrix!

@Erintii 28 күн бұрын

@@Locomaid agree, traveling to Ticino or Geneva is like traveling to another country without leaving Switzerland. Switzerland is very diverse when it comes to weather, for example snow in St Gallen and no snow in Rorshach

@yoyannik 3 күн бұрын

Lausanne is a beautiful city. I love how they care and keep their city clean

@si_vis_amari_ama Ай бұрын

I did a working holiday in Switzerland, in a rural area. In my broken German, a great topic of conversation was always about work, everyone has a huge work-ethic. Also sense of ordernung and cleanliness; I will never forget meeting the village lady on-the-job, who's voluntary task it was to regularly clean the public phone box. She took much pride in this task. I assume that one would become accustomed to the laws. However this does not curtail freedom of choice in most activities. Its all in the self-discipline I suppose.

@anitapeludat256 Ай бұрын

Many years ago, I traveled with my 15 yo son and his junior Fife and drum corps with other parents, to Basel to visit a Basel Fife and Drum corp. We all had an amazing time, stayed in an immaculate Hostel, a very gracious hostel host. While on a bus in Zurich, we witnessed 3 citizens arrest another driver and pull him out of his auto. Our bus driver explained the arrested driver was in the wrong. We also witnessed a gentlemen dressed in military gear on another bus that scolded two Swiss teenage boys that were acting up. He grabbed them by the collars like an uncle would. As a parent, I thought that was fantastic. I grew up in the era of all parents and teachers kept an eye out for all kids. The constant comparison to the USA is quite a shame, however. I respect the Swiss, and they have had quite some time to establish their country, rules and breed people into the societal norms. There is no basis for comparison. We are in no denial of our issues, especially presently that those of us are fighting to continue this democratic experiment of people from every country of the earth, including tens of thousands of Swiss. We often met curious Swiss citizens, and we were happy to talk and I had learned some basic Swiss to communicate and not be a rude guest. Most Swiss, men and women, automatically said, "Wild Wild West". We were asked if we all owned horses and lived on vast ranches . In Interlaken, we found the Swiss very rude towards local Italians. We were shocked, many in our party are Italian. We have our issues, but Italians are well loved and long past early judgement of many migrants of almost 100 years ago. We explained to Italian shop owners that we adore Italians and were friendly. This was very much appreciated. The food was wonderful, fresh produce from Italy was addictive and it is a breathtaking country. I recommend everyone to visit .

@Locomaid Ай бұрын

In Interlaken, in a premiere five star hotel, I encountered the rudest people and worst service I ever experienced in Europe. And I have been here fourty years. I am not even Italian, lol. It nearly ruined my honeymoon. In fact, they were all overworked and overwhelmed by demanding tourists (it is perceived as Disney World without an entry fee). Entitled people suck the life out of the usually foreign workers, who are paid poorly and work long hours. But I knew that it was the exception because I had been in many places around the country that were charming and where people were kind and helpful. Sorry that you, too, had that experience. I can still feel the shock myself.

@evaburnz 2 ай бұрын

I seriously thought this was a parody for the opening few minutes until the guy was punished with a fine. This is bizarre to me.

@Shimra8888 2 ай бұрын

Why should littering be tolerated?

@silvykara2927 Ай бұрын

@@Shimra8888he was not literring..he threw away trash in...a trash bin because surprise surprise he had no more reciclying trash bags at probably 7am!😂 some call that civilized😮

@miguelcanais Ай бұрын

@@silvykara2927 order comes at a cost

@galaxystar8232 Ай бұрын

These public trash bins only work if ppl follow the system and dont throw away their household trash in there

@ballyhigh11 Ай бұрын

@@silvykara2927 No, he was effectively doing a bit of petty tax evasion. In Switzerland household refuse must be disposed of in specific bags that are taxed. This pays for it's disposal and encourages people to recycle (which isn't taxed)

@eigenfrequency9875 Ай бұрын

I'm Swiss and once a foreigner asked me if i wash my garbage before i dispose it to the public container. First i was amused about foreigners who think we even clean our garbage. She was relived and told me she got rebuked by an old lady because her glasware and cans were dirty when she threw it in the container. Well, i then had to admit that I lovingly wash my trashand and carefully dry it before disposing. I felt very weird..

@asullivan4047 Ай бұрын

Interesting/informative/entertaining. Excellent photography job.Enabling viewers to better understand what the orator is describing. Special thanks to guest speakers sharing personal knowledge pertaining to daily life activities in the country.Making this presentation more authentic and possible -!!!😉.looks like a wonderfully beautiful region to spend time in during the summer season. Wishing viewers/Swedes s safe/healthy/prosperous ( 2024 )🌈🎉😉.

@mihai5935 Ай бұрын

All these rules are logical, the only point not shown out here is that these are only a tiny part of the ecosystem (like not seeing the forest for the trees). The major issues still need to be addressed and made to come to light. A few examples: - drug dealers rampant in the same city of Lausanne at night (can google or find reddit articles to confirm) - judges are party members and pay yearly something to their party (this raises the question of whether the legal system can at times be biased -> see United Nations issue raised about this) - political party financing not public (the attempt to have it happen failed) - nepotism in various domains (issue already raised by an ONG and public) - addressing results not causes (example: the rule I never once respected with showering / flushing the toilet after 22:00 given my job and night shift; luckily there a warning from a lawyer made the complaints stop as this does not stand in court as topic for enforcement; the true cause which should be addressed is building insulation instead of the result) There's no perfect world out there but in terms of safety, cleanness and predictable outcomes Switzerland tops. Hopefully we can work together and improve the more major topics as well as we do address the tiny ones.

@simonestreeter1518 Ай бұрын

No matter what country you live in, everybody wants their drugs. However I found your points very interesting.

@CleymanYT Ай бұрын

I find it a bit weird that you make a video about *Switzerland*'s strict society but the very first example you give is very explicitly unique to a single city but you are still using it as a picture to paint the whole country. Also your research regarding the amount of fire arms owned and pairing it with a wide passion for fire arms is poorly conducted. You could have asked a single swiss person and they could have told you that the reason for the high ownership of guns is because most males take home their gun from their mandatory military service, not because their is a big gun lobby or passion for guns here.

@ca819 Ай бұрын

I'm Swiss and have seen quite a bit of the world. I love to travel but I LOVE to come back here. And I tell you life is wonderful here. You have your black sheep, stuff you don't like but the average person lives a wonderful life. Peace.

@mbm8690 Ай бұрын

Klar, man soll nie nie sagen und auch Undenkbares nicht ausschliessen, aber diese unerschütterliche Überzeugung, dass die Schweiz einmal militärisch erobert werden könnte, hat etwas Rührendes und Beeindruckendes gleichzeitig.

@Shimra8888 2 ай бұрын

So there are no “all you can eat” Korean BBQ in Switzerland??

@VinceV24 Ай бұрын

Being fat is a crime

@solidpain9098 Ай бұрын

There are a few in Zurich. It costs 80CHF/person, no drinks included.

@ybvb Ай бұрын

there are

@justinneal100 Ай бұрын

I’ve lived in Switzerland for almost 4 years now. And Im really tired of the laws and regulations. Really hindering to do anything here. Beside work and go home.

@TheModernInvestor Ай бұрын

1:45 imagine having so little to do that you have to create a job to chase someone down the street who throws away garbage... in a garbage bin. The "imported" meat from the supermarket down the road situation is one of the craziest things ive ever seen... I honestly wonder why they dont have anything better to do.

@davebrittain9216 Ай бұрын

I would not live there if they gave me a free house to live in. Such petty BS if you ask me.

@markdc1145 Ай бұрын

Everyone I've known who has ever spent time in Switzerland has several horror stories of being fined for just going about their daily lives. This includes Germans who themselves are renowned for following a multitude of complex and unnecessary rules.

@varukenprime445 Ай бұрын

Maybe, the laws exist because of the people you know. Look at the streets in switzerland and the streets elsewhere.

@thearcherofjustice1492 Ай бұрын

I've lived here since I'm 14.5 now I'm 68.5 and I've only been fined twice. Once someone who was there I renting a room in my home threw home garbage into a street bin with a piece of paper bearing my name.. The other time it it was for not having a valid bus ticket. They stopped accepting money on the buses and the driver refused my offer to pay. Immediately an inspector came to me to fill out a 100 sfr fine.. I told her well I know she's only doing her job. I'm so lucky, I just bought a Tribolo and won 2x50 sfr, soooooo my fine actually costs me 2 sfr (the price of the Tribolo game) 🤣

@lizh.413 Ай бұрын

It's the most accurate depiction of Swiss life I ever saw outside of Switzerland 🇨🇭 🤣🤣🤣

@nappingracez Ай бұрын

Licence to own a pet and being obliged to let children pass safely - I hope more countries would adopt these policies.

@thetobyg Ай бұрын

The same should apply for having children! 😄

@celljog Ай бұрын

This is not the law in all of the 26 cantons of switzerland. Each canton sets its own laws. The example shown was for canton Neuchatel. In canton Vaud we don't have this law.

@thearcherofjustice1492 Ай бұрын

I live in canton de Vaud. What's with the children?

@trinitristant3527 Ай бұрын

I live in Switzerland. We use Swiss francs, not Euros. Yes, I confirm it is strict over here.

@kush4286 2 ай бұрын

Power tripping like hallway monitors. 😅

@TheMrMultione Ай бұрын

There are so many guns because we have to keep our military gun at home, not out of "passion". Military is mandatory for every man, you can do community service instead but it takes 1.5x as long.

@sneferuzefayawachuma Ай бұрын

I have lived in Switzerland for 10 years and I love it. These rules seemed crazy at first and I didn't like some of them. But I have learned to appreciate the rewards reaped by everyone complying. Two standouts I recall are the noise curfew (loud music, power tools, washing machines vaccuumers etc) are not allowed during night hours, Sundays and public holidays. So we have peaceful nights and on a holiday sometimes you can hear the whole town distant laughter and barking etc it's lovely. The other one is the road rules. The fines for road transgressions are so steep. And drivers always give pedestrians right of way, unless it's not safe to stop. So the roads are very safe, and it's normal for kids to walk to school unaccompanied, from the age of 5. I'm so glad my children grew up here! I don't have a dog, but I think the dog licence and compulsory puppy training is such a good idea. Animals have such good rights here. You have to sign a paper even to buy a hamster and you cannot buy one without having a cage with certain dimensions so the hammy has plenty of room. The cows in the fields have so much space to graze it's so nice

@stevelam5898 Ай бұрын

Actually, with so many cows in the country, Swiss are in fact cowboys.

@kimberlyhampton5332 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂 noted

@fintamaria2429 2 ай бұрын

it seems we've all gone crazy, Clar😢😢

@keahnig164 Ай бұрын

What? Why?

@Brembelia Ай бұрын

I agree. It's like everyone has lost their minds. No common sense. And if that isn't enough, we have here in 🇺🇸 the fas🎉cist takeover.

@Angie-lp2hk Ай бұрын

"You just threw your home trash in a *public* trash bin! That is a violation of the law! Now put your hands up where I can see them! You could have a gun for all we know" LOL

@helentucker6407 Ай бұрын

Really interesting to see Switzerland and the people. 👍

@sopfhie748 Ай бұрын

People may think this is super strict and like a jail but….this is why it’s one of the safest/cleanest countries in the world sooo 🤷‍♀ can you blame em?

@vaclavklem5191 Ай бұрын

Other countries manage to be clean and safe without such rules

@Axitheking Ай бұрын

@@vaclavklem5191 Tell me one? I guess I will find absurd rules let's go

@GQ007-il6ek Ай бұрын

Yes, I can. Totalitarianism is often safer in terms of crime. Freedom is messy and requires citizens devoted to that freedom and knowledge about their society. Americans aren't blind rules followers, at least we didn't USED to be. You can have freedom, or control, but you can't have both. They are incompatible.

@LodrikBadric Ай бұрын

@@GQ007-il6ekYes ot is but as soon as you live in a society you do give up freedom for order. The question is how much, this is not a black/white issue (as nothing really is).

@elise.cherinekemm2984 Ай бұрын

I totally agree with discipline,, l have family near Zurich,,your living standards, r excellent,expensive, but worth it.,,everything works to excellent standards,, It makes many other countries,look very sloppy ,

@sonjagatto9981 Ай бұрын

I agree and I love Zurich❣

@afreeworld2024 Ай бұрын

In how many countries have you been?

@patriziocasciaro8019 Ай бұрын

Thanks for this very realistic video!

@giovannicarreoncota6210 Ай бұрын

i screamed once "viva la suisse" because I was very happy and my earth was joyful for being at laussane .. I was shut up by several people on the street. I felt kind of weird afterwards haha

@Locomaid Ай бұрын

This true. Foreigners speak so loud! I was always shushing my visitors, especially after 22:00. The neighbors might call the cops!👮‍♂️

@Frivals Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@hufficag Ай бұрын

I'm so introverted I worked on myself for 10 years to be able to loudly say stuff in the office and cheer everyone up. I can't do that on the street

@fjkfkfkf Ай бұрын

why is only the french part shown? its laws are very weird if you ask any other swiss...

@tristepin2228 Ай бұрын

I'm from Switzerland and never seen anything like that It's really exaggerated, yes sure you can't make noise after 10 pm and you should avoid making noise on sunday And you should respect your environment but man it's not that strict

@CineSoar Ай бұрын

I noticed, most of this was filmed in French-speaking areas. As a Zurcher for the past year, I am aware of these rules. But, I can't say I've seen 'cleanliness police' monitoring the bins, or other overt displays of enforcement. I wonder if there are regional differences in the relative zealousness of monitoring and enforcement?

@CineSoar Ай бұрын

I went back to the story at the beginning, and noticed the v/o says "Enforcing a law, that is unique to the city [Lausanne]".

@tristepin2228 Ай бұрын

@@CineSoar i'm from the french side of switzerland, and really, i've never seen anything like that, heck, i feel like the germanic side is way more strict than us and those bin officer guys, yeah never seen them either, usually, the police would fine, or at least remind people to not loiter, but i feel like it's like that anywhere, it's just a matter on how much the police will actually enforce the laws but i've seen plenty of people loitering the streets, although, i must say, it's really rare Haven't seen them in Lausanne either, tbf i don't know what to say, the documentary isn't 100% wrong, but i feel like it paints an image of switzerland that may not be 100% right either switzerland is somewhat like japan, societal norms that aren't written in a book, but norms that you need to follow to some degrees, but switzerland being ethnically diverse, people tend to be less strict with each other trust me, i've seen alot of stuff, public transports, streets, etc...

@sophie-rk9mk Ай бұрын

I am swiss and I have never seen anything like this happening.

@stormbear7330 Ай бұрын

❤🇨🇭 Bravo, good management a clean country.

@georgekushner6972 Ай бұрын

Public washroom in Zurich airport was a great disappointment. Toronto Pearson is way cleaner.

@alwaysasummergirl7 Ай бұрын

I am a Japanese with a permanent residence in Switzerland. Correction of an early comment in the video: Switzerland is not the cleanest country in the world but second, after Japan where we don't have such laws or fines and people still don't litter as it's in our culture to be respectful and considerate 😉 I enjoyed this video - while it looks extreme, those who live here know that trash bags are tax, so yes, don't take your trash out to public bins. In Japan, you hardly see bins outside in public (they took them away years ago due to a bomb threat in a bin or something, can't remember) Since then, everyone just takes their trash home if they bought snack or food on the way. It's really that simple. Oh and those people trying to get out of fines smuggling way over the limit meat - saying they were going to donate them to the poor, come on! What a sad excuse. 🙄 I absolutely love living in Switzerland - an amazingly beautiful country, safe, stable and clean!

@PeterAnk Ай бұрын

Japan is surely very beautiful but you just made that statistic up. In no newsarticle or study it states that japan is cleaner than switzerland.

@benzo2762 Ай бұрын

Thought it was Singapore 🇸🇬!

@alwaysasummergirl7 Ай бұрын

@@benzo2762 I also lived in Singapore for 8 years. At first glance it seems clean where the tourists go. When you live there, you see more. I worked in banking and my building was brand new. The ladies room and pantry always got so dirty. In a culture where it’s the norm to have cheap labor (maids) - people aren’t respectful of keeping areas clean themselves.

@alwaysasummergirl7 Ай бұрын

@@PeterAnk I speak from experience and every single person who’s been to both countries would confirm this. Every time I return to Switzerland from another country I feel relieved how clean it is here except when I return from Japan 😉

@JonGreeny Ай бұрын

You are Japanese. No wonder you love living in Switzerland..

@cathbelle5096 Ай бұрын

It must be a rich, clean and perfect country to live in . But i was said that a person can snitch on the neighbor or anybody.....I find this a little sad...😢

@williamabaker12 Ай бұрын

Yeah, that seems a little too totalitarian for my tastes.

@tinayeo1962 Ай бұрын

I love that they need their Guinea pigs and rabbits to have companions…so they aren’t lonely. ❤ Quick! Someone send me a gazillion Swiss Francs so I can go live there with my animals two by two!

@user-mx1gh3mn3w Ай бұрын

I wish we had this in the U.K. it is disgusting here when I have had to see litter, all kinds of waste dumped around the corner. It's disgusting a few times , not often saw people urinating ! Spitting on the pavement! Dog faece on pavement. But I could not live in Switzerland, because I do not like how it is so expensive! I just visit. I like it's cleaness.

@annaal7480 Ай бұрын

Spitting on pavements and fly tipping is very Polish. I was born there so can say it. I hate visiting in towns to see spit everywhere and it is heartbreaking to see rubbish dumped in forests in Poland and just across the border in Germany. I have checked the rubbish and all of it is from Poland. Same along a beautiful road near my village in Germany, Poles just throw away food packaging through car windows. I HATE it.

@Locomaid Ай бұрын

If you live and earn there, it is not that expensive. Just eat less meat 😂

@JonGreeny Ай бұрын

@@Locomaid Majority of the Swiss earn normal salaries.

@Locomaid Ай бұрын

@@JonGreeny I agree. But what is „normal“ differs markedly from canton to canton, city to city and industry to industry. A starting salary for an engineer is about 80 kCHF. Of course there are cashier, retail, waitstaff and bartending jobs (and many others) but often these are part-time jobs and thus don’t really fall into the data set. And I know that there are people that fall through the cracks. But skilled workers can earn well and very skilled workers can also earn very well. But having had a recruiting company for almost tens years in the German-speaking region (DACH), I can say that an established engineer earns between 120 and 140k CHF on average. Add in a qualified leadership role and there is easily another 30 kCHF on top. Change industries/sectors (from machine to insurance or finance, for example) and it can go up, but also down. It is not propaganda. Taxes are also lower in Switzerland. But rent and food can make you broke if you live by US standards (more discretionary spending). I saw many ex-pats struggle for the first years until they either left (happens a lot) or figured it out. Particularly people coming from France, Italy and Spain under negotiate salaries at the beginning.

@umargiade976 Ай бұрын

Switzerland may be beautiful and serene but definitely too robotic for my liking. It seems the law traps are deliberately designed to be unscalable.

@diggusbickus1528 Ай бұрын

most of the laws that were shown are enforced much more loosely in reality than portrayed here, but since every canton (state) has it's own laws some are more strict about this stuff than others, Lausanne the place they showed here looks waaay more strict than where I live and I never knew they are that strict over there. I live in Zürich (Switzerland) and I've been breaking many of these laws shown here (sometimes unknowingly) on the daily/weekly for years/decades and no one cares, I didn't even know about some of them until recently, here in Zürich you can even smoke weed in public (even though it's illegal) and most cops don't care or just tell you to go somewhere more hidden, but again other cantons are more strict so depending on where you live in Switzerland you'll have very varying experiences. In my experience you can live a very relaxed life with alot of freetime, freedom and financial stability here as long as you don't surround yourself with friends/neighbours who actually take these trivial laws seriously, I always found it easy to avoid this part of swiss culture and set my life up in a way where it doesn't affect me in any way I can notice. In truth most people here don't care about this stuff, they specifically picked out people for this documentary who take it extremely serious, this is not the norm at all.

@DMGrass-gb9kg Ай бұрын

Fines are meant to punish the poor. Not one of these "offenders" were of a rich or extravagant background.

@charleswhite758 Ай бұрын

I think this is a great idea to charge £2 per waste bag, it makes people think how they can use less packaging and thus cause less waste. But clearly it has to be enforced in an authoritarian way. The Swiss don't mess about, which is why many consider it the best country in the world

@detlefmann7433 Ай бұрын

Swiss people are often very ‚honestly‘. You can lie your backpack in an café or Restaurant, while you go to toilet and it isn‘t like Napoli or Barcelona. There is low or neither burglary/ cleptomany 👍🏼👍🏼

@nemoemanon6679 Ай бұрын

Ordinary people don’t have a choice in how grocery store products are packaged. I don’t decide how Danone packages yoghurt, do you? It’s ridiculous.

@Optimus77Prime Ай бұрын

that's why they said Indonesia is heaven. Indonesia managed to be clean and organized without being too strict.

@LodrikBadric Ай бұрын

You are aware that Indonesia still enforces the death penalty? 🙈

@simonestreeter1518 Ай бұрын

So do most states in the US. And we aren't especially strict. @@LodrikBadric

@bystandersarah Ай бұрын

Wow that’s a bit fussy of the government 😮you know, at least they are putting the trash in a bin! Here people just dump trash anywhere! Suggestion: limit the wasteful packaging types that companies are allowed to produce and don’t worry so much if private citizens are putting a few little items in the bin. Wth is that bin for?!? The first guy’s little bag of trash looked like something you might have accumulated after lunch in a park.

@umarriaz1697 Ай бұрын

Living in CH for many years and having lived in many European and Asian countries, I can say without a doubt that it’s one, if not the best places in the world to live and raise children. The only problem is the high cost of living particularly the health insurance.

@andijamet4501 Ай бұрын

We moved here last July after living in Asia. We really like it and feel like the issues addressed in this doc are very exaggerated, but I am totally with you both about the health insurance. The costs are insane! I really hope it does get accepted! Will keep an ear open. @@Wisteria__Lane