Canada and Switzerland are two of the greatest nationalities to have. Both countries are often at peace with the world.

As an American expat living and working in CH I really respect the Swiss for their transparency of taxes, respect for workers, active civil society, public transit and the natural beauty. I feel very privileged to live here. The infrastructure is AMAZING ;)

I recently moved to Basel, Switzerland from the UK and I am in love with the place. I wholeheartedly echo everything you said.

So close,so different... My country (Italy) should learn a lot from yours to restore and preserve the beautiful environment we have and to improve Italians' quality of life.

I always think there are pros and cons to living anywhere

Highfive für d Schwiiz!

OMG I miss Switzerland sooo much! I've been in England for nearly 10 months for a gap year and I just can't wait to go back home to our beautiful country

I agree with everything you said. I've been living here for 12 years and I can't imagine leaving all these good things behind. They're mostly small things and you could be considered picky by valuing them, but when you're used to an "easy" Life then it's difficult to leave that behind. Something that I really appreciate too is the Post. They do their job amazingly well, very professional and I really appreciate how ok it is to import stuff from other countries mostly without paying additional taxes. I know that in Portugal it's normal to wait up to 2 months to actually receive your package, especially if they need any invoices and such. Switzerland is just not complicated when it comes to that and I LOVE it. Amazing video; thank you Julia for uploading this 💖

I live almost 5 years now in Bern and I am quite happy here. I agree that the positives outweigh the negatives and with the points you listed: It is incredibly safe, so clean, never needed a car etc. I am actually happier that people here are more reserved at first and not super chatty. I think they are very direct (to the point US or UK expats find them impolite) in comparison to some countries but they are still more politely direct than eg. the Germans. However it is a country for few and well valued friendly relationships. People who come here used to a large circle of "friendly" acquaintances have some difficulties in the beginning.

Love Love Love! I've been thinking lately about moving to CH as I work for a Swiss company in the UK and this video was really helpful. Please do one about the negative points as well. Many thanks :)

I think for me the main reason why I love living in Switzerland is punctuality and clean water from the tab hahah

I love Switzerland... I'm Swiss🤗❤️🇨🇭

I would like to see the negatives too, because I think about moving out of my country a lot and it is usefull to know some downsides to places as well.

Aaawww, now i miss Switzerland so much. ❤️ Such an amazing country!

Yesss I love so much Switzerland.God bless this beautiful Country😘

I am portuguese and am in Zürich its going to make 8 years. i totally agree you. I love how clean and organize the country is. And lets not forget the chocolate, i am a chocohalic 🤣 Love you Videos and how true you are about everything.

I am not Swiss, Canadian living here & I love it!!! Thanks for this video, i agree 💯 %

I like how you can get everywhere with public transport and nice roads ! 😍 It seems there is order everywhere!

Very informative and enjoyable. Thank you!

Im so happy that im going to live in swiss

My great grandfather came from Switzerland he was in the Swiss army I still have an old picture of him somewhere in his Swiss army uniform. I'd like to visit it someday

I have followed your Vlog for last 7 years and i am a true fan , Love your channel. Keep up the Good work.

Very informative! 😊 my dream country to visit. And luckily, I'm going there this July! So excited! Again, Thank you very much!

I love this video. Is very informative.

Nothing better than a clean and safe country! 🐸🐛🍀

I’m living in Fribourg and I’m so proud to be half swiss ❤️🇨🇭

I like that someone would write a video about Switzerland. And also we have things in common because I am Swiss, I grew up in Neuchâtel, but I now live in Canada and have dual citizenship. We are the opposite. I miss Swiss food though

Julia! Amazing video. I've visited Switzerland thrice and it's safe to say that I've completely fallen in love with this wonderful country. The people, the culture, and everything you've discussed in this video. I'm a pretty young college student looking to live there after I get my degree. Would you possibly consider a video with advice/your experience?

Sounds like a lovely place! Thank you for sharing.

I've only been to Lugano for a couple of days and I have to say, the beauty is truly remarkable! I would love to go again! you definitely got the work hours wrong though. Greece is 4th worldwide.

I really love to watch your videos about Switzerland! It's so interesting when you show the Nature, the cities, it's everything so beautiful! If you want to make a video about the negative things, I think it will be very interesting too.

Thanks for sharing I would love to visit Switzerland all the places I've seen only and heard its more than enough for me to fall in love with the country

yes im agree, im living in switzerland, one has to see to believe

I live in Norway and 30% of my salary goes to taxes. I'm very happy to pay that, as we are a small country and I want people to be able to have affordable health care, child care, tuition-free university and so on. I don't think high taxes are a bad thing at all, it's a sign of us all contributing to the kind of society we want. I also think it's great that there is parental leave here, (not just maternity) so if it's a same-sex couple they can take the same amount of leave if they wish. The amount of tax you pay in Norway is based on your income, of course, the people who earn very large amount of money probably pay closer to 50%, but that's not the case for most people.

Hey Julia! I am an incomings master student at UZH this fall semester. After watching this video, I really feel I made the right decision to live in Switzerland for next two years!

Good video! As an expat living in CH I would agree with all your statements!!! Great place to raise kids!

Hey Julia! This was awesome. I'm Canadian, and headed back to Switzerland for the second time. Totally relate to so much you've shared here, and think you're spot on about the Swiss people: They seemed standoffish but sincere, which didn't bother me a bit! Thanks for sharing this from an insider's perspective.

I love Switzerland, I always felt safe👍

doing a great job i learned a lot about swiss in this video .....

Merci pour tous ces compliments, love your channel 👍🏻

I absolutely LOVE this video... Switzerland is right at the top of my bucket list!! xo

Going to Switzerland 🇨🇭 for the first time! :) have no idea how it gonna look like. 😍 but super excited

I agree with you. Something remarkable of switzerland is the pure nature one can find, and the water of its lakes and of course its cleanliness. I also love chocolates but I hate the high prices of the restaurants in zurich.

On my layover into Zurich International my eyes were wowed by the awesomeness of The Alps. The train from one terminal to my next terminal was very fast but smooth. I personally am a big hockey fan so Switzerland is very appealing to me. Plus I love the government of Switzerland, and the neutrality.

Best country ever and proud to be swiss!

Ich wohne zwar in der Schweiz und reise viel herum aber mich würden deine Top- 10- Sehenswürdigkeiten/Städte/Ausflüge sehr interessieren! 🌞

Awesome!

Very informative ,Julia ....love your channel ...

I really hope to one day soon go and travel to Switzerland! Also Italy, Norway and Austria!

The Swiss chocolate is hands down the best!

Loved this one.

i love Switzerland sooooooop much

yes! please do a second video on the down sides of Switzerland!

Great video, Julia! I would like to see the negatives as well and what made you move from Canada to Switzerland :)

Yes please. Make a video of the top 10 negatives or cons

Not everybody here in Switzerland has such a high income that he can buy what he wants. There are lots of people who have problems to just buy food for there families because its so expensive. Its really hard to live here with a bad payed job.

Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness.

yes

When I lived there I was always amazed that as soon as you got off the train at its end destination hoardes of cleaners would come on and clean it. In the UK you can barely see out the window sometimes they’re so dirty. I loved Switzerland and wished I could have lived there permanently.

WOW that's AWESOME!!!!

I love Switzerland as well! I would love to live there it's my dream country to live in Europe ❤️ yes definitely make also the 10 down sides go Switzerland 🇨🇭

My parents and I lived in Zürich for two months when I was a kid. Now I dream of having a family over there.

I would love to see a Canadian edition :)

Best thing about earning a living in Switzerland, you can travel and everywhere is so cheap and affordable...except in Norway!

I'm also Swiss from Ticino, you should definitely come and visit here, especially Lugano *-* I love our country, overtime I'm away I miss it! But my favourite city will always be Zurich

I love it I'm moving to Switzerland

yes i love this, i always voting

Your makeup looks amazing, just have to say.

On Point! :-) I am and live in Switzerland and I know that some people here don't apprichiate what they have and it's sometimes really annoying. It is beautiful to live here and of course there are also some negative sites. But all in one, if you work and take care of the responibilities you have while living here, you have a good life.

Hi Julia! I' m Italian and many of the things you talked about in your video are the same here! Referendums, the diversity in landscapes: we go from the big cities like Milan and Rome to the little medieval villages spread all over the country. Not to mention the mountains, the lakes, the seas and everything else! 😍😍😍

Finally I'm subscribed 😎

I love your makeup!

I don't know what the best thing about switzerland is, but the flag is a big plus

Excellent.

love this video alot Julia yes you should make video too . I love Switzerland for its natural beauty.😘😘😘

I remember your videos of your mountain cabin!

It’s 2-5 weeks paid vacation here in the U.S. depending on how long you’ve been with your company :)

I am from switzerland and looked your both clips, negativ and positiv. It is very intresting to see your version. I want to go more and more times to america and canada. Ther are my dreamcountrys. Cool clip idea !

My sister is going to Switzerland soon. I can't wait for the cheese and chocolate souvenirs! lol

Irgendwie ist einem das manchmal gar nicht so bewusst... ☺️ Super Video! 🇨🇭

Switzerland sounds so awesome! =D I need to leave sweden.

Very interesting Julia, really loved this video! I would like to see the downsides too :)

true, we are reserved because we are looking for good friends not just anyone

Yes, I would love to hear what your thoughts are on the no-so-thrilling parts of living in Switzerland. I'm planning on a 50th b-day trip to Switzerland because of your videos out and about in the countryside. It is breathtaking and I want to experience that personally. The beauty is obvious, the downside of living there would be interesting to hear from someone who's been there for a long time now.

Thank you for your point of view, I've seen both of your videos (Bad and Best things) and I agree mainly on what you say (I'm Swiss) and I know how it can be difficult for foreigners at the beginning (because I know how we are haha). We can seem tough sometimes, but when we got friends, it's for life. Some people said that we got our friends from childhood and that's it, but it's not true, i got plenty of friends I've met as an adult, but the reality is that when we love someone, we don't change it haha. So yeah, we often have "childhood friends" but it's because when we give friendship, it's not for taking it away after some months. We love quality and it goes also for our friends. We're not looking for thousand of friends that are fake but a lil' group with who we could have plenty of fun. If you find your group, it'll be for life, although I know it can be difficult sometimes. We should work on being more open sometimes, but, old habits ya know. Keep on the good work ! I love your videos.

The way you describe the Swiss is exactly how I would describe the Dutch (in terms of character). It's crazy!

I really agree with you! Switzerland is such a nice country and has that natural beauty that is just mesmerising. Also it has some similarities with Belgium. I have lived in belgium for 6 years now, but I really have to agree with you on the chocolate part. Swiss chocolate is the absolute best! Even the cheap one as you said. I don't want to be rude but belgium chocolate and fries are a bit overrated in my opinion. Very nice video, I'm looking forward to the next one!

JULIA THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON SWITZERLAND MYSELF I TO AM DUAL NATIONALITY CANADIAN AND SWITZERLAND.CAME TO SWITZERLAND IN THE 70'S.MY.PROFESSON IS BALLET DANCER, I WORKED IN THE 3 MAJOR BALLET COMPANIES HERE GENEVA BASEL ZÜRICH.REMAINED 9 YEARS LEFT TO WORK IN OTHER I NTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPANIES RETURNED 10 YEAR'S LATER AS BALLET MASTER WORKING AT BERN THEATER THAN COMING BACK TO ZURICH OPERNHAUS AS BALLET MASTER. I AM RETIRED AND MADE ZÜRICH MY HOME.MYSELF I FIND SWITZERLAND AS A SMALL CANADA MANY SIMILARITIES IN ALL ASPECTS. DO ENJOY MY LIVING HERE LIKELY BE MY LAST MOVE.NO PROBLEM WITH MY DECISION. ONE TAKES THE GOOD AND BAD IN ONES LIFE 👍❤️

great presentation of switzerland. I am dual citizen too from Switzerland and the US. I live at the Lake of Zürich and just love it here too. (and why look for negative things when actually most is positiv. ;-) )

I would so love to live in Switzerland in the future. I have been there, and that country totally amazed me. How respectful people are, how clean the streets are, oh god.. Currently studying engineering, hopefully some swiss company is gonna hire me in the future lol

Just come back from a visit to the beautiful country of Switzerland, we loved the holiday there - i've made a video dedicated to Switzerland from my gopro, titled a Swiss visit, hope you enjoy it!

So cool! (:

The Swiss are very friendly…and public services are stellar

I enjoyed it!! I would like to see the negatives too.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences in living in Switzerland! I love learning about other countries and what it's like to live there and especially love your #FitFriday videos where you show the beautiful Swiss countryside. My great-great grandparents were from Switzerland, so it's really neat to see their homeland. :-) I'd love to hear the negatives as well. I live in Seattle and feel fortunate that we have a lot of public transportation options available, but it's still not the best, so I'm envious of many other cities/countries who have amazing transportation systems. I also wish the US would mandate paid vacation and sick time, including maternity leave. I am grateful that the company I work for is very generous with vacation time, but I have friends who are lucky to get only a week off per year - such a sad thing.

The U.S. does offer paid vacation days but there is no mandatory number of weeks across the board. You accrue your time off at whatever rate the employer sets. I worked at one company who offered every new employee three weeks to start, which is a lot. Two weeks is usually the standard (and not enough, IMO). Switzerland looks and sounds lovely---I can't wait to visit someday, though I need to save up!

I love this! I've lived in Lugano for three years and can't imagine being in any other country. You should definitely do the negative side too, I'm so curious what your thoughts are :)

Agree with you about friendship... In Canada, I feel that the friendship is superficial in comparaison to Europe un general! Hope to live in Switzerland one day... :3

Me and my husband have been throwing around the idea of moving overseas from the state's. He holds a degree in computer science and I'm A preschool teacher . I do have citizenship in Turkey but we have been looking into Germany and Denmark. Also it has to be kid friendly.

Oh I LOVE this video. Lifestyle videos are always my favorites. Yes, please do a video on the negatives of living in Switzerland. I agree with what you said about people in North America. I live in the USA, and it is common to have to deal with people who don't do what they say they are going to do. When I invite people over for dinner, I expect them to be on time. I will allow for being a few minutes late because you never know if you will run into traffic. That is why I always give myself extra time to get someplace. Once when I had people over for dinner, 2 of them were over 2 hours late. One of them lives just around the corner from me, and it takes 5 minutes to walk over to my house. The other one lives only about a mile away. I did not wait for them. I started dinner with those who came on time and we ate. When the two late ones arrived we were not only finished eating dinner, but also dessert, and I was ready to put away the left overs and start cleaning up. Sometimes I arrange to meet a person someplace. I get there on time, but then end up waiting nearly an hour for that person. Being late and not respecting other people's time is rampant in North America. Well, at least in the USA. I cannot speak for Canada. Another thing I experience a lot is people saying they will call you right back and then they don't. Or people will often say they want to keep in touch with you when you leave a job. So you call or email them, but they never respond. Insincerity is an awful trait in many people here.