10 reasons why I left america to move to switzerland

[@odl21]

I moved from Manhattan to Ticino 10 years ago. So much happier here

[@shekondog]

I am from NYC and Zurich is cheaper than living in NYC. Example: Childbirth cost us $35K in NYC vs $4k in Zurich. Taxes also lower in Zurich. Free school, low cost university, healthcare, safety, quality of life, family life and of course the usual nature/environment/food/etc etc

[@amweg]

Das sind ein paar gute Gründe, derer man sich als Schweizer oft gar nicht so bewusst ist. Danke für dieses Video und herzlich willkommen in der Schweiz!

[@nickwalz4868]

I’ve been wanting to move there for the past 5 years. It’s awesome to hear from someone who did it!

[@theswissdiaries]

@@nickwalz4868 it’s never too late!

[@zaram131]

Same here! But it looks impossible!

[@brass427]

There's a long list of qualifications and they are not easy to fulfill. Thank God.

[@JCB576]

Two sidenotes: 1) The foodregulations (and many other ones) tend to be stricter than in the EU. So you really get the best quality 2) education is free until the university level (books and stuff excluded of course). But I think people percieve it as free because it is somewhere between 600-700CHF per semester

[@Mike-wc1ns]

I still live in America but I can give you a thousand reasons why I would get the hell out of America and move to Switzerland!

[@theswissdiaries]

@@Mike-wc1ns it really changes your entire perspective on life!

[@hanipasha8859]

I left Germany and moved to the US, why would you want to come to a country where they don't speak English

[@jackiecordova7291]

You like my country 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭

[@Vibrationofeterna]

😂😂😂😂❤❤

[@barbararuthschatzmann8078]

Thx for this eye opener. Makes me grateful all over again for the gift of living here!

[@WDiCT9mW]

I thought American women only care for free abortions...

[@FeelGoodFrench]

Really enjoyed this, Jade! The natural beauty and safety in Switzerland are two reasons I often hear from expats I work with, and I completely understand why those were big factors for you. Your story about learning a new language and adjusting to the food quality really resonated with me - it’s a huge part of feeling at home in a new country. Thanks for sharing your personal journey, it’s so relatable and inspiring!

[@borngreat8962]

You have to be resident in Switzerland for at least 10 years to possibly get naturalized. 5 years (EU, US and Canadian citizens) is for permanent residence

[@theswissdiaries]

I am married to a Swiss Citizen so I do not have to wait 10 years on a Work/Guest Visa. I am on a family reunification visa and in 5 Years I can apply for a Swiss passport (:

[@83subho]

​@@theswissdiaries could you please share some of the documents required for the reunification process?

[@theswissdiaries]

@@83subho sure! I’ll have to try to refresh my memory on the whole process but I’ll definitely put it on my list of videos to make (:

[@abbybuhay265]

the younger version of me would have definitely find this country amazing.....considering the scenic views one wakes up to every single day would surely make one anxiety and stress free....you have my vote....good choice...been to Geneva and Crans Montana

[@theswissdiaries]

Thanks so much for your positive comment🫶🏼 it’s definitely a blessing to live here. And hey, it’s never too late to come back and experience it again!

[@stargazer0016]

I agree it's a blessing to live in Switzerland. But still - as a Swiss citizen who works hard and has their fair share of problems just like anyone, it makes me feel weird if people say things like "the scenic views would surely make one anxiety and stress free". They do if you're here on vacation. If you live here all your life, it's not that simple.

[@winterroses320]

Fantastic video! Makes me so nostalgic for the country, I went to high school in Geneva, Switzerland and recently returned from a trip to Zurich with my husband. I remember taking a tram at 14 years old late at night all alone and walking home feeling completely safe. It’s so wild. I came across your video because my family and I are thinking about moving to 🇨🇭 in the next few years. ❤

[@theswissdiaries]

@@winterroses320 thank you so much! Switzerland has been such a safe and beautiful country to live in and I’m so lucky I’ve found a home here. Hopefully everything works out with moving your family back here (:

[@detlef5000]

Welcome in switzerland. ;-)

[@NicolasMeca]

I'm very glad you could leave Ununited States of America to have a better life. Have fun and enjoy!

[@theswissdiaries]

@@NicolasMeca thank you so much!

[@sun_up]

The government isn’t paying anything towards costs during pregnancy. Your health insurance is, thus everyone in Switzerland who pays for health insurance. What you do get is 80% of your salary for 14 weeks after birth.

[@theswissdiaries]

@@sun_up you’re totally right! I should have explained a bit more. I’ll keep this in mind for future videos. Thanks for the watch! 🫶🏼

[@MrFelis1]

Nice video. Thumb up. Feel welcome here in Switzerland ^^

[@theswissdiaries]

Thank you!!! 🫶🏼

[@AlexanderWeixelbaumer]

- Not having a president but rather a group of people who share the executive power and having to do so while talking to each other and reaching consensus. It's so funny and frustrating at the same time to see neighboring countries having so much problems with their politics - Right to propose a change in law and being able to vote every quarter of the year for new initiatives. People from other countries are so jallouse when it comes to this. It's really nice being asked on what to do.

[@VKat]

How’s the Asian food over there?

[@mimirockt]

cute video. i like the vibes. how hard is it for you to learn german but people speaking swiss german everywhere?

[@theswissdiaries]

@@mimirockt it’s pretty hard but most everyone speaks either english or don’t have a problem with you speaking high German to them they just usually respond in swiss German

[@pamelawyatt7792]

How can I find jobs for Switzerland

[@markmuller7962]

Perfect for people that love safety and organization like families or nerds (like me) 😄

[@Clinton-h4k]

I moved here for masters at the southern part, Lugano. So beautiful here, but it gets a bit lonely, basically to my observation the Swiss have tight friend groups and it’s not easy to get in (although they are really nice people). I have made some friends but foreigners who came here for a couple days for tourism (Americans & Australians). I would say Swiss is perfect but at the price of potential loneliness.

[@terencehonda]

Its weird how the views of the same country can differ. Im Swiss 55y and want to leave and move to the Dominican Republic because of too many rules and regulations, bad weather, too many people, politics etc. I wish you all the best and welcome

[@theswissdiaries]

@@terencehonda thank you (: I guess the grass is always greener on the other side

[@terencehonda]

@@theswissdiaries thats true 🙂

[@TheGraemi]

Only after you lived some time in another country, will you treasure Switzerland.😉

[@FdVegas76]

Hello Jade, I’m Swiss and I live in the French part of Switzerland. I love traveling to the USA but I think I wouldnt live there. Switzerland is my country and I never quit it 😊. Hope you’ll be always Happy to live by us 😉

[@theswissdiaries]

@@FdVegas76 that’s so nice😭 thank you so much I’m so lucky to be here

[@benjager8062]

This saw so helpful. I did a trip to Switzerland two weeks ago and I fell in love. Yet only spent 3 days in Geneva for work. Thank you so much

[@theswissdiaries]

@@benjager8062 Come to Zurich if you get the chance! This city made me fall in love with Switzerland (but mostly Interlaken 😉)

[@zaram131]

I know, I feel the same way. I was there for 2 weeks and totally fell in love. Zürich is so enchanting, as well as every single village and town we visited. It’s magical. 🤍 I’m coming back somehow.

[@benjager8062]

@@theswissdiaries noted. I put Zürich on the list. What’s your best and most fav thing in the city?

[@theswissdiaries]

@@benjager8062 the new botanical gardens are amazing and even better they’re free Also walking through the old city and down the walking path by the lake starting at the opera house, the china garden, swimming near Limmatplatz the list could go on and on really

[@jessicaedpatule4042]

Me after hurricane Milton 😢 I just want a safe place for my family ❤

[@theswissdiaries]

@@jessicaedpatule4042 I hope you and your family are all safe!!!

[@romanknobel7370]

you want to learn a new language and come to switzerland to.... learning swiss german? zuri german? bern german? valis german? büntner german have fun 😅 welcome to switzerland 👋🏻❤👋🏻

[@Braun30]

No, dialet Ticines. Airöö, Momo or Locarnes?

[@TheAshleydelmar]

Can you talk more about becoming a Swiss citizen? Online it says you have to be there for 10 years. I would like to know more about this process :)

[@yanifrancs]

Greetings from St Gallen ❤ Enjoy ur life here xx

[@Baileys.small.engine.repair]

If anybody could advise me on this question: What is the foster care system like in Switzerland? What is the process of becoming a foster parent like in Switzerland?

[@theswissdiaries]

@@Baileys.small.engine.repair i believe it can vary depending on each canton of Switzerland. From what I have quickly read, you must have multiple meetings with the organization of your choosing to see if you are a good fit, take some sort of class to prepare yourself, get the appropriate permit for each child and wait for a decision from the officials after you have submitted your applications to see if you have been approved to be foster family.

[@Baileys.small.engine.repair]

@theswissdiaries very good to know thank you!

[@tatianaflorez7858]

Great Video! I appreciate your positivity. Would you talk more about the citizen process? Tixs.

[@abdulsadiq5183]

I can't wait moving to Switzerland. I love the scenery, countryside views and the typographical of the country so much. Can anyone here be of help? I need a job in Switzerland

[@gerardschnueriger5624]

Thank you for the Video. Some people like the country, some people not. And thats ok too. The population is growing insanly the last 30 years, almost 50% is a foreigner or second or third generation. But thats important to survive as a little country. People like you are the future for every country.

[@karinlinakrauchi65]

50%?? No it's about 27%... and as you said, many "of this %" ar living here since the 60ties... 😊

[@davidvanbrunt4233]

Good for you young lady !!!

[@jessicaedpatule4042]

I’m an aesthetician and my husband and I general residencial contractor . We looking possibilities to move out of the country. Age of 41 you think we to old ?

[@Sandy_sandy143]

Iam also planning to move to Switzerland 🇨🇭 from india

[@theswissdiaries]

Good luck with the move! You’ll love it here

[@brass427]

You can't just "move to Switzerland". There are a whole set of Kansas preventing this. Luckily.

[@enderweniger]

you are a legend and I hope our country threads you very well

[@theswissdiaries]

@@enderweniger so far so good (: thanks for watching

[@wk477]

I will never move to Switzerland. I left the next day. There were so many reasons I will never visit Switzerland.

[@theswissdiaries]

@@wk477 that’s ok (:

[@gerardschnueriger5624]

Why?

[@paulomadeira76]

😂😂😂 You don´t like rules?

[@wk477]

@@paulomadeira76 actually, I like rules but not the point to take people's freedom and walk like a zombies. All the people I saw in the stores, parks was something different feeling. It was so dead!!! No happiness whatsoever. Homeless taking my food and Money in the parks!? They all looked so dirty and stinky. I saw some young people so skinny as they were sedated with drugs. Kind of death camp situation. I don't know why people talk highly about Switzerland because the parks are unsafe, the parking meters is a mess and confusing, even the money system was so confusing. Police are terrifying like Gestapos. No wonder people are oppressed. CERN sign is founded based on Satan. Trying to open a portal to bring hell to Earth!? Look into that please. also, I didn't see pretty people. They are all ugly and body defects. I wonder why!? It was so sad and curious 🧐 I didn't feel welcome anyways. Scary feeling. I am sorry to say all this but it's true what I experience in there. I'll never comeback for nothing!!! But, I can say the food was authentic and delicious better then the Italian one.

[@HansGrob]

​​@@wk477Depends on where you were. Foreigners continue to assign a certain place (e.g. Lauterbrunnen) to the whole country. The fact that we are nearly the only ones where most are still slim and fit and living to 84 average disproves you. You may have been overwhelmed by the perfection and wealth seen at most places. Go across the border to Italy and you see the huge difference: lot of decay.

[@mark10601]

Great video ❤

[@joeyjin4273]

What do you do for work / what are you planning to do?

[@theswissdiaries]

I am a full time nanny. When I first came to Switzerland, I was willing to take any job I could get, so I worked at the Airport for a couple months but luckily I was quickly connected with a family near Rapperswil and they moved me out there to work close to them!

[@TheGraemi]

@@theswissdiaries You are not working for Roger Federer, are you? 😉

[@theswissdiaries]

@@TheGraemi definitely not 😂

[@SophieZawada]

How long do you live in switzerland?

[@theswissdiaries]

@@SophieZawada I’ve been here for just under 2 years!

[@SophieZawada]

@@theswissdiaries is it still Good for you to live there? :)

[@swaroopsdscn6713]

Is really rent of apartments was high i also want to study medical pg in switzerland, can you give any suggestions for rhat

[@theswissdiaries]

@@swaroopsdscn6713 rent is incredibly high in certain areas closer to more desirable big cities and a little less when you get into smaller towns and “Dorfs“. In my experience it has been very hard finding a place to live and even harder if you are an expat or have no swiss ties :/

[@H-bv1xt]

Where did you live in US? What work do you do now in Switzerland? How did you move to Switzerland as a student or thru work?

[@theswissdiaries]

@@H-bv1xt i live near Zurich! I am married to a swiss citizen and thats how I am able to stay and have a much shorter visa process. Currently I’m a full time nanny (:

[@joshschrader4732]

You should probably mention that because your video made it sound like it was a routine process and we both know that it’s damn near impossible to gain Swiss passport from the States unless you marry Swiss, have Swiss parents or are a billionaire

[@lovingsunshine3515]

@@joshschrader4732I agree. She made it sound so easy to move but she didn’t disclose that she’s married to a Swiss citizen. Which makes a huge difference.

[@sm3675]

Is take home pay higher in Switzerland or the US?

[@odl21]

Depends on your job. But for almost all jobs Switzerland. Some tech and senior banking jobs pay is higher in US.

[@odl21]

I think your defence argument is a bit dated. Even Switzerland has mostly abandoned its defences as modern warfare invalidates it.

[@eneaeni2110]

Please help!!! Is it US or Swizerland generaly better to settle. I have to take this desicion anytime soon

[@theswissdiaries]

@@eneaeni2110 I haven’t settled anywhere permanently yet but in my very uneducated opinion I would say each country has its advantages. America has a bit more opportunity for growth and freedom but Switzerland is a safer more stable option. If I had a family, I would like to think that Switzerland is the best option for the education and safety of my kids. Especially the way they take care of mothers and expecting mothers.❤️ hope this helps

[@eneaeni2110]

@@theswissdiaries thank you so much the your reply

[@LexMoy]

⁠@@theswissdiariesLOL.. That sounds a bit too fanatical. Do you know having children in Switzerland is quite an expensive task? Do you even know how much daycare costs on average in Switzerland? And mothers here have a shorter maternity break than in most European countries.

[@theswissdiaries]

@@LexMoy of course I do. Which is why I don’t have children (: not to mention I work in childcare here in Switzerland. But having kids these days is a luxury anywhere and it is my personal opinion. It doesn’t have to resonate with you.

[@dancooper8551]

In the process of moving there. Some issues on tax concerns but love the country and want to avoid a fascist state.

[@HansGrob]

The Nr. 1 reason is the quality of the public transport. This idea the Mid West girl does not get, of course, because she wants to continue to pollute and endanger further by 'riding'. Nr. 2: Slim people, especially those who walk to the station.

[@theswissdiaries]

Hi (: I don’t own a car and ride my bike to work everyday

[@HansGrob]

​@@theswissdiariesGood, but you said, that you drive to the proximate countries. Possible, but not necessarily.

[@avitalsheva]

Very easy answer - In Suisse you got more money than in US .. very straightforward

[@theswissdiaries]

Not necessarily true. I actually made significantly more money while living on Hawaii than I do living in Switzerland

[@markmuller7962]

Healthcare is definitely expensive but if you're poor the government takes care of that 😊

[@andyc9902]

I hope i can move for Masters

[@AnastasiaAna-v3b]

Beautiful

[@redouantoukani892]

like uuu🎉

[@AnastasiaAna-v3b]

@@redouantoukani892 *I love the Perfect Son of GOD!*

[@redouantoukani892]

@@AnastasiaAna-v3b what u mean ?

[@AnastasiaAna-v3b]

@@redouantoukani892 You like someone who *loves the Perfect Son of GOD!* All of beauty in Heaven and Earth - even the Swiss flag - points to Him.

[@essentialeagle7049]

🇨🇭

[@jermynryan2286]

When u live in switzerland long enough u can speak 10 languages

[@theswissdiaries]

@@jermynryan2286 keeping my fingers crossed 🤞🏼

[@irismartink2751]

*fewer.

[@Safespace4all-13]

I am so ready to leave America. It’s so overrated America.

[@70s80s]

I want to move to Switzerland because…..DONALD J. TRUMP!

[@bantip5499]

Yean...please stop coming? Thank you. This poor country is already being flooded with people. So please don't advertise even more to move here. Thank you.

[@theswissdiaries]

@@bantip5499 I’m not the one who says how many people can come. Switzerland has strict rules and regulations about those who can come in and those who can’t. Sorry 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@FrancisSamo]

I'm a digital nomad from Switzerland, currently in Thailand. I just wanted to say that it's unlikely you get your swiss citizenship within 5 years. Most people I know, who are "Papierlischwizer" got their passport after 10-12 years. Besides that, the compulsory military service from the age of 18 is a joke. A fraction of the people who have to go to the military go to the military, as there are other options like "Zivilschutz", "Zivildienst" or "Doppel UT"!

[@theswissdiaries]

My husband is a swiss citizen so I’m on a “fast track” I don’t have to wait as long as someone who is here for only work etc.

[@theswissdiaries]

I do know a lot of people who have opted out to do voluntary service or just claimed an injury or mental illness

[@FrancisSamo]

​@@theswissdiaries I have the feeling that the majority of men in Switzerland do not want to join the military and therefore find a way not to go. 🤷‍♂

[@FrancisSamo]

​@@theswissdiaries Got it. "fast track" describes it really well 😅

[@JCB576]

Nope actualy the majority of people do military service

[@MotoG22-dd5rh]

Switzerland so boring cant wait to leave

[@LexMoy]

I agree. Switzerland is incredibly boring. Which country do you intend moving to from Switzerland?

[@nancybarta8167]

That Singapore is on the safe list is a joke. So many Americans have been killed there including a friend of mine. So the whole list seems invalid.Yes Switzerland doesnt help other countries in peril. But when Hitler advanced they sure needed our help.

[@theswissdiaries]

I’m so sorry to hear about your friend. I believe bad things can happen anywhere Switzerland included. However, in my own personal experience Switzerland has given off nothing but a feeling of safety and comfort

[@Vis_Maior]

Switzerland was literally surrounded by the Axis powers on all sides. And you very well know that if Europe had totally fallen, Hitler would have had upgraded V2 rockets hit the East Coast the minute the USSR was no longer a threat.

[@erics.1149]

If you are referring to military interventions, yes, Switzerland is not sending troops. What Switzerland does do for other countries in need, however, is to provide humanitarian support in disasters, crises and wars. More than most other countries do. I.e. through the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross), which was founded in Switzerland and still has its headquarters there. And as far as the role in WWII is concerned, your statement is not really accurate and must be considered in a much more differentiated way than in such a superficial form. On one hand, the country (surrounded by the Axis powers) came to terms with the Nazis in a certain sense; on the other hand, many people survived by being accepted into Switzerland, even if many others were turned away. A generalised black and white statement like yours in relation to WWII certainly does not do justice to the situation at the time, both for Switzerland and other countries.

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

No, we didnt "need your help" actually. In fact our air force shot down both Nazi and Allied planes many times as we're an independent nation and defend our borders. Ourselves.