Asking Zurich: What Swiss people dislike and like about Zurich, Switzerland

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[@claudiaandjan]

Hi guys! What is the best and the worst of your own city? We would love to hear you 😊

[@stvgigi]

Montreal - broken health care system (worst I've seen) and highest taxes in North America but a beautiful and entertaining city to live in with great access to the outdoors and nature.

[@afahmi72]

Dislike for my city.. traffic is worsts over here and costs of living in Kuala Lumpur is high too. ohhh.. i am from Kuala Lumpur, malaysia. I went to winthertur last december, and nice place..too, and not so expensive.

[@eugeniopajota3096]

Please. Assist. Me. I would. Like. To. Marry. A. Swiss. Woman I'll. Be. Waiting. For. Your. Reply. Please

[@projekt3658]

Berlin - no mountains. + diversity

[@user-oy4vo9fu6s]

found lovely people in Zurich. :)

[@stefanop1340]

Lived there 3 and half years. The pros are that salaries are very high (I work in the IT industry), it's clean and the city is very safe, the cons are that it's so boring especially during winter (and summers aren't that much better). Weekend trips to the mountains get boring after a while. Zurich people tend to stick to themselves, they aren't very open to befriend foreigners but that's not a big problem because there are lots of expat in Zurich. The city is very expensive and even though high salaries can offset the high cost of living some things are ludicrous...meat for example is stupidly expensive. Most foreigners tend to stay in the city for a couple years and then move on so friendships are a bit fleeting. Another con is that dating in Zurich sucks...Swiss women are, how can I say it...boring?They are closed off and not much fun, let's put it this way. It's a very conservative city in many respects. Overall I think it's a good place to live for some years, there are lots of career opportunities but if you're young it's possible that after a while you want to move to more "vibrant" cities.

[@claudiaandjan]

Thank you very much for this highly valuable comment! We appreciate that you share your personal experience with the community and us 🥰

[@ilovesuisse1]

Goodbye!

[@dlrhi573]

I always wonder (would be curious for an answer) what do people mean when saying the city is boring? Maybe I am boring too and I don't notice.

[@newunclehorse]

No, you're fine. Boring people will be bored no matter where.

[@valentinab5820]

although I don't love your comment on the dating scene, I can respect it, and as a Swiss myself, I would agree on Zurich being a bit of a boring city. I don't find Zurich to be an especially vibrant or interesting city. It's very grey in most places, both places and people. But yes, salaries are good and things (transportation, admin stuff...) usually work fine.

[@sofieshtn]

AMAZING VIDEO!! Really informative and nice to see the perspective of the local people on top of your opinions and experiences! Love it! Keep up the great work!!!

[@claudiaandjan]

Thanks so much, we highly appreciate your comment and are happy that you liked the video!! Have a wonderful weekend 💯❤️

[@150metri]

Great video, nice to see such long and eloquent answers. Do not worry about other people’s comments. This is great content and it is nice to hear from locals too. Keep going, do not give up on your channel. The best is yet to come, but perseverance is key.

[@claudiaandjan]

Thank you so much for your comment. It is lovely to read your supportive words. Kind regards from Zurich and we wish you also the best!!

[@Kohlyes]

Great Video, the quality keeps getting better ✌️

[@claudiaandjan]

Hey there, thanks a lot for the comment! It was our first time outside and interviewing people. We are happy that the microphone worked well 🙌

[@leoheimes3133]

Very good video! I think the idea is great and I think it's great how you come up with new ideas for your videos every time, keep it up😉👍

[@claudiaandjan]

Thank you very much! We are very glad you liked them. If you have any interesting question you would like us to answer or ask people on the street in Zurich let us know 🙋‍♂️

[@mathiaslongl]

Wow, so cool that you went out there and asked people on the street! 👍Appreciate your work, really brings value! Keep it up. Looking forward to your next video. You are producing high quality content, which is helping me a lot. Thanks!! 😊👍👍

[@claudiaandjan]

Hello there Mathias! We highly appreciate you comment and are very delighted about the fact that we can bring value! These comments are really motivating! Thanks a lot 🙏💯🎉

[@mathiaslongl]

@@claudiaandjan Sure, just keep going like this. You are doing great! I really enjoy watching your videos. I think they should get more attention, and they will one day, if you just keep going.

[@petalhaven]

this is such a nice interview ❤ love knowing what they feel living in zurich.

[@claudiaandjan]

Thanks so much for your comment. We are happy you liked this interview 😊🧡

[@hadeermoustafa8541]

Thank you so much it’s so useful for me

[@claudiaandjan]

Hey there we are happy our work is useful for you!

[@adlc9362]

Very nice people, to answer you. Your opinions are very interesting.

[@claudiaandjan]

Thanks so much! We will do more videos like this 😊

[@hadilotfi4016]

Your channel is wonderful.Thanks for the useful information

[@claudiaandjan]

Dear Hadi, thanks so much for your kind comment!! We are happy you found the video helpful ⭐️

[@Jane_1994]

I've watched a couple of your videos with the intention of peeping what everyone in the background is wearing (I'm visiting in a couple of months) and I get distracted by your interesting interviews and have to start over! Vielin dank!

[@claudiaandjan]

Haha thanks a lot, we are happy you found the content interesting ✨😀

[@dessyslavavassileva8357]

Seemingly amazing and very open people!

[@claudiaandjan]

Hi Dessyslava. Thank you for your comment 😊

[@amitc1617]

Very informative 👏 🎉💐

[@claudiaandjan]

So nice of you, thanks for the very positive comment!

[@jennybanana2296]

The Züriberg-Guy made my day! Grosses Kino 🙂

[@claudiaandjan]

Haha yes he was a nice guy. We appreciated him 🙌✨

[@user-oy4vo9fu6s]

LOVE IT.

[@claudiaandjan]

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[@timmeyer8976]

Great!!! 😊

[@claudiaandjan]

Thanks!!

[@yipmabaruya1148]

Good morning from Papua New Guinea. I enjoyed watching your contents. Great contents. I hope to visit that country.

[@claudiaandjan]

Hey there, thanks so much for your comment! We are very happy you like our work and wish you a wonderful weekend! We also hope to visit your country maybe one day :-)

[@yipmabaruya1148]

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[@WitherRSN]

Klasse Video, gerne nochmal die selbe Frage

[@claudiaandjan]

Hallo vielen Dank! Gerne fragen wir noch mal eine ähnliche Frage. Wir sollte die Frage deiner Meinung nach lauten? Lieben Gruß! ✨

[@WitherRSN]

@@claudiaandjan "Welche Dinge findest du gut in der Schweiz und welche schlecht?". Also quasi das gleiche. Finde es sehr interessant, die Meinungen von denjenigen zu hören, die tatsächlich vor Ort sind.

[@claudiaandjan]

Danke für den Kommentar. Werden wir dann gerne noch mal so in der Zukunft machen. Wir haben aber auch noch viele andere Interessente Themen! Ich wünsche ein schönes Wochenende!

[@zaranski2009]

9:52 What a friendly grandpa, we should be more like him.

[@PeteR-gn5ep]

7:09 super bin iverstande! 😃

[@earth2ellie]

The second woman’s jacket is so cool! 🔥

[@claudiaandjan]

Thank you very much for your comment! I do agree with you 😃❤️

[@arthurmorgan1025]

Thank you :)

[@claudiaandjan]

Thank you for your comment! 💯👋🍀

[@Nazir-WalkAroundTheCity]

Good job

[@claudiaandjan]

Thanks man! We appreciate your comment 🙋‍♂️😄

[@ilovesuisse1]

Swiss people are not cold, they are more reserved than some people but once you get to know them they can become good friends. Our climate is colder so maybe that makes people a bit more reserved because winter is longer, you are more indoors during this time and people from hotter climates are more outdoors, so they tend to be more exuberant. What makes the world interesting is that we are not all the same.

[@claudiaandjan]

Hey there :-) Yes you are right it makes the world interesting that we have diverse societies with lots of interesting people to meet 💯🙌

[@barrallblick-jb1el]

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[@Dianagarcialopez2002]

7:00 respect ❤❤❤❤

[@DianaRik]

I love the summers in Switzerland but I hate the winter. It’s boring and I am not a snow winter person. I hate the snow. So that’s why I want to move somewhere that has an ocean and nice warm weather. But I still can’t find a place like Switzerland🙃 so I’ve been struggling to find a place for years and still haven’t left yet

[@claudiaandjan]

Thanks so much for your comment and for sharing your thoughts. Very interesting to read your text ✨📝

[@nanashipersonne4151]

But there‘s hardly any snow now.

[@MrCheck91]

Thailand is a place for u

[@angelevstatiev8522]

Добро утро на всички 2023

[@mayc615]

I would love to know more about Switzerland. Huhu. I promise to myself I will come to visit this beautiful country. my number 1 bucket list 2nd Japan. 3rd South Korea 😁

[@claudiaandjan]

Hey there, that sounds very wonderful! We are happy that you liked our work!

[@pedrofabricio3537]

Next question: what is the best desert you can eat in Zürich?

[@claudiaandjan]

Hey there Pedro thanks for the question we are going to take it into account and will ask it in a future video!

[@Christian-nj5bq]

In the Christmas Season it is "Züri-Tirggel". Not really a desert but a delicacy from Zurich and worth a try.

[@ArmadilloGodzilla]

Sand?

[@farazahmed6955]

nice video may Allah bless you Ameen 😇☺️

[@claudiaandjan]

Thank you very much! We hope the same for you :-)

[@mailcarrier30]

This makes me want to visit Switzerland even more. Of course, I’m from the Deep South (Mississippi, USA), so me visiting there would be similar to Jeff Foxworthy’s “The Clampetts go to Maui”. I’m ready to meet the Swiss, but are they ready for me? 😂

[@claudiaandjan]

Hahaha thanks for the comment! Yes Europe could be a culture shock your situation 😀🍀 We hope you are having a good summer 🥥

[@mailcarrier30]

It probably would be a culture shock for me and the Swiss. Talk about ole country coming to town. Haha!!! But I’d try to fit in and be a good guest.

[@rachaelsaxer4589]

hello I just randomly came across your channel somehow. I think it would be interesting to ask ex-pats who are here for reasons other than work, how hard was it to find a job. thanks!

[@claudiaandjan]

Hey there, that’s a very interesting question! We could ask for e.g what are the main 3 reasons. Then people might say work, but also name other objectives? What do you think? 🙏🥳

[@rachaelsaxer4589]

@@claudiaandjan Yeah that would definitely be interesting! Im curious what the third would be because I always hear either for work or for love. Looking forward to more videos! I work in Zürich but live in the countryside so its interesting to hear all the city peoples perspectives!

[@claudiaandjan]

Haha ah cool! Good to know 😃 We have still to explore more the im countryside of Zurich. Maybe also interesting to devote a video to ask people from the more “countryside” of Zurich. We appreciate you kind comment and are happy to create more videos for you 🙌🙏 If there are any other questions you think are interesting and you think we should ask in the streets of Zurich don’t hesitate to reach out 🙏✨ Have a great weekend ❤️

[@romielle]

Actually Swiss people can be very open hearted and social. We are just a bit reserved in the beginning and maybe seem a bit cold because of that to foreigners. Especially a lot of young people are really open minded and much more welcoming when they meet foreigners. So I think going to places where there are a lot of young people might help bonding with Swiss people... It might come off as a boring city, but that's mostly when you are in the more common areas where there are mainly tourists and rich economy people. For example in summer a lot of young people are at Lette (a place to swim) or at Chinawiese doing a picknick. There is also a lot of nightlife. It depends on wether you are into like more fancy nightlife or more alternative/artsy nightlife. Fancy night life people would love Kaufleuten. Alternative people are more out and about at Hardbrücke or Langstrasse region: Exil, Zentralwäscherei, Hive, Zukunft, etc. I think in Zurich you just kind of have to find your corners and places to be in order for it to be a cool city and not just a safe, pretty and boring one.

[@rdt3922]

You people are rich because of wars

[@romielle]

@@rdt3922 Historically speaking I'd agree with you, but I don't really see what this has to do with the content of this video/my comment...

[@Mostbeautifulhotels]

i moved last year to switzerland and to be honest it is so boring here, everything is expensive. Everything what you earn you need to spend for bills. As a foreign person, you have worst chances to get a good job. The sallaries are much better than somewhereelse on the world. It is the best place to live in Europe, because it is safe and clean, the system is the best. So let´s say it like that. If you want to have a normal, boring life with a family come here. If you want to have friends, good parties and fun, than don´t move to switzerland.

[@claudiaandjan]

Hello there! Thank you very much for your honest and authentic comment! We can understand you and are very happy that you shared such an enriching and interesting comment with us and the community! These personal experiences stories are almost the most valuable in our option! I wish you a good Easter break! 🚀🙏🙋‍♂️☀️

[@edwin.jansen]

Unless you are an expat of course. Then you will be ‘friends’ with the other expats and can have a lot of fun. Getting Swiss friends takes time and a lot of patience and willingness to learn the language and really understand Swiss culture. I know Dutch people who have some Swiss friends. But they have been living there from an early age. As always life is not white or black, but lots of shades of grey.

[@deaddeadtape]

Boring seems to be different for every individual. Personally clubbing I find boring and family I find fun.

[@29DPT]

I wish i can move here but I’m poor and I can’t afford it

[@Hoyshik]

You can if you work there

[@Na-bq4tp]

Work hard on your self have some faith and patience and everything you want you’ll get just keep going and don’t ever give up on your dream ❤️

[@domdom1941]

9:55 Swiss legend

[@claudiaandjan]

Haha Thanks a lot for your comment 😅✨💯

[@fishing7048]

I want to go in switzerland but sadly I don't have money to travell,I want to live in switzerland because I love switzerland alot how much cost in India rupees in one week

[@earthchanger]

Zurich is fantastic,oh God when I will able to breathe the Swiss Air🇨🇭

[@MrGadfly772]

I suspect that it was a former American who said that the taxes were too high in Switzerland, Americans hate paying for the well-being of others.

[@marcelfab1657]

You think you've seen it all and suddenly this hero pops up - 9:13

[@claudiaandjan]

Thank you very much! The man was very nice 🌞Have a wonderful day ❤️💯

[@mi7ai]

Everyone says that is expensive but what about the quality ?

[@claudiaandjan]

Hello, thanks a lot for the comment. Clearly that is a very good question to ask, which we should ask in the streets, what do you think?

[@edwin.jansen]

Haha! That darker lady is very funny! Calling Swiss taxes very high! She should come and live over here in the Netherlands for a while and pay taxes here. She will find out what the concept of high taxes really means very soon! And yes of course Zurich taxes are among the highest in the country, but in general Swiss taxes are compared to other western european countries very very very low, also considering the much higher wages in Switzerland. In general, I would say that the living standards and buying power in Switzerland are even a step better than in the Netherlands, even with the higher prices. Prices in Switzerland are only high compared to other countries, not compared to it's own. Of course, prices in Zurich will be higher than for instance in Graubunden.

[@claudiaandjan]

Thanks a lot for your thoughtful comment! 🙌

[@vmoses1979]

'Darker lady' - I hope your excuse is that you don't know English. It's the black woman or to not refer to her race - the second interviewee.

[@deaddeadtape]

⁠@@vmoses1979perhaps you can comment on all the people calling the Swiss boring as well. They have a right to not be insulted in absolutes. In contrast, saying that a woman has a darker complexion to explain who you are talking about is not racist at all. if a white woman is surrounded by black people it would be no problem to say the "lady with light skin" for identification purposes. You are triggered by the wrong things and clearly a slight racist.

[@vmoses1979]

@@deaddeadtapeHaha. Yeah you clearly are not familiar with the English language and culture. Commenting on someone's appearance whether race or features like a big nose or large forehead is considered rude. Saying someone or a group of people is boring is not rude or insulting. At most it's impolitic - you can look that word up. And as for the last sentence, all I can say is - projecting much.

[@svenlima]

Switzerland is fantastic but there are two things that are a catastrophy: A) The climate sucks: too cold B) Swiss cannot queue / stand in line.

[@marcom7873]

All german people would like to live in Zurich 🙏🏻🇩🇪🇨🇭

[@hautecouture2228]

Looks nice and even though it’s multicultural there does not seem to be so many third world people like in London. Looks like a place an introvert would enjoy

[@claudiaandjan]

Hello thanks a lot for your comment! Enjoy your upcoming weekend🍀✨

[@29DPT]

1 expensive

[@claudiaandjan]

Hello thanks a lot for your comment ❤️

[@j.zhanng]

What jobs can expats get in zuri?

[@claudiaandjan]

Hello, as you may know Zurich is a banking city. There are lots of jobs in the financial sector. Additionally we meet a lot of people, that are working in technology, e.g. Google has its a big office, also there is Meta and Microsoft. Also we realized that a lot of people work in the health sector. So we experienced it like this Finance -> Technology -> Health

[@monnieholmes7113]

Zurich is the cleanest city in the world.

[@claudiaandjan]

Hello thanks for your comment! Yes it is definitely very clean. If it is the cleanest in the world I can not say, since I don’t know, but definitely up there. I have been once to Singapur that has been also a very clean city. 😀👍

[@luism6084]

The woke girl doesnt understand that Zurich is what is BECAUSE OF Capitalism. On other hand, people complaint about the expensive it is while earning top wages in the world. Last, it is boring yes. Nice video!

[@sophieanderhub9155]

This video unfortunately mainly protrays a specific group of people and is not representative of Zürich! I wish you also interviewed people apart from kreis 1.

[@claudiaandjan]

Hi Sophie. Thanks so much for your comment. We choose this spot because there are many people open to share their thought. But please feel free to suggest any other places you would recommend us to go 😊⭐️

[@TheUltraMacK]

Poor children of Zürich, not even mentioned by anyone. But clothes and shopping is pretty hip. At least 2 real locals are born in swiss.😅

[@Bad_Gnasher]

Do most people speak English?

[@claudiaandjan]

Yes most people speak English. You can see that through this video. These are normal people we talked to on the street. 👍😀 However in shops etc people talk in Swiss German and if they realize you don’t understand they may switch to high German or English if they can.

[@Bad_Gnasher]

@@claudiaandjan cheers.

[@claudiaandjan]

Sure no problem, happy to answer your question 🙋‍♂️

[@diewelt216fun8]

It depends where. In the french part and Italian part literally no one or only a few people speak English 😂

[@earth2ellie]

The people who say there’s no cons are clearly financially well off. 😅

[@claudiaandjan]

Hello thank you very much for your comment! There may be some truth in your comment 🤨😃 Have a wonderful day!

[@FBAagent]

People in Zurich are wealthy and friendly :) best combination

[@claudiaandjan]

Thanks a lot for your comment!

[@mellyklint6199]

Wealthy? Lol! It's just an image the city portrays.

[@FBAagent]

I mean yeah not everyone of course ^^'but I really do think they are friendly for a wealthy city. many other cities in switzerland just gives me feeling of depressed people@@mellyklint6199

[@hudasalem6476]

It is better to have an Arabic translation❤

[@claudiaandjan]

Yes we try most of the times to add subtitles of different languages to our videos, so that people that may not understand English can also profit 👍😊

[@hudasalem6476]

@@claudiaandjan danke shöne

[@maryclaire340]

How about you learn English instead.

[@gracielaregil]

Tourists saying the worst of living in Zurich is tourists. So that means they are the worst of Zurich.

[@zaranski2009]

These people seems to be emotionally dead. Feels like Finland.

[@Harry_Stylus]

The people are friendly? Which Zurich is she in? 😂

[@claudiaandjan]

Hello, thanks a lot for your comment. We have made positive experience so far :-) What does make you think like that? Have a great weekend!

[@kokorico06]

Its the Taliban of Europe girls together men together no mixing no hugging no holding hands😂 It's like robots. However its clean and the architecture is nice also.Yet very boring

[@sandor75]

Zürcher erchläred uf änglisch wie geil züri doch isch: hybris??😏😏😏😏

[@tsts576]

Friendly people ? You mean Swiss people??? Omg are you kidding me?!

[@claudiaandjan]

Hey there, thanks for sharing your opinion. Have a wonderful weekend!

[@rosasa2605]

Sorry but these people are not realistic. 2000 what? Like impossible firstly you pay 2k for an apparment in average, 1000 for insurance (health, car, apparment) also in average not the best coverage. Then transportation and food ajother 700. Taxes another 500-800 per month. Some additional cost like electricity another 200. Clothes (not branda) snother 400. This above is for 2people living like hsbnd wife. But still we manage to spent 10k per month without luxury and without some expensive holidays going mostly back to our country where we do not pay for foor and accomodation…. Seitzerland is craaazy expensive

[@claudiaandjan]

Hello rosasa :-) Thank you for your thoughtful comment. We want to make the videos as authentic as possible. All the people we asked live in Zurich. Hence the numbers are realistic. It depends on what lifestyle you life and also maybe in which part of your life you find yourself (student, single, couple, family etc. ). Have a great Sunday evening! Best wishes from Claudia and Jan!

[@lmchron9343]

There is nothing that you can dislike in zurich. The only negative thing are the costs.

[@PanDrozder]

well, it's horrifingly boring tbh. People just work, hike, and sleep

[@ivanlalala100]

the second girl complaining about taxes... comments laughing in EU

[@Yxi-zc5ne]

Sounds like very boring small country. *Lake, shops, skiing, Friends* wooow how exciting 😑

[@JunnyBello]

What do you need more lol - and I mean the salary is so high and they have many vacations so they can take a vacation somewhere warmer/ to the beach 🤷🏽

[@thesofakillers]

Number 2 needs a reality check

[@claudiaandjan]

Hey there thanks for your comment. To what are you referring exactly? Why are you thinking this? Best wishes and that you are going to have a wonderful weekend!

[@dhirajyeager8599]

It looks like Switzerland women are a big L

[@clairelolification]

A lots of people in Zurich don't speak English

[@claudiaandjan]

Hey there, we have made a different experience that almost everyone speaks English. How do you come to this conclusion? Have a wonderful day!

[@----K----]

Worst thing: capitalism 🤦🏼‍♀️ Girl, capitalism is what made this city so great. Try some socialist cities like Caracas or San Francisco

[@anama3313]

Answers are way too long...

[@claudiaandjan]

Hello Ana Ma we appreciate your comment and are sorry to hear that you found the answers of some people too long. We cut the answers already and I think the anders of the people we interviewed are authentic. Sometimes you can not explain some thoughts and emotions just in the a very short length, since some critical information gets lost then 👍 What do you think? Maybe you can elaborate a bit more on what you said, that you found answers too long. Wishing you a great Saturday! Best, Jan and Claudia

[@vkkoorchester666]

is there are more obnoxious thing than people from the city who travel into the woods to go walking for recreation and call it hiking?

[@barrallblick-jb1el]

Boring 😊

[@claudiaandjan]

Hello, thanks for your comment! We hope you may find other videos of us interesting 👍

[@roteldorel]

O ME WAIF I LIKE YOU REPORTAGE AND YOU HERE AND GALS :))

[@claudiaandjan]

Hey there thanks for your comment! I not 100% if I understand correctly, but we are happy that you like your work!

[@JackFate76]

You’re not asking Zurich. You’re asking rich people in Kreis 1.

[@claudiaandjan]

Hi Jack. Thank you for your comment. Obviously the people in this video are not representative of the 100% population of Zurich. That would be almost impossible! We decided to go to the city center and interview those who came across us and were willing to be on camera 😊 Plus the city center is the greatest spot to talk to strangers ✨

[@JackFate76]

@@claudiaandjan That is cool and I like your video. But a video including Altstetten, Wiedikon or Schwamendingen might be more "real".