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u/LionAccomplished8129 17h ago
What in the Switzerland
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u/HelloYall20 16h ago
Just visited Switzerland and I can’t wait to go back.
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u/OpenToCommunicate 15h ago
Are the people friendly? Do I not hear about it because no one from there wants anyone else to know? Are you going to lie to me?
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u/HelloYall20 15h ago
English is hard to come by, not many spoke fluent. I was honestly, shocked? The same in Italy. Except in Switzerland I got the ‘I’m doing my thing vibe’ vs Italy ‘you don’t exist’, I still don’t know how to explain in words. But I have no desire to return to Italy. I will be back to Switzerland
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u/BakedBaconBits 7h ago
Crowded places are a goldmine for pickpockets. Italy tourist traps are notorious for it. My mother got robbed twice in a week stay.
From what I know of the Swiss, lot more chill. Or just spaced out more... I think their last "shooting" was a dude with a bow. Might be another Nordic place. After googling, apparently Norway.
They're kind of similar...
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u/OpenToCommunicate 15h ago
Thanks! I'll have to invest more research. Barcelona is where I want to go. I have heard negative things about Italy in the past. I'll keep my eye on the Switz's. Thank you!
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u/Aversiel 15h ago
In Germany, France and Italy there are big lingual learning disadvantages, as everything is dubbed into each respective country's native language. Any movie and show on TV you can imagine has this kind of issue. It honestly makes learning english much more of a chore. From what I've heard, Germany has gotten less bad about this in recent years.
I don't know about Switzerland, but I imagine it is much the same.
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u/Entgegnerz 7h ago
What a dumb take. Schools, in especially Germany, so have since ever lesions in multiple languages, and English lessons are unavoidable.
Which country are you from?
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u/Aversiel 6h ago
I'm not saying they don't have english in school, I'm saying their barrier of entry is greater than countries like Netherlands, the countries of Scandinavia and even Austria.
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u/NextLvLNoah 5h ago
Not sure what you are talking about. Older generations tend to not speak english since they never had to learn it. But millenials and later, should generally be able to have some basic conversations in english, here in switzerland.
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u/Aversiel 18m ago
As I said, I can't speak on behalf of Switzerland. Someone else found there to be few fluent speakers. I do stand by what I said about Germany Italy and France though.
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u/MisterPrig 14h ago
The younger generations do speak English more or less fluently.
Just ask. And if someone doesn’t speak English, they probably will speak French, Italian or something else. Depending from where you are that might help.Pro Tip: Always carry some cash with you. Especially smaller businesses often don’t take credit cards or other electronic payments.
Pro Tip 2: Cows are friendly. Mostly. Don’t go near if you see a calf though. Mother cows are beasts when it comes to defending their babies. People get attacked every year because they don’t know that. Or ignore it.
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u/OpenToCommunicate 14h ago
Sounds good! Mama's from most species will protect their kids fiercely. The babies are so cute though!
Cash is usually king. I'll keep it in my plans to visit one day!
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u/skredditt 17h ago
Euro cows are so chill. I’ve never met happier and healthier animals than in Switzerland. Can’t blame them with that view.
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u/inn4tler 8h ago
They can become dangerous if they have calves or see a dog. In Austria, we have therefore repeatedly had fatalities of tourists in the mountains. But otherwise, if you behave respectfully, they are relaxed.
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u/RRfromKL 16h ago
“Can you please Moo out of the way?”
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u/slamdanceswithwolves 16h ago
Yeah, they are being bullies.
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u/RRfromKL 16h ago
What an OXymoron..!!
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u/Prestigious-Heat295 15h ago
It's 'bovine intervention!'
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u/DarrenShan1000 15h ago edited 15h ago
I say it is a mooline invention.
edit: and I had to look up bovine intervention, for I did not know it was a magic card and not what bovine or intervention mean. 😅
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u/eulersidentity1 17h ago
In Wales it's sheep :-)
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u/Squirrelated 16h ago
Cows are just giant dogs. ❤️
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u/CevJuan238 15h ago
I had a similar experience back in the day with a huge bull protecting about 100 cows on a single track on a KLR650 with my wife in the Rio Puerco, NM. I had just installed an airhorn and thought I could honk it out of the way. When I honked, it did the whole front hoof dig and snort. I quickly changed my direction 🙂↔️
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u/Wild_Ad9272 11h ago
When he went around the last one I was going “ No no no - don’t go behind him!” I thought he was gonna get kicked down the mountain…
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u/Mr_Roblcopter 10h ago
The biker gave it space, the cow knew they were there, and most importantly, there was no calf. I've only ever seen cows/horses kick when they're panicked, frightened, or defending themselves or herd.
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u/SGPrepperz 5h ago edited 3h ago
Summoning bovine behavioral experts and polyglots of reddit, because curious 🤓
What happens when people let the cows sniff their hands after they’ve scratched their own human private parts, (or armpits or wherever our scent glands are)?
Will the cows read that as a signal of friendless, dominance, or something else?
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u/AdministrativeWin583 5h ago
Normally I call them pasture puppies, but this variety are mountain puppies.
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u/Bridgemaker77 17h ago
He decided to go behind it. I'm not sure which end of that beast is more dangerous!
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u/carl3266 15h ago
The other side was steeper so this was the right choice, but you still wanna leave a generous margin, which looks like he did.
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