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Would You Prefer To Live In Usa Uk Or Switzerland

Which is a better place to live: Switzerland or the USA?

This is one of those questions with many different possible answers. Personally, I don't like broad brush comparisons and have always resisted them. As a Swiss living abroad (Auslandschweizer) for more than forty years I have gained some insights and experiences that shape my opinion on this topic. Growing up in Zurich, I could hardly wait to leave the city which in the '60s I found a confining and stifling place. Did it mean the quality of life was bad? No, not at all, but for me the desire to discover the world outside was the goal and the desired destination was the USA.For many different reasons, I ended up living for twelve years in Japan instead and found that country at first challenging, frustrating, confusing but ultimately fascinating and perfectly enjoyable for me personally. This was due to the two rules I live by: The first is NOT to compare or judge countries and cultures but try to understand, accept and embrace their differences. After all why choose to live abroad if you expect the experience to be the same as living in your native place? The second rule was never to expect the local people to change their behavior and customs to conform to my expectations or to please me but to realize it was up to me to accept them on their terms while living amongst them.In the intervening years, having lived four years in Canada, five in the UK and the last twenty years in the USA, these personal rules have served me very well and allowed me to enjoy a very exciting and varied life and to become much more of a global citizen and a more tolerant person who believes in "vive la difference!"

Are Sweden and Switzerland good places to live?

Both are great places to live, and it's great that you're starting to plan for it now. I know it sounds kinda cliched, but no one can tell you which you'd prefer to live in. You really have to go to both and then decide.

Now for information on these countries. Switzerland is pretty centralised in terms of its position, and you'll find it very easy to travel to neighbouring countries. You'll want to find out which regions speak which language - although German is the most common, French and Italian are also spoken quite widely depending on the region. You should also be aware that Swiss German is a different dialect to German German, so be prepared to learn it one you arrive. Sweden is COLD and has a great tertiary education and research sector. You'll definitely need to learn Swedish (most Swedes speak English but you won't feel settled unless you speak Swedish). Both countries have friendly people, good transport in the major cities and I'm sure you'd enjoy them both.

Good luck! Viel glück! Lycka till! Bonne chance! Buona fortuna!

How should I go about studying in the University in Switzerland? (costs, accreditation in USA, etc..)?

While tuition fees in Switzerland are low, be aware that one of the reasons for this is because the cost of living is very high (the other reason is that the Federal or State government cover the actual cost of tuition, which is roughly as much as in the US). So while you may only pay around 1200-1400 CHF per year for attending Uni, you have to take into account that a student budget is around 1500-2000 CHF at the very least. Per month, that is.

Universities in Switzerland don't generally provide accommodation. Traditional campuses with dorms can't be found here. Flat-sharing is the most common way students live, but certain Uni's (or non-profit organisations) rent out rooms to foreign students. Either way, expect to spend anywhere from 400 to 800 CHF a month on rent.

Military service is mandatory for all Swiss living in Switzerland, and about two thirds of men comply with this obligation. The other third is discharged/exempted for medical reasons. Postponement of service is difficult (if not impossible), and attending University doesn't count as a reason any more. While this may sound rather bad for you, let me tell you that a lot of my friends managed to skip their service by providing "proof" of a medical condition without suffering from any severe health problems.

Classes at Swiss Universities are usually taught in the local language for undergraduate courses. Contrary to that, there are numerous Master programmes taught in English at many Uni's.
I know two Universities that offer Bachelor programmes solely in English -both in the field of business administration, check the links below. Fluency in German is not a requirement, yet working experience is (this is one of the main difference between Universities of Applied Sciences and "normal" Universities in Switzerland). Unfortunately, I don't know for sure if there are any other Universities and/or fields of study that teach bachelor courses exclusively in English.

As for the accreditation of your degree in the US: that will depend largely on the University you'd attend and/or your future employer. While the level of education in Switzerland is undoubtedly high and all Uni's are government accredited, only a few are internationally accredited -which is a pity. How about asking a company in your desired field of work if they would hire you if you have a Swiss degree?

Should we move to The Netherlands, Switzerland or Ireland?

Ok, I am attempting this again only wording it differently seeing how soo many Americans took offense the last time. Ugh

My family and I are Americans, we don't "dislike" the USA we just want to experience the other joys in life. We have two small children and want them to see more than this as well. We want to live in a different culture and first handily be apart of "real" history.. (not dissing USA).

Back to the point..... We are torn between The Netherlands, Switzerland or Ireland. Just looking for opinions on where others would like to move, why, and if you have.... how? LOL... Thanks and please no..."you traitor crap" Geez.... there is so much more than this.

How much money is needed to get an investor visa to Switzerland?

I live in the US and I'm looking forward to investing in Switzerland but I need to know what I need so I can do that? I know I need an investor visa but I don't know how much it cost? Also how much will I need to live in Switzerland? I want serious answers please.

UNITED STATES or SWITZERLAND?

Definitely Switzerland, exchange years are about learning new things, so you don't want to go to an English speaking country. That takes USA away. Now in Switzerland very little people don't speak some English, so you won't have problems getting around in the beginning, plus unlike France you have the choice of learning 3 ( or 4 I guess if you include Romansch): Italian, German or French. Switzerland is a beautiful country, and if you would live far from your School/University, the public transportation is great! Also, since Switzerland is so compact, you can also easily go sight seeing on weekends. You also have great food, nice people and AMAZING scenery's.
France on the other hand is big and has much more dangers like pick pockets. Also the cities are much more crowded there( the biggest city in Switzerland( Zurich) has less than a million citizens( which does not mean that it's not a big and interesting city)
Anyways I would definitely go to Switzerland
PS: We have WAY better cheese than France

Where is better place to live: Europe or USA?

So, like, have you actually LIVED in the U.S.? Or even visited here? It's not really like that at all for the most part. Most of the U.S. is awesome, clean, well taken care of, and crime, at least violent crime, isn't as major as it's portrayed to be. Of course, there are areas that are an exception, especially poor areas of large cities.

And Canada is even a cooler place to live (and I don't mean cold, I mean COOL, as in KEWL, LOL!)

Is there any country you would prefer to live in besides the US and why?

not besides USA - i dont want to live there - i hate that anti-social superficial-friendly elbow-societyi live in Germany and could imagine to live in: (no order)UK, France, Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Malta, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Cuba, Australia, Japanalso, but lesser likely than the others: Russia, Brazil, China, South-Korea

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