Swiss and Chips - Your British guide to Switzerland

How often do Swiss people use other Swiss languages?


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Switzerland has four national languages: German, French, Italian and Romansh. But how often do the Swiss use, or try to use, a language that's not their mother tongue? A trip to see the famous annual light projection at the Swiss Federal Palace, the Rendez-vous Bundesplatz, brings up the question as to how much the Swiss are expected to use Swiss languages other than their own in their daily life. 
 
 We answer listener questions:
 - when are high German and Swiss German used?
 - is it possible to get a working holiday visa as a Canadian?


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Swiss and Chips - Your British guide to SwitzerlandBy Jo Fahy, Simon Zryd

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