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> Swiss world of rules makes the northern Germany feel as flexible as a South American country That is quite unworldly. I worked on large projects both in Swit
by Rochus 6y ago
> Swiss world of rules makes the northern Germany feel as flexible as a South American country
That is quite unworldly. I worked on large projects both in Switzerland and in Germany. These are totally different cultures. The number of laws and the degree of bureaucracy in Germany is many times greater than in Switzerland (only surpassed by Italy). In Germany everything is forbidden that is not explicitly allowed, in Switzerland it is the other way round. In Switzerland everything can be negotiated; try negotiating with a German official. Good luck with that.
- pjmlp 6y agoI have lived half of my life in Germany.
- Nimitz14 6y agoLet me guess, you were a child so don't really know what the bureaucracy is like there. Switzerland is actually much more progressive (good luck doingt anything online in Germany!!).
- pjmlp 6y agoQuite easy, just use the Bürgerbüro online portal. I lived in Geneva from 26 to 28 years old, as mentioned in other replies, come back to Switzerland every time I manage to, and have several good Swiss friends. I also had to help a friend of mine newly moved into Baden in 2018 to settle in, so I know what bureaucracy she had to face until she was 100% done with everything and could carry on with her life having a proper bank account, address, mobile phone, internet, new car registration, the whole package.