You should have seen where I lived in Switzerland. The women almost ALL had really short hair. Above the shoulders. I was like a freak with mid length hair. Especially the married women. And all wore pants every day. I think their mothers had never ever worn pants and they were still “rebelling” in getting to wear pants. At my office I was very popular with the men (though I was a young married girl). The women had all removed almost all femininity. Even though they were all secretaries! And wore bedroom slippers in the office! I felt I was in bizarro world.
I used to go to Zurich on business long ago
The Swiss bankers were great lunch companions and hosts but you never saw them outside work hours
The French and Italian sides were more relaxed but still a bit stifling compared to Marseilles or Rome