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To: bicyclerepair

I know Switzerland is made up of Cantons. What did they primarily speak in the one you were located in?


16 posted on 10/08/2012 6:31:42 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: EEGator

They are more federal than we are. The cantons are fully autonomous within reason, different holidays,etc. they speak German French or Italian and usually by the name you can figure out which language. Oh, yeah — they don’t exactly speak “high German” but a delightful Ebonics style dialect known as Schwiizerduuetch, in which somehow I became fluent.


20 posted on 10/08/2012 6:36:28 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: EEGator
I know Switzerland is made up of Cantons. What did they primarily speak in the one you were located in?

Cantonese.

26 posted on 10/08/2012 6:53:05 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (ua)
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