https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Tom Matlock, Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Bern, arrived in Switzerland this year following postings in South Korea and Sudan. While sharing typical expat concerns over the high cost of living and restrictive Swiss shopping hours, he tells The Local that new arrivals should make an effort to form friendships. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131216/get-out-and-meet-people-british-diplomat-advises Mon, 16 Dec 2013 19:41:00 +0100 get-out-and-meet-people-british-diplomat-advises As he comes to the end of a three-year stint as press and cultural attaché at the United States embassy in Bern, Alexander Daniels tells The Local why he will be sorry to leave. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131113/learn-swiss-history-us-diplomats-advice Wed, 13 Nov 2013 23:11:00 +0100 learn-swiss-history-us-diplomats-advice