The Local Switzerland 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 INTERVIEW: 'My goal is to dig up the outrageous facts about Switzerland that startle you' "Why do the Swiss have such great sex?" That's the title of a new book by Swiss/American author Ashley Curtis which reveals a Switzerland you never knew existed. The Local spoke to him recently to find out more. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181129/interview-the-swiss-mix-of-conservatism-and-things-like-legal-prostitution-still-surprises-me Thu, 29 Nov 2018 21:20:00 +0100 interview-the-swiss-mix-of-conservatism-and-things-like-legal-prostitution-still-surprises-me Portuguese women hit back at Swiss stereotyping A photography exhibition will open in Fribourg on Thursday aimed at debunking common stereotypes about Portuguese people. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161031/portuguese-women-hit-back-at-swiss-stereotyping Mon, 31 Oct 2016 11:42:18 +0100 portuguese-women-hit-back-at-swiss-stereotyping Ten things Google says about Switzerland What does the world wonder about Switzerland? You would need extensive polling to find out. But Google’s autocomplete search function gives us a rough idea. Here, we list ten things that the search engine has to say about Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140129/ten-things-google-says-about-switzerland Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:09:00 +0100 ten-things-google-says-about-switzerland Chocs to clocks: 16 myths about the Swiss Everyone knows about the snow-capped mountains and pen-knives with lots of attachments but do they represent the real Switzerland? Here, the author of The Xenophobe's Guide to the Swiss explodes — and confirms — a few myths. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130410/sixteen-myths-about-the-swiss Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:59:00 +0200 sixteen-myths-about-the-swiss