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You may have discovered WHAT you like eating here, but do you know HOW to eat in Switzerland? 
The Swiss are very manners conscious. Even in schools, children are required to greet their teachers with a handshake and eye contact. When my children's friends come over, I am always pleasantly surprised by their good table manners and their use of please (bitte) and thank you (danke). Shortly before leaving, a Swiss child will come over to me, stick out a hand and thank me for the visit.
Here are some Swiss table manners:
These manners apply to children as young as two.
Additional children rules: make sure children wash their hands before meals. Children generally must wait to leave the table until everyone is finished.
Reprinted with permission of Life in the Swiss Alps.
Daughter of a Swiss mountain guide and American photographer, Diana Oehrli grew up in Switzerland, the South of France and in New England. In 2002, she moved to Switzerland and fell in love with mountain life. With her two children, she now lives in a 300-year old farmhouse above the villages of Gstaad and Saanen, where she is working on a novel and on her blog lifeintheswissalps.com.
"En guete", not "Guten Appetit", at least where we live, in Kanton Zürich.
Except for the cheese slicing, these etiquettes apply for The Netherlands as well
I'm French, and I can say we have the same manners, maybe it's european...
It may be surprising to come from an Australian, but almost all of these table manners were (and hopefully still are) by standard taught in most households growing up. Not so many cheese wheels here though.
I agrée with all of these! We lived in Lausanne for eight years, my son was ten when we left ch to move to th US. My husband is of British heritage and these customs also were part of his upbringing. These rules are still followed in our home even though our now 16 year old son finds them "formal". I like them and think they do set you apart in a good way.
Almost the same as Hungarian table manners! The part that I like is 'it applies to children from 2'. that's really nice o know - not just hungarians are that "army like" with the kids. It helps them understand that the world has rules which you'll have to obey. nice one!
"En guete", not "Guten Appetit", at least where we live, in Kanton Zürich.
Except for the cheese slicing, these etiquettes apply for The Netherlands as well
I'm French, and I can say we have the same manners, maybe it's european...
It may be surprising to come from an Australian, but almost all of these table manners were (and hopefully still are) by standard taught in most households growing up. Not so many cheese wheels here though.
I agrée with all of these! We lived in Lausanne for eight years, my son was ten when we left ch to move to th US. My husband is of British heritage and these customs also were part of his upbringing. These rules are still followed in our home even though our now 16 year old son finds them "formal". I like them and think they do set you apart in a good way.
Almost the same as Hungarian table manners! The part that I like is 'it applies to children from 2'. that's really nice o know - not just hungarians are that "army like" with the kids. It helps them understand that the world has rules which you'll have to obey. nice one!
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