Switzerland & Germany

Ayesha Habib
Halima Ashraf
Culture Similarities &
Dissimilarities
Switzerland Germany
 Switzerland
• Switzerland is a landlocked
country in Central Europe. Its
geographical position between
several countries, such as
Germany, Italy, France, Austria
has influenced this cultural
diversity.It is small mountainous
country.
 Germany
• Germany is a country in Central
Europe. It is in north of Switzerland.
• The official name is “Bundesrepublik
Deutschland”.
• Germany is well known due to the
place of thinkers and poets.
•  Germans themselves are known
as friendly and welcoming people.
 
 Traditional Swiss
Clothing
•  Swiss men wear trousers or breeches, a
smoked shirt, a long-sleeved jacket or/and
a vast, a headgear, dark woolen tights or
stockings, and shoes.
• Swiss women wear colorful smocked
dresses with puffed sleeves and tight
ribbon crest tops, aprons, lace bonnets,
stockings, shoes, and embroidered bags.
Swiss dressing
 Traditional German
Clothing
• Lederhosen, which means "leather
trousers" in German, are the short,
leather pants worn by men. These are
usually knee-length and are the historically
worn by working-class German men.
• The dirndl is a ruffled apron dress worn
by German women that consists of a
bodice, or blouse, and a skirt.
 Switzerland’s Languages
• In Switzerland are spoken four languages:
German, French, Italian, and Romansh.
Approximately 64% of the population
speaks German,19% speak French, 8%
Italian, and the remaining 1% speak
Romansh.
 Germany Languages
Rank Language Speakers (% of
Population)

1 German 95

2 English 56

3 French 15

4 Russian 5
 Swiss Food

• When you think of Swiss food, we’re

sure that the first thing that comes
to your mind is cheese and chocolate.
there are a lot of other types of foods that originate
exclusively from this country, such as:
• rösti (National Dish)

• Gordon Ramsay

• raclette
 German Food
• Sauerbraten is regarded as one Germany's
national dishes and there are several
regional variations in Franconia, Thuringia,
Rhineland, Saarland, Silesia and Swabia.
This pot roast takes quite a while to
prepare, but the results, often served as
Sunday family dinner, are truly worth the
work
 German Food
Schnitzel(cutlet) Spätzle(noodle)

Kartoffelpuffer Stollen(bread)
(potato pancakes)
 Swiss Music
• A music style that characterizes
Switzerland is yodeling
(switching your voice between a
natural low-pitch to a high-pitch
of a falsetto), which originates in
the Alps.
The most known musical
instruments are Schwyzerörgeli”
(accordion), the violin, bass violin,
clarinet, and also the Alphorn,
which is the typical music
instrument.
 German Music
• Volksmusic (not the iPod in your VW
Beatle) and Oompah music are two
traditional genres that have become
synonymous with the Germany. Volksmusic ,
which originated in the mountainous region
of southern Germany, translates to "music
of the people" and is played primarily in
Bavaria.
 Swiss Religion
• The Federal Statistical Office reported
the religious demographics as of 2019 as
follows (based on a survey of 200,000
people aged 15 years and older): 64.6%
Christian (including 34.4% Roman Catholic,
25.5% Reformed, 5.7% other), 29.5%
unaffiliated, 3.5% Muslim, 0.2% Jewish,
1.3% other religions.
 German Religion
• Christianity is the dominant religion
in Germany while Islam is the biggest
minority religion. There are a number
more faiths, however, that together
account for the religions of around
3-4% of the population. Further
religions practiced in Germany
include: Judaism.
 Swiss Traditional
Sports
• Hornussen
• Schwingen
• Ice Hockey
• Football
• Tennis
• Curling
• Alpine Skiing
 Swiss National
Sports
Swiss Wrestling or
“Schwingen”.

Hornussen is like a cross

between baseball and golf.
 Germany Traditional
Sports
• Football (Soocer),known in Germany
as Fußball

• Ice Hockey
• Skiing
• Motorsports
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