5 Things About Switzerland That Increased My Level of Happiness
Living there would be my dream.
Happiness is the most important thing there is.
When you’re not happy and feeling good, every single day is a task; it shouldn’t be like that.
Life should be enjoyable.
When I’m visiting Switzerland (I’m planning to do that again in 2023), I feel so much happier than in any other country I’ve visited and it has a couple of reasons.
In this article, I’ll go through five of them.
People are way more relaxed and kind
This is one thing I noticed that truly shocked me. The people in Switzerland are much more relaxed and they are so kind.
Especially when I compare it to the people in the Netherlands (where I live), they are just so frustrated all the time. They are much more open to conversations and taking the time for you.
Also, when my sister and I were in Winterthur last Spring, we didn’t have any money to go to the toilet (at least not in cash), so there was this young woman that paid for our toilet break.
No chance in the rest of Europe.
It was such a nice experience.
The landscapes are always pretty
Switzerland has one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world.
It’s the jewelry of central Europe and I love it every time again. It never bores looking at the beautiful mountains and lakes. The colors are so bright and seem so healthy to live there.
When I go to Switzerland, I go by train.
It’s about 8 hours of traveling from the Netherlands to Zürich and riding through the Swiss nature by train is absolutely stunning — you will not get bored.
Take the scenic route instead of the high-speed train. You will not regret it.
Almost everything is clean
There’s a reason that people go to Switzerland to recover from medical treatments because everything is so clean and beautiful.
No litter in the streets.
The skies are so blue.
No groups of homeless people sleeping in front of the train station
It’s such a safe country as well.
There’s no need to think that Switzerland is an unsafe country and when you look at the tidiness of the cities, you know you want to stay there.
It’s a huge difference when compared with Germany where almost all train stations are covered with litter and homeless people begging for money or empty bottles.
Congratz Switzerland.
There are water fountains everywhere
Are you thirsty?
Not in Switzerland. You’ll have water fountains in almost every single city you go to. Even in the smallest towns in the mountains, you’ll find these free water fountains with cold and fresh water.
In the hot summer of 2019, we went to visit these fountains all the time to cool down our body temperature by applying cold water to our wrists (quick tip).
This is so different than in the rest of Europe where you literally pay too much money for a bottle of water.
Luckily the Dutch Railways have now introduced these water fountains at train stations as well.
Good job NS!
They’re an independent country
I love independent nations.
Not being bound to a bigger collection of countries is something beneficial I think. Switzerland does really well economically and people there are just way happier and the livability of the cities is much higher than in other countries that are inside the European Union.
Besides that, they’ve got some great referendums that perfectly reflect the opinion of its civilians.
More countries should do that.
Inflation in Switzerland is lower than in most European countries. That’s something great if you’re living there.
All the other people in Europe (including myself) are jealous of that.
Final thoughts
Traveling through Europe has taught me that Switzerland is one of the most extraordinary countries out there.
I’ve noticed the following:
It’s clean; almost everywhere.
The people are nice, relaxed, and not frustrated like in most countries.
Its economy and currency are in a great position.
The nature and landscapes are stunning.
If you want to learn more about the things I learned about traveling through Europe, read the following article by clicking here.
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