One of the best ways to experience Switzerland like a local is to immerse yourself in their variety of food and delicacies. Learn to eat like a local by getting suggestions from your Swiss counterparts on restaurants that offer classic Swiss dining. Don’t miss out on local specialties like Cheese Fondue, where a pot of melted cheese is served for dipping various breads and veggies. You may also want to try their Berner Platte, which is served as a platter of meats that would include sausages, pork loins, beef, pork tongue, bone marrow, along with some dried beans. There is more to Swiss dining than just fondue and meats, so try to be more adventurous and order that unfamiliar dish on the menu!

If you’re in Switzerland for work, take note that Swiss people value their coffee breaks. The locals like their morning and afternoon breaks and they don’t do it randomly, instead they schedule it. So if you’re invited by a local counterpart for a break, you might as well block an ample amount of time on your to-do list to make it to their invitation. Locals would usually take breaks around 9am and the second break would go around 4pm.

You must be intrigued when I tell you that Swiss people loved their outdoor bathing activities. This is the way the locals relax and there are several bathing spots you may also want to try with your local friend. Thermal baths are a thing in the country and for women, a popular one is at Frauenbadi located in Zurich’s Limmat River. This place turns into a bar during the night that is made available for both genders.

Dressing up like a local is not that hard. You would easily notice a Swiss’ distinct manner of dressing in the way they put on layers after layers of clothing. Take for example wearing coats over a sweatshirt that is on top of a t-shirt. The cold weather is not the only reason for layering of clothes in Switzerland, it is also because of the sudden change in weather from the changing of your location’s altitude.