25 Why Speaking “Perfect German” Can Sound Arrogant in Switzerland

Have you ever wondered why so many Swiss people speak Standard German with a strong Swiss accent — even when they could speak it much more like people from Germany?
In this episode, I explore why speaking “perfect German” can sometimes be perceived as arrogant, artificial, or like showing off in Switzerland.
Transcripts: The Swiss German transcript of every episode was written by myself, by hand — because no software can truly capture the beauty of the dialect. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get it here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (swissgermanbeginners-shop.fourthwall.com/colle…).