Thoughts?
Could you live there?
No Politics please
Yes I been there.
Their German is very difficult to understand, especially in the countryside, even if you are a highly fluent speaker (as I am).
In the big urban centers their German is not quite so far "dialektisch".
But they do all understand standard german 100% since they read/write in High German.
In comparison Austrian German is easier and closer to High German ( tho also not easy for those who learned it as a 2nd language).
if you already speak german and are confident to communicate there , make sure your german is very good, very fluent, to give you a chance to keep up with their difficult dialect.
If you are a beginner in German, no chance to keep up with their speech (but most of them
can switch to speaking closer to High german if they want to)
Swiss French spoken in the extreme west of the country around lake Geneva, is basically standard French though, so if you speak decent French thats were you want to be.
Otherwise the country is a more expensive version of Austria (where I have also been).
Incidentally sometimes urban Swiss go to Austria to vacation.. presumably for offering comparable ski slopes and landscapes at lower prices while still being German speaking.
I see a lot of Swiss license plates when vacationing in Austria, especially West Austria.
Just like Austria not inherently a very welcoming country to foreigners if you want to live/work there, unless you are well dressed and/or drive a nice car and hold a professional job.
Then you'll see some respect/acceptance.
If you are younger/poorer and looking at emigrating for a menial job; Swiss girls wont even look at you, no matter how ripped you are.