15 Things You Didn't Know About Switzerland

fifteen things you didn't know about Switzerland welcome to a Lux calm the place where future billionaires come to get inspired hello a lectures and welcome back to another amazing video today we're looking at the stunning and mountainous country of Switzerland a small landlocked country in the centre of Europe Switzerland is a centre of both finance and government its population may be a small 8 million but it's one of the most developed countries in the world with one of the highest standards of living the populations national identity varies dramatically with some speaking German French Italian or even Roman ish because a log home is dedicated to becoming the world's best resource on the most fabulous cities and destinations we couldn't wait to bring you 15 things you didn't know about Switzerland number one bollywood film directors love filming in Switzerland a surprising number of bollywood blockbusters are filmed in switzerland the first indian film made in switzerland was produced in 1964 using the alps as a backdrop fans can go on a Bollywood tour around Gustad one of the most popular settings and the Indian connection has massively boosted tourism for the whole nation number 2 Switzerland is the most expensive country in the world to buy a cup of coffee many of Switzerland's major cities rank very highly on the coffee price index costing an average of $3 65 cents for a cup Bassel Bern and Geneva all ranked at the top further reinforcing the fact that Switzerland is a very expensive place to live in strong contrast is the cheapest Rio de Janeiro where the average cup of coffee costs just over a dollar number 3 the most expensive restaurant in Switzerland nearly closed down because the head chef supposedly committed suicide restaurant de l'hotel de ville chrissy air was owned by briquette avoir lire and her chef husband benoit voila air receiving the highest possible Michelin star rating in early 2016 Benoit was found dead in his home after an apparent suicide after 17 years at the acclaimed restaurant his wife brigita reopened the restaurant two days later saying the show must go on and the restaurant is still named as the best in the world by many culinary experts number four it's against the law to have just one small pet Switzerland has very strict animal rights laws and they believe that a social pet living in isolation is classed as abuse as a result it's illegal to have just one hamster guinea pig fish bird or rabbit even if one of a pair dies it can be necessary to rent a pet to make up for the numbers many services have been created around this law including lawyers who represent lonely pets number five all Swiss men complete compulsory military service and they have the highest life expectancy in the world Switzerland is one of the few European countries where military service is still compulsory for male citizens when men turn 18 they take a fitness test and those who pass are conscripted into the Armed Forces if they don't pass and do not suffer from a condition or disability they have to pay three percent extra income tax until they're 30 a recent referendum was held to determine whether or not to keep the system going and 73 percent voted in favor of it women are also allowed to get in on the action but they get the luxury of volunteering number six there are 3,000 locations across the country that could be blown up at the touch of a button to protect the country in case of an attack Switzerland's defense strategy includes the automatic demolition of every bridge railway and main road in the country to protect the population Switzerland is completely landlocked so it shares borders with various nations making invasion even more likely every access point can be destroyed almost instantly keeping the Swiss population in and invaders out number seven they also have enough nuclear bomb shelters to house the entire nation if there's ever a nuclear war the Swiss are highly likely to survive it there are laws that ensure everyone has access to a bomb shelter near their home and the Swiss Army ensure they have their own artillery bunkers too these don't look like much on the outside covertly disguised as cute country cottages in the middle of Swiss villages number eight the Swiss government can stop you from giving your child an unusual name there are some rules about naming your child in most countries in most countries numbers instead of letters and a dolls are not usually allowed for obvious reasons but in Switzerland they take it especially seriously taking action if they believe a name could be harmful famous Swiss singer Christine Lautenberg intended to name her child lexicon but was stopped because the government thought it may cause her daughter distress later in life number nine the Swiss eat more chocolate than any other nation there are only 8 million people living there which isn't many compared to other European nations but they sure get through a lot of chocolate the average Swiss person eats 19 pounds of chocolate every year which is the equivalent of 172 bars a year the USA doesn't even come close consuming half of this number 10 Ernesto Barger le is the richest person in Switzerland with a net worth of eleven point seven billion dollars Verger Ali is an Italian born but Swiss native and according to bloomberg he's worth eleven point seven billion dollars he started his career after leaving Harvard with his MBA and then making his fortune in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology he and his family have established a philanthropic foundation contributing to research into male and female infertility genetics and endocrinology number eleven sundays are really are the day of rest in switzerland and there are laws to keep it that way if it's a sunday in switzerland you can't mow your lawn wash your car recycle anything loud or half your washing out it's all to preserve the peace and quiet of a perfect swiss sunday switzerland is known for its bizarre laws but that doesn't mean they don't reinforce them and take them seriously a german woman broke the recycling rule in 2014 and was offered either a fine or two days in jail number 12 the country is very cannabis friendly marijuana possession has been decriminalized in switzerland for anyone over 18 those under 18 will face a fine but no formal legal repercussions because of these relaxed laws 100 tons of cannabis is smoked by 600,000 swift's every year the country is also pretty relaxed about guns - and half of the population owns them regardless they have the lowest crime rates in Europe number 13 Geneva is home to the most expensive hotel suite in the world the Royal penthouse suite in Geneva's Hotel President Wilson costs 81 thousand dollars a night making it the most expensive hotel suite in the world it's insane price tag gets you a view of Lake Geneva 18,000 square feet of space bulletproof windows a Steinway grand piano and access to a helicopter because of the hotel's proximity to the United Nations various heads of state have stayed in the suite including Bill Clinton Tony Blair and the king of Saudi Arabia interested in where the other most expensive hotel rooms in the world are watch our video of the 10 most expensive hotels in the world number 14 the world's first all diamonds ring was made by a Swiss jeweler Swiss jeweler Sean ish created the world's first entirely diamonds ring made from 150 carats of diamonds and little else just for a bit of perspective Elizabeth Taylor's most famous diamond ring was a mere 33 carats the Swiss ring went on sale at auction and won valued at an incredible 70 million dollars number 15 teachers are extremely well paid in Switzerland though a very important and valuable profession teaching doesn't have a reputation for high salaries in most countries in Switzerland though teachers are very well-paid and can earn sixty eight thousand dollars a year on average making it one of the highest paid profession jobs in the country Switzerland is a little bit of a contradiction they abstained from involvement in conflicts and Wars yet they have conscription a gun-loving population and even nuclear bunkers they also love chocolate and luxury but pay their civil servants excellently Switzerland will always be a little bit unusual but that's why we love it so you're jetting off to Switzerland and want to see the sights would you prefer to head straight to the bulletproof Presidential Suite and pretend you're the US president or are you more interested in a cottage with a perfect view of the Alps oh you're still here here's another bizarre fact about Switzerland the Vatican's Swiss Guards really are Swiss just as the name suggests they're hired through the Catholic Canton's in Switzerland and are the oldest standing military unit in the world wearing the same uniform they've been wearing since the 16th century thank you for spending some time with us a lexer make sure to subscribe so you never miss a video if you 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Length: 10min 26sec (626 seconds)

Published: Fri Mar 10 2017