have you ever wanted to visit Switzerland how about living there if you said yes you're
not alone Switzerland has been named the best country in the world according to U.S news and
World Report and they always seem to show up in the top five on just about every list that ranks
countries I watched Johnny Harris and his wife is Harris back when she used to make videos they love
Switzerland matter of fact he just made a really cool video about Switzerland's bunkers that they
have from like World War II that's amazing but it's not just cool bunkers Switzerland is so much
more and it's very appealing to most people the Swiss have a nice little country there and today
we're going to look at why so many people love Switzerland got it get it good let's take a look
number 10 it's a very happy country according to the global index Switzerland ranks as the 14th
happiest country in the world now other things like the UN sponsored World happiness report
of 2021 had Switzerland as the third happiest country they always seem to be in the top ten of
just about every single one of the lists I would venture to say most lists have them in the top
five their happiness is attributed to freedom and an excellent work-life balance this might be hard
for a lot of Americans to understand and it's a lot of Asian countries like China and Japan but
in Switzerland not many people work more than they actually have to overtimes not much of a
thing from what I understand the most Swiss people when you tell them how you work overtime or you
work you know 60 hour weeks and stuff they they don't get it they don't know why you're doing that
number nine they've got a healthy lifestyle Swiss people are known for leading Healthy
Lifestyles and they've got a great Health Care system now if you look at their diet
they eat a lot of cheese bread and drink wine to some people that might not seem
that healthy but where the difference is let's say compared to Americans they eat
very little sugar and there are very few fast food places in Switzerland it's also a very
active country they like to walk they like to hike they like to be outdoors
doing things summer spring winter fall it doesn't matter to them they get outside
number eight an excellent education system the education system in Switzerland is
pretty cool in comparison to the United States education is generally affordable
here the higher education system is renowned for its high standards and teaching methods
based on Active Learning Early Education and Innovative teaching methods are sort
of Switzerland's thing and it's not just for Swiss residents only International students
make up about 21 percent of the students enrolled in Swiss institutes there are four
official languages in Switzerland German French Italian and romance romance isn't
something they speak all the time but most people in Switzerland speak German French and Italian
number seven it's safe Switzerland is one of the safest countries on the planet now
depending on what study you look at they're gonna fall someplace between number five and number 14.
there's been studies on why Switzerland has such a low crime rate the higher level of education is
what they attribute a lot of it to fewer people tend to be drawn into criminal activity when they
have a high education they usually go to work using that higher education the Swiss people
are also very laid back they avoid commotion and confrontation most of their protests or anything
they got like that is always very peaceful yes well their protesters would a Molotov cocktail
is they'd probably say it sounds delicious is that rum drink or do you use peppermint schnapps
number six mind-blowing scenery Switzerland is easily one of the most beautiful countries on
the planet tons of lakes beautiful Villages mountain peaks that look fake Switzerland
is like the King of the Hill when it comes to Natural Beauty in Europe this country has the
Matterhorn a mountain peaks so beautiful Disney recreated it in Anaheim California and that's
just one of many beautiful mountain peaks that are in the Swiss Alps roughly one-third of the
country is Forest and just under a quarter of that land is protected areas Switzerland also
has almost 10 percent of Europe's fresh water making it kind of like Europe's drinking fountain
number five a great political system the Swiss political system is based on a collective head
of state it's a political construction that instead of settling on one president that
runs the country for like four years like we do the government has seven ministers from all
four of the most prominent political parties in Switzerland and each year they get a new president
and it's one of the seven ministers every single year a new one that stops a lot of the different
stalemates that normal political systems like the United States have they're almost forced
to negotiate and compromise on different solutions for the entire country there's a
few different studies that list Switzerland as having the best political system in the world
number four the outdoor activities so like we said the scenery in Switzerland is amazing
this kind of leads to a lot of things people do outdoors the skiing the hiking the hockey
the cross country skiing they also have some amazing white water rafting in this country
but the skiing is going to be the big thing and it's sort of what Switzerland is known for
number three the infrastructure that's right Switzerland is kind of the top of the Heap in
Europe when it comes to their infrastructure and the Jewel of that infrastructure is their public
transportation the best way to get to all the different Villages and the towns in Switzerland
is on their network of railway lines I like Amtrak I don't want to talk bad about Amtrak
but I met a Swiss man on an Amtrak train one time and he just wanted to see the United
States that's the only reason he was there he was seeing the United States actually he said
he was from Germany but he lived in Sweden anyway that doesn't matter but he lived in
Switzerland for a while and he said that Amtrak was kind of embarrassing compared to Switzerland
and actually Germany's trained system when it comes to other parts of the infrastructure they
do great there too you've got the roads which have to go through the mountains they're Scenic
and they're still you know well maintained and put together properly when you look at
the energy sector the main sources of energy in Switzerland are oil natural gas nuclear power
and hydropower since 2005 Switzerland has had a surge in the use of renewable energies like
ambient heat biomass wind power and solar power Switzerland is nearly self-sufficient when it
comes to their electricity production they also have great air quality because they have about
680 hydroelectric plants which supplies almost 70 percent of the electricity that the entire
country consumes hydroelectric plants have zero emissions it's a dam Water Runs Through
It electricity happens and stop typing I know there's a lot more that goes into it than that
but this is a video about Switzerland not the science behind hydroelectricity
number two location location Switzerland is centrally located in Europe it's a landlocked
country surrounded by some of the greatest Nations this world has ever seen France Italy Austria
Germany Liechtenstein yes Liechtenstein touches Switzerland and no you can't move to Liechtenstein
I know you want to everyone wants to move to Liechtenstein but it's not allowed I know we're
talking about Switzerland but Liechtenstein is one of the hardest countries to become a
citizen of you got to be born there Switzerland isn't the easiest country to move to either which
is strange because they're really a Melting Pot but if you are living in Switzerland do you have
access to all these great countries there right there not too far away centrally located it's
kind of a big deal to a lot of people let's say you're in Zurich Switzerland you could drive to
Munich in three and a half hours Milan's about the same distance our flight maybe three and a
half hours driving Innsbruck Austria you could drive there in 3 and a half hours or about an
hour flight if you take the train to these cities it's about the same amount of time as it is to
drive now if you want to go to Venice that's a little bit of a rough one because you got to
drive or take the train through the Alps that's a six hour trip but you could fly there in an hour
all right before we get to number one don't forget we have another Channel called on this
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and number one it's neutral everybody knows Switzerland is neutral they always have been
They Don't Really align themselves with anyone and they stay out of international conflicts
Swiss neutrality is one of the main principles of Switzerland's foreign policy which dictates that
Switzerland is not to be involved in any armed or political conflicts between other countries
the policy is self-imposed and designed to ensure external security and promote peace
this is another reason why a lot of people feel safe leaving their money in Swiss banks
this country is also considered one of the most business friendly countries in the world and a
lot of that comes from its neutrality now I'm not saying the Swiss are a bunch of cowards or
they're pacifists or anything like that they just don't want to get it involved in other
people's BS if you come to the country and decide you want to have a war there they're more than
prepared like I was talking about earlier with Johnny Harris going to Switzerland and looking
at all those bunkers the that's what they're there for dug into the sides of mountains are
cannon emplacements from World War II and the Cold War and all that I'm sure they're updated
in a lot of places for National Defense but yeah they're not afraid of a war they're just
not getting involved in somebody else's war and believe it or not there's a good portion of this
planet that really likes that approach alright that's today's video hope you guys enjoyed
it hope you got some information of it now go out have a great day and be nice to each other