Visitors passing through are always impressed by its discipline (for example, pedestrians patiently await the green light to the cross the road, and drivers stop at the slightest sign of a pedestrian near a pedestrian crossing) and Switzerland’s sense of cleanliness (people walking along keep their rubbish in their hands until these find a litter bin, cigarette buts are not stamped out on the ground,…). 

The little green boxes with same-coloured plastic bags, surprise many people too: these are bags available for dog-owners to pick up their pet’s droppings from the pavement. 

Well-known as a watchmaking nation, most Swiss hotly defend their painstaking punctuality. It is not the done thing to arrive late for a business meeting, and a suit is till a sign of respect.