发布时间：2022-04-28
作者：思青，一名在洛桑酒店管理商学院在读的大三学生。今年三月，思青开始在瑞士雷梭勒家族办公室担任行政助理实习生。
本篇文章将以思青的第一人称视角，谈谈她选择来瑞士学习的原因，以及她所发现的中国与瑞士的不同之处。
为什么选择瑞士？
我没有选择北美或英国等其他热门留学国家，而是决定来瑞士上大学，有以下几个原因。
无论是从个人人身安全、经济还是从政治方面来说，瑞士都是一个安全的国家。几乎为零的低犯罪率、严格的枪支管制条例和高水平的受教育公民保证了在瑞士生活、学习和工作的高度人身安全。瑞士拥有的充满活力的文化生活、美丽的风景、高质量的房地产和高质量的教育，为人们提供了高标准的生活。她还拥有稳定的货币、强大的购买力、适度的税收和永久的中立性，这表明该国的经济和政治稳定，是未来投资的最佳选择。
在瑞士，人与人之间有一种天然的信任感。尽管每个人都是素不相识的陌生人，但当他们看到别人需要帮助时，还是会伸出援助之手。也许是因为他们一直生活在这样一个湖光山色的美丽地方，他们往往相信人性的善良，非常热衷于帮助他人，向他们表达善意。
有一次，当我在格林德瓦旅行时，从一辆滑板车上摔下来受伤了。我得到了不同的瑞士人的帮助，包括路人、救援人员、酒店工作人员等等。虽然我受了严重的伤，但在很多人的帮助下，这仍然是一次非常温暖的经历。
此外，由于瑞士在创新能力、高教育水平的劳动力和最先进的科研机构方面的优势，她已被列为全球最具创新能力的国家。她促进了公司、初创企业和大学的合作，进行研究并将研究成果转化为可销售的产品和服务，以加强国家经济的创新能力和力量。瑞士还为初创企业和希望推动创新的年轻人提供了理想的环境。在这里，瑞士提供了良好的基础设施和人脉网络。
瑞士的酒店管理学校也有很高的声誉；例如，洛桑酒店管理商学院（EHL）连续四年在最权威的全球大学排名之一QS（Quacquarelli Symonds）排名中在全球酒店管理大学中排名第一，在瑞士商学院中排名第五。瑞士酒店管理大学被称为 "高级酒店管理人才和职业经理人的摇篮"，他们的酒店管理教育提供广泛而实用的课程，采用理论和实践相结合的模式，注重提高学生的综合能力。
总之，这些是我选择在瑞士学习并主修酒店管理的几个主要的原因。希望大家有机会可以来到瑞士，欣赏瑞士的美丽景色，体味这里的水土人情。
中瑞文化差异
我在瑞士学习已经三年了，除去疫情和在其他国家实习的时间，也在瑞士生活了两年。我发现，中国和瑞士的文化差异体现在生活和工作的许多方面。
在饮食方面，中国菜强调菜品的传统美，也强调情怀，注重食物的色、香、味、形、器的和谐。对菜肴的命名、品尝的方式、进食的节奏以及穿插的娱乐活动都有具体要求。而瑞士由于位于许多国家的交界处，融合了多种欧洲文化，融合了法国、德国和意大利的饮食风格。瑞士人注重餐具、原材料、服务，但更注重营养和食材，以及菜肴的品质，这是一种比较理性的饮食观念。
中国人和瑞士人也有不同的心态、思维方式和生活态度。中国人的思维方式最基本的特点是倾向于把事物看成一个整体，具有整体观念。正如老子所说 "道生一，一生二，二生三，三生万物"。相比之下，瑞士或西方文化的显著特点是分析，它倾向于关注个人。一个典型的例子是，传统的中医认为，人体是一个整体，身体的局部问题会得到全面的治疗，而西医则是头痛治头，胃痛治胃。
从工作的角度来看，瑞士人讲究个人主义，企业等级制度扁平化，直接沟通，和“共享领导”。中国人讲究集体主义，企业等级层次分明，以及间接沟通。在中国，工作和生活之间的界限也不像在瑞士那样明确，尤其是现在越来越多的人在家远程工作。例如，在非工作时间，大部分中国人仍然需要尽快回复与工作有关的信息和邮件。相反，瑞士人则尽可能保留个人生活，尽量不受工作的影响，让他们有时间去社交，关注家庭，健身或从事其他爱好。
中国人和瑞士人对节奏的认识也不同。在中国，在快节奏的工作和生活的影响下，我们希望所有的事情都能很快完成。当我们在网上购物时，希望第二天就能收到购买的东西；当我们在餐厅吃饭时，希望在点完餐后菜品很快就能送到桌上；甚至在交通方面，我们希望乘坐高铁、磁悬浮、搭乘直飞的航班。很多人都过着“一万年太久，只争朝夕”的生活。相反，瑞士人喜欢不管干什么事、做什么决定都慢慢来，他们认为瑞士品质需要时间的打磨和深思熟虑的考量，以便做出正确的决定，从而避免错误。
虽然我经历了文化差异的影响，也有过不知所措和胆怯的时候，但在与不同文化背景的人交流和合作中，我不仅更好地了解了自己，也学会了尊重和接受与我们不同的人。在瑞士和酒店管理学院的多元文化学习环境中，我遇到了形形色色的人，交到了可以相伴一生的好朋友，我想这就是来这里学习和生活最重要的意义吧。
Original English Text
My name is Siqing, I’m a student currently studying at Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne. Starting from March this year, I’ve worked at La Soleille Family Office as an administrative assistant intern. For this article, I’m going to talk about why I chose to study in Switzerland and what differences between China and Switzerland I discovered during my stay here.
Why Switzerland?
Instead of choosing other popular countries such as North America or the UK to study in, I decided to come to Switzerland to attend university for several reasons.
Switzerland is a safe country, both personally, financially, and politically. A low crime rate of almost zero, strict gun-control regulations and a high level of educated citizens guarantee a high level of personal security to live, study, and work in Switzerland. With a vibrant cultural life, beautiful scenery, high-quality real estate, and high-quality education, Switzerland offers a high standard of living. It also has a stable currency, strong purchasing power, moderate taxation, and permanent neutrality, which shows the economic and political stability of the country, and it is optimal for future investments.
There is a natural sense of trust between people in Switzerland; Although people often do not know each other personally, they would help each other when they see others in need. "Solidarity" is part of Swiss education. Perhaps because they live in such a beautiful place with clear lakes and lush mountains, they tend to believe in the goodness of human nature and are very eager to help others and show them goodwill.
Once when I was traveling to Grindelwald, I hurt myself when I fell from a scooter. I received so much help from different Swiss people, including passersby, rescuers, hotel staff, and so on. Although I was badly injured, it was still a very warm experience with a lot of help.
Moreover, Switzerland has been ranked the most innovative country globally because of its strengths in innovation capacity, high-educated workforce, and most up-to-date scientific research institutions. It facilitates collaborations of companies, start-ups, and universities to do research and turn research results into marketable products and services to strengthen the innovative ability and power of the economy. Switzerland also offers an ideal environment for start-ups and young people who want to drive innovation. Here, Switzerland provides a good infrastructure and contact opportunities.
Swiss hotel management schools are also highly prestigious; for example, Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne (EHL) has been ranked No. 1 in the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds), one of the essential, authoritative rankings of global universities, Global Hotel Management University for four consecutive years and ranked 5th among Swiss business schools. Swiss hotel management universities are known as the "cradle of senior hotel management personnel and professional managers," Their hotel management education offers a broad and practical education that focuses on improving students' overall abilities.
In short, these are only a few reasons why I chose to study in Switzerland and major in hotel management.
Cultural differences
It has been three years since I studied and two years lived in Switzerland, excluding the time of the Covid epidemic and internship. I discovered that the cultural differences between China and Switzerland are reflected in many aspects of life and work.
In terms of diet, Chinese cuisine emphasizes the tradition of the beauty of the dishes as well as the sentiment, paying attention to the harmony of the color, aroma, taste, shape, and utensils of the food. There are specific requirements for the naming of dishes, the way of tasting, the rhythm of eating, and the interspersing of entertainment. Switzerland is located at the crossroads of many countries and integrates multiple European cultures with a fusion of French, German, and Italian food styles. Swiss people pay attention to cutlery, materials, and service, but more attention to nutrition, ingredients, and the quality of the food which is a rational concept of diet.
Chinese and Swiss also have different mindsets, ways of thinking, and attitudes towards life. The most essential characteristic of the Chinese way of thinking is synthesis, which has a holistic view and tends to look at things as a whole. As Laozi said: “ The Tao produced One; One produced Two; Two produced Three; Three produced All things.” In comparison, the distinctive feature of the Swiss or Western culture is analysis, which tends to focus on the individual. A typical example is that traditional Chinese doctors believe that the human body is a whole and that localized problems in the body will be treated comprehensively, while Western doctors will treat headaches for headaches and stomach pains for stomach pains.
From a work perspective, Swiss are about individualism, flat corporate hierarchies, direct communication, and shared leadership. The Chinese are about collectivism, clear hierarchical distinctions, and indirect communication. The boundary between work and life is also not as clear-cut in China as it is in Switzerland, especially now that more people are working remotely from home. For example, during non-working hours, most Chinese still need to respond to work-related messages and emails as soon as possible. Swiss people, on the contrary, preserve their personal life as much as possible without being affected by work, giving them time to socialize, focus on the family, work out or engage in other hobbies.
Chinese and Swiss also have different perceptions of pace. In China, under the influence of fast-paced work and life; we want everything to be done very fast, when we make purchases online, we hope to receive the goods the day after; when we eat at a restaurant, we hope the dish will be delivered very soon after order; even for transportation, we want to take high-speed rail, maglev, and direct flights. On the contrary, the Swiss like to take their time in everything they do and everything they have to decide. They believe that Swiss quality is also a question of time, reflection, and consideration in order to make the right decision and thus avoid mistakes.
Although I experienced the impact of cultural differences and there were times when I was overwhelmed and timid, I would not only understand myself better in communicating and cooperation with people of different cultures but also learn to respect and accept people who are different from us. By living in Switzerland and studying in a multicultural environment at an international hotel management school, I met all kinds of people and made good friends that I can be with for the rest of my life, which I think is the most important meaning of coming and studying here.
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