Another of the many things that has impressed me about the Swiss is how many languages they are comfortable with. English is mandatory at Swiss schools. So is a third language - usually French or Italian. And most of them have a working knowledge of Dutch.
The Swiss are truly at the center of Europe then, not just geographically, but also commercially, and culturally, with all the languages they are adept at.
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This is because the 3 parts of Switzerland - The french part, the german part and the italian part. Swiss German is not the primary language - it is the primary language only in the german parts - french will take over in the french parts. You are right that most Swiss kids will know at least 3 languages.
There is one more swiss language spoke by about 5% of the Swiss citizens - Romansh
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