We dedicate this book to Switzerland

The Culture Of Switzerland. The Swiss culture is heavily influenced by French, German, and Italian cultures. A man playing a traditional Swiss instrument, the accordion. The culture of the small Alpine nation of Switzerland is heavily influenced by the cultures of its neighboring nations of France, Italy, and German

Switzerland is a tiny country of some 7.7 million people surrounded by four far larger Neighbours France, Germany, Italy and Austria.Yet despite its small size, it seems everyone has an opinion about what life is like in Switzerland. For some the mountainous country is a beautiful, pristine paradise. For others it's uptight, conservative and downright boring.

In the field of literature Switzerland produced a number of very well known writers. 

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was from Geneva.

The critic and historian Jacob Burckhardt was from Basel. Herman Hesse and Carl Spitteler both won a Nobel Prize for thin many areas.

For children's culture there is the cartoon character Globi.

Switzerland is most famous for its mountains, cheese, chocolate, cows, and watches. Of course these things are part of everyday life: check out the mouth-watering display of chocolate bars at any grocery store. But the Swiss and their country are far more complex.