Pay attention to details when dining in Swiss study abroad restaurants

#SwissStudyAbroad# Introduction Switzerland, as a newly popular country for studying abroad, has attracted many students in recent years. Below are the details of dining in restaurants for students studying in Switzerland shared by kao.com. Welcome to read and reference!

Pay attention to details when dining in restaurants in Switzerland

1. Restaurant etiquette

Restaurant seating In restaurants, you generally have to wait for the service staff to arrange seats. This is the basic etiquette for studying in Switzerland. one. Sometimes you can choose your seat at stations, department store restaurants, or outdoor balcony seats. At this time, just indicate to the service staff that you want to take this seat.

2. Menu

Sit at your seat and the service staff will bring you the menu (sometimes it has been placed on the table). If the waiter does not take the menu, you can say "Die Speisekarte, bitte" in the German area, and "La carte SVP" in the French area. "Menu" in the French area means dinner, so if you ask for "Menu" sometimes It can be mistaken for a meal, so be careful.

3. Beverages

When dining in Switzerland, you usually order both a meal and a drink. Although you can order it all at once, you can usually order an appetizing drink first and then slowly consider the food you want to order while sipping it. Another thing to note is that the drink menu and the main meal menu are usually separate. Wine can be ordered by the glass, bottle or deciliter (dl), with 1 deciliter (dl) roughly the size of a glass. When talking about mineral water in Switzerland, it usually refers to drinks containing carbonated gas. If you don’t want carbonated drinks, you must say “No Gas”.

　4. Recommendation of the day

When Swiss international students are hesitant because they don’t know what to order, they can choose the recommended menu of the day. Although the lunch and evening menus are different, the simple set meals are about 20 to 35 Swiss francs. In the German area, you can click "Tagesmenu". Press "Menu" in the English area and click "Today's menu" in the English area to order.

5. Billing

Pay the bill at the cashier in Switzerland and China. The bill is different, but you usually pay the bill at the table. In the German area, you say "Zahlen, bitte", and in the French area, the waiter will give you the bill. The service fee is usually included in the restaurant. So there is no need to pay special tips.

6. Meal time

In Europe, people tend to eat slowly, so the pace of ordering or serving is usually 1. hours. If Swiss students don’t have time, it would be better to use a cafeteria or a simple buffet.

Extended reading: Introduction to common sense of life in Switzerland

1. Understand the business hours<. /p>

After arriving in Switzerland, the first thing you need to know clearly is the business hours of various agencies, departments, supermarkets, convenience stores, etc., which are closely related to our lives.

When you first enter Switzerland, you need to apply for a lot of certificates, which requires frequent contact with government departments. In order to save time, you should know the business hours of each department in advance. The business hours of government agencies are Monday to Friday, and they are closed on weekends. The specific hours. It’s from eight o’clock to twelve o’clock, from two o’clock to five o’clock in the afternoon in summer, and from two o’clock to six o’clock in the afternoon in winter. The difference with China is that there are no 24-hour convenience stores in Switzerland. Moreover, general supermarkets and convenience stores also open very early, whether in cities or suburbs, they only work from Monday to Friday, and their business hours are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and a small number of stores open on Thursday or Friday. It’s open until 9pm, which can be said to be very arbitrary.

Therefore, you must prepare your shopping during working days.

2. Learn to follow the timetable. >

The train and bus timetables in Switzerland are very different from those in China, and the all-English version is also a big challenge for freshmen studying abroad, so before going, you should briefly understand Common terms.

At the station, there is usually a duty room. If you are lost or confused about the timetable, you can ask the staff for help, but remember to communicate in English. When in the car, remember not to eat or drink from a cup without a lid. This is very rude.

3. Observe social norms

A considerable number of people in Switzerland are immigrants from Germany, and there is a dedicated German-speaking area, so Switzerland is also a country that attaches great importance to etiquette and politeness.

When you are in a fast food restaurant, after eating, you must remember to clean up the garbage on the table and throw it into the designated recycling area, instead of leaving after eating like you do in China.

When taking the escalator in the public area, remember to stand on the right side. Even if there are a lot of people, do not occupy the left side. This is to make room in case of an emergency.

4. Pay attention to discount information

Although the business hours of various supermarkets and convenience stores in Switzerland are relatively short, there are fixed discounts every Friday. When stocking up, you can pay more attention to discount information and choose the most suitable shopping location.