Zurich is the financial capital of
Switzerland, and also it's largest city with a y2k pop of ~350,000 ppl. All those famous
Swiss banks are based in Zurich.
Like other Swiss cities, most Zurich residents are
multilingual. Many speak
English,
French and
Swiss German, and most also read and write
High German (
hochdeutsche). Swiss German is related to, but even harder to understand than
Bavarian German. It's almost as hard to understand as
Dutch is to and English-speaker.
The area around Zurich is not as
mountainous as much of the rest of Switzerland. Lake Zurich (Zurichsee) is a beautiful green colour and is totally drinkable. It flows into rivers which remain clear and pure as they pass through the old city.
Unlike many other
European cities, Zurich wasn't much affected by
WWII. Consequently, in Zurich, you will see some of the highest concentration of old buildings in the world. This is also partly due to the determination of the Swiss to keep cars out of city.
Zurich girls have complexion like
Swiss chocolate. They're well-educated, good fun, and very freindly.
Zurich is a very
rich and
expensive city. Consequently there aren't many
tourists or as many middle-eastern/asian
immigrants as other Swiss cities. It also means that of the few cars you see, half are
ferraris or
porsches.
I like Zurich, so I'm going to go live there for a while. I'll let you know how I get on :)