How the Swiss mark Valentine’s Day

Flowers, underwear or chocolates... What you receive on Valentine's Day could depend on where you live in Switzerland. A survey broke it down by language divide and the results may back up some old stereotypes.

This content was published on February 14, 2017 - 16:33

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Kai works as a designer in the multimedia team at SWI swissinfo.ch. At the junction between journalism and design, he develops infographics, animations, maps and new formats for social media.

Deutsch

Tulpen für die Deutschschweiz, Unterhosen für die Romandie Original
Español

14 de febrero: rosas, ropa íntima o…
Português

Flores, roupas íntimas e jantar
中文

赠法语区人以小内裤，赠德语区人以郁金香

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