If you have lived in the country a while, you know that things here change at a snail’s pace. AdvertisementIf you come from a country with a more dynamic and pro-active way of doing things, then you may grow frustrated with Switzerland’s careful and measured approach to implementing change. They believe that rushing things and making hasty decisions will have disastrous results, which is why they prefer to take a cautious — even if painstakingly slow — path. They like to thoroughly examine each aspect of a proposed change and look at it from all possible angles. All this can help to explain why change is slow to take hold in Switzerland, so you may as well get used to it…and get used to waiting.