A young man living in Switzerland shares his thoughts on the Spanish.

More and more Spaniards are deciding to leave our country to seek a living elsewhere where salaries are higher. One of the favorites for many citizens who choose to emigrate is Switzerland , where the average salary is close to 8,700 euros per month , allowing many of them to save larger amounts of money.

Finding immigrants in the Central European country is becoming more common, something the Swiss themselves have become accustomed to for decades. But what do Swiss citizens think about the different European nationalities who come to Switzerland to look for work?

This question was answered by Rafael Cubero , a Spaniard who has lived and worked in Switzerland for over 12 years . As he has experienced firsthand after interacting with many Swiss people from the German-speaking part of the country, there are many stereotypes and prejudices about citizens from each country, and he shared his opinions about each of them.

Regarding the Portuguese , this Spaniard explained that the Swiss often think they are "a very hard-working people who have adapted well to Swiss customs." According to Cubero, workers arriving from Portugal are "quite accepted here in Switzerland," and are among the most highly regarded by the natives.

The perception of Italians is somewhat different, as they are possibly the people "who have been emigrating to Switzerland for the longest time": "They are recognized as very hard-working, but also very talkative," Rafael explained, pointing out that many Italian workers often boast "of knowing how to do things that they are not so good at doing."

One of the least accepted by the inhabitants of Switzerland is the Albanian people . Albanian immigrants arrived years ago fleeing the Balkan war , although "the reality is that they are still somewhat rejected": " Whenever there are fights, drugs involved, robberies , the typical comment is almost always 'they must have been Albanians,'" said the Spaniard, who acknowledged that things are changing and this hatred is now beginning to be directed at people of Arab origin.

In the case of the Germans , the Swiss have always seen them as "arrogant people" : "They have been here for 10, 15, 20 or even 30 years and they don't speak Swiss German because they don't feel like it. For them it's like going down a step, German is the good language, the one they read and study and Swiss German is a hodgepodge that changes depending on the canton and they see it as something worse ," the man said to explain this poor image of German citizens.

He also explained that, for the Swiss, those born in South America make no distinction: "From what I've experienced, the Swiss don't differentiate between Ecuadorians, Colombians, or Argentinians. For them, South America is all the same ," he continued. And, according to people in the Central European country, Latinos are "very party-loving people, they really like to party."

Finally, Rafael also wanted to define the image Swiss people have of Spaniards who emigrate to their country. As he explained, "we are a people who are highly regarded." "We have been emigrating to the country for many years, and we have always been hard-working people who have adapted very well to the country ," explained the young man, who has lived in Switzerland for over a decade.

He explained that, like the Portuguese, Spanish citizens are considered "not to have tried to take advantage of anything or anyone." "A Spaniard knows how to do everything; we're highly regarded. We should be proud and maintain this attitude," he urged all those who decide to move to the country to work.