This web site, ExecutivePlanet.com, is really neat. It describes any cultural customs that a business person traveling to a particular country needs to know. Here were a few interesting examples for Switzerland:

• Keep your hands out of your pockets, especially when talking.
  
• Do not sit with one ankle resting on the other knee.
  
• Backslapping is not welcome.
  
• Point using your full hand. If you point with only the index finger, you will be displaying an obscene gesture.
  
• Although public restrooms are plentiful and easy to find, be aware that you have to pay a small fee to be admitted into a stall.
  
• Despite the austere nature of this culture, pushing and shoving are common occurrences in line-ups.

This site will be very useful for my paper. This week it is about the cultural aspects of doing business in Switzerland.