Do French-speaking Swiss people consider themselves French?

[Nadezhda89]

Do French-speaking Swiss people consider themselves French? Just wondering. I know that French-speaking Belgians consider themselves French and not Belgian. What about the French-speaking Swiss people?

[Partizan]

Well, my French speaking Swiss friends mostly identify themselves as French firstly or mention that they are "Swiss French".

[Smaug]

I thought Beligians and French hated each other.

[Corvus]

I doubt it. The Swiss Confederation is based on 3 ethnicities under one roof.
German Swiss-French Swiss-Italian Swiss. They all identify themselfes as Swiss and their unique history, economical success and their special neutral status are the leading factors that they are a very proud population.

The Swiss German on contrast to Austrians also never view themselves as Germans. So why should it be different among the French Swiss.

[Nadezhda89]

Well, my French speaking Swiss friends mostly identify themselves as French firstly or mention that they are "Swiss French".

Really? Are they real Swiss or just French who live there?

I doubt it. The Swiss Confederation is based on 3 ethnicities under one roof.
German Swiss-French Swiss-Italian Swiss. They all identify themselfes as Swiss and their unique history, economical success and their special neutral status are the leading factors that they are a very proud population.

The Swiss German on contrast to Austrians also never view themselves as Germans. So why should it be different among the French Swiss.

Yeah, I was wondering about Swiss Germans as well.

[Corvus]

Really? Are they real Swiss or just French who live there?
Yeah, I was wondering about Swiss Germans as well.

I can tell you for sure that the German speaking Swiss don`t regard themselves to be German. The language they use also differs a lot from standard German.
It is hardly intellegible for a German or Austrian.

[rashka]

I have a feeling that they like to identify themselves more with the French.

[Nadezhda89]

I have a feeling that they like to identify themselves more with the French.

Do you know such people?

[Partizan]

Really? Are they real Swiss or just French who live there?

Swiss.

Well, as long as Switzerland hosts important banks of the World, they will stay in the same country no matter what they feel, do not worry

[Albion]

I've heard that French and German speaking Swiss hate France and Germany respectively.