<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by GUWonder:
In Switzerland, open your mouth and speak English with an American accent when you say hi, how are you, and they will likely not look at more than the cover. I have yet, in numerous entries into Switzerland by air, to get a Swiss stamp.</font>
My approach is to attempt Swiss-German ("Gruezi, Guete Morge"), which generally gets a good snicker from the border police.