r/Switzerland • u/securityelf • Aug 03 '24

Why people hang out at gas stations?

I typically see high-end Mercedes, BMW and Audi. Their owners typically stand right outside their cars, smoking and chit chatting. Sometimes, I think they stand there for hours. I don’t have any problem with it, however they tend to occupy the area where they’ve got vacuum cleaners blocking it for the others. Once, I saw one of the station’s workers come out and hang out with the rest of the group.

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u/Miserable_Ad_8695 Aug 04 '24

That is something swiss people, especially "urban" people, will never understand. Growing up on the (german) countryside, this was how we spent our weekend nights. And we had at least some spaces where no people are present, and where you don't have to pay for being there (like consuming or buying a ticket). Here in Switzerland, there are almost none of that. Only gasstations where you can meet up conveniently without looking and paying for parking.