My wife (US-citizen, hespanic) and I (Swiss) came back to Switzerland recently. While we were living abroad, my brother got a son. He had his third birthday today. What confused us and hence this post, we were not invited to his birthday. However, my parents (as the grandparents) were invited, so was my sister (as the godmother). Keep in mind we have a son too of the age of two. What makes this even more confusing is that we’re currently living at my parent’s house (waiting for our apartment) so we could have easily went with them together. Coming from a hespanic (US?) context this seems very strange to us and now I was wondering, if this is indeed a Swiss thing or just my family. Or maybe something in between. (something similar happened when my sister gave birth we weren’t allowed to visit her in the hospital. In the meantime when my wife gave birth to our son all her siblings and parents etc came) Thanks for evervone’s input Update: Thank you for everyone’s two cent. I’m well aware I can ask my brother. We have a pretty good relationship and i have more siblings that weren’t invited either. So naturally I was just wondering if I was missing something. Y’all gave me the response though I was expecting: not a Swiss thing. Thank you. Edit 2: Why do people get so defensive about this 😂 can’t have conversations about our own culture?? Edit 3: Clarification- my brother and I have a good relationship. I don’t need to ask him personally because i’m asking a question about if this is normal for other families. Maybe i’ve lived with my wife and her family too long, but the way my wife’s family functions and the way my family functions are different. Yes i’m aware of my culture, yes I am Swiss. That doesn’t mean I know every Swiss family out there and knows how everyone operates. Hence why i’m asking, is this considered the norm in other families? Whether i’m bothered or not is not the topic of discussion. Thank you for the help! submitted by /u/Sc0rpy4
Originally posted by u/Sc0rpy4 on r/Switzerland