SWISS GERMAN or GERMAN? Which one do I need when moving to Switzerland?

So you are moving to Switzerland and you are wondering: Do I need High German? Should I learn Swiss German? How do I learn Swiss German? Can knowing German help me with learning and understanding Swiss German? I asked one Swiss person and a bunch of my German speaking friends to answer all of these (and more!) questions.

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Useful info:
- Swiss German for beginners channel:    / @swissgermanbeginners  
- Migros Swiss German lessons: https://www.klubschule.ch/Angebote/Sp...
- Swiss vocabulary: http://www.eldrid.ch/swgerman.htm

- Swiss German vs High German:    • How Different are Swiss German and St...  
- Comparing 5 Swiss German dialects:    • Comparing 5 different Swiss German di...  
- Languages in Switzerland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languag....

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Time stamps:
Intro: (00:00)
Official languages in Switzerland: (00:45)
Differences between Swiss German & High German: (01:54)
How different is Swiss German across Switzerland?: (03:30)
Can you get by with only knowing High German?: (04:50)
Can German speaker understand Swiss German?: (06:03)
Is knowing German helpful when learning German?: (06:54)
Is knowing High German useful when living in Switzerland?: (07:15)
Should I learn High German when moving to Switzerland?: (07:55)
Tips for learning Swiss German: (08:20)

Images used:
- Carrot: Nevit Dilmen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Swiss map of languages: Marco Zanoli (sidonius 13:20, 18 June 2006 (UTC)), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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