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Basel is a cosmopolitan city because of its university and its industry, and proximity to the borders of France and Germany. Most people speak some French and German (for many one of these languages is their first language) and probably 50% of the population speak English comfortably enough to deal with everyday interactions, and will gladly work with you to understand you (if you happen to be strictly English-speaking). The locals speak Baseldytsch, which is a local Swiss-German dialect similar to the Alsatian or South German Alemanic dialects, and quite different from other Swiss-German dialects. Borrowed French words are fairly common; for example, Baslers often bid each other farewell with the French "Adieu."

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