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15 posts, 02:28 today
Bern seamstress or someone with sewing machine…
There are lots of places in Saint Louis, just over border, including dry cleaners, called 5 a sec. just google it. It's on the main street "(avenue de bale) on right hand side. I believe it's much cheaper than Bale.
Started by: red_conundrum · 12.May.2012 · Other/general
2 posts, 02:19 today
Mid year subscribed insurance
Started by: Ilcristian · 15.May.2012 · Insurance
12 posts, 02:09 today
Accident insurance
To my knowledge (and i am professional in the matter) the only point that counts is : does the worker work more than 8 hours a week. If yes, then the employer has to pay the accident insurance and for the employee, their is no need to…
Started by: souler · 5.Jan.2012 · Insurance
26 posts, 01:53 today
Girlfriend in UK pregnant - giving birth…
Actually you can subscribe to any type of complementary insurance. the only point will be that needs linked to your pregnancy will not be covered. for children 60-70 frs is perfectly correct ... try to avoid Assura (the cheapeast…
Started by: bigbeard · 6.May.2012 · Insurance
1 post, 01:50 today
How can I start a Einzelfirma when I'm a…
Started by: powersurge · 17.May.2012 · Business & entrepreneur
23 posts, 01:22 today
NYTimes: Can Dual Citizens Be Good Americans?
Yes, a wife automatically got CH citizenship if the husband was Swiss but NOT the other way round. Which in 100'000s of cases meant that the children of a pair GOT CH citizenship due to their father being CH citizen, but not their…
Started by: Mountainhugger · 16.May.2012 · International affairs/politics
4 posts, 01:17 today
Unwanted furniture?
Started by: abangr · 16.May.2012 · Daily life
1 post, 01:12 today
Rice milk, where to buy ?
Started by: oreneta · 17.May.2012 · Food and drink
1 post, 01:09 today
Cable Modem (Replacing Thomson THG520)
Started by: Ope · 17.May.2012 · TV/internet/telephone
13 posts, 00:58 today
Babyjoe.ch beware!
I think it is perfectly right to write a bad review about a product if there are problems with the delivery, since you pay the corresponding delivery service with the ítem price. Kri pays a price for product delivered, why then question…
Started by: kri · 14.May.2012 · Complaints corner
13 posts, 00:33 today
Enclaves in Switzerland
First of all, their leanings towards extreme groups like FN and the Greens simply is showing their being not pleased by mainland France. I would be quite optimist that most Elsässer would love to be two or three Cantons of Switzerland,…
Started by: dakman · 16.May.2012 · Swiss politics/news
108 posts, 00:24 today
Mabuhay! hello from a Filipino
hello im geneveve filipino..living in st gallen switzerland i would like to catch up a co filipino...i wish i can meet up is anyone interested here is my email genevevetilag@yahoo.com take care and godbless
Started by: iAmANurse · 26.May.2008 · Introductions
9 posts, 00:10 today
How to get a permit for someone with chinese…
Why don't you attempt to get a job in Singapore, Malaysia or HK? That way, you can put your kids into a chinese-medium school. Mandarin acquisition will be automatic. If neither of you speak mandarin at home, your kids won't be…
Started by: marcia77 · 30.Apr.2012 · Employment
6 posts, 23:51 yesterday
Can anyone in lausanne help?
Ok... Using local.ch, I have confirmed that the Vevey address is registered as the business address for Hara Pictures. The rue de Sébellion address in Lausanne is listed as the private (i.e. home) address for the person who is also…
Started by: withnail · 16.May.2012 · Complaints corner
67 posts, 23:48 yesterday
Noise after midnight... what should I do?
Doesn't appear to be complaining about the noise in general, just having the noise go on well after midnight - like operation restrictions on airports, so the airport noise doesn't go 24 hours a day, really.
Started by: jojojiaying · 7.Mar.2012 · Complaints corner
48 posts, 23:43 yesterday
A man from billag just knocked on my door...
Good for you - you are not really missing much. Myself, I very rarely watch live TV; more often than not download programmes from the net to watch - even then this is infrequent. Since we have our 2 boys the TV really doesn't hold much…
Started by: finkle · 15.May.2012 · TV/internet/telephone
2 posts, 23:42 yesterday
Hi! New in Geneva
Started by: meadowboy · 15.May.2012 · Introductions
5 posts, 23:37 yesterday
Croakies ( eye glass straps )
Started by: grynch · 16.May.2012 · Other/general
32 posts, 23:37 yesterday
Need temporary housing ASAP HELP!
Thank you so much!! We are literally looking through all these sites right now and are going to get ads out everywhere and every (if any) response we get we will pass on to the relocation company to see of we are being ripped off or…
Started by: Daniellepaige · 14.May.2012 · Complaints corner
5 posts, 23:22 yesterday
Tick Diseases and Dogs?
Started by: MysteryMachine · 12.May.2012 · Pet corner
68 posts, 23:21 yesterday
CHF LIBOR slowly creeping up, but fixed…
... And the bank can certainly do this. And they did when the last bubble exploded in the 90's. But the most common case was when owners had to renew their loans. Unlike in other parts of Europe, banks have no obligation whatsoever to…
Started by: rootkit · 1.Mar.2012 · Finance/banking/taxation
13 posts, 23:19 yesterday
WANTED a 3 or 4 bed house or apartment for July
hey Shelby Good to hear from you. Getting to Zurich is very easy from Wipkingen. I did it everyday and it took me 4 mins to walk to the train station from the flat and the train ride took 3 mins to get to Zurich main train station.…
Started by: shelby123 · 10.May.2012 · Housing in general
27 posts, 23:12 yesterday
Mysterious Dr.'s charge
Doctors charge per 5 mins. But the price is different depending on what they are doing during those 5 mins. There are codes that relate to the price/task. I could be why she was upset, ie, she could have used a cheaper code but didn't.…
Started by: nirak · 13.May.2012 · Family matters/health
15 posts, 23:12 yesterday
From Chicago to Switzerland
Welcome, Nodrog. My husband and I moved here in March from Michigan. One of the last things we did before the move was take a quick trip to Chicago because we knew we would miss it. We are in the Lausanne area, and my husband works in…
Started by: Nodrog · 2.Apr.2011 · Introductions
2 posts, 23:10 yesterday
When to buy a TV?
Started by: BKL · 16.May.2012 · Other/general
10 posts, 23:09 yesterday
Pitta breads in Basel
Good question! They sell some in Manor which is pretty good, and I sometimes make my own. The latest Co-op effort has far, far too much cumin and has the same texture as guacamole. I threw most of it away. Great, I'll try…
Started by: quark · 14.May.2012 · Food and drink
2 posts, 23:09 yesterday
Anyone ever used the swiss moving company?
Started by: toronto · 16.May.2012 · Leaving Switzerland
10 posts, 23:05 yesterday
Civil Engineer in North Switzerland
Hello Luis, I am a portuguese Civil Engineer just like you. My boyfriend is working in Switzerland and he has a permanent contract. I saw that you found a job like a year ago. I am looking for a job but finding an english speakng…
Started by: luisvb · 28.Jun.2011 · Employment
22 posts, 22:53 yesterday
Burger in Zurich
Wow.. haha. Clearly I'm not a 400 pound french fry eating American. However, in the city where I live currently there are gourmet burgers everywhere and priced around 4.50$ Thanks for your suggestions :)
Started by: swissaupair · 15.May.2012 · Food and drink
5 posts, 22:43 yesterday
Cycling from Basel to Colmar
Started by: adrianlondon · 16.May.2012 · Travel/day trips/free time
4 posts, 22:30 yesterday
Good English-speaking pediatrician in Uetikon…
Started by: BKL · 14.May.2012 · Insurance
16 posts, 22:30 yesterday
Geneva late at night ?
There is an Etap hotel close to the airport, bus No 10 takes 5 minutes to get you there, it is opposite Balexert. There is an Etap hotel in Petit Lancy, which is fairly new and one of the cheapest hotels in Geneva, No 23 bus takes you…
Started by: toucandoit · 16.May.2012 · Daily life
12 posts, 22:14 yesterday
6 month observations
I've just passed the 8 month mark. The first 2 months were a wave of excitement and hanging in there in temporary accommodation. Next 2 months homesickness along with winter kicked in. New Year brought new beginnings and great new…
Started by: silverburn · 15.May.2012 · Daily life
45 posts, 22:13 yesterday
Has Mexico become hell on earth?
When looking at the statistics it really looks like crime is rife in the Americas. It is remarkable that "men in Central America face 1 in 50 chance of murder before 31" Not sure if sources more reliable than Wikipedia can be found, but…
Started by: Castro · 14.May.2012 · International affairs/politics
3 posts, 21:50 yesterday
New at EPFL
Started by: jml.epfl · 15.May.2012 · Introductions
1 post, 21:07 yesterday
Current Media packages ?
Started by: Simply_D · 16.May.2012 · TV/internet/telephone
3 posts, 20:50 yesterday
"Web Producer" equivalent in Switzerland?
Started by: NewbyfromNYCNJ · 14.May.2012 · Employment
12 posts, 20:47 yesterday
Wireless router cause modem to fail?
This was the problem with our access point...we had to set it up via a web browser and make sure the d link was not DHCP enabled. There was no option to do this with the standard cd set up. Once that was done, it was a piece of cake!
Started by: shabar · 16.May.2012 · TV/internet/telephone
1 post, 20:42 yesterday
Swiss Cup Final (FC Basel v FC Luzern)
Started by: quark · 16.May.2012 · Sports/fitness
81 posts, 20:38 yesterday
Muffins vs. Cupcakes
I think that's what confused me at first too. But the crumpet isn't cut in half. That's the way it's cooked. Anyway, the texture is different. It's more like a thick pancake/blini then an "English muffin".
Started by: MacGregor's Daughter · 7.Mar.2012 · Food and drink
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