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Hey, I'm not even here yet... 47 17.80%
Less than 12 months 72 27.27%
Less than 5 years 67 25.38%
Less than 10 years 40 15.15%
More than 10 years, doesn't time fly... 38 14.39%
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Old 11.03.2007, 20:27
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How long have you been in Switzerland?

How long have you been here?
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Old 11.03.2007, 20:59
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Re: How long have you been in Switzerland?

I've fixed your poll to include apostrophes in the appropriate places. Was your apostrophe key broken?

Good question, glad you asked it!
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Old 11.03.2007, 21:05
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Re: How long have you been in Switzerland?

Less than 10 and hope I dont make it to 10.

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Re: How long have you been in Switzerland?

48 hours so far. I like it
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Old 12.03.2007, 08:31
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Re: How long have you been in Switzerland?

11 years...

where's my badge ?
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Old 12.03.2007, 09:31
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Re: How long have you been in Switzerland?

came for 2 wks for a project....and I'm still here 6 & 1/2 years later!
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Old 12.03.2007, 09:35
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Re: How long have you been in Switzerland?

Similar. I came for 6 months, still here 2 yrs later...
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Old 12.03.2007, 12:01
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Re: How long have you been in Switzerland?

Came to work a winter season. It's been 25 years now apart from a couple of years in Aus.
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Old 12.03.2007, 12:40
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I've fixed your poll to include apostrophes in the appropriate places. Was your apostrophe key broken?

Good question, glad you asked it!
no its workin jus fine thanks mr pendantic ;-)

I though of a follow up poll, which was how long do you hope to be here? But the questions are bit more tricky to formuate

1. Help, Gemme out of here ASAP
2. Im happy for as long as this job/posting/contract lasts, but no more
3. Im going to try and extend my stay beyond that
4. Im permanent, but only because I cant think of anywhere better to go
5. Im permanent, and I love it so much Im going to get Swiss nationality

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Old 12.03.2007, 17:21
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no its workin jus fine thanks mr pendantic ;-)
That's Ms. Pedantic to you.
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Old 12.03.2007, 17:25
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Re: How long have you been in Switzerland?

it will be 2 years Nov...so about 1.5yrs.
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Old 12.03.2007, 17:40
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Re: How long have you been in Switzerland?

7 years last January.
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Old 13.03.2007, 13:40
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Re: How long have you been in Switzerland?

Where's the less than 12 weeks option?

Just on 9 weeks.
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Old 13.03.2007, 13:54
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Re: How long have you been in Switzerland?

12 years May 1st this year. So that's pretty much nearly 50% of my life live lived outside the motherland (Yorkshire)
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12 years May 1st this year. So that's pretty much nearly 50% of my life live lived outside the motherland (Yorkshire)
Wow you seem to have done a lot for a 24 year old ?!
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Re: How long have you been in Switzerland?

thirty years and still fighting the system,but fortunately beating them at their own game
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Wow you seem to have done a lot for a 24 year old ?!
He's talking in dog years
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Old 21.03.2007, 19:16
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Ah OK.. then he's pretty hip and still vaguely compos mentis for a 168 year old!

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Old 21.03.2007, 20:06
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Re: How long have you been in Switzerland?

12 years, and I still refuse to cut my facial hair in to weird patterns
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Re: How long have you been in Switzerland?

I'm in my 7th year here. Plan to live happily ever after here.
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