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Re: Dishwasher Service ??!!??

If you're not going to honour the contract, why bother wasting ink signing it ?

I understand it says in the contract a service is required, so do it and pay for it.
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So called "foreigners" running around wimpering and begging for an apartment while dumping huge quantities of cash on a country which without those "foreigners" would quickly sink back to it's roots of starvation selling it's best and brightest as mercenaries is why they get a hard time here. As has been discussed before it's the Swiss who need us, not the other way around and I feel a landlord asking for a 200chf service of a washing machine is a little unreasonable.

Having said that I apologise for this off topic rant.

I am not Swiss, I am a foreigner, and this is possibly one of the most offensive comments I have read on EF. If you don't like the country then leave - obviously you have chosen to be here but you should not be insulting the country or it's people. Sure, Switzerland's economy is driven by the financial institutions, which have a strong dependence on a foreign workforce. But there are not many countries out there that don't import labour. The Swiss dont "need" us foreigners, and they certainly don't need (or want) the arrogant ones. And as for the cleaning of the washing machine - most countries will recognise the legality of a written contract, if you sign it, you pay it. Dont bitch and moan later that it's "unreasonable", the tenant didn't have to sign the contract in the first place.
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Old 01.05.2012, 17:42
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Re: Dishwasher Service ??!!??

a two year old comment??
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I am not Swiss, I am a foreigner, and this is possibly one of the most offensive comments I have read on EF. If you don't like the country then leave - obviously you have chosen to be here but you should not be insulting the country or it's people. Sure, Switzerland's economy is driven by the financial institutions, which have a strong dependence on a foreign workforce. But there are not many countries out there that don't import labour. The Swiss dont "need" us foreigners, and they certainly don't need (or want) the arrogant ones. And as for the cleaning of the washing machine - most countries will recognise the legality of a written contract, if you sign it, you pay it. Dont bitch and moan later that it's "unreasonable", the tenant didn't have to sign the contract in the first place.
Come on now! Haven't we foreigners got enough to wimper about without you dredging up stuff from Economisto from 2010 ( and who the blazes is Economisto when he hasn't gone fishing?)
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I am not Swiss, I am a foreigner, and this is possibly one of the most offensive comments I have read on EF. If you don't like the country then leave - obviously you have chosen to be here but you should not be insulting the country or it's people. Sure, Switzerland's economy is driven by the financial institutions, which have a strong dependence on a foreign workforce. But there are not many countries out there that don't import labour. The Swiss dont "need" us foreigners, and they certainly don't need (or want) the arrogant ones. And as for the cleaning of the washing machine - most countries will recognise the legality of a written contract, if you sign it, you pay it. Dont bitch and moan later that it's "unreasonable", the tenant didn't have to sign the contract in the first place.
Ah, would love to have been able to read economisto's response. Alas....
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a two year old comment??
Yes, 2 years old - but still one of the worst comments on here, so worth seeing it again. Extreme and unbelievable arrogance This comment is just priceless!

I remember being quite shocked when I first read it - and wanted to find it again to send to Mrs Sommaruga - thanks, LOL.

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a two year old comment??
Do you know, I didn't even LOOK at the date... I was looking for info on dishwashers and came across this comment, and was so angry I just had to write. I deliberately avoid the "Complaints Corner" for exactly this reason.

Sorry for dredging up old news..
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Believe me, I don't need you. You want to go? I think I can handle it....

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