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Greece? Only Greece? It is much worse:
Do not know which rabbit hole I went down or in what kind of twilight zone I woke up. But looks like Germany won the war, Swiss neutrality somehow paid off, and EF is part of the resistance…
What kind of travel insirance did you purchase?
Since our children are no longer residents of Switzerland, we try to purchase traveler insurance for them. But, now I wonder if it is enough?.?
So sorry for your loss and troubles.
16 posts,
12:23 today
New 200 CHF Banknote
I use the right hand rule sometimes when working, I've seen other people at it as well. Sitting in front of their desk throwing the engineering gang signs and looking at drawings. Now I'll just pull out a 200 and start flipping it about…
Thank you all for your responses.
I do indeed have friends of my own here, though that’s almost part of the problem since many of them live where I spent my first year in Switzerland, between 45 and 90 minutes away from where I live…
9 posts,
11:44 today
School issue - how to handle?
Do you have confirmation of the re-enrollment (written or otherwise) despite not paying the fee?
If so, then you are stuck I'm afraid.
And as others have said, the penalities, while not peanuts, are relatively generous if only for…
Had a look through my papers. On the registration for EZB for there is this:
Sie sind einverstanden, dass die Schule Uber die für den Schulbetrieb wichtigen Inhalte informiert wird.
but nothing about contacting doctor or anyone else.…
I think the mobile phone offer from yallo at 29chf per month is just unbeatible right now.
Sunrise offer is only for data; doesn't include voice and morover is capped to 2MBps - which in 2018 is a joke, honestly. what is the point of…
The three countries that are on "the list" from the travel health/accident insurance companies are CAN, USA and JPN. Do not travel to these countries without extra insurance.
In the case of this move, be sure to have this extra…
95 posts,
10:44 today
Chili Heads, a Chili heads up...
My Jerk Sauce recipe, perfect for marinating chicken, I make loads triple the recipe and buy several whole chickens that I butterfly and place in freezer bags with the marinade and freeze, then while they defrost they marinade.
1 big…
3 posts,
10:37 today
MFK for import to SZ
12 posts,
10:36 today
Yallo Home Box
I checked yesterday my home DSL internet conection, suposed to be 60Mbps/60MBps, with green.ch, but because of the distance to the server, I gorwas max 20MBps and 15Mbps upload according to speed test.
With this conditions, I belive if…
Ever seen a cycling race? The euphemism here is 'natural break' and the point of etiquette (cycling is full of strict 'unwritten rules' would would be familiar to any Victorian maiden aunt) is that everyone waits for a sign from the race…
8 posts,
10:02 today
Bee nest ?
A nest is valuable to beekeepers, the access in this case may be difficult but if people reading here find one in their garage or some other easy access place try to contact a local beekeeper who should be interested to come and collect…
61 posts,
09:52 today
Major bridge collapse near Genoa
Bridges normally do not collapse due to bad driving but rather errors in design and badly maintained structures.
Let’s hope that this accident will serve an example to other governments around the world to do carry out due…
I just came back from Steuersamt. The people I talked to were very friendly and spoke perfect English, but were not happy to do it because they are not allowed to. They explained my situation but said that if I asked some more specific…
More correctly called 'biscuits' in British English. The tangled web of language goes something like this, as I understand it:
- What they call cookies, we call biscuits
- What we call cookies, they call cookies
- What they call…
22 posts,
09:34 today
ECA (as in eca-vaud.ch)
Hi everyone,
I have a question about ECA. I just moved to VD from ZH and discover it is apparently a legal obligation to have a household insurance for fire and natural catastrophe coverage with the cantonal insurance institution ECA.…
No. The best case scenario is if you'd assume room temperature shortly after signing the contract and for unrelated reasons. Then there's actually a chance the insurance would owe your heirs more money than what you'd pay in premiums and…
9 posts,
08:57 today
Champions League 2019
Yeah, I thought about that too...But DAZN and Sky have the rights for Germany and Austria, and in France last year it was with beIN Sports, so no free soccer also :(
From the Blick article quoted above
"Die Option, auf einen Sender…
69 posts,
08:48 today
Swiss men dating culture
How I hated those meals with a group of people in NYC: "Let's share" were the words of the guy who had the big steak with all the trimmings.
I never complied. I paid what I had eaten, which was something cheap because of my meagre funds.…
6 posts,
07:32 today
Self Employed in Switerland
There are several options:
1. Register with the cantonal SVA social security administration as ANOBAG.
2. Work for a payroll service which bills the British company.
3. Find more clients and then register as a sole trader with the cantonal…
Thanks, everyone. I'll have a look at all those links.
To answer 3Wishes' questions:
The text was English not German. I don't know when or for whom the physical book was bought, but guess it must have been around in the 70's, maybe as…
4 posts,
06:56 today
Zurich architecture
Your Lohnausweis will play an integral part to your divorce separation, plus your contributions to old age, as will that of your marital partner. In addition, as long as you have not been divorced, the income, pension etc. will be…
So then it is simple. Congratulation, you imported the car. I can repeat myself, the 13.20 is the proof that the car is rightfully imported and no import tax and duty is due.
From custom point of view the car is imported. Period.…
Hello everyone,
Thank you very much for your replies, the 1h par m2 thing seems great and was just what I had mind!
With my très basic french I've managed to find two organisations, one run by UNIGE, which is closed for…
32 posts,
23:50 yesterday
Tenant vs owner obligations
No I am not.
Yes, it does.
That is the wrong contract. The relevant contract is the one with the repair man.
Correct, and that what happened. Without your prior authorization, that is why it is called "Agency without…
Hi Dave,
If she's into recruitment and speaks English only...I might just work in the right company for her. Write to me a private message and i will give you the details...I don't remember if they are hiring right now, but a try…
25 posts,
22:55 yesterday
Independent Brokers newbie
So here a quick summary of answers given or found:
SMS is not secure, its a stop-gap for signup. Switch to the mobile app asap - it works well.
Data is delayed, except for spot Forex (to be confirmed). It looks like real-time data…
Don´t like the new lounge at the A gates, I prefer the old setting. Not enough places to hang around if you have to wait for a delayed flight / due to a cancelled flight.
Swiss long haul is quite pleasant. Had the chance to upgrade…
We took the Uetliberg train on the weekend, it was pretty short and the baby was not happy... :eek: She does not take the pacifiers and often does not sleep during the day (but cries because she’s tired). I think this is the no.1 reason…
30 posts,
20:46 yesterday
RAV, Burnout, Future?
I think that the reasons for being burned-out/ depressed are irrelevant.
It's important to look for help to work through it.
Hey, you're not the only one on this forum who has taken this step :).
In my experience of living in…
With DasABo you can get S8 for 9.05 CHF a month. Yes, you are tied for 24 month, but the total phone cost is 217.2 CHF after two years. And if you don't like Salt and do Swisscom only why do you care about price then ;-)
34 posts,
20:24 yesterday
Apartment Foreman Issue
We also wash weekends and its never been a problem with finding a slot to wash. But then again not all the the apartment block use the maschines ( 2).Plus we talk to each other! And dont forget some apartment blocks are very old.
This is how Switzerland’s new 200-franc note looks
Switzerland’s brand new 200-franc note was unveiled on Wednesday, the latest in a new series of award-winning banknotes for the country.
Cincinnati Masters: Federer opens with win over Gojowczyk
Roger Federer began his US Open preparation with a quick 6-4, 6-4 defeat of Peter Gojowczyk in his first ATP Cincinnati Masters appearance since 2015.
Swiss public transport ‘good value for money’: report
Swiss train prices can seem eye-wateringly high at times, but a new study suggests the country’s public transport network is better value for money than a first glance might indicate.
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