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It is two entirely different matters. As an officer of the court every lawyer must adhere to certain standards including one as simple as not tell blatant lies. If you let one off you set the precedent for others to…
17 posts,
23:14 yesterday
Euro 2020 games "delay"
I had the opposite phenomenon during Switzerland-Turkey on Sunday. I was watching on RTS2 via Swisscom TV, but all the big cheering coming from outside was about 15 seconds later than when I saw the goals. Presumably the "fan zones" use a…
The NY Supreme Court cited the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol in the Giuliani license suspension, writing that his false statements are “corrosive” to the public’s trust in elections.
It said Giuliani’s misconduct “directly…
It isn't canton Zug, it's nearby. And these people are not trying to get on the property ladder, they are looking for their forever home. The concept of the property ladder is not really a thing in Switzerland (or at least not to native…
5 posts,
21:56 yesterday
Pet Travel from UK
68 posts,
20:59 yesterday
Dead body on Zurich tram...
That sounds terrifying - I hope you were okay afterwards. It took me a little while to recover from my CPR incident (my patient/colleague/friend... did not make it).
An excellent and educational post, thanks Kittster. I had…
I guess his salary was multiples of that, since IT rates have dropped over 20 years it was better to let him go early. He did say at meetings people would proudly introduce themselves saying they had worked for the group for 1 / 3 / 5 &…
9 posts,
19:53 yesterday
Opticians in Divonne
For bog standard lenses it’s probably cheaper to get glasses in France.
For anything more complex like varifocals etc there really isn’t much difference in price in my experience regardless of whether you are near the Swiss border or…
I think Tom had gone in and edited his first post about it (where he mentioned that his wife was sleeping) and added a P.S. at the end of that post, where he mentioned that his wife was feeling fine.
35 posts,
18:30 yesterday
Adoption of grandchild
This is the trap. The law was changed because so many international adoptees were never naturalized, may have served in the US military, committed a drug offence, and were deported. Naturalisation was always a right, but it took…
96 posts,
17:11 yesterday
Swiss payment systems
The information provided by the banks is always the same, the cantons just apply different rules to calculate the tax from it.
The banks provide a standardised machine readable version of the end-of-year tax statements, so there is…
When we were in Italy years ago, visiting my husband's family, my mother-in-law's cousin served us coffee one morning. And instead of having milk or cream on the table, she had homemade whipped cream (basically, just heavy cream beaten…
32 posts,
15:07 yesterday
Hanging picture on a wall
Not so Fast! I was using the 3M adhesive strips with the Velcro. Had a picture up for 3 years, fell of the wall on Sunday, shattered the glass. Awesome :)
Though I even have my coat rack and shelf held up with the 3M tape. I’m…
80 posts,
14:54 yesterday
Nordstream 2
Germany made an absolutely idiotic decision to phase out nuclear because of an earthquake 10000 km away. Now they are also seeing delays in renewable build out. And then if there is not enough wind or solar, they need to use gas and…
We have friends who live right next to a train track, i.e. their garden is separated from the train tracks by a barbed wire fence. They don't mind the sound of the passing trains at all, and perhaps the beautiful lake view makes up for it…
131 posts,
13:01 yesterday
V__ is back - thanks mods!
I remember jumping around to this eating Mrs Chan's free food in the Hawaiian Bar in Reading in the 90s :D
THAT IS NOT TRUE, FAKE NEWS!
This is it ^
On the whole, I would suspect the unbannings are a means to an end, providing…
65 posts,
11:10 yesterday
Double Pension question
So, I did apply to pay class 2, they granted it, and told me an amount to pay for the past missing 15 years (£2385.50), which I did a month back, ASAP :)
My next question is, for those who paid it, how long does it take for this money…
Obviously since the BAG announcement yesterday this should now all be a bit easier if you're fully vaccinated (and waited the 2 weeks after 2nd jab) but I've just had a mail from Swiss reminding me I need a PCR test on Sunday so could be a…
So the old rule for low taxable earnings no longer applies? IIRC you needed to earn about 85K in ZH to get a full refund at 40K very little or possibly zero refund. I suspect at the point your marginal rate is below 15% this cuts in.
54 posts,
09:02 yesterday
Covid vaccine and travel
Traveled to France via car over the weekend for 2 nights. One fully vaccinated since a month and one with one dose of Pfizer plus antigen test <24hrs old. At no point on the journey either at the border or hotel or museum/restaurant or…
Hi NederlandseAmerikaan, This is a difficult decision and I feel for what you're going through. I have some limited experience dealing with a child's learning disability with co-morbidities.
Some doctors are flexible and will work…
37 posts,
07:49 yesterday
Work and health
There is no reason to maintain the confusion. You are either a "Grenzgänger" or you are not. In English, the term is "cross-border commuter". It is defined narrowly and means something very specific: someone who
works in…
122 posts,
07:26 yesterday
5G tower on roof
Also depending on how your building is, there may be the question of access for technicians , routing of cables etc .
And of course loss of roof space if that was your favorite secret spot for naked sunbathing :)
2 posts,
23:22 23.Jun.2021
Indoor basketball
38 posts,
23:18 23.Jun.2021
Basketball in zurich
Resurrecting an old thread
GC Zürich - Grasshoppers has a section called Maxi Basket for players over 30 and are looking for new team members.
Training twice a week, evenings, indoors.
If you’re interested and want to give it a…
I don't get all this complicated stuff..
For me, no product before the gym .. Sweat like a beast and take a shower later at home, before anything stinks.
Some of my gym t-shirts with the club logo are 5 years old and still perfectly…
15 posts,
21:28 23.Jun.2021
Poor craftsmanship
i have been working on swiss construction sites since 2008, the quality of materials is the best i have seen, the standard of design is phenominal, the average house is built to bunker standard, it all falls down at the employees, like me…
16 posts,
21:28 23.Jun.2021
Where to buy ivermectin?
There was a Lancet article the other day detailing the use of large-dose ivermectin for Covid (in Argentina I think). The results were interesting enough to call for more trials. I wouldn't just take the stuff on my own...bit like…
That’s the definition of it in American English, it doesn’t mean they actually use the french expression. They use the English version of the expression.
I believe my friends who all say the french expression is not used…
The Rhine is a beautiful river to sail down. I've done most of it, though not under my own steam I must admit! Both sides are dotted with small villages, towns and so on. Each one has it's own landing stage and place to moor. I doubt…
You are correct, that it is likely that future rahemnfrists are with a lower salary unless you are lucky with earnings during the last 6 months.
I believe that the 400 days just last longer, no actual top up to my knowledge other than…
What kind of mountain biking are you in to? I'm a member of a mainly German speaking MTB club between Luzern and Zug and there are at least a couple of organised rides every month (midweek after work and a full Saturday). Informal rides…
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