Hey guys,

I am new to Basel. I moved here last week. I lived for over seven years in Chicago - how I miss Panera Bread

I just received my BA in Marketing from Roosevelt University. [Job Ad edited out by Longbyt].

I am also trying to find a church here. Some running partners would be pretty awesome too.

Hope to find some new friends - I am actually German but I don't think that Swiss people like Germans too much ...

Welcome to the Forum Jeannette, so you've just come in from the windy city?

I like the German people very much, I worked 12 years in Munich. When I was young I liked fast ladies too, but today I just can't catch them!

Finding a job is very difficult here. You might want to live in Germany and look for a job here from over there. Try looking at http://www.jobs.ch almost all the jobs are posted there

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Welcome to the forum congrats on your BA! Which church are you looking for?

P.S. I think Germans are lovely

Congrats on the BA, and Welcome to Basel.

Thank you for choosing EF as your forum, we hope you will enjoy our stay


Joey

Thanks Guys - it feels good to feel welcomed ...

I am not too concerend about a job right now - I am sure I'll find something - Germany is just two steps away so I can always work there and live here. So not a big deal.

But more importantly is the social aspect - Germans are nice but it's much harder to get to know new people - When I moved to chicago it didn't take more than a week before I've met someone - here it's way different ... and to be honest I love hanging out with Americans - it's usually way more fun ...

So if one of you guys know where Americans hang out - let me know

Hope you all had a good weekend.

J

> for running partners you might check up
http://basel.harrier.eu.org/

> for a church you should say of what denomination you are

> Swiss people tend not to be too fond of Germans, but this in reality depends on what kind of German you speak, on your personal attitude, etc. People only speaking a stiff North German accent, pretending not to understand a single word of the Alemannic dialects, are indeed not popular. People however who speak dialects of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Hessen and Sachsen and understanding the local dialects here at least to some extent in general have no problems.

Welcome to the forum and Congrats.On church to attend,i could recommend one if you are a pentecostal Christian.

Hey J,

Welcome to Basel and Congrats on your degree !!
Marketing always seems to be an interesting area for me :-)

I felt that Basel is really getting cosmopolitan and people are really open and respecting each other.

Drop a line for any advise...or just plain chat or if you need a sound board ...EF'ers will always be there to help.

Best Wishes,
Vik

Basel cosmopolitan = ok
Basel open = oxymoron

Real Basel is a closed club, not even really open to other Confederates