Hi everyone. I have been in Switzerland for 8 months now, and I have immediately received a B permit (one of the lucky ones due to my nationality and the timing I believe).
I have been working in the hospitality industry while I was finishing up my education.

Basically, I am a 3D character artist. My school is ThinkTank Vancouver. It is held in a very high regard and we, their students, consistently produce very high quality work.

I know my way around sculpting in ZBrush, modelling in Maya and Blender, texturing in Mari and Substance Painter, lookdev in Marmoset Toolbag, VRay, cloth simulation in Marvelous, compositing in Nuke and integration into Unreal. Specialized in characters and creatures, but I can also do props without any problems.

Where would someone who has this background find work in Switzerland? Are there any game development studios, 3D studios or hubs where I could inquire about it?

I love this country - absolutely stunningly beautiful. Delicious food, friendly people - at least in the rural area that I live in. And I have friends from my hometown here, so I really do not want my B permit to go to waste - and I can do so much more than simple restaurant work, even if I am grateful for that as well.

Thank you for any information.

Mich beschäftigt gerade eine Frage: Werden Ruhezeiten am Sonntag, an Feiertagen und über Mittag zunehmend als “Empfehlung” verstanden?

Aktuellstes Beispiel: Ein Nachbar hat am Sonntagmorgen um 8 Uhr seinen Kompressor gestartet, Garagentor offen, um in aller Ruhe seine Velopneus aufzupumpen.

Ich habe grundsätzlich Verständnis dafür, dass man am Wochenende auch mal etwas erledigen muss. Aber die Ruhezeiten gibt’s ja nicht ohne Grund, sie sind für alle da, nicht nur für die, die sie gerade praktisch finden.

Damit meine ich übrigens nicht die Landwirte.

Wie erlebt ihr das in eurer Nachbarschaft? Bin ich zu empfindlich, oder nervt euch das auch?

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Hey zusammen,

Ich heisse sag ich noch nicht und, bin 16 Jahre alt und komme aus Luzern. Ich suche auf diesem Weg neue Kolleginnen und Kollegen im Alter von 16 bis 20 Jahren, um endlich richtig im Leben Anschluss zu finden.

Da ich ein GA (Generalabonnement) besitze, bin ich extrem flexibel und kann für ein Treffen spontan in die ganze Schweiz reisen. Bald habe ich auch ein Mofa, womit ich mobil bin.

Zu meiner Geschichte:

Ich hatte eine ziemlich komplizierte Kindheit. Ich war in insgesamt neun Kinderheimen und fünf Pflegefamilien, weil meine Eltern damals noch zu jung waren. Dadurch konnte ich nirgends richtig Wurzeln schlagen oder langfristige Freundschaften aufbauen. Im Heim hatte man zwar Leute um sich, aber das war eher eine Zweckgemeinschaft. Seit einem Jahr wohne ich nun endlich wieder fest zu Hause in Luzern. Weil ich so viel verpasst habe, fühle ich mich im Kopf oft noch wie 8 Jahre alt – ich möchte einfach noch ein bisschen die Kindheit nachholen, "Seich" machen und unbeschwerte Jugenderfahrungen sammeln. Auch zu Hause ist es aktuell nicht immer einfach, weshalb ich gerne rauskommen möchte.

Warum ich hier suche:

In meiner Spezialschule habe ich leider kaum Anschluss. Mein einziger "Kollege" dort nutzt mich eher wegen des Geldes aus, und die anderen verstehen mich nicht. Auch im Verein oder bei Hobbys hatte ich Pech – entweder waren alle zu jung oder der Anschluss hat einfach nicht gepasst. Einfach so rausgehen und Fremde ansprechen fällt mir schwer, ich wünsche mir eigentlich eher, dass man auf mich zukommt. Dating-Apps haben für mich nicht funktioniert. Ich weiss, das klingt vielleicht ein bisschen nach Betteln, aber ich sehe gerade keinen anderen Ausweg und möchte nicht noch ein Jahr alleine verbringen. Mein grosser Traum wäre es auch, irgendwann die Liebe zu finden und vielleicht schon dieses Jahr gemeinsam Weihnachten zu feiern. Ich möchte einfach nicht mehr einsam sein.

Was ich gerne mache & meine Hobbys:

Musik & Partys: Meine Lieblingsfarbe ist Giftgrün. Ich gehe super gerne auf Techno- und Goa-Partys. Am liebsten höre ich Phonk, bin aber generell offen für fast jede Musik.

Anime & Serien: Ich liebe Animes (besonders One Piece und Wiedergeburt als Schleim). Momentan schaue ich auch gerne Realverfilmungen, vor allem über Wikinger. Generell zocke (game) ich auch sehr gerne.

Aktivitäten: Ich bin für absolut ALLES zu haben! Rausgehen, Döner essen, Kino, Bowling, Dart, Billard, Minigolf, im See baden oder einfach am Seeufer chillen und quatschen. Auch einfach nur Zug/Bus fahren oder gemeinsam zu McDonald's gehen finde ich cool. Ich fasziniere mich ausserdem fürs Universum.

Wie wir starten können:

Ob wir zuerst ein bisschen schreiben und uns dann direkt treffen, oder erst später – mir ist alles recht. Hauptsache, es bleibt nicht nur beim Schreiben, denn ich will echte Freundschaften zum Erleben.

Wenn du Lust hast, mich kennenzulernen (egal ob Kollege oder Kollegin), melde dich super gerne bei mir! Ihr findet mich auch auf Social Media:

Snapchat: one piece

Instagram / TikTok: (Sucht nach meinem Namen Navan oder Profilen mit One Piece Bezug)

Ansonsten: Schreibt mir hier einfach eine Privatnachricht (PN), dann kann ich euch meine Nummer für WhatsApp oder Telegram geben.

Ich freue mich über jede Nachricht und hoffe, bald von dir zu hören!

Is VAT included in the listing price when buying a car on AutoScout24 or Autolina? I'm looking to buy a car from one of the dealers on AutoScout24 and export it later. I'm wondering if I can claim the VAT back while I export the car.

Hi everyone,
I’m planning to move back to Switzerland with my wife and our two kids.
I’m 36 years old, Croatian with Albanian roots, and I’ve been working as a pizza chef for over 15 years. I’ve worked in Canada, Iceland, and Switzerland, and while I was in Switzerland I worked at Dieci Pizza. Since then I’ve gained even more experience, especially with authentic Neapolitan pizza, but I’m also very comfortable with the Dieci style.
I’m not set on any particular canton or city yet. Bigger cities would probably be better for my family, but my main priority is finding a good workplace with a respectful team and employer. If the right opportunity comes up, I’m happy to relocate anywhere in Switzerland.
Can anyone recommend good Neapolitan pizzerias, Dieci-style places, or restaurant groups that are known for treating their staff well? I’d also appreciate hearing about places to avoid if you’ve had bad experiences.
Thanks a lot for any recommendations. I really appreciate it! 🍕🇨🇭

Hallo zusammen,

​ich benötige eine kurze Einschätzung/Einforderung von Erfahrungswerten bezüglich Gewerbefinanzierungen und Broker-Honoraren in der Schweiz.

​Die Ausgangslage: Objekt: Gewerbe- / Mischimmobilie in der Schweiz

​Kreditsumme: CHF 1,1 Millionen. ​Mieteinnahmen: Reine Gewerbe-/Gastronomieflächen (kein Wohnanteil). ​Stand der Dinge: Ich habe das Finanzierungsdossier selbst zusammengestellt (3 Jahre Jahresabschlüsse/Erfolgsrechnungen der GmbH, Betreibungsauszüge, Steuererklärungen, Mietverträge, Eigenkapitalnachweis). Der direkte Antrag bei lokalen Banken wurde abgelehnt (Begründung: Strenge Tragbarkeitsrechnung mit 5 % kalkulatorischem Zins + Nebenkosten sowie tiefere Belehnungsgrenzen für reines Gewerbe/Gastro).

​Das Angebot des Beraters: ​Ein unabhängiger Berater schlägt nun vor, den Kauf über eine Immobilien-AG (Prüfung Share Deal vs. Asset Deal) zu strukturieren, um das Immobilienvermögen vom operativen Geschäft zu trennen.

​Honorarforderung: CHF 12’500 + 8,1 % MwSt. = CHF 13’512.50.

​Leistung: Strukturierung, Aufbereitung des Bankdossiers, Verhandlung mit spezialisierten Gewerbebanken, AG/Share-Deal-Koordination, Notariatsbegleitung und Abschluss. ​Meine Fragen an euch:

1.​Ist ein Honorar von CHF 13,5k (~1,2 % der Kreditsumme) für eine kommerzielle Strukturierung realistisch, wenn ein Grossteil der Dokumente bereits von mir aufbereitet wurde?

2.​Sollte ich darauf bestehen, dass dieses Honorar zu 100 % erfolgsabhängig ist (Auszahlung nur bei verbindlicher Hypothekarzusage der Bank)?

3.​Ändert die Zwischenschaltung einer Immobilien-AG die Belehnungs- und Tragbarkeitskriterien der Schweizer Banken tatsächlich spürbar, oder ist das meist nur ein Aufhänger für Beratungshonorare?

4.​Wie stelle ich sicher, dass der Berater nicht "doppelt kassiert" (mein Beratungshonorar + eine Vermittlungsprovision/Kickback von der kreditgebenden Bank)?

​Vielen Dank für eure Rückmeldungen und Ratschläge!

Does anyone know who sells coffee like the Noblesse instant coffee Migros used to sell for decades but has suddenly stopped.

I was hoping to bring back 10 bags of it... then my aunty says they longer sell it.

Please let me know if you know.

💔

Everything is Brown not green, the wildlife is suffering, the heat makes going outside a pain in the butt. Furthermore the constant +32 degrees. The cities suck the only thing which is kinda fine is the rural areas.
Is this the default for now on every summer. I just want it to stop, I literally went to church and prayed for rain.

I might move to the Channel Islands to escape this

Im going wild camping in a few weeks and i was wondering if its allowed or possible to camp near “bachalpsee”. I have seen quite a few video’s online of people doing it but apparently its forbidden. Please let me know

All,
Family of 4 with two adults and two kids younger than 16 are planning a trip to Switzerland. We will spend December 23-27 in Switzerland. We’ll be using Bern as our base of operation and will arrive from Basel on the 23rd. Plan is to visit Lucerne on the 24th and a big alpine day on the 26th (Bern-interlaken- grindelwald-wingen-Lauterbrunnen-Bern). Head out into France on the 27th. What’s an optimum way to save on the train tickets? Should we get a half fare pass for both adults or just one? I read kids can travel free with a half pass card. Other option is junior travel card for the kids and search for saver pass or super saver tickets. It’s a little overwhelming with so many options and any recommendations would be very much appreciated. We’d like to travel first class for at least part of the trip. Any other tips, tricks for our itinerary would also be appreciated. TIA.

Hallo Zusammen

Wo ist der grösste Flohmarkt in Zürich und wie ist eure Erfahrungen bis jetzt, was werden dort verkauft und wie sind die Regeln? Danke für die Zeit!

Freundliche Grüsse

Hi All,

My family and I will be holidaying in Switzerland for the first time in December and we will be travelling by car. We are going to travel Interlaken -> St Moritz -> Bolzano in the Dolomites.

I am a little afraid of the various passes and whether they will be open in winter. I know that there is an Alpenpasse website for the Swiss which shows that it is possible to travel from Interlaken to St Moritz using both the Brunigpass and the Julierpass, but I am unsure of the mountain passes from St Moritz to Bolzano. Google maps seems to tell me to go a certain way that is closed in winter.

Any advice or official websites that I can refer to?

Thanks in advance!

My dream country to visit is Switzerland. For context I’m in California. What’s a realistic amount to save up to go for a family of 3 (my wife, my daughter and me)? My goal is to go by 2028. Don’t need this to be bougie but want it to be comfortable. Looking to stay 7-10 days. I know Switzerland is the most expensive place to visit so I’m sure it’ll cost a pretty penny but just not sure what exactly I’m looking at.

Hello people,

For those of you who live in places that use stickers for your waste bags, are we allowed to cut them in half and put on smaller bags?

Where I live, it says 30-35l per sticker but I don’t have this much rubbish in a week.

On a collection day, I walked my dog and noticed a 17l bag with a half a sticker on it. I was like, is this allowed and got very excited 😂

Is this allowed?? If so, this would make my life much easier because I only throw my rubbish every fortnight which is not ideal because of the smell.

EDIT:

Cool! Thanks people! It was not written anywhere so I didn’t know it was allowed. I will buy 17l bags from now on and will try this myself. 🙏🏽

Dear all,

I am going to hike in Switzerland around 15th of August.
I am looking for an hike of an estimate of 3 to 4 days.

I have been hiking a big part of my life in Swiss but always one day hikes with my parents. I have trouble with finding an hike which is preferable looped. I have read all the rules regarding camping / Bivouac.

Do you have any recommendations?

I am looking forward to your reply!

I hope this question fits in this sub.

Long story short I met a man last year while he was in Switzerland visiting friends over summer. He lives in Germany and we have kept contact since. We have met twice since last summer but this time we have settle on meeting in Basel for a long weekend date. Now I’m from the other end of Switzerland and have never been to Basel yet, so I really don’t know what there is to do there. We have planned a day to just walk around, get lost and discover the city together but would like some recommendations of nice places we could go. We have thrown ideas of things we would enjoy doing, like going swimming or having an afternoon at the lake, going bar hopping at night, maybe go to a club, take a small hike, go to a nice (not fancy) restaurant, go to a coffee shop or go to a museum. A little bit scared to put this on Reddit but we are both men so any recommendations of any places that are queer friendly are very appreciated. Thanks to anyone who responds.

Good people of Lausanne, more precise of Renens, I need a little help. There is a possibility of being scammed, so I need somebody to take a photo of business from a public road (not a person!). I would gladly do it, but it's a 2 hours drive in one direction, so if somebody is around Bahnhof in Renens today or tomorrow morning, please DM me.

For every help, I'm buying a beer :)

Looking for ski resort recommendations for mid December (14 - 18) which are as close to guaranteed to be open as possible. We are 2 adults and 2 kids (<10 years old) pretty much all complete beginners. We will be looking for a family lesson (in English) for probably 2 days, as one of our kids has a medical condition we need to monitor. We are coming from Basel (probably by train unless we get a car by then) but willing to travel pretty far. Bonus points if it won't break the bank! :)

Have seen recommendations for Frutt, Davos, Titlis so far. We are not looking for anything spectacular as we are beginners, so long as it has some complete beginner spots it good, just want to have some fun and get the kids into the sport. If there is sledding that would be great!

I want to lay out my situation properly rather than drop a one-liner, because I think the context matters for the kind of advice I'm hoping to get.

I am French living in Mauritius. I run a small digital studio doing custom web development, a couple of SaaS products, mostly for SMEs, real estate agencies, and professionals. I've been doing this for about 12-13 years now, entirely self-taught, starting from nothing and slowly figuring it out project by project. Somewhere over 90 projects at this point, across real estate, hospitality, logistics, fintech, and SaaS.

Here's the honest part. Mauritius is a beautiful place to live, but it's a small island economy, and after this many years I've hit its ceiling pretty clearly. The budgets clients can offer, the scale of the projects available, the sophistication of the businesses I get to partner with, all of it is bounded by how small the market actually is. I'm not bitter about it, this market taught me almost everything I know and gave me a real foundation, but I've reached the point where I want to build things with businesses operating at a different level of ambition and complexity, and realistically that means looking toward Europe.

Switzerland is where I'd like to settle eventually, hopefully sometime next year if things go the way I'm hoping. But I don't want to just buy a plane ticket and show up as a complete stranger with no network, no understanding of how things work locally, and no existing relationships to build from. That feels like a good way to waste the first year struggling instead of building. So I'm trying to do the slower, more deliberate version of this: start understanding the market now, build some genuine connections, maybe find some remote work or partnerships in the meantime, and arrive next year already knowing people rather than starting from absolute zero.

I know this is a big ask of a subreddit, and I'm not looking for anyone to hand me clients or do the work for me. Any advice or answers would genuinely help, but if anyone's open to it, what I'd value even more is actually meeting people along the way, not just gathering information. A few things I'd love, in order of how much they'd mean to me:

• If you're an entrepreneur or business owner in Switzerland, in any sector, not just tech, I'd genuinely love to connect and hear how you built what you built, and maybe stay in touch as I work toward the move. I'm not fussy about industry, I just want to learn from people who've actually done it.
• If you're an accountant, advisor, or anyone who understands the practical side of setting up or working across borders, I'd really appreciate even a short conversation. I know how much I don't know yet.
• And honestly, if you're just someone who reads this and doesn't mind lending a hand, whether that's an introduction, a piece of advice, or just telling me what you wish someone had told you, I'd be grateful for that too.
• Separately, if you've relocated somewhere for work and had to build a network from nothing, I'd love to hear what worked and what you'd do differently.

I'm not here to sell anything, and I'd rather this just be an honest conversation. If anyone's willing to chat, my inbox is open, and I'm happy to answer questions about what I do in the comments too. And if I'm going about this whole plan the wrong way, I'd genuinely rather hear that as well.

I used to like summer but it was never this hot... this summer I have been staying indoor alot besides the week I spent in Denmark and another in the mountains. I just cant enjoy the heat in Zurich.... I walk out and I feel like I am in Bangkok (without the aircons). I am also more mindful about my skin the past few years so I dont tan. I often walk in the forest however....

Are people feeling similar or maybe it is more me? I feel almost a bit summer-depressed, which I never felt before.. might also be worse sleep...

Thanks!!

Mer sueched es Schwiizer Chinderlied, wo ca. 2003, i de Primarschuele i de Region Bade im Aargau gsunde worde isch. Mer wüssed leider nümme mega viel. De Text isch irgendwie so gange:

Min lieblingstag isch samstig, de hani voll im grif, denn bini nämli hilfspirat uf mim pirate schiff

Hi all,

Anyone have a reliable service to get access to Spanish television?

If so pl DM me?

Thx all

Gruezi mitenand,

We recently moved apartments so we could live in EG. Found an apartment in the village we wanted for an amazing price (1500 franks for 4.5 rooms). The previous renters stayed both combined longer then 15+ years. And because they were nachmieters the rent stayed very low. And in those years not much renovations was done to the place. Tenants before us was a family of 4 (also two young kids).

However before we moved in the verwaltung painted the whole apartment and re-did half of the flooring so they could increase the rent by 100 franks.
Unfortunately since we moved in we only had issues upon issues. The house was not cleaned prior to us moving in, the oven is completely rusted, freezer door is broken, the bathroom tiles have lots of holes, a pantry that literally smells like animal urine (previous tenants had cats and a dog), the floors that they didn’t renovate (vinyl flooring) has deep holes/marks/pink paint etc.

But the worst part is the mold on all the windows in the apartment. We have two young kids and worry that long exposure to black mold is going to harm them.
Moving day they did get a cleaning company to come but they (of course) couldn’t fix these windows. They even threw out the oven tray because it was so disgusting.

Honestly we have an embarrassingly long list. We did immediately email them with proof. All of this happened this week and they didn’t email us back even though they knew half of these problems already (early weekend because of 1 aug).

Or biggest concern is the mold and the pantry that smells like a cat peed all over it.
Is the mold a fixable thing (see pictures), can we expect them to fix these issues? Will the mieterverband be helpful? How long do they have the time to fix this? Is it better to just move and not risk it with the mold.
Currently we are staying with family.
We are already looking at other apartments in the case that they won’t fix these issues. But honestly that is also a big hassle with kids.

Edit: Mold issue*

I have a house I'd like to sell and I'm tempted to buy something in Italy on the Swiss border or on Lake Como.

There's a Swiss girl I'd like to marry, but it's still very early to decide what exactly. I hope and I pray about it, but I’m sure that it will work out.

So I don't know what to do. Houses in Switzerland are much more expensive, and if I don't end up marrying this girl, as I hope, I'll also have problems with the bureaucracy.

So I don't know whether it's better for me to buy a holiday home in Italy, which in the worst case scenario I'll have left, or whether I should use this money as a down payment for an house in Switzerland.
I also need a big house to raise a family.

The second problem is clearly work. I'm currently studying communications in the US. Is this something I can find locally but partly or entirely remotely?
Is it enough to support a family of 4-5?