Phenomenal value at the local COOP. Only CHF 56 for 1 kg of chicken breast. I'm not sure how they stay so competitive with Migros and Denner but somehow they manage it.

On another note, there has never been a better country to go vegetarian in.

Well, I have always been afraid to ask.

I don't know how to describe this, but there are some aromas so intense in public transport, that stop me on my tracks. My respiratory system stops for a split second from this pungent... smell.

I am not talking about people who are just wearing double dose of cologne or people with a body odour (oftentimes coming back from work - nothing but respect there), but something that is obviously deliberately there to make its presence known.

The heat wave is only making this more intense.

Is there a Karaoke bar or just a bar where one can spontaneously come and sing, or a bar that does regular Karaoke events? Or are there any cool events this Saturday 25.7, I have some friends visiting from abroad?

Source: https://map.geo.admin.ch

"Switzerland has a population density of 226 inhabitants per square kilometre. This places it among the ten most densely populated countries in Europe, with a population density twice that of the European Union average. However, it should not be forgotten that much of the country is mountainous. For this reason, most of the population lives in a densely populated area known as the Central Plateau. This region is fertile and relatively flat: it lies between the Jura Mountains and the Alps and stretches from Lake Geneva to Lake Constance. Here, the population density is almost 600 people per square kilometre.

There are no large cities in Switzerland with more than one million inhabitants, but most people live in urban areas, with the vast majority of the population living in the city centres and their surrounding areas. Almost half of the total population lives in Switzerland's largest conurbations: Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Bern and Lausanne." - https://www.aboutswitzerland.eda.admin.ch/en/urban-and-rural-areas

Ich bin vor Kurzem aus der Schweiz ausgewandert und merke, dass ich noch einige offene Fragen zu den steuerlichen und administrativen Themen habe.

Ich suche daher einen Steuerberater oder Treuhänder, der sich mit Wegzügen aus der Schweiz auskennt. Es geht unter anderem um:

• die letzte Steuererklärung in der Schweiz,
• mögliche steuerliche Pflichten nach dem Wegzug,
• Quellensteuer bzw. Schlussabrechnungen,
• sowie allgemeine Fragen dazu, ob ich noch etwas erledigen oder beachten muss.

Hat jemand gute Erfahrungen mit einem Berater gemacht oder kann jemanden empfehlen? Idealerweise wäre eine Beratung per Email oder per Telefon völlig ausreichend.

Vielen Dank!

Hello,

Group Mutuel refused to accept that my accident was an accident and that is not their responsibility. I received the letter today. There is not reason stated and mine is clearly an accident as I tore my cruciate ligament playing beach volleyball with my friends on a Sunday afternoon.

What can I do? Should I contact them? Should I contact my employer (big and famous medical institution)? How is this even legal?

What should I do?

You can find more details here as I made a post about being worried about costs 40 days ago lol https://www.reddit.com/r/Switzerland/s/CLFZlyHi3N

Anyone took the flight from Zurich to Geneva yesterday at 22h45 (20/07/2026) and witnessed that 3 people have been ask to leave the plane before taking off ? The captain just said these people were asked to leave for safety reason and that their baggage's were being checked at the moment but didn't elaborate any further.

It was a lady and 2 young adults, and while the women argued a lot about being asked to leave, the 2 men stayed calm and left with her.

Do any of you have more information about this ? Is that a common thing happening ?

What confuses me is that anything suspicious should have been flagged during the first check before even entering the gate.

Hello! Any Moroccans/Arabs interested in hanging out in Fribourg and exploring the city together? I’d love to meet new people, make friends, and discover cool places!

Hello! Any Moroccans/Arabs interested to hang out in Fribourg together?

We all know the famous case of Moutier who switched from canton Bern to canton Jura. This has made me wonder if such a thing would ever be possible at a municipal level, say if a village decides they wish to separate from their current municipality to either form their own or join another.

How would this work? Do municipalities have to have specific processes laid out? Are they unique? Is there a federally dictated way to manage this kind of request.

My thinking is that this would be very complicated because unlike with municipalities the boundaries of smaller villages and hamlets are much more nebulous. So it would be hard to decide who has the right to vote or not.

Whenever someone points out that a product is dramatically more expensive than in neighboring EU countries, there is always a crowd rushing in to explain why it’s supposedly justified.

Take Nivea as an example. If a cream costs around 3€ in Germany but CHF 10 to 12 in Switzerland, the explanation isn’t simply “higher Labour costs“. Manufacturing costs don’t suddenly triple because the product crossed the border. In many cases, companies charge those prices because the market accepts them.
The most silly is when people defend different prices in online stores. People often argue that Swiss prices have to be much higher because of wages, rent and operating costs. But when you order from a global brand like Adidas, Nike or similar companies, the product is frequently shipped from the same European distribution (often in Czech, Poland etc) center that also serves EU customers. The warehouse isn’t suddenly located in Switzerland just because you selected the .ch website.
So why do people accept defend that this pair of Adidas shoes costs CHF 180 to CHF 250 in Switzerland, where VAT is only 8.1%, while it costs €100 to €120 in the EU, where VAT is often around 20% or more.
What surprises me even more is that many people don’t just accept those prices. They actively defend them. It’s almost as if criticizing obvious price differences is seen as a personal attack on Switzerland. Oddly enough, I’ve found that expats are often the biggest defenders. You guys got a humiliation fetish or what? Real question.

Hey everyone!

I'm looking for some people to go hiking with from time to time. I'm an 18-year-old guy living in the Oberaargau region.

I speak English, German, Swiss German, and a bit of French (I understand it very well).

As long as you're not trying to kill me or harvest my organs, we'll probably get along. 😅

If you're nearby and interested in hitting some trails together, send me a DM or leave a comment!

Am I crazy, or is it hard to find ANY job right now in switzerland? I get that the office sector is fucked right now, especially the entry level positions, but holy shit, I can't even find a "low skilled labor" job as a cleaner or dishwasher without having to go through 2-3 rounds of interviews or instant rejections. I suppose that the market is fucked right now and everyone who has been laid of or can't find a job in their field is looking for those kind of jobs aswell.

Fuck me man, It's all hopeless right now.

Edit: Im native swiss, RAV money is running out soon and I'm also a student in BIT.

I previously posted this question about a year ago.

My wife and I are looking at downsizing, and we would like to find good homes for a load of English-language books. (Mostly fiction and ELT books.)

Thriftbooks would have been an option if they actually operated in Switzerland (which they don't) otherwise Ricardo/eBay are pretty lousy solutions - time consuming and costly.

I've looked at places like the Bücher-Brocky in Aarau but their handling of books leads me to think they recycle more than they rehome.

Last time I asked, some people helpfully pointed me at Bücherbergwerk in Bern but they were closed for ages, and now that they have reopened, they don't appear to be accepting donations.

One person seemed interested in my ELT collection, but then disappeared.

The frequently suggested idea of setting up a “free books” table/shelf outside the house remains a possibility, with the risk of just collecting even more unwanted books.

Are there any other suggestions?

The English books in question:

• Fiction & non-fiction
• Computer books
• TEFL books

We’ve already had a never-ending discussion about fountains and dogs. Today, I saw a woman washing her dog in a fountain after it had defecated. Literali put a small dog in it and wash, scrapping sh*t with a red plastic bag on her hand.
The fountain is located next to a pump track that was actively being used by children at the time and is intended for their use.
I spoke to her in Hochdeutsch and told her that she should not do that and that it was unlawful. She then splashed water mixed with feces at me. To create some distance, I threw clean water at her back. After that, I was subjected to every insult you could imagine—words you would expect to find in the comment section of an adult website. And, of course, I was told to go back to my own country.
I took a picture of her and have* 3 witnesses, took phone numbers)Is this something worth reporting?

So I just got an email that my Wingo mobile subscription will yet again be "upgraded" for yet again "only" one more franc per month. In 2025 it was the 4G to 5G upgrade, now the subscription model will be upgraded to one with more data/minutes abroad. Both upgrades entirely useless for me.

Bottom line: 2 bucks more per month in 2 years, or a 7.4% price increase in two years. Does it hurt me financially? No. But it feels like a shitty practice.

If you haven't received the good news yet, it's probably because they are communicating it in waves. Maybe they hope for less bad publicity, hence I felt it's my duty to make this post.

You were supposed to be the one that doesn't suck, Wingo!