Switzerland
ToeFunk
90 Posts
...particularly the french speaking cantons. Anyone ever live there or visited? Lausanne is especially of interest to me as a possible entrance into the expatriate community. How's the life/cost of decent livelihood/climate/etc.? Let's hear of your Swiss experiences.
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OK, Switzerland...
I lived in a very small farming village outside of Basel in 1995. I was a farmhand, i shoveled shit, turned hay, fed the cows, mucked out the pigpens, all that glamorous rocknroll stuff.
So my Swiss experience is probably very different to the one you have planned.
This was also in the Schweiz-Deutch speaking part, and was far far far far f*cking far from any urban experience.
I did hit up Lausanne, but only for a brief moment. I did get to go to the Collection de L'Art Brut (if you are interested in 'outsider art' at all) tho, and it was amazing. Creepy, but amazing.
Geneva was cool because I got to hang out w/friends. Other than that, it was kind of boring. If you're really into expensive watches then maybe it's good...??
And yes, like everyone says...HELL OF EXPENSIVE, but if you're coming from an already expensive city then it might not be that bad. I did like seeing the contrast between the architecture, food, language, and culture among the regions after getting to check out Zurich, Geneva, and Lugano.
If you have the possibility to work there you won't have to worry about the high cost of living because the wages even for odd jobs are very high.
nah man..the laws got even stricter..now you can get a huge fine if they catch you with weed
yeah thats true.. i work for STIHL (just a normal job in the factory workin some assembly lines) and make 27chf an hour (~ 25$)
sorry for double poast
ok I'm moving to switzerland
hot women and high paying jobs? sayin
Yeah, but keep in mind that there are only so many jobs to be had, high payin ones at that...this is a place where it's not all that uncommon to find unemployed architects! But then again, they do seem to come a dime a dozen outta there.
the more things change, the more they remain the same.
Back under your bridge troll.
why dont you just ban me again.
See, here it is:
The inevitable ultimate bitch card: "Why dont you just ban me again"?
Here is why i will not just ban you again:
Because you will inevitably just play yourself out like the fool you are, it is so much more fun watching you do it to yourself.
If i ban you again you will, true to form, revert to staying up late at night trolling the web posting on other forums how Soulstrut sucks, we are all just a pack of losers whilst simultaneously emailing RAJ and begging to be let back in, paying to post banner ads and generally throwing a temper tantrum.
You are f*cking pathetic.
the records are killer in zurich. they are super anal and up tight though as well. i had some woman scream at me in german because i was smoking in the parking lot outside my brothers apartment. and they fine you if you don't use special garbage bags. they actually look through the garbage if it isn't in these special bags and figure out who did it and track you down. and the special bags were costing my brother i think about $100 a month. but it is clean and neat and very cool architecture and good records. oh and the people drive slow as shit there and they supposedly are kind of racist but i didn't see that first hand, but i think most of europe is pretty racist anyway so whatever. oh yeah and the swiss alps are awesome, they most beautiful place on earth (this was taken from the top of europe)!
plaese to remove ass from mouth.
Please don't take it there.
and yes people in zurich are well known for their smugness and arrogance.. never heard about getting a fine for smoking in a parking lot tho
Can't remember the last time any 'Euroman' came on this board and held forth about the racism he encountered whilst on a week with the kids in Orlando or a lazy afternoon in Groove Merchant.
The propensity of some fools on this board to stereotype and propogate mindless received wisdom about 'Europe' and 'Europeans' is an extremely bad look.
Don't bother trying to 'prove' racism on this continent. Any fool with internet access and a cause can 'prove' whatever they want.
On another note, re: NZ vs Saba
Well said Al*n
If a picture paints a thousand words, a thousandth of a picture would be enough to paint Saba.
Homo says what?
Americans and their good ol' wide view of the world...
peace, stein. . .
Stigmate records, one of the best in Europ!