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Every day multiple times in zh i see these people making 5+ minute novel-size voice messages on the street and OV. Does anyone listen to this stuff? If you're the one producing these messages, do you think the person on the other side actually cares?

thinking of putting together a small public dj-set (house/techno/bangers) in zürich over weekend

free entry, everyone’s welcome, i’ll bring the dj setup + music. you bring your own drinks, friends & good vibes.

anyone know some good spots/area where this could work? (no clubs, just „on the street“)

Do you have recommendations for tasting menus / restaurants in Zurich which offer these which are not beyond CHF 180/person (excl. wine, just the food)? It's for our 16th wedding anniversary. Merci!

Hallo Zusammen,

gibt es in Zürich irgendwo Tennisanlagen, die gratis sind?

I'm looking for some inspiration for filling my evenings after work a bit more. What do you guys do? Preferably social, not solo endeavours. Things like 5-a-side football, tennis, snooker, table tennis, etc. would be my kind of idea, but would also be up for something different like a book club, dancing perhaps(?), and so on.

Just curious about what people do, to get some ideas and inspiration. Thanks!

Hi everyone. I'm a regular swimmer, including in the Zurichsee. Usually feel just fine. However, swam a bit longer this past Sunday and may have taken in some water, and I am now having some unusual belly cramps and diarrhea since Monday morning... nothing too bad but makes me wonder..

I know 2 other people who have been experiencing something similar after swimming in the lake in the past few days.

Anyone else here? What could this be?

I see one daily,

Oh this handsome man glanced at me in the train! Reddit do your thing!

Do y'all get obsessed with every single person u run across irl?

I’m considering moving from a small 2-room apartment in Seefeld to a much bigger place in Zollikerberg and would love a reality check from people who know both areas. I need to take a decision very quickly as I’ve been offered an apartment.

Current place, Seefeld
CHF 2,500/month
Small 2-room apartment
Top floor, no lift
Shared rooftop
No balcony
Shared laundry
Gets brutally hot in summer
But: amazing location, lake nearby, very walkable and everything on my doorstep

Potential move, Zollikerberg

Around CHF 2,800/month
Much larger duplex
Balcony
Own washing machine/dryer
Lift - I don’t have a car currently but open to it.
More space, quieter and greener
Lower taxes
Still connected to Zurich by public transport

But obviously much less central and less of that “walk out the door and you’re in the middle of things” lifestyle

I work from home quite a bit, so having more space would genuinely improve my day-to-day life. But I’ve lived centrally in Zurich for years and I’m wondering whether I’d underestimate how much I’d miss Seefeld. I’m 49 for context and most people in my block are at least 15 years younger than me.

For anyone who has made a similar city → Zollikon/Zollikerberg move: did the extra space and quality of life outweigh losing the central location? Anything you wish you’d considered beforehand?

Edit: I am slightly neurotic and find change hard - for those who think this is a no-brainer.. 🫠🥹

Grüezi! I made a post ~2y ago offering free professional (human) portrait sessions in Zurich. You can see some of the photos from that here (more coming).

I'm now looking to offer free sessions, but for pets! Dogs, cats, etc. As before, it would be with pro-level gear, and the photo style can be whatever you'd like. Drop a comment below or DM me here/on IG, if you're interested, and let's see what kind of photos we can do! I typically also do wildlife photography, so you can see wildlife/pet photos on my portfolio here.

(I have a chihuahua and I have a sweet spot for them, so please extra consider it, if you/a friend has one!)

It’s a rant. I’m fed up.
Post introduced this wonderful service that makes sending packages so easy. You just leave the stuff in your postbox, and they come in the morning and pick it up. Payments are done online 👌🏻
It literally sounds perfect, except this is now the second Ricardo package that’s been stolen from my postbox before the postman could pick it up. You have to put it in before 7am, and the guy comes around 10/11.
I live on the border of Kreis 3 and 4 — pretty central. The first time, I thought, “Ugh, whatever, it was probably just a one-off.” Not anymore. Stuff is getting stolen to the point where I can’t use this service anymore.
I’m just sad and somewhat disillusioned.
Did anyone else noticed same tendencies? It’s not safe anymore to leave packages outside?

I know rent is high but is this the norm now? I see more and more tents at different Züri parks.

Find it a bit odd that these people don't go somewhere less populated.

Very unfortunate but I am looking for criminal lawyer recommendation in Zurich, if anyone can recommend one definitely please do help. I highly appreciate it

I looked up and found
Bonin Lagner
Christian Meier kanzlei k3
Nico Maurer
Geronimo Gallaroti

If anyone has any experience in this it will appreciated. These are the ones I looked up and they all look well rates I just think if anyone ever heard or known any other feedback. Thank you

I really don’t get how the entry system works in that club; is there any possibility to register without having a code beforehand?

I have legitimately never met anyone with an invitation code and have lived all my life here.

E.g. lawn mowing, car cleaning.

Weiss epper wo mer Puerto Mate bechunt? Hends letschti gratis am HB gratis und bin sit dem scho e mehrer Coops & Migros gsi aber has nirgends gfunde.

Hello everyone, my name is Enes and i just finished my LAP (Lehrabschlussprüfung) this summer🥳
Which technically is super good for a young dude in Switzerland, now i can officially continue working as a Car painter (Carrosserielackierer EFZ) after 4 years of apprenticeship.

That would be the best case, sadly i absolutely do NOT see myself on this Job anymore, i managed to fight and bight through my apprenticeship with a work-colleague of mine which helped me A LOT but i always knew this wasn‘t the Job for me, i only took this apprenticeship because i had no other choice.

Long Story short, since i was a lil dude i always seemed very interested in IT-Stuff, i‘ve build a couple of Computers in the past few years, been always a „Hobby-IT-Support“ for my family, and the best part is, i always loved doing it and helping them.
Every time i talked to someone who works in IT i always told them how much i wish i could do that for a living and so on.

This is like my last resort because i‘ve seen people finding the help they need on Reddit.
The thing is i have a Fix Workplace as a car painter, with a decent pay and a pretty good team ngl. But the problem is, i‘ve been working there for 6 Days know and its been absolut Hell for me, dont get me wrong the people are nice the machines are cool and stuff, but im literally crying because i cant do this Job anymore, its not my thing and i‘d rather die then continue working as a Car Painter.

I‘ve looked for some alternatives like the Benedict Private School where if you have an EFZ, you could start a new apprenticeship as a Informatiker EFZ (inkl. Praktikum ab dem 2. Semester) but another thing you need is 25‘000.- of cash as well, which i dont have.

I could technically work 1-2 years, save up the money and pay myself out of this misery, then i could work 2 years in a Praktikum and finish my second EFZ with 23/24 years old.

And another thing is, i‘ve thought of starting a praktikum for a year until i begin the private school, but there are 2 main problems. Nobody wants a Car painter to start as a IT-Praktikant, and even if i get a Praktikum? I wont have saved up enough money to start school either next year or in two years

But my problem is that i absolutely cannot see myself working 1-2 years in this job to save up money, the thing is im not particularly good at the job and i can sense that they have high expectations of me, everywhere, not just at this workplace.

If i would be more then decent at my job then i maybe somehow would get through it yk, but i somehow sense that im gonna get Fired during the Probezeit because of Lack of Leistung.

I just hope that somebody can help me or give me Tips on what i can do because i‘m really desperate and i don‘t know what i will do if they really do Fire me and i don’t have a Anschlusslösung.

Thank you everyone in advance.

P.S: i live in Kanton Zürich (Dietikon) if that helps somehow

EDIT: Thank you everyone for the suggestions and help, i‘ll try my best to respond to all of them after work since im suffering while painting cars rn😅