Who here lives in Switzerland?
 

I'm thinking about it to move there sooner or later.
Is it any good over there?

And yes I like snowboarding :thumbsup

I talked to a guy from there yesterday. He lives near Geneva but suggested Montrose as the most beautiful city.

If you are serious about it I can give you some information. Just ICQ me and I´ll tell you at the Amsterdam show, if you are going there.

154-723-327

Not me but i know guy who born in switzerland and then escape from it.

I know a chick there id smash given the opp

Isn't it supposed to be very expensive there?

I don't care if I pay way less taxes man :2 cents:

sounds like a cool place!

moved there about one year ago and would never go back.
love it.

LOL. Switzerland is retarded expensive. Regardless of taxes.

It was the most expensive place I have ever been. I looked at real estate listings while I was there and they were astronomical for what you get. I do pretty damn good, but I honestly couldn't afford to live in swizterland.

Montreaux (spelling ?) is simply stunning.

what happenend to Nice?

Btw check your mail!

well i could and so can anyone with a half decent income
maurice sure should be able to afford living there lol

it is expensive but not AS expensive as you say it is

Lake Geneva and really all of Switzerland is beautiful. I took a ski trip on the train and spent a day in Geneva while passing through.

Well then you have to do more better I quess. :winkwink:

And about real estate. I don't care too much about the prices. In the long term it doesn't really matter when you buy an expensive house. It will keep its value and will become worth more over the years. Only when you can't do this investment then you have a problem. With 10% taxes Switzerland looks to be the paradise for me. One day all the lazy basterds in Holland can kiss my ass and won't see any tax euro from me anymore :321GFY I'm looking forward to that day :thumbsup

Never lived there but spent some time in Lucerne and it was gorgeous.

Some of the women in the higher priced shops were complete cunts if they knew you were American or Canadian, but other than that, it was pretty much my favorite place in Europe.

You calling me lazy now huh :disgust

I'm from Switzerland and live in Zurich. It's the biggest town in Switzerland and has everything you need. The language is german, but many also speak english. The mountains are very close, you just travel one or two hours and can have some fun with your snowboard.

The adultcamdollars guy is living in swiss maurice, hit him up ;))

Ah yes and also switzeralnd has most expensive ADSL in europe

Oh yes, high speed internet is very expensive here :-(
ADSL and/or Cable is available almost everywhere.

i had a girlfriend who's living there and i tried to find out about this country as much as i can.

i don't know which is the longest period you can spend there as EU citizen. ask that at the first place.

to get Swiss citizenship, you'll need 5 years and you wouldn't be able to get out of the country during the 5th year. on the final exam, you'll need decent knowledge of their history and ofcourse knowledge of German/French/Italian language (depending on the part of the country you choose for living).

taxes are so fucking high, so high it reminds me of USA. their health protection system is very stupid and conservative, due to bureaucracy: you can get medical care only in the canton where you live (the whole Switzerland is split up into cantons). it could take up to $10k to move from one canton to another.

btw, if you need to be protected of taxes, you should better get an offshore company, and go to switzerland as a tourist.

one awesome site for all of you who plan to move somewhere: Escape Artist.

and i almost forgot, it's one of the most expensive countries in europe... :(

I'm also interested in moving there

offtopic:

ola check your icq - mymaryannes freeones pics are there :)

same as most EU countries and the US too: 3 months

you have to have proof of some things, like proof of medicare

ICQ is offline in the weekend, will hit you up tomorow!

cool thanks :thumbsup

You could live there 3 months then return to your country for one day then again go there ;)))

pff my ICQ is half of the week offline :error

I'm in the US and paid by mainly US companies. I don't think I get that kind of tax break. I agree, with %10, it would be super easy to live there. Here I'm paying a tad under %40. I'm also not making millions a year, so the %40 has more impact than it would be to someone making a few million a year.

I agree that I could afford to live there, but not as nice as I would like to or nearly as nice as I could elsewhere. I looked at places that I would like to live and they were way up near 7 figures. For what you get, it just wasn't my style.

Also, my dollar is losing buying power.

If you can though, I'd do it. It is the most beautiful place Ive ever been. Lake Geneve is breathtaking.

Correct me if Im wrong, but I think you dont have to pay taxes in Switzerland, if you make the money outside of the country. So income from the US should be tax-free.

I was in Zurich and there aren't many shopping parks. Well, to be honest, I didnt see one. :)

Yes, the "big" shopping parks aren't located in the city itself. They are around the city. But you have many specialized shops and some not so big shopping parks in the city itself. I like Zurich also because there is an airport, big train station, clubs for going out, night busses, lovely bars, the lake of zurich, many cinemas....

Making money from sponsors located in the US is different than making money in other countries. I guess you could create new accounts at sponsors, swap link codes and do something shady, but many governments cooperate with each other.

From how I understood it, when you make money outside the Swiss market, you dont have to tax. But I might be wrong.

I like the city, too. Also the size of it. The only thing I missed were those big malls open until late night, or even 24/7. How far outside the centre are they? I should go there by car next time. :)

My cousin lives in Zurich, I loved it there...visited him a few times and I am also thiking of moving there....:thumbsup

if d'ladyz are as good as the chocolate, when do we leave? :pimp

As a US citizen, you are taxed on global income.

Fuck Swiss land -- I love Belarus, my homeland country!!!

hi ;-)

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I told you in kaprun

boot + wakeboard = lots of fun in the land of cheese

but you did not come ... and now the summer is almost over

just came back from Geneve/Lausanne 5 days ago ... great place to live but cost of living is 2 times higher than normal. Real estate is fucking expensive - Shania Twains 'house' is for sale ... approx. 25 mil $ ;-)

concerning taxes ... it really depends in what Canton you live ... the more you earn the less % you pay :-)

I will visit Switzerland at the end of September :)

not realy, you can only be there 90 days out of any 180 day period... see: Schengen treaty on wikipedia

as far as switzerland goes, i always have a soft spot for neuchatel and geneva, as I speak french. swiss alps are my favorite spot in the world, good luck, hope you have lots of cash on hand.

the place gave me sticker shock coming from new york city.

I heard its an expensive place to live

kk hit me with dates via mail
Iam all here in september ....

Most of the stores closes at 19:00 o'clock. Some close later on Fridays. But there aren't any ones that are open 24/7 :-(
Some of the bigger ones are at Dietlikon, Wallisellen, Volketswil... That's at most 30 minutes from the city.
But i think if you live in the city, you'll find anything there you need and don't have to go to the agglomeration.

Well, you would need to get a swiss citizenship, of course. :)

Damn :(
Well, Im used to those malls...if for example the weather is bad, I can park my car there, go shopping, eat something, go to a movie theater, fitness, pools, etc...Everything under one roof. And open daily.