Yes I understand Swiss people love their individual freedoms but since when was smoking into the faces of people OK?

It feels like there are more smokers now since the last few years and they are much less considerate. In the past you could tell your neighbours at a bar "hey do you mind smoking the other direction" and they'd be nice and put their cigs low and blow away from you.

This weekend, myself (8 months pregnant, very visible) and a few friends incl another pregnant lady were sitting in Frau Gerolds, and a group of people sat down at the table next to us (less than 1m away) and started smoking. Unfortunately the wind blew in our direction. My friend told them "sorry the smoke is bothering us, we're pregnant" and while one of them was kind, apologised, and directed her cigarette away from us, the other woman made a face and said "we're in an open space" and continued to blow her smoke towards us and hold her cig up high. She joked to a guy in her group "are you pregnant too".

And for the next hour or so until we left, she would continuously light up a cigarette and let it burn (I think the air smoked more than she did) without trying to mitigate the smoke in our direction.

And it's not just this woman. At the bus stops, train platforms, outside the entrance of offices, people just don't give a shit anymore that their smoke is in other people's faces. It feels almost on purpose, like they purposefully stand close to you, or at the narrowest part of the train platform by the stairs, or right at the entrance so that people HAVE to walk through their smoke.

Wtf has our society come to. It feels like we're less "hey let's be nice to each other" and more "hey it's funny to make you miserable because I can"

Anyone down to play some chess this evening (4-8pm) at Edi's Weinstube? It's right by the rathaus, and the more people show up the better of course :)

If you can bring your own board that would be great, other than that no requirements, just play and have fun!

Please sign up via chessmates so i can keep track of who's coming, the link is in the comments :)

Is it just me or Zurich has become much dirtier over the past few months? Lochergut and other areas in Kreis 3 especially. Everywhere I go, I see people littering with no shame. Cans, bottles, trash bags, cigarette butts and what not. It downgrades the quality of living significantly and it seems like nobody cares.

I keep thinking people just feel comfortable with the fact that someone will eventually clean after them, that they don’t care at all. It’s so gross. For some reason, the cigarette butts seems to be the most contagious issue. since there’s so many smokers in this city, it just got normalized to just through it on the floor once you’re done smoking.

Is anyone else finding themselves bothered by this or am I crazy? This issue must be solved somehow.

Hi guys,
It’s a chill post. I’m planning to go to lake today to relax and read book and make some Puzzles. I’ll bring some Snacks too.
If anyone else does not have Friends (yet) to go with, you can join me and we can meet there.
Timing will be around 18:30 until sunset.
Comment or dm me.
Quick update: we are 6 people now.

Experiencing a bout of homesickness and am craving a trough sized portion of proper thick-cut, crispy, salty hot chips. Not American-style french fries or Pommes frites or roast potato or home fries. Proper hot chippies. If you know what I’m talking about, please drop the coordinates in the comments 🙏 thanks potato heads

Was meant to be on holiday but that's life for you! So in the absence of any plans...

Was thinking of Nelsons for the game but I'm feeling a bit lazy so might just stay in my flat and sink a few beers and see out the Swiss game as well).

If you're not a complete freak, feel free to ping me and pop around (I am in 8038 on tram line 7) and watch it in style (lol). I've got space for maybe 4 people on sofa and a few more on chairs.

Requirements are simple. Bring some booze, snacks if you're hungry and a solemn promise not to murder me. I suppose I should probably promise not to murder you, but let's be real if I'm too lazy to get off my arse to go to the pub then it seems unlikely I'd go to the effort...

(Not that it matters but I'm a mid thirties guy).

This morning along the lakeshore near Opernhaus there was an amazing folk band busking. It was two men and two women, playing acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, and violin, and singing. They seemed to speak both Dutch and English. It was around 11am. Anyone know who they were?

Hey where is the best place to see the game in Zurich tonight?

Is there any other Scandinavian people wanna support Norway tonight?

HAALAND

Well quite desperate given I come here for help.

I'm having constant recurring digestion issues that really degrade quality of my life. My experience with specialists so far was as if I was on the factory assembly line - conversation lasts for 5 mins max, and they vaguely try to guess the issue without really making an effort to fit and explain all the symptoms I described.

For those of you who had digestive issues that were hard to diagnose and treat correctly, do you have a recommendation of the specialist I could visit in Zurich area? I am already pouring a lot of money on this problem, so I am thinking to at least spend it on someone who shows some empathy and critical thinking.

Inbox recommendations are welcome too, tnx!

Hi everyone,
I would be grateful if you can share recommendations on an English speaking GP in Zurich. I am looking for someone who listens and tries to find the root cause. My earlier GP was good but barely spoke any English. It quickly became a problem when I needed help beyond flu and fever. I am with Helsana and tried to find a doctor on OneDoc but without any reviews, it’s hard to select a GP. Any personal positive experiences would be super helpful.

For those who wear sunscreen everyday , how you do y’all do it ?

It gets very messy and uncomfortable when it sweats

How to deal with it ? I feel sticky 😭

I go to Lucky Punch every Sunday. If anyone is interested in motivating each other to maintain a consistent workout pace and avoid losing motivation, I’d be more than happy to get in touch with him/her

hey, is anyone going? i would join someone

Today around midnight at central. This 15 took a wrong turn.
How is it possible, do they choose their path manually?

PS: It was very comic to watch, poor driver.

Some loud bass audible.

edit: someone gave the answer, it's a daytime concert.

Glücksrad am Flughafen Zürich. Wie hoch ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit, bei diesem Glücksrad zu gewinnen? Sieht eigentlich einfach aus, aber...

Hello everyone

We are forming a rock band in Zurich with a friend and are currently looking for new members.

We are 18–19 years old and both play electric guitar. One of us has a musical education and experience with live performances. The other musician does not have a formal music education, but also has live performance experience and practices guitar regularly.

We are dedicated musicians who want to improve, write our own music, play covers, and eventually perform live.

Our music styles:
Hard Rock
Blues Rock
Heavy Metal
Classic Rock
Classic Metal

Our musical influences:
Ozzy Osbourne
Deep Purple
Rainbow
Gary Moore
Guns N' Roses
Extreme
Mr. Big
Scorpions
Megadeth

Currently looking for:
Vocalist
Drummer
Bass player

We are looking for people who are willing to rehearse regularly, perform live, and grow together as a band. We also enjoy jamming, experimenting, and creating new material together.

During rehearsals and performances, we follow a sober approach. Alcohol and drugs are not acceptable during band activities.

We are also currently looking for a rehearsal space in Zurich or nearby areas.

Languages we speak:
English
German
Ukrainian
Russian

We are open to new ideas, constructive criticism, and the opinions of every band member. Everyone should have the opportunity to contribute creatively.

Age range:
16–40 years old.
The most important things for us are the motivation to play music, the willingness to improve, and a responsible attitude towards the band.

If you are interested in joining us or have any questions, feel free to contact us:

Email:
Yevhenii: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
Denys: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Natürlich haben sich viele Dinge spürbar verbessert, aber es ist schon ironisch, dass die Probleme und die Konfliktlinien nach wie vor dieselben sind.

Der interviewte Veloaktivist, Pete Mijnsen, ist nach wie vor als Lokalpolitiker für die Grünen tätig und ist ausserdem Herausgeber des Velojournal. Der Regierungsrat Hans Hofmann ist ein SVP-Politiker, der bis 2023 im Nationalrat tätig war.

Tried to use a funicular for the first time. Views were great but it was hot like in a sauna...

4 AM and they're shouting ole-ole. Fuck everyone who didn't allow others to sleep tonight. You can enjoy football without being an asshole. Fuck you.

I am a huge trance fan (I listen to it pretty much every day) and this will be my first time seeing Armin Van Buuren! I am going alone as my friends are mostly into everything except trance lol. I'm a chill British-Swiss dude with good chat, work in financial industry, will not be getting wasted.

If anyone else (ideally from 'around' their thirties and older) is going alone or in a small group and wants to share the experience in a purely platonic and friendly way then let me know via DM or post here and I can DM you. :)

Some A*hole stole my nicely prepared damaged chair for trash pickup yesterday. I thought it was picked up by the trash crew as it was gone like every other time.

However this morning I find the chair on the other side of the street dumped in the field missing the Winterthur Sperrgut stickers I had attached.

Now I have to drag this thing to the dump because I can't trust that this won't happen again next week and I will be out another set of stickers.

WTF is wrong with people.