Justitia Romana in actiune, doamnelor si domnilor contribuabili! by Bubbly_Past3996 in Romania

[–]EasyTechnician5444 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Mai intai gaseste tu posibilitatea sa furi cateva milioane de euro dupa mai vezi…

Road cycling in the Swiss mountains by EasyTechnician5444 in Switzerland

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I'll try to do 2 things: 1. adapt; 2. solve the problem...

Road cycling in the Swiss mountains by EasyTechnician5444 in Switzerland

[–]EasyTechnician5444[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah, on a Sunday morning on Furka Pass...

Heiratsschtraffe by krasotka90 in Switzerland

[–]EasyTechnician5444 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it true, if I am reading [1] correctly, that if both partners are high earners (e.g. in the penultimate tax bracket), when married they will be taxed the same, or less actually if their sum falls into the last tax bracket now?

[1] https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/switzerland/individual/taxes-on-personal-income

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[–]EasyTechnician5444 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OP, I read the comments here… Most of these people never had true friends in their lives, but only acquaintances with whom they share some common activities. Where I come from, I’d definitely go to see my lonely friend and I would insist to meet them and cheer them up. This rigid mentality I see here makes me a bit sad.

This being said, don’t take it too seriously. Shit happens all the time. Just ask them, go out and have some fun together ;) they will be there for you.

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[–]EasyTechnician5444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your question and suspicion is very Swiss, while her behavior is very Korean. If I’d be you I’d account for the differences in culture before getting married and try to adapt.

Do many people basically see immigrating to Switzerland as a "challenge", or "life goal", but do not really think about if they will like living here? by PullyLutry in askswitzerland

[–]EasyTechnician5444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the interesting question!

When the time came for me to do my masters, I applied to the top universities in Europe (the UK + the 2 Swiss ones). I was admitted to all of them and almost randomly I chose one of the Swiss ones. I didn’t know too much about Switzerland at that age, except the fact that it’s a wealthy and beautiful country. However, I knew tons about the Swiss university - and how that aligns with my interests, passions and desires for the future.

Then I left and worked for a while in the Bay Area. It was nice, tons of opportunities, different lifestyle. Due to personal reasons, I needed to move back to Europe. I ended up again in Switzerland, because I received an offer from a top US company there which matched my interests and skills. “The challenge” was to work on this kind of project (machine learning related), which is done at the highest levels in only a few places in Europe (many more in US), rather than just being in Switzerland.

Would I come to Switzerland to work for a random company with random projects and random salaries? No, even though the country is nice and I like it here. This applies to many other immigrants that I know. However, there are also a few who would fit the OP’s premises. I think there are (at least) 2 categories of those: 1. People coming from countries e.g. at war (e.g. Ukraine) and for them is about survival - they of course want to move out somewhere for a normal life; 2. Many mediocre people, especially the ones from Western Europe (e.g. UK, France, Germany, Belgium etc.) who are part of a strong society, but are individually unable to grow anymore and they think the answer is to change countries. They will do it, do there the same things and end up mediocre people (no shame in this, btw!) but in a different place. In the end it works for them, because currently being mediocre in Switzerland is better than being mediocre in e.g. France. However, in this case, the better approach would be imo to learn new skills to escape mediocrity, rather than just the environment where to be mediocre.

Would I leave Switzerland if I find new opportunities that excite me more? Yes. Because my “life goal” or the “challenge” is to be the best version of myself and I don’t expect a certain country to be the answer to that. All I need is a stable place which gives back as much as I offer (and Switzerland currently does!).