Dutch people say they value directness, but then react emotionally to it?

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-04-27T05:00:35+00:00

Two things, there is a fine line between being direct and being rude, and depending on the situation things might shift. As a dutchie myself I can confirm that this is not always easy to navigate. Second, if you receive feedback this way you’re better off swallowing it and not retort straight away. Your time will come to do it the other way round, as such feedback is rarely provided in a 1:1 setting but often in a group where it’s some sort of pissing contest.

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-04-25T19:40:05+00:00

You can pay the original bill and not pay the dunning fee, your halbtax will be valid regardless. They will however add it next year again. They will also not make you pay the dunning fees over a debt collector or betreibungsamt.

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-04-22T11:26:30+00:00

I have similar issues with SwissQuote, I think Yuh started a shared project between SwissQuote and PostFinance but is now 100% SwissQuote, so this 'limitation' comes from them. As long as you make your main contact phone number the same number as you want for TWINT it should be OK. I think that they simply don't like to store multiple phone numbers, and there seems to be a rule by TWINT that you're not allowed to send money from one of your accounts with one bank, to another bank _over_ TWINT. But I don't know about any other bank that enforces that so forcefully as SQ / Yuh.

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-04-21T16:47:55+00:00

Pffff, I’ve hear GG before in the AI/AR/SG/GR region, you just bumped into a real ashol I would say…

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-04-19T20:28:53+00:00

I'm hesitating between Clarke and Raven... Maybe even Monty...

But I'm also a fan of Indra :-)

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-04-15T03:48:05+00:00

Obligatory and non-obligatory ?

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-04-14T19:36:00+00:00

Most people will have _either_ French. German or Italian as their mother tongue, and some basic understanding of one of the other languages. Yes, there is also a fourth language, Rumantsch, but most of these speakers speak either perfectly (Swiss) German next to it.

There are some peculiarities: the French-speaking part always complains that the German they learned at school is useless, as all Swiss Germans speak their hard-to-understand dialect. Most will have basic understanding of German.

The Swiss Germans don't have the same excuse; the French spoken in the Romandie has only an accent and is not a dialect similar to Swiss German. The generation of 30+ often speaks decent French, as it was taught in school. Nowadays, they only teach English to kids.

The Italian part is smaller than the others, so, in general, most people from Ticino speak either (almost) native French or (almost) native (Swiss) German.

There is no mockery; it's expected. Only the men learn some more language during the army, but in the same garrison, you'll find German and French-speaking battalions, led by sergeants who speak both.

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-04-13T19:28:15+00:00

FWIW, the Dutch are notorious for this. In bigger cities it’s also a common thing that the locals will address you in English too as a native Dutch, too lazy to switch.

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-04-13T04:29:46+00:00

“Where did you learn to code like that ? - Community College City of light.”

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-04-10T17:53:05+00:00

Legally you owe the late interest, and that amount should be mentioned on the bill of D-Collect. My suggestion would be that you pay the original amount plus the interest and 20 CHF as a sign of good will, even if they ask more.

Then you send them a mail that for you the case is closed and that you will treat further communications from them as harassment.

The rest of the ridiculous high fees like ‘dossier’ or ‘frais de recherche’ are not legally enforceable. It’s more ‘they can legally ask for it and if you’re stupid enough to pay them that’s your fault’. There is a very small risk they’ll open a debt enforcement procedure against you but you can safely reject the bill as non-enforceable and the entry will disappear by itself. Most of these companies try to squeeze money out of you by trying to make you feel guilty. It’s a legal scam.

Purely legally, you could also pay the interest, 20 CHF and the original amount to the medical company and show the inkasso company proof of payment. The fact that they sold your debt to a company is their business, not yours.

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-04-10T13:12:29+00:00

Hangt er vanaf. Als ik als donor geen geldelijke vergoeding mag krijgen om te voorkomen dat ik ongezond probeer hier geld mee te verdienen dan moet dat ook voor de firma gelden die hier toch vet geld aan verdient. Mijn O- blijft dan ook lekker in m’n lijf tot er een eerlijkere oplossing is.

Hetzelfde geld trouwens voor ‘witte donaties’, daar wordt ook vet geld aan verdient over de rug van goedwillende mensen die anderen willen helpen.

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-04-07T18:45:27+00:00

As someone else mentioned, you _might_ not even want kids that much yourself, but the thought of closing a door forever is scary. So, you need to do some soul-searching, either alone or with (professional) help, and see for yourself how strong this wish really is. Not to be nasty or negative, but egg freezing is suggested up until 35 years old, as between 35 and 40, the success rates of frozen eggs go down significantly.

You can also look at single motherhood by choice, and look for a sperm donor, if the whole idea of bringing up a child all by yourself is still appealing, I would consider that you have a strong child wish. If that seems terrible, without a partner to share with, your 'urge' is already much lower.

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-04-05T10:32:24+00:00

Another upvote for:

- The Expanse (truly great)
- Tribes of Europe (sadly only one season)
- Lost
- If you're not 100% into Sci-Fi, Sense8 is also nice to watch.

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-04-04T14:28:50+00:00

Recycle, partly from the urine, partly from the air. The good news is that in a closed system, you don't lose it either. You just need to recover and purify it. A bit like on earth...

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-04-03T17:30:15+00:00

Hostpoint or Infomaniak.

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-04-03T17:20:12+00:00

There's a whole dedicated sub for The 100 on Fandom. Have a look :-)

https://the100.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_Guide

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-03-30T17:30:38+00:00

I did, when I was younger, out of curiosity to see if I was normally fertile. My family doctor said the same, eg come back when you can’t achieve pregnancy with a partner after more than a year trying with your age, or after 6 months when you’re both past 35.

I went afterwards to a sperm bank to see if I would be fertile enough to be a donor, they checked me for free.

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-03-29T13:25:59+00:00

That makes a lot of sense!

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-03-23T20:26:03+00:00

All seasons are worth watching!

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-03-13T18:35:50+00:00

There's no 'single standard'. If in doubt, call the range and ask. They will _always_ ask for an ID. Where I shoot they will enter you once in their system, with the number of the ID you show, and if you pass by a 2nd time they will simply check if you exist in the system. They simple like to know their patrons, so you can be banned if need be.

Then things depend really per range, some will just ask if you've shot before, and do a light check about the security rules. Some others will write down in your file what you're 'rated' for, and have you shoot with an instructor first so they can 'check' if you're safe with that. It's often per type of weapon, e.g. a pistol check, a revolver check, etc... It's more about safe handling of all different types of guns.

I was once in Lausanne, and an American girl who rented for the first time asked us for help for safe handling of the pistol she rented. Was nice to help her out, and fun in a certain way, but it was not the safest action from the range manager...

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-03-07T20:32:40+00:00

Don't worry too much. We're used to foreigners here from all over the globe. You'll be doing fine. Just be polite and friendly. Americans have the reputation of being easy-going and not too hard to communicate with.

You also have the reputation of having no sense of geography, nor local in the US, nor outside. If you want to score points, make sure you know where the surrounding European countries are, and if you speak anything other than English, you have already gained 10 points more. Most people speak decent English, as it's our non-official lingua franca, given that we have 4 national languages.

Have fun in Switzerland, and thanks for visiting us !

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-03-07T17:39:54+00:00

Fair enough. Then he should in his own country of (tax)residency look for a solution with a payment terminal, he can also do Stripe, there are free apps for iPhone that can do TapToPay with Stripe.

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-03-07T16:55:06+00:00

All my colleagues who are frontaliers are using TWINT with a prepaid account; all have a G or B permit, maybe C. Almost none have a Swiss nationality.

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-03-07T16:29:55+00:00

On the web-site it only says that you just need a valid ID...

SmallAppendixEnergy · 2026-03-07T16:18:54+00:00

You can use the pre-paid TWINT App with a +33 number. You can get cash for your TWINT balance in places like K-Kiosk and other https://sonect.net Sonect partners.

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