![](templates/subSilver/images/full_size.gif) Poster: A snowHead
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Guess who just accepted a job offer in Switzerland?
Starting Mid-October. Just in time for the season.
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garyscott20, Um...Bode Swiller?
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![](templates/subSilver/images/full_size.gif) Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Not even close. I would have thought the big smiley face would have given it away.
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garyscott20, well done. Am I right in thinking that an EU national no longer requires a work permit?
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nah you still need a B permit..though with a job offer your company shold help sort that.
Where abouts you moving to? We moved out here this summer.
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garyscott20, was only kidding. Lucky you!
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Mmmmmm cheese fondue
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garyscott20, Well done, whereabouts and doing what?
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papasmurf, Boredsurfing, A small chocolate making firm based in Vevey
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Ah, you're an umpa lumpa
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tiffin, those umpa lumpa jobs are pretty hard to come by.
Any Swiss/UK tax experts around?
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I presume since the word "Job" is mentioned - this isn't slaving for Nixmap
garyscott20, well done.
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![](templates/subSilver/images/full_size.gif) You know it makes sense.
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garyscott20, SAP project ?
Shimmy Alcott, I bet you can't believe you got a bite on that one.
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![](templates/subSilver/images/full_size.gif) Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Nickski, yip
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![](templates/subSilver/images/full_size.gif) Poster: A snowHead
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garyscott20, While you are there can you sort out the White Toblerone problem?
They are getting near impossible to fine in the UK and they are my favourite
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Boredsurfing, place an order and I will see what I can pick up in the staff shop. I will however also try and speak to the distribution manager.
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![](templates/subSilver/images/full_size.gif) Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I work for a Nestle skincare joint-venture in Lausanne, having moved out here last December.
Unfortunately I can't help out with the white Toblerone conundrum, but we do a lovely line in moisterisers and acne creams.
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garyscott20, www.englishforum.ch is a good resource for any questions re moving to switzerland for tax permits etc...
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papasmurf, thanks I will give it a look
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Spent many a working years in Switzerland. Enjoy but make sure you have get the Double Taxation agreement water tight because when you return to the UK it is possible the UK could ask for the difference in tax & social security payments.
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stanton, busy chatting to some tax advisers at the moment. Hopefully they will sort me out.
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Working in a chocolat factory in Switserland... surely life doesnt get better!
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Do Nestles own the Matterhorn shaped chocolate? I thought it was Kraft!!
garyscott20, Congrats! Have a great time!
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garyscott20, congrats! now where's that green-with-envy smiley gone?
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![](templates/subSilver/images/full_size.gif) snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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![](templates/subSilver/images/full_size.gif) And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Shimmy Alcott,Persona?
garyscott20, can I put an order in for some Movenpik coffee beans, a packet of coupe danemark from migros and a proper rosti
Cheers
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![](templates/subSilver/images/full_size.gif) You know it makes sense.
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ricfrench, in terms of the general population I'm probably quite intelligent, against the SH's though I'm a bit of a thikkie
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Shimmy Alcott,I feel the same way, it's not that easy to be in the same place as so many rocket scientists, particle physicians and dentists
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garyscott20 you lucky, lucky bleeder. Spent a fantastic afternoon in vevey during the summer, sipping beer in a lakeside bar. You're only an hour away on the train from some decent resorts. Enjoy.....
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Shimmy Alcott, not sure if my wife will be too happy if you came knocking on the door.
ricfrench, I will see what I can do.
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garyscott20, will you be a weekender in Les Gets? What a brilliant thing for you - lots to do between now and mid-October.
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Pamski, I think it would be rude not to be a Les Gets weekender. But will also be a good base to visit some of the other surrounding ski areas.
Very busy trying to tie up all the ends this side. It will be a gradual move though as the family will only move over in the new year.
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garyscott20, www.englishforum.ch is good for advice on all sorts of issues dealing with living in Switzerland, and http://www.glocals.com/ is good for finding activities to join in. I had a great time working just outside Geneva and just loved the country. Enjoy.
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welshskier, thanks for that I will take a look
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Vevey is pretty close to the rail link that goes through to Chateau-d'Oex and the Gstaad ski region, think you need to change trains in Montreaux but with a good run should be arround 90Mins to Gstaad perhaps 20 mins less to Chateau D'Oex (They also hold a big ballon festival here each year in January).
Switzerland is probably the best place in the world for Public transport, you may even find you don't actually need a car (but probably useful for big shopping trips) its well worth investigating the half fare cards and other deals available on tickets through the SBB http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/reisezeit.htm
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D G Orf, thanks for that. A colleague I had spoken recently actually mentioned the half fare cards but didn't know much about where to find information on them. I am sure the link will be useful.
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D G Orf wrote: |
Switzerland is probably the best place in the world for Public transport, |
what ???
Do you ever use the trains here? ... they are really slow and far from the bang on the minute reputation that they have got (at least in the French regions)
I get the train into Geneva every day from Vaud and they very rarely get into town within even a couple of minutes of timetable. 5 minutes late is pretty normal.
Also Geneva to Zurich 173 miles ... fastest is 2 hr 43 min on the train
compared to London - Newcastle 283 miles ... 2 hr 57 min on the train !!!
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Yuo can get the half Fare Cards even if your not in Switzerland. They do make a huge difference if you use public transport & like D G Orf, the system is amazing.
I do remember one bad day I was on a commute from Zurich to Bern final Destination Geneva Airport. There was a problem on the line between Bern & Geneva but the Swiss had an answer for that ,everyone on the train going to Geneva was given a Taxi voucher !!!
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