I have a question regarding tax in Bern for married couples earning significantly different amounts. Specifically permit B holders, with the quellensteuer / withholding tax.

Am I correct in understanding the dual-income tariff is a fixed percentage, irrespective of the other spouse’s income?

Example: If spouse 1 earns 6500chf/month, and spouse 2 earns 700chf/month, the dual income tariff means spouse 1 must pay roughly 5% extra per month (325chf) despite this being half of spouse 2’s total income. Is this correct?

Thanks in advance!

Hello everybody,

Hopefully this is allowed. I won't be able to attend the concert but if anyone is interested in Colombian folkloric music (Cumbia), I'm giving away 2 tickets

Date: Sunday 3.11.2024, 15h00 (doors are open at 14h30)
PROGR 
Waisenhausplatz 30, 3011 Bern

I live in Lausanne and the tickets are digital so no need to meet in person, I can send them.

Regards.

Hello!

I'm looking for some advice/opinion, because it is a new challenge for me. I currently live in Geneva, I work at the University, and from March 1 I'm going to work in Bern. There are no gap between my two employment contracts. I have a permit B. I don't know the apartment rental market in Bern, so I would like to ask for your help now. I currently have two solutions in mind (but if you know of another, please write it down!) What is the better solution for finding an apartment?

1. Temporary apartment from March for 2-3 months, meantime looking for an apartment locally

What's your oppinion about this: https://www.apartmenthouse.ch/de/ ?

1. 2. Somehow arrange the apartment rental from Geneva

Currently my payslips are from UNIGE and I haven't received my new work contract from UNIBE. I also see travel as an obstacle for regular apartment viewings. Also, how long before moving do you have to start looking for an apartment in Bern?

Thank you so much!

Hoi zäme , Im attending UniBern as an exchange student for a semester of two starting in February and want to enjoy my time as much as possible. I guess im looking for any advice about student life. What do you think of social life in the city especially for students? Which area should I look to stay in? Looking on student lodge website, there are rooms in tsharnergut, bümpliz nord, bolligen, and wankdorf city. I’ve visited before but I want to see as much of the country (possible surrounding countries as well) while I’m there. Are there student options for public transport passes or something? What would make sense for somebody that needs to get around the city and maybe take trips on weekends? Also maybe a long shot but if anybody wants to make friends my dms are open (i think). I’m 19 (almost 20). I like guitar/music, reading, hiking/anything outdoors, gym, video games, etc. also open to trying pretty much anything new. My German ist nicht sehr gut yet but I’m trying to learn as much as possible before I leave (possibly some Swiss German as well). Trotzdem merci vielmals für lesen

Hoi zäme,

Are there any big (house)- partys this friday or saturday, that you guys know of?

I was invited to a huge student party, but they uninvited like 50% of the people now, because they didn't think about the fact that every invited person brings atleast a +1. LMFAO

But yeah, now I've got a fresh haircut, fresh shoes, fresh halloween mask and everything, but I don't have a party to got o anymore.😂

So i thought maybe I'll just ask here if anybody knows if there are any big partys tomorrow.

Hello,

Looking for an uncomplicated carpenter where i can bring a piece of wood to help me out with some stuff. You know any place where i can just pass by?

Mercii

Hello folks

I’m new in 3011. Could you let me know where I can throw my compost around? Are there many places, if so, could you share where I can check to spot? I couldn't find the info easily in google, sorry.

Thanks in advance!

ich meine Zeug wie Longlane/Längige, Mundige, Wanki, Zollywood usw.

Does anyone know where I can get a Christmas tree around BE? It would be great to get it as fresh as possible so I can prep it beforehand.

And extra : could I get this myself anywhere ? What is the legality of obtaining a mountain pine sapling? I have no idea and google search results are not so clear on this either.

For my family of four it would be our first christmas as we lived in Africa before and never could celebrate.

Hi, I would like to have my earlobes pierced in Bern. I looked around a bit on the internet and found the studios El Mundo and Stechwerk, which look promising. It is important to me that the piercings are done with a needle and not with an ear-piercing gun. Does anyone have experience with either of these studios, or can recommend one to me?

Edit (27.10.24): Thank you everybody for your responses! Looks like everybody had a good experience at El Mundo while Stechwerk was not really mentioned that much. I guess that settles it. I‘ll try to make an appointment there next week.

My neighbour is tearing down his house and building a new one. Do they need my approval for this?

There were a lot of vans driving around, and a stationary SRF van in Rathausgasse. Any clues?

Hoi zäma! 😊Ich bin Josef, 26 Jahre alt, und aktuell auf der Suche nach einer 1-Zimmer-Wohnung oder einem Studio in Bern. Mein Budget liegt bei maximal 800 CHF. Ideal wäre eine ruhige Lage mit guter Anbindung an den öffentlichen Verkehr, damit ich meinen Masterstudiengang bequem erreichen kann. Ich bin aber ebenso offen, ein bisschen entfernt von der Stadt zu wohnen, solange der Ort über eine gute Internetverbindung verfügt.

Ich bin ordentlich, zuverlässig und freue mich riesig über eure Tipps oder Angebote! 🙏.

Merci vielmal für eure Hilfe! 😊

Does anyone know a cheap and good dentist in Bern? Ideally that speaks English.

Thank you!

Hello folks! I’m looking for the last minute chance. Is there anyone who would be willing to sell the ticket for tonight? Or is there any nice bar in Bern to watch the match?

Hello! I just broke the pen from my remarkable and now I need a new pen for this. I wanted to know where I could find something like this in Bern? Thanks so much!

Hey, me and two freinds of mine want to play 2 vs 2 this evening in Bern. Time can be flexible. Is anybody interessted to join today?

Heys guys I'm moving to Bern for about 6 to 8 months to work and make some money. I'm coming from Canada and I'm also Italian. Do you think is possible? I'm pretty much looking for anything. I just wanted to know how the job market is for expats. Thanks

Ich werde mich in den kommenden Wochen für ein Paar Tage in Bern befinden. Werde leider den Freitag- und Samstagabend verpassen. Ich weiß, dass Bern keine sehr dynamische Stadt ist, aber gibt es Lokale, an denen am Sonntagabend was los ist? Club, Bar etc? Danke im Voraus

Guys what are the average rent for flats in Bern?

I found out that the electrification of my local bus line in the city is delayed because somebody has apparently done an "Einsprache" against the construction of that charging station at the end of the line.

Does anyone know whether these Einsprachen are published, and where? I'd love to see what on earth people have against electrified bus lines...

#Wohlstandsverwahrlosung

Hi, ich möchte gerne einen neuen Wintermantel aus Wolle, aber lieber nicht die Preise für Neuware bezahlen... weiss jemand, wo es einen guten Second Hand oder Brocki auch mit Männerkleidern gibt? Danke!

Es isch spät, göit ga ligge dir Ligers!

Ich bin auf der Suche nach einer guten und preiswerten Schneiderei/einem Nähservice. Ich möchte einen Vorhang für eine Dachschräge als Raumteiler nähen lassen. Hat jemand einen Tipp (Region Bern oder Thun)?

Liebe Mama

Keine Angst, ich heirate nicht. It‘s worse: ich habe ein Theaterstück geschrieben. Gemeinsam mit einem ausserordentlich talentierten, verführerisch chaotischen und vor allem straight ass mutigen Team bringen wir das Stück nun auf die Bühne. Am 17. Oktober 2024 um 20:30 feiert DIE NATION ein drittes Mal Premiere und zwar im Theater TOJO in der Reitschule Bern. Am 18. Oktober 20:30 und 19. Oktober 20:30 spielen wir auch.

DIE NATION ist eine märchenhaft absurde Reise durch die Schweiz. Du bist herzlich dazu eingeladen dich irritieren und unterhalten zu lassen. Addictive music, twin peaks twin looking like performers & some stunning costume design.

Wenn du planst zu kommen, reserviere gerne über untenstehenden Link, das wäre top. Vor Ort gibt es dann eine Abendkasse mit Wahlpreismodell (CHF 15 bis CHF 25. Freikarten für Personen ohne geregelten Aufenthaltsstatus.)

Alles Liebe,

Lara

PS. Bring ein Saunatuch mit. Es wird heiss.

PPS. Mund zu Mund. Vom 13.-15. November sind wir in Zürich (Kulturhaus Helferei) und bringen den von uns geprägten Begriff des Posthelvetismus aka Das posthelvetische Theater unter die Leute. Mit Bundesverfassung, Kulinarik und Gesang. Weitere Vorstellungen von DIE NATION: 17.-18. Dezember 2024 ThiK Theater im Kornhaus Baden. 21.-22. Dezember 2024 ZWZ Zentralwäscherei Zürich.

Reservation TOJO Theater: https://tojo.ch/lactif-posthelvetiadie-nation-une-soiree-posthelvetique/. Instagram: @posthelvetia.

Don't get me wrong, I love the concept of this chat and have been able to find a lot of things myself! But recently I've had some unpleasant experiences with the Unko Marktplatz.

That's how it happened, for example, that I put in a shelf that was in very good condition. several people have contacted me because they were interested . In the end I made an appointment with 3 people to pick up the shelf because none of them came to pick it up. This is particularly annoying because I went out of my way since I no longer live where the closet is. So i had to go there to meet up. The same thing already happens to me with books. It's also annoying that there's more and more bitching between users, which in my opinion could also be clarified in private chat.

Another tedious point is that dudes regularly write to me and pretend to be interested in the objects. In the end it turns out that they are just creeps who want to meet up. One of them asked me pretty quickly via chat whether I would send him nudes. I even met another guy because I thought he just wanted to pick up a box. Then when I stood in front of him he gave me very strange vibes and tried to go out with me. I know that there are a lot of creeps online and in real life but at this point its just annoying. i ended up blocking them of course.

has anyone made similar experiences?

Dir chöit natürli uf Schwizdütsch (oder Deutsch) antworte, aber viellech verstö s nid alli drum schrib i uf Englisch

I study at UniBE, and wonder how hard it is to find a student job in a supermarket (or filling station/Tankstelle shop) like Coop, Migros, Aldi, Lidl, Denner, Migrolino, Coop Pronto, Avec, etc. Did someone here do that, or tried, and could share how it was?

I also heard that McDonald/Burger King/Starbucks sometimes hire students, but I heard it got harder in recent years, is this true?

Hello All,

I have recently moved to Bern and joined a few English book clubs but I haven't found any about the genres for crime/thriller or fantasy world building novels. I hope to meet more people who have similar interests to form a new book club. I know there might already be a few book clubs with similar theme but I haven't found one for English yet so I thought it would be a good idea to start one myself :D

If anyone is interested please let me know. We can decide on our opening day and the first book. I hope we have a great time bonding over our favourite books.

Looking forward to hearing from you guys!

**UPDATE** I have created a page for us. It will soon be updated with details of the venue for meetups. I have also created a subreddit for us r/veil_and_verse_club , you can also post queries/recommendations/recent reads, etc over there. Our website is https://veilandverseclub.wordpress.com . Here you can submit your recommendations directly. The site is still under development but you will be able to submit recommendations. I need help of you guys to finalise date & time. Hope to see you guys soon ^_^

Hello all - looking to order an SC Bern jersey, but they don’t list the sizes online. Does anyone know how big the S/ M sizes fit by any chance?

Thanks!

Hello everyone
I'm looking for a shop in Bern where I can try out & test ergonomic keyboards & computer mice. I already have a few shops in mind, but I'm not sure which one offers the best selection & testing facilities.

MediaMarkt in Shoppyland
MediaMarkt in Westside
MediaMarkt in Muri b. Gümligen
Digitec Galaxus at Laupenstrasse 18

I would favour the shop with the largest selection for testing. Proxy: Largest retail space?

Thanks in advance for your tips!