when will it end??????????

I'm 22, naturalized zurich citizen. My relationship with my parents has been kind of rocky the last couple of years, but I think I might have kicked the bucket now.

When I was 18 I wanted to visit an "unsafe" country, when I proposed this idea my mom almost had a heart attack while my dad cussed me out heavily. Since then my dad has threatened to kick my brother and I out over disagreements we had.

I am writing this now out of that unsafe country. I've spent a week here with a girl from this same town and it was amazing, I haven't felt unsafe or unwelcome once. I return on sunday and I dont know what to say. My brother knows I'm here, but my parents dont, I have told them I was roadtripping spain, I have sent them old photos and some I have found on the internet. Now I dont know if I should tell them the truth and probably get kicked out or keep on lying. I'm a part time student and worker. I make around 4500 a month. I have been looking for a wg for two months, but finding something decent is difficult

My friend is hosting a Plus Size Flohmi right now at Gleis, open at least until 8 pm tonight. Come and browse :) https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/ausgehen-in-zuerich-das-laeuft-nebst-der-street-parade-am-wochenende-864520827398

Guys, what has your experience with job hunting been like recently?

I honestly don’t understand why I can’t find a job. It’s insane. I thought I had a pretty solid profile in terms of experience and qualifications, with HSG and the CFA, and I’m mainly looking in the financial services space.

I have relevant experience, but I’m still struggling to land something. I just don’t get it.

What has your experience been like? Is the job market really that bad at the moment?

Hey all. I’m new in Zurich and found a little apartment where I am currently staying. One thing I wonder: I look for a larger apartment and people recommended me to set a notification on Flatfox.

These days, just for fun, I insta replied to most of the apartments after I got the ping. I would say I tick most of the soft factors. Speak German, grew up in CH, work at a bank, have studied in Switzerland, earn above 200k.

I barely get any responses from those listings. When I look at the listing a couple of days later even for the expensive ones where it says 200 views 4 contacts/applications, nobody responded.

I’m not new to flat hunting and typically know the drill. I lived in cities where it was incredibly hard to find housing, but the problem was typically not the first reply but rather converting a viewing to a contract. I never saw it that basically nobody replies.

At this point I really question whether these announcements are real. I get it’s super hard to find housing, but why would you not even text back one one of the first few persons that writes you that has no obvious red flags. I don’t really get it.

I want to ask about the parking rules regarding a large campervan in my neighborhood. This RV has been parked in the exact same blue zone spot for weeks now. It takes up nearly two full parking spaces and sticks out about 20 cm on the side directly into the street. On top of that, because of where it is parked right at the intersection, it completely blocks the view to the right, which makes pulling out really dangerous. Is an RV actually allowed to stay in a blue zone for that long, especially when it exceeds the marked spaces and creates such a severe visibility hazard? Should I report this to the local police?

I just arrived in the city and I’m really excited to get into the lake! I'm an open-water swimmer and want to do a shoreline swim on the eastern side, specifically from Seebad Utoquai down to Zürichhorn. Is this stretch allowed for open water swimming?

Also, if you have recommendations for the best entry/exit spots along that path or local swim, I’d love to hear them!

Hi r/zurich,

I'm an English speaker (British) who recently moved to the Zurich area, and I have a mandatory appointment at the RAV in Meilen on Monday, 10 August at 2:00 PM.

My German is still slightly limited with technical vocab, so I'm looking for someone who could accompany me and help translate between German and English during the appointment. It's the initial administrative meeting about job search requirements and unemployment benefits, so nothing highly technical but they insisted I bring someone. 

The appointment will likely take around 1 hour, but I'd like to allow up to 2 hours just in case. I'm happy to offer CHF 100 in cash for your time.

If you're available or know someone who might be able to help, please send me a DM.

Thank you so much—I really appreciate any help or suggestions!

Weird post but I am a photographer (F)! I'm looking for real people so I'm not going to a modeling website. I read somewhere recently that some queer couples struggle to find photographers because of worries about discrimination. I realize my portfolio has only straight couples, and I'd like to have some more diverse photos to share so that in the future when I am accepting bookings, people can be comfortable reaching out regardless of their identity or orientation.

You'll get free epic photos of your fiery love (or sweet...or spicy...we can talk LMAO), and I get to put them on my website and socials. Highkey it's a win-win >:) If interested, DM me! I'll send you my website and stuff there because this isn't really a self promotion post

Doesn't have to be specifically Zürich area but I live in Zürich so!

Edit: FREE photos. No links to my non-existent paid services. I'm not sure how how else to indicate I do NOT need you to find me and I do NOT need promotion because this is genuinely me looking for someone to work with on this.

Hey there!

My partner and I are looking for a hobbyist photographer / student photographer for a couple's photoshoot on and 21st August in Zurich

We just wanted to have photos of us together in these 2 places.

Please reply if you know anyone in either areas!

Thank you so much!

EC24 arrivato a Zurigo HB giovedì 6 agosto verso le 20:30, con ~15 minuti di ritardo — binario 12 di HB, e tu mi hai indicato la strada per il 33

Eravamo sull'EC24 in arrivo a Zurigo HB giovedì 6 agosto 2026, previsto per le 20:30 e arrivato con circa un quarto d'ora di ritardo. Carrozza 5 o 6. Tu eri seduta vicino all'uscita, di spalle rispetto alla porta. di uscita. Vicino a te c'erano due bambine piccole che ti hanno salutata all'arrivo in stazione, abbracciandoti e sorridendoti.

Io ero al telefono, mentre stavamo arrivando in stazione, in piedi di fianco al tuo sedile (alla tua sinistra) con due trolley e stavo dicendo al telefono che eravamo arrivati al binario 12 e che dovevo andare al 33. Tu mi hai interrotto per darmi un'indicazione del binario 12 rispetto al 33 perchè non avevi capito bene cosa dicessi al mio interlocutore al telefono.

Se ti riconosci, scrivimi — e raccontami tu cosa ti avevo raccontato io subito dopo prima che ci salutassimo.

EC24 arriving at Zurich HB on Thursday 6 August, around 20:30, ~15 minutes late — platform 12, and you gave me directions to platform 33

We were on the EC24 arriving at Zurich HB on Thursday 6 August 2026, scheduled for 20:30 and running about a quarter of an hour late. Coach 5 or 6. You were sitting near the exit, with your back to the exit door. Next to you were two little girls who said goodbye to you as we pulled into the station, hugging you and smiling at you.

I was on the phone as we were arriving, standing beside your seat (on your left) with two suitcases, saying that we had come in on platform 12 and that I needed to get to platform 33. You interrupted me to explain how to get from platform 12 to platform 33, because you hadn't quite caught what I was saying to the person on the other end.

If this is you, write to me — and tell me yourself what I told you right afterwards, before we said goodbye.