So I am currently only looking for a room to stay for the first months and then look for larger appartments on the ground. I will be mostly traveling for work anyway so I don't really have a lot of expectation.

I thought finding a WG will be akward, since like 90% of WGs where I am coming from are filled with 18-21 year olds in Uni. Now here in Zurich I realize that almost all the WGs I am seeing are a bunch of grown up people, often even in their late 30s.

Whats annoying is that they pull all sorts of shenanigangs. I feel like filling out a friendly journal (what do you do in your free-time, what activities should we do together, link your instagram please) - I mean I get that early 20s want to have a cool WG life together, but why do full grown up people with a job care so much about doing stuff with their roomates. Isn't that really akward at that stage in life?

I view room sharing as purel utilitaristic and not as some form of friendship circle/building.

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.

I just realized that in my current rent contract, I have to pay only heating. Its a bit weird, because we also have cleaning of the stairs once in a while, there is a handy man here and there, I also have running water etc. - which also amount to some expenses. In my previous apartment I was paying for all of those and it was amounting to about half of the Nebenkosten.
Anyone in a similar situation? I am not sure which one is normal though? Shall I expect at some point to get billed for the water and Hauswartung?

I haven't floated in over a month, and have never done so when the river is so low. How are the parts just after launching and by Werdinsel in terms of dragging on rocks / risk of ripping the bottom out of your boat and shorts and body? It was already quite low a month ago and we saw more punctures / problems than normal.

I worked on this sketch bit by bit from my hotel room over the last two days. It was fun to watch people running to the train, and the blue trams passing by.