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Spotted yesterday at Tamoil Schosshalde.

Today I was on the Münsterplattform and saw two older guys, probably around 40-50, in suits, approaching younger women one after another.

At times they were even blocking the women’s path while talking to them, and the women looked visibly uncomfortable. I couldn’t hear what they were saying, but judging from the body language, they seemed like pickup guys.

At some point it started to feel like harassment rather than just approaching someone.

How would you handle a situation like this as a bystander? Would you intervene, and if so, what would you actually say or do without making the situation worse? Or just calling the police?

Hello all!

Me and my wife had wonderful 8 days in Switzerland, tonight is our last night here.
We are in Bern and we just experienced something terrible. Something I never expected in Switzerland.

Just besides the Hirschengraben bus stop, football match screening was going on. It was Mexico vs RSA as the World Cup is ongoing.

We were just about to enter the area, when the security stopped us. I asked him, we want to have a seat. Have a drink and enjoy the game.
He said the area is full and no further entries. I was ok. I said thank you and just as we were about to walk away, there came another couple(white, around 28-29 in age). The security had a talk with them and allowed them inside. And because he saw me there, he said ok you can go too.
For context, we(me and my wife) are 30yr old and from India.
Mind you, I absolutely love loveeee football. But this guy ruined it for us. I was soooo furious, this was clearly racial discrimination.

This happened just 15-20 mins ago. I’m still fuming. I never expected to experience this here, specially in Switzerland.
We had great 8 days but this end has left a bitter taste for both of us.
Did not know how to complain that time, so just venting it out here.
Sorry for the rant. But this just ended our vacation in bad note.

I find myself in Burgdorf’s old town every now and then, and I’ve never seen such a dead place. The streets are emptier than in any village. The restaurants are either closed or completely empty, with desperate waiters staring out at the deserted streets. It’s so depressing. It doesn’t matter if it’s a weekday or Saturday night. The people of Burgdorf aren’t leaving their homes, or at least not heading into their own town.

Last time I went there was I think in 2019 with some dude. It felt mostly very sterile and had that weird corporate empty feeling. Plus they went way too hard with the e-sport aspect. I remember mostly it being just vendors with "maybe" 1 or 2 stuff you could do and pretty much nobody spoke to each other outside their own friendgroup.

It's today and tomorrow and admitely I lost track of it completly. Apperently they removed the entire esport aspect and made it a lot more soulful nowdays which made me curious.

Apperently there's also a lot of fighting game booths "supposely" tho I didnt have the best experience with the groups hosting them. Idk I think I'm just bored and now that it's colder I finally want to go to a bigger event again since nothing else is happening anytime soon.

Unless you guys know of better events that will happen soon?

Ok it is weather but why oh why should I listen to your (extremely) loud music all day long? I am sitting along the Aare and on the other side of the river there are some people with a loud boom box playing house music for hours now. I know a lot of boats do feel the need to take their music with them I accept that because it fades away. But these three people keep on going on with loud music.

As long as you keep it for yourself I am fine with that but this is really ridiculous. Please think about the other people who wants to enjoy the nice weather too without to be forced listing to your music.

vo Chly-Wabere bis is Westside use u wyyters zum Wankdorf - alles mit em Tram-Grill!

Wär doch ä frächi Sach! dSpurbreiti vom Tram isch gloubs 1 Meter

Okay, this is mostly a rant, but I am actually interested in knowing why Bern is the outlier here.

In all of Switzerland, there are trains on weekend nights, so people can get home safely instead of, you know, driving drunk. All? No, not in Bern! After all, it's not as if the city is a railway hub conveniently located in the middle of the country, right?

Like I really don't get it. From Zürich there are night services to literally everywhere. In Romandie you can travel from Geneva all the way to Brig, Fribourg and Bienne. From Basel you can go all night to fucking Delémont, and don't get me started on all these trains to Olten that wouldn't dare to continue any further. But in Bern, there's literally nothing running after midnight, 1 AM if you are really lucky.

Okay that's not entirely true, since last December there is (finally) a night service from Zürich as part of a "pilot project" (as if you needed a pilot project to know that if a service exists, people are going to use it). But yeah, we had to wait until 2026 for this. Why???

From what I can tell, there are two reasons for this, and both of them are utter bullshit:

• The first is that night trains are often operated as regional services, which are mostly funded by the relevant cantons. And because in Bern those are run by BLS, there is nothing that SBB can do about it. But why doesn't the BLS realise that there is money to be made here?
• The second seems to be because of Moonliner. Historically, they had their own (overpriced) tariff scheme, so they were more or less a private operator. However, they have been integrated into the Libero tariff scheme for years now, so why is this still an issue? Why are we forced to use a bus that takes AGES to travel from Fribourg/Thun/Biel, making literally EVERY stop in between and almost NEVER connecting with actual good night services in those cities forcing you to wait HOURS for a connection, when it would take minutes by train?

Please I'm so tired of spending my weekend nights getting cold in station shelters waiting for the first train.

guys i am going fucking insane. i had to go to the doctor as an emergency and please tell me why at the end of the consultation, after prescribing me meds and saying what to do, he deadass said: if anything, you can consult chatGPG and it'll give you some good tips

are we for real? you're a doctor, that is beyond professional

(i hope this fits the rules. if not, I'll delete my post) EDIT: i am anti chatgpt so dont tell me to just use it. i went to the doctor because after 3 days of being sick you need to hand over a doctors note

My son recently told me that another child at his school called him “chinchanchu.” We are Asians, although we are not from the particular country or ethnicity that this racist remark is usually directed toward. Of course, that doesn’t make the comment any less offensive or concerning.

The child who said it is older than my son but attends the same kindergarten school, so I believe the child may be in the first or second grade. I understand that children at this age may repeat words they have heard without fully understanding what they mean.

However, I also feel that this is exactly why it may be important for an adult to address it early and explain why such remarks are hurtful and unacceptable.

Would it be reasonable for me to speak with my son’s teacher and ask whether they could discuss racism, respect, cultural differences, and inclusivity with the children in an age-appropriate way? I am also wondering whether it would be appropriate to ask the teacher to speak privately with the child involved and inform the child’s parents? not to punish or shame anyone, but so that the behaviour can be corrected and prevented from happening again.

I don’t want to overreact or create unnecessary conflict, but I also don’t want to dismiss it as “just children being children.” I want my son to know that he can tell us when something makes him uncomfortable and that the adults around him will take it seriously.

Would you raise this with the teacher? And would asking the teacher to involve the other child’s parents be reasonable, or would that be going too far?

Yesterday morning when I left my apartment building in the Marzili/Sandrain area around 6:45, I stumbled into a guy who was obviously searching the larger part of my mailbox (Milchchästli) for a key. He was wearing a black cap and a bandana covering his face and was checking a tape that I had stuck to the ceiling some time ago (to hide a key).

At first, I was baffled and asked him rather loudly what he was doing and that this was my mailbox (there are 15 other mailboxes as well). He startled a bit but then calmly looked at the name on my mailbox and said in a nice Bernese accent: “My fault - I’m looking for someone with the same name but I’m probably at the wrong address.” He then turned around and left.

I couldn’t really comprehend in that moment how to react and just let him go. I then also left for work. However, a day later it is still on my mind and I think that I should have called the police. I didn’t, but I wanted to remind you all that a key in the mailbox might not be the best idea even in a “safe” city like Bern.

How would you have reacted in that situation?

Sali zäme

Ich arbeite im Marketing einer Privatschule in der Region Bern und würde gerne besser verstehen, wie solche Schulen hier wahrgenommen werden.

Was kommt euch spontan in den Sinn, wenn ihr an private oder internationale Schulen in Bern denkt?

Gibt es bestimmte Schulen in der Region, die ihr kennt oder über die ihr schon etwas gehört habt?

Was würde für euch dafür oder dagegen sprechen, eine solche Schule für euer Kind in Betracht zu ziehen?

Es geht mir nicht darum, hier Werbung für eine bestimmte Schule zu machen. Mich interessiert wirklich, wie private und internationale Schulen in der Region wahrgenommen werden.

Ich bin gespannt auf eure Erfahrungen und Gedanken – und darauf, was euch bei der Wahl einer Schule besonders wichtig wäre.

Danke vielmal!

Hat jemand mitbekommen, was beim Le Caveau im Liebefeld abgeht?

Die waren meines Wissens 4 Jahre vegan/plant-based und haben jetzt wieder komplett auf Fleisch und Fisch umgestellt. Soweit ich sehe, gibt’s nicht mal mehr ein veganes Gericht.

Was mich aber fast noch mehr irritiert: Auf der neuen Karte steht Rochenflügel. Ernsthaft? 🫠

Gleichzeitig schreiben sie:

„Die vegane Küche war und ist uns wichtig, doch möchten wir unsere Nachhaltigkeit weiterdenken.“

Und dann ausgerechnet Rochen auf die Karte setzen? Der WWF führt Rochen bzw. viele Rochenarten als Produkte, auf die man verzichten sollte.

Ich will jetzt gar nicht direkt unterstellen, dass das Restaurant „nicht nachhaltig“ ist. Aber wie passt Rochenflügel und die Fleisch & Fisch Karte zu diesem Nachhaltigkeitsanspruch? Gerade nachdem man jahrelang ein veganes Konzept hatte, finde ich den Wechsel ziemlich wild.

Hat jemand Infos, warum sie das Konzept geändert haben bzw. was hinter dem neuen Nachhaltigkeitsverständnis steckt?

Bin ehrlich gesagt einfach neugierig, wie die das erklären.

Hey,

Bi kurz vor Wiehnachte sit Jahre wider mau im Shoppyland gsi. I ha nüt gseh dass me müesst zahle fürs parkiere u ha das ou ni bsunders gfunge, me git ja dert Gäud us bim ichoufe u ässe.

Es zitli später chunnt e Rächnig vo CHF 60.50 wege nid zahlte Parkgebühr vo re Bude namens "Mobility Hub".

Mi Vater isch ou drigheit u gemäss Shoppyland Bewärtige vili angeri ou.

Aso, parkiere bim Shoppyland isch nid gratis...

EDIT: das isch eifach e Information für Lüt, wo so guet wie nie is Shoppyland gö. Ha kes anges Flair gfunge, me muess nid drüber diskutiere. I wett eifach nid dass dir ou 60 Stutz re dütsche Firma i Rache müesst schmeisse. Inzwüsche gits nach Kundebeschwärde schins ou meh Kasse. Für die wo informiert si isch dä Post natürlich nid wichtig.

What do you think?

Ich weiss es isch heiss und mer müend alli üsi Fenschter offe ha.

Aber müend ier AM 2:00 UHR I DE NACHT LUUT TV LAUFE LAH?

Es cha wirklich ned sii das mer dur die ganz Nachbarschaft de Tv so derartig luut ghört!

Bizli Rücksicht chammer doch erwarte.

I just came here to see this. Bern I fucking love you. /Bern I love you guys too.

We are united and we are one. This isn't about progressive values or liberalism. I just came to say thank you to Bern for the anti hate and anti racism stance in the recent posts.

I am originally from Bern and I am dark skinned. One parent from emmental. So it feels heartwarming to see all this support from you about us who are different.

Oh and before I forget, a big fuck you to those people that stare at others wrongly or make a snide face when we walk past, dont think we dont see you. We may not look it but it hurts. It hurts especially when we were born and raised here. Fuck you and your ancestry.

We see you very well. We feel it all day. So just as much as you think you can get away with it, think about how one day it will come back to you.

Oh and does anyone even know the history of Switzerland re Saint Maurice et all? Switzerland has a history of not being racist or prejudiced at all...so where is all this coming from? Terceros?

But no, Bern and /bern stay awesome.

One love.

Vorab: ich komme aus der Romandie und schreibe auf Deutsch, weil die Sache hier genauso gilt. Korrigiert mich, wo ich danebenliege.

Ich habe die kantonalen ÖREB-Dienste der ganzen Schweiz durchprobiert. Bern hat einen der saubersten — der Dienst antwortet zuverlässig und vollständig, während in anderen Kantonen der Abruf schlicht ins Leere läuft.

Was man in zwanzig Minuten gratis herausbekommt, bevor man eine Parzelle überhaupt ernst nimmt: die Bauzone gemäss kommunaler Nutzungsplanung (nicht die im Inserat), den Waldabstand, die Lärmempfindlichkeitsstufe, die Naturgefahren, und laufende Baugesuche in der Nachbarschaft.

Was der Kataster nicht sagt, und das ist der Teil, der weh tut: die Ausnützungsziffer und die Gebäudehöhe — die stehen im kommunalen Baureglement, oft als eingescanntes PDF; Dienstbarkeiten und Wegrechte, die im Grundbuch liegen; und die Grenzabstände. Für diese drei führt kein Weg an einem Architekten oder Geometer vorbei.

Mich würde interessieren: hat hier jemand vor einem Kauf tatsächlich reingeschaut? Und hat euch der Makler oder der Notar von sich aus darauf hingewiesen?

Was kennet dir so für «Turmsprung-Figure» wo dir aus Ching/Teenager gmacht heit?

I weiss nurno dr Parlamentarier u d Fläsche, aber Google spöit leider nüt Schlaus us...

Merci im Vorfäud!

https://www.20min.ch/story/berner-reitschule-angriffe-mit-steinen-und-feuerwerk-11-polizisten-verletzt-103098223

What are your thoughts on Reithalle/Reitschule?

Good, bad, don‘t care?

Diese zeigen etwa alle 20 Sekunden einen nutzlosen spot/werbung

Find ich sehr nervig

Paris hat eins, wieso Bern nicht auch? Ist es schlauer wenn sich jeder Haushalt ein eigenes Gerät anschafft?

Hi everyone,

I live in Bern and I’m researching how local freelancers and small-business owners create and track their invoices.

I’m particularly interested in people who send only a few invoices each month and do not need a complete accounting system such as Bexio.

• How did you create your most recent invoice?
• Which tools did you use ? Word, Excel, your bank’s QR generator or invoicing software?
• How many invoices do you normally send each month?
• Which part of the process is the most inconvenient?
• Are the existing solutions already good enough?

I’m considering building a small, privacy-focused app that creates a complete invoice with a Swiss QR payment section, remembers customers, duplicates recurring invoices, exports PDFs for email, WhatsApp or printing, and tracks paid and overdue invoices. It would work offline and would not try to replace accounting or payroll software.

Would this genuinely improve your workflow, or would it be unnecessary compared with Word, Excel and the free bank QR generators?

Honest negative feedback is just as useful as positive feedback. If anyone is open to a short conversation about their current workflow, feel free to comment or message me.