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Also, millionaires and politicians use the public transport. But it is unfair to compare Switzerland with other countries due to neutrality, history etc.

by s3nnyy 9y ago

eanzenberg 9y ago
Also strict immigration policies.
- s3nnyy 9y ago
  It depends. Immigration for passport-holders from EU-countries is hassle-free and takes around 20 minutes. (The Swiss are very efficient.) Switzerland has agreements with the EU and can't just deviate from them. In exchange Switzerland can export stuff cheaply. I moved here four years ago, started working as a programmer and now I run a tech recruitment agency. So, I bring people into the country for a living. If you need help with moving here, please reach out to iwan@coderfit.com. Read more in my Medium.com post here: "Eight reasons why I moved to Switzerland to work in tech" https://bit.ly/2JxSQPt https://bit.ly/2JxSQPt
- cylinder 9y ago
  Way to subtly blame immigrants for shitty transport. I assure you it’s not immigrants running NY subway and the MTA. they’re not the corrupt politicians pilfering funds away from it either. It’s not immigrants who think they’re too good for the subway so they grab Uber everywhere and have no vested interest in public transport.
  - praha14 9y ago
    The MTA, like most city's public transportation administration, is predominantly staffed by people of color- the DC metro is a whopping 97%. These serve the dual-role as a jobs program, and as such can't be held to the same standard as you see in white countries. Just think, would you be the one to tell a group of black people that their cultural values [1] regarding timeliness, service, and so on are incorrect? Of course not, nobody would, which is why we will continue to have a metro system that embodies those values. 1. https://www.minnpost.com/good-jobs/2017/01/metro-transit-has-driver-shortage-and-its-screening-process-may-be-one-reason-why https://www.minnpost.com/good-jobs/2017/01/metro-transit-has...

Also, millionaires and politicians use the public transport. But it is unfair to compare Switzerland with other countries due to neutrality, history etc.

by s3nnyy 9y ago

Also, millionaires and politicians use the public transport. But it is unfair to compare Switzerland with other countries due to neutrality, history etc.

eanzenberg 9y ago

Also strict immigration policies.

s3nnyy 9y ago
It depends. Immigration for passport-holders from EU-countries is hassle-free and takes around 20 minutes. (The Swiss are very efficient.) Switzerland has agreements with the EU and can't just deviate from them. In exchange Switzerland can export stuff cheaply. I moved here four years ago, started working as a programmer and now I run a tech recruitment agency. So, I bring people into the country for a living. If you need help with moving here, please reach out to iwan@coderfit.com. Read more in my Medium.com post here: "Eight reasons why I moved to Switzerland to work in tech" https://bit.ly/2JxSQPt https://bit.ly/2JxSQPt
cylinder 9y ago
Way to subtly blame immigrants for shitty transport. I assure you it’s not immigrants running NY subway and the MTA. they’re not the corrupt politicians pilfering funds away from it either. It’s not immigrants who think they’re too good for the subway so they grab Uber everywhere and have no vested interest in public transport.
- praha14 9y ago
  The MTA, like most city's public transportation administration, is predominantly staffed by people of color- the DC metro is a whopping 97%. These serve the dual-role as a jobs program, and as such can't be held to the same standard as you see in white countries. Just think, would you be the one to tell a group of black people that their cultural values [1] regarding timeliness, service, and so on are incorrect? Of course not, nobody would, which is why we will continue to have a metro system that embodies those values. 1. https://www.minnpost.com/good-jobs/2017/01/metro-transit-has-driver-shortage-and-its-screening-process-may-be-one-reason-why https://www.minnpost.com/good-jobs/2017/01/metro-transit-has...