Basel vs. Lausanne

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I would go with Lausanne in a heartbeat. I don't know if you speak French, but there you at least have the chance to learn the language. That's really important if you're in it for the long-haul. And yes, you have the lake and it's always important and refreshing to live next to water.

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I am partial to Lausanne and the region; not lived in Swiss German, just visited a few places.

The Lake in all seasons is a treat. The Lavaux region in all its seasons is a gift. Plenty of cultural things to chose from. A stones throw away from France Jura, or, even a bit of a stretch, to Haute Provence in France.

Plus a great place in Lausanne centre to get a good selection of trappist beers, Belgian and French, with a bit of Brussels feel to the place. http://bartabac.ch/pages.php?pages_i...1&pages_type=1

Good luck in the decision.

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There is only one question: do you want to live your life in French or in German/Swissgerman ?

Anything else is just what you make out of it.

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I was in the same situation 1 week ago .. Lausanne or Basel

I ended up choosing Basel simply cz the job was more interesting

although I do not sing in german.. and I'm in love with Lac Léman

in turm of taxes Lausanne is a liiittle bit more expensive then Basel

personal feeling : easier to find a house in Basel then lausanne and also a little bit cheaper, i might be wrong but that was my case ..

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The point here however is not the choice between Lausanne and Geneva ! but between Basel and Lausanne !

As they are Belgians, Swiss German is relatively easy for them, I mean if they are of the Flemish majority

That Lausanne is more beautiful and has a more beautiful immediate surrondoung is clear, but Basel offers quite a lot

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Sorry if you feel pissed, but Basel IS 100% German speaking. That you hear this or that languague does not change basic facts. I mean, Zurich is neither English nor Albanian nor Italian speaking in spite of the point that you hear these languages here all the time.

You have not yet come across Swiss persons not speaking French. French is taught in school, so what. But in the cities of German speaking Switzerland, public administration and the major media etc is in German. So that, if somebody happens to be of French mother tongue, Lausanne where French is the language of public administration and of the media, is an easier choice. If the person however speaks primarily Flemish and French only as second language it is 50/50

and for Baaaaslers speaking Fench I still remember a meeting in Paris with some Basel journalists. A colleague I met, it was the LeBourget AirShow time, told me that we were to meet them for dinner. I at that moment still thought that Basel was near to France, but then ... oh horror ... in the restaurant had to realise that Baslers in nearby Alsace of course speak dialect, as their dialect is almost the same as the Alsace dialect, and so I landed up to be, as usual, Mr Blablabla ! So, no no no no, Baaaslers pretend to speak French but do not

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In Lausanne, you can by ship get over to Evian and go shopping on the French side

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It is mostly expats from Britain who order Scotch near the Bellevue

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I've heard that too...

But still... not enough ....at least not for someone who grew up in a town more or less built on water...

Despite that, Basel is a very nice place to live. And despite being a Swiss German town, using French seem to be very accepted - at least that was the preferred language for anyone to switch to when I just moved here and my German skills were even lousier than now (didn't help much since my French was not much better...)

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Nice annecdote. I like it. Especially the generalization part.

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They are not Belgian, they are coming from Belgium. Keep up.

I was replying to the fact that someone said Zurich airport was 1hr away and that Basle is not as foggy as other parts of the SG part.... & pay attention.

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A) Fog ?

- the fog at BSL/MLH airport has increased due to additional buildings nearby

- the fog at ZRH airport has decreased thanks to additional buildings nearby

B) NOT Belgians ?

So as they possibly are from a fog-rich country they may as well settle down in the famous town of Olten

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Vote was tied.. 28 to 28. Then I cast my vote!

Yeah, Basel by a landslide!

CK

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all 3 of them?

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Yeah like everywhere in the world (except for german speaking Switzerland of course) in Lausanne you can party all night without getting into trouble with your neighbours.

Also in Zurich they have a whole prison reserved for all the people who showered past 10pm and got arrested. Believe me everything you read is 100% true...

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I just received my new residency permit but will be leaving (indefinitely) in three weeks time. There is so much I'm going to miss about Switzerland and especially Lausanne. The mountains and the lakeside are incredible - so much I haven't seen around here. Yesterday I took the metro up to Croissettes because I had never been past Sallaz. Found the little yellow signs for a hiking trail and off I went through some snow-laden woods to Pully with such ease. I love Switzerland!

I'm hoping to, in the next few years, return and work in the International School in Lausanne. Who knows, I might stay for over 12 years at which time I'd love to apply for naturalisation. In the meantime, back to Sydney to continue working on my French.

Lausanne! Though unfortunately, I haven't been to Basel yet. Will go in two weeks time.

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Basel has less fog than both Geneva and Lausanne. In fact lots of places in german speaking Switzerland have less fog than these Romand cities. The fog doesn't care about language.

http://www.geschichteinchronologie.c...erhalbjahr.jpg

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I thought Basel was French speaking when I first visited. I ordered a meal in French. The lady at the counter looked at me, then called over to her friend, and said, in English - "Hey, Marie, can you serve this customer, you speak French".

The votes are so close, there's only one way to settle it.

FIGHT

Hmm. Basel still wins. And that's with only one of it's variant spellings. With Bâle, Lausanne gets porridged. (Like creamed, but lumpier).

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My husband and I have been living in Lausanne for 10 months. But if I have another chance, I would def choose Basel.

I know that people in German part can speak French as much as the French part. It is very important that when you have children in the future they will be able to speak 3 Languages.

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Are you challenging the Lausannois?

Another point in favor of Lausanne: less people voted in favor of the Ausschaffungsinitiative. 35.5% compared to Basel's 43.6%.

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But in Basel, you have the chance to learn one and a half language(s). Which means that you can learn Standard German plus the local dialect

alright, the Patois Vaudois also differs to quite some extent from the language of "la République"