I joined expat.com on 18 March 2013.
Pictures by Ela_G
location - close to Geneva lake, Jura mountains
high prices, difficult to find friends
great beer, delicious chocolate, good fries and cool people
difficult weather - rain, fog, wind
mountains, nature, easygoing life attitude, affordability
pollution (especially air pollution), garbage, smoking inside
living in my home country
friends, culture - theatre, concerts, community/neighbourhood events
over-tourism, high prices of housing
new opportunities, easy connectivity with people, love the area around the Royal Palace for walks nearby the river, fresh coconuts
traffic and huge SUVs/Lexuses clogging the streets, police asking for bribes, garbage and dust
food and coffee, architecture and unique art and culture
smog and pollution, crazy traffic and honking, strict and conservative people in the North
nature, music, spontaneous people
inequalities - ultra rich vs. ultra poor, health risks
city biking, great cheese and my university campus
rain and wind, crowded bars and crazy dutch disco music
nature - Blue Mountains, sea, original music
personal safety issues (surely as a woman), high crime, extreme inequalities