I like the idea, however there are some differencea between books and musical instruments. Hygiene is a problem with all woodwind instruments. Strings, sticks, cymbals, cables brake and need to be replaced regularly. Also a whole ass drumset is huge compared to a book. But there are rehearsal rooms that you can rent that also rent out instruments. It is expensive though.

So Olten is the Kassel of Switzerland. Got it. And living in Bern I’ve heard about the notion that they speak slowly. I cannot confirm. Tschugger without subtitles is impossible though. And Germans are so loud and often rude in a very particular way that I only noticed after I’ve moved here. Thanks for the insight!

So off topic, but what did Olten do? Help me integrate by dissing the right cities.

Three of those are obvious. Just learned about Glencore. But why Olten? Afaik that’s just a city?

Come on! I just moved to Switzerland! I thought it was some wholesome swiss company. What else do I need to avoid?

What did I miss about Läderach?

Stayed in an probably illegal Airbnb in a Samsung apartment in Jeju 10 years ago. It was nice. Apartment complexes are not bad. We have to them in beautiful Switzerland too. If the building is well maintained and the surrounding is full of greenery, and local shops, and entertainment, then they are a valid option and I’d prefer them over sprawl and cul-de-sacs.

Meanwhile in famously communist South Korea…

Yeah, that’s a pretty rememberable event

I had such high hopes for flattr and was hoping something would come and replace it.

Hey there, before I was dad, I also was a drummer and I know that a bad knee really sucks. The way I see it you have at least two choices here: Look for a profession that is not so depend on your body being in perfect shape at all times. That’s what I did. Or you can focus on rudiments, playing with your other foot (with a double bass pedal), switch to a softer style of playing or a different genre. Don’t power through the pain! Be gentle with yourself.

I seem to have missed it in the north east and central Germany. Then again, I don’t think I ever heard someone say something other than “Ich habe meine Tage” except for some creepy dudes with skeleton T-Shirts talking about being brave seamen that don’t fear the red sea. Which I always found kinda icky.

I have never heard this expression. Which part of Germany is that from?

Well, of course we need to preserve these 2510 gold coins for future generations!

I’m dead

Do you want to elaborate?

I am happy for you, but you are also wrong. Yellow is awful.

I’m in my mid-fourties and my brain doesn’t to have received that memo…

I feel you. I took a very low dose of MDMA at a festival and I was euphoric or hight or anything. But for the first time in ever I had no filter issues. All the noises that drive me crazy all the time, just didn’t bother me. Same with touch. It just cured it. For one evening.

A couple of mentions for cocaine here, but for me it was MDMA. I never understood how you could get addicted to anything until I was at the club and I really really really wanted another line of that love powder and immediately decided to never do it again. Then I did it again.