@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 10 months agoWhat's a last name (family/surname) that you think is cool?message-square99fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up186arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a last name (family/surname) that you think is cool?@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 10 months agomessage-square99fedilinkfile-text
What last name do you think is neat? It could sound cool, have an interesting meaning or history, etc.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•10 months agoIt’s common for German people to just answer the phone with their surname at work. He wasn’t being offensive.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•10 months agoWell, “, hello?” is quite common. But just shouting Fick! when answering a call is always on purpose, no matter if it’s your actual name.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•10 months agoI live in Germany, it’s how people answer the phone here, often. Not everyone but a lot, no Hallo after, just name.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•10 months agoI live in Germany as well and with a name like Fick, answering the phone in this manner is a statement.
It’s common for German people to just answer the phone with their surname at work. He wasn’t being offensive.
Well, “, hello?” is quite common. But just shouting Fick! when answering a call is always on purpose, no matter if it’s your actual name.
I live in Germany, it’s how people answer the phone here, often. Not everyone but a lot, no Hallo after, just name.
I live in Germany as well and with a name like Fick, answering the phone in this manner is a statement.