#Duzen

[withered--s0uls]

No idea how many German mutuals or followers I even have but

Anyone else always hated the formal you/ being "Siezed"? It always felt so dehumanizing and alienating to me (and that says something considering I feel Nonhuman). Like I get doing it as a respect thing for like your boss or politicians or whatnot, but I hated it ever since it started when I was 14.

Back then it was just the weird "I'm a *kid*, why are you addressing me like an adult???" Thing to me, but now it just feels genuinely uncomfortable. And I will try to tell people "hey, please call me by my first name. Please use Du" but often its "sorry we legally can't" and??? I hate it??? It feels like I'm not allowed to set boundaries in how I want to be addressed or perceived.

I'm not comfortable being referred to by my surname for a multitude of reasons, nor am I comfortable being Siezed. But my comfort often goes ignored.

[hoerbahnblog]

"Schön deutsch" von Stefanie von Wietersheim und Dirk Kaesler - Hörbahn on Stage

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “Schön deutsch” von Stefanie von Wietersheim und Dirk Kaesler – Hörbahn on Stage (Was ist deutsch?) Stefanie von Wieterheim und Dirk Kaesler lesen aus “Schön deutsch” (Hördauer ca. 21 min) https://literaturradiohoerbahn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/HoS-Kaesler-v-Wietersheim-Schoen-Deutsch-Lesung-upload.mp3 Gespräch zwischen Stefanie von Wieterheim, Dirk…

[please-let-this-work-oh-my-god]

One thing I find very interesting, as a learner of German, is Isolde's usage of du when speaking to Kakania. In German, there are three main second person pronouns: du, ihr and Sie. The first two are mainly used in informal and casual settings or when talking to people you're close with (with du being singular and ihr being plural sorta similar to english's y'all) while Sie is used in more formal situations (or situations which require some form of formality) such as talking to strangers, customer service or when you're talking to a doctor/patient. Kakania abides by this and uses Sie when talking to Isolde (such as in her speech at the end of chapter 6) but interestingly, Isolde doesn't reciprocate this and instead uses du when conversing with Kakania in German.

This is super fascinating to me because it implies different levels of closeness within their relationship. Isolde's usage of du implies a level of closeness and intimacy to Kakania as Isolde herself saw Kakania as a close friend (most likely due to the fact that Kakania was once of the few people in Vienna who actually sympathized with her and saw her as a human being) but Kakania's siezen suggests a certain level of estrangement or distance between her and Isolde. Of course. this could just be her maintaining her professionalism as doctors normally use Sie when talking to patients but with how things turned out after chapters 6 and 7, I'd like to think this goes deeper than just formality standards.

[nalle]

In der Familie (2020) | Cash (2024)

[lovesodeepandwideandwell]

I know this is not enough reason to love a show for many people but for ME the attention to detail in Leverage: Redemption is all I need to be sold for life.

[langernameohnebedeutung]

Unsere Geschäftsführung hat jetzt zwei riesige blaue "D" und "U" förmige Helium-Ballons im Foyer aufgehängt/aufgestellt?/aufgeschwebt.

Weil wir uns ja jetzt nämlich duzen. Habemus Du.

[angryducktimemachine]

Mein Senf zu der Siezen und Duzen Sache ist übrigens auch dass sie sich Siezen. Ich weiß in dem einen Bild habe ich das Du benutzt, aber das war weil der Text über Holmes ursprünglich nicht von Watson kam sondern von mir und ich duze meine Blorbos halt.

[dernisseznirp]

Egal, auf jeden Fall erlaube ich hiermit allen auf Tumblr mich zu duzen.

[joanthangroff]

Meine Neopronomen sind man/jemand

[confusedbigirl]

Sizce sevgilim kalacak mı gidecek mi ?

[yuregindenyarali]

acliktan olucem ama sifir istah sifir istah

ayni zamanda uykusuzluktan olucem uyumaya hevesim de sifir ustu sifirr

[german-enthusiast]

16 of the German Hamilton Songs are out on Spotify now

[valhikes]

Six Rivers National Forest, California

This loop may include Jeep trails, but it can only be completed on foot. I explored some ridges and met Mad River Rock.

[bibunuyapmadiginkalmistiduru]

Bakim yaptim dizimi izlediiim simdi biraz spor yapip uyicam

[oli-verwelke]

damn

[lovesodeepandwideandwell]

I know this is not enough reason to love a show for many people but for ME the attention to detail in Leverage: Redemption is all I need to be sold for life.