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[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child) I was told explicitly not to yell "Fraulein, ich möchte mehr wasser bitte!" across the restaurant during my german class' essen section. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) You never ever say Fräulein. It is disrespectful. 100 years ago it was a normal term to refer to an unmarried woman, but today it is rude, almost insulting. Please don't use that word, ever. It's Frau Müller for a woman and Herr Müller for a man, regardless of age and marital status. If you want the waiter's attention, make eye contact, and give a nod or a subtle hand gesture. If they are obviously busy then wait. Here we treat waiters mostly as equals. Imagine it as if an acquaintance or a neighbour was serving you - that's much closer to how you should treat them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago Frau Müller And Herr Müller Got it! (Images provided by The Society For Hogan's Heroes Was A Good Show, or the SFHHWAGS for short, copyright Bing Crosby Productions) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) You never ever say Fräulein. It is disrespectful. 100 years ago it was a normal term to refer to an unmarried woman, but today it is rude, almost insulting. Please don't use that word, ever. It's Frau Müller for a woman and Herr Müller for a man, regardless of age and marital status. If you want the waiter's attention, make eye contact, and give a nod or a subtle hand gesture. If they are obviously busy then wait. Here we treat waiters mostly as equals. Imagine it as if an acquaintance or a neighbour was serving you - that's much closer to how you should treat them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago Frau Müller And Herr Müller Got it! (Images provided by The Society For Hogan's Heroes Was A Good Show, or the SFHHWAGS for short, copyright Bing Crosby Productions) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago Frau Müller And Herr Müller Got it! (Images provided by The Society For Hogan's Heroes Was A Good Show, or the SFHHWAGS for short, copyright Bing Crosby Productions) permalink fedilink source parent