@OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year agoWhat's a last name (family/surname) that you think is cool?message-square106fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up189arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a last name (family/surname) that you think is cool?@OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square106fedilinkfile-text
What last name do you think is neat? It could sound cool, have an interesting meaning or history, etc.
minus-square@PeterLossGeorgeWall@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilink7•1 year agoIt’s common for German people to just answer the phone with their surname at work. He wasn’t being offensive.
minus-square@state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year agoWell, “<lastname>, 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@PeterLossGeorgeWall@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilink3•1 year 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@state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink5•1 year 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, “<lastname>, 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.