Hamburger you
The Hamburger Sie (rarely also Hamburger Du ) is a form of address in the German language , in which you call someone by their first name and then Siezt (example: "Frank, can you come?"). It represents a middle ground for communication situations in which, on the one hand, one is not familiar enough to use the Duke , on the other hand, addressing with the surname is perceived as too distant.
The Hamburger You can occur in asymmetrical relationships between higher rank and subordinate, where it is used one-sided, so the former is addressed by the surname and the latter by the first name. But also the mutual address with the Hamburger. It is becoming more and more important, especially in companies and institutions that operate in an international environment.
A counterpart of the Hamburger Sie is the “Münchner Du” or “Kassiererinnen-Du” : the salutation by Duzen in connection with the family name (“Gruber, please close the window!”) Or the variant with “Herr "Or" Frau "is added (" Frau Müller, do you know how much the tomatoes cost? ").
See also
literature
- Werner Besch: Duzen, Siezen, titling. To address in German today and yesterday . 2nd Edition. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1998, ISBN 978-3-525-34009-7 , pp. 149 .
- Barbara Kettl-Römer: Duden. Safe manners . In: Duden Practice Compact . Bibliographical Institute, Mannheim / Zurich 2011, ISBN 978-3-411-74481-7 .
Web links
- Caroline Bock: Language culture: Do you speak Dus? January 27, 2004, accessed June 13, 2010 .
- Alex Rühle: Duzen or Siezen? The confused company. February 7, 2007, accessed June 14, 2010 .