German Alphavbet and 'Have a nice day'.

[nightrose83]

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[nightrose83]

I was curious about something else as well; I know in Germany from what other people have told me, that using checks/credit cards aren't as big of a thing nearly as much as in America, and here when you're paid via your job, they'll do it in checks (unless you choose direct deposit). I'd guess that in Germany, a job would pay a person by just depositing the money in his/her account rather than use any kind of check?

[nightrose83]

I think someone mentioned their parents used checks in conjunction with a bank card when they were a child sometime in the 80s, but they've since become virtually unheard of.

I had one more; if someone was having a traditional wedding, would it be normal for a man to wear a tuxedo? I tried the German Wiki and machine-translating it was terrible.

[nightrose83]

Thank you. I just wondered one more thing: People here will often say, 'my mom will kill me when she finds out I did X.' Is there a similar expression in German that conveys basically the same sentiment?

[nightrose83]

Thank you again. Would something like, 'I'll be in trouble when she finds out about X' be more common, then?

I also wondered what German wedding receptions are like. Here, that can be the most expensive part of the wedding with lots of people showing up and people will rent a hall for it a lot of the time with a huge ordered cake, so I wondered if anything would be similar?

I also read about people from other places being surprised when they use German restaurant bathrooms; they say you'll have to tip an attendant who cleans the bathroom after your visit. Is that in all places or just the more lavish ones?

[nightrose83]

Thank you. While it's been outdated here for awhile, people in court used to swear on a Bible. I don't think that's something that's ever happened in the German judicial system and would probably seem weird, but I'm not sure I'm right in thinking that or not?

[nightrose83]

Ah, well, that's okay. Thank you for everything. :)

[nightrose83]

I got confused when reading something and would like to ask for clarification: what's the proper way to address a professor in Germany when speaking to them? I know writing can be more formal so it's something like 'Herr/Frau Professor (Doctor if it applies) X,' but when speaking to one, is it 'Professor X', 'Herr/Frau Professor X,' or just 'Herr/Frau X'?

It may also be a long shot, but I wondered how two medical doctors of equal rank would address each other professionally, and, what would be the polite way for a patient to address a nurse?

[nightrose83]

Thank you. I wanted to ask what sort of foods children might get for lunch. Here, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are common, but I'd think German kids don't get those (please do correct me if I'm wrong, though).

I also wondered if someone invites you somewhere, is it normal to say 'thank you for inviting me' or is that something more saved for when people really mean it?