Sie oder du when addressing a prostitute?

[PSXer]

need answer fast

[Jragon]

Sie, it's a high money valued professional relationship.

[tomndebb]

Great Debate?

It sounds more like a General Question, but on the off chance that anyone wants to discuss it, I'm sending it to MPSIMS.

[Argent Towers]

Goddammit, this is an important and divisive issue. There are a lot of different views on this and frankly I think personally that anyone who would address a sex worker (NOT a prostitute) with "du" is a misogynistic racist. It's also a well-known fact that sex workers in Germany prefer uncircumcised men because an uncircumcised penis has more nerve endings and gives the woman greater pleasure. They also hate people who let their dogs and cats wander around the neighborhood. And they are definitely in favour of the 2nd Amendment.

[Face Intentionally Left Blank]

need answer fast

Use a Sharpie. Depending on the size of the prostitute, choose the appropriate tip - I favor the twin-tipped (fine and chisel-point) model for flexibility. Use a flat, broad, clean area to write the address, and don't forget to use a return address. I would take her to the post-office for weighing, and to talk to the counter clerk about your mailing options. These ppl are a wealth of postal information and, if you ask nicely, are often happy to make suggestions.

[Sunspace]

Sie unless you know the prostitute well, just like anyone else.

[ShibbOleth]

Depends on whether you're just negotiating or have already finished the transaction.

If you're serious, I'd probably use du. I'll check with my local expert later today.

[bup]

Does this vary from country to country? Or do you use the formal 'you' in any language that has it, when engaging a prostitute in initial consultation?

What about during the actual session?

[Paul in Qatar]

You address her as Sie. She address us as Du, or however she likes. This is part of the policy that one extends every courtesy to people who are in service positions.

[Little Nemo]

I'll check with my local expert later today.Umarmungchen Bär?

[DMark]

It depends if she is a doozie or not.

[Enderw24]

If sie has du oder, your best bet is to find another prostitute.

[ShibbOleth]

If you're serious, I'd probably use du. I'll check with my local expert later today.

My German resource tells me "Always du. Never anything else."

[Clothahump]

Ask her, "Darf ich dutzen?"

Ja - du

Nein = sie

[Giles]

Ask her, "Darf ich dutzen?"

Ja - du

Nein = sie
What's the German for, "That will cost you an extra 10 Euros"?

[DocCathode]

You address her as Sie. She address us as Du, or however she likes.

She can address me as Doktor, Herr Doktor, or Gott.

[Green Bean]

The Uberboss is in from Germany this week. Would you like me to ask him?

[Mops]

FWIW the few times I was solicited (I demurred, politely) the ladies used Du.

[Clothahump]

What's the German for, "That will cost you an extra 10 Euros"?

Das kostet zehn Euro mehr.

I'm guessing at the usage of the term Euro.

[Malacandra]

You should always call her Sie on first interacting with her. The basic principle of prostitution is that you have to pay if you want to Du her.

[Quasimodem]

If the word Schatz is used (and it more than likely will be), then you can Du each other.

One other thing:

*sigh*

I have NEVER known (being German, I mean) where exactly a prostitute "fits" in German culture, but (jeebus, I HATE this term) for all intents and purposes, these ladies accept this as "just a job" and lead very normal lives right along with their profession.

Yes, they're ostracized to a degree, and yes their kids must take some abuse in school, and yes the neighbors know, but somehow, in that very fine culture, there is a tendency toward tolerance.

I don't know how to explain it any better. Perhaps our European Dopers can shed a bit more light on this?

Thanks

Quasi

[Alan Smithee]

If the word Schatz is used (and it more than likely will be), then you can Du each other.

One other thing:

*sigh*

I have NEVER known (being German, I mean) where exactly a prostitute "fits" in German culture, but (jeebus, I HATE this term) for all intents and purposes, these ladies accept this as "just a job" and lead very normal lives right along with their profession.

Yes, they're ostracized to a degree, and yes their kids must take some abuse in school, and yes the neighbors know, but somehow, in that very fine culture, there is a tendency toward tolerance.

I don't know how to explain it any better. Perhaps our European Dopers can shed a bit more light on this?

Thanks

Quasi

So it's kind of like how we treat corporate tax attorneys and tobacco lobbyists here in the US?

[Quasimodem]

Alan,

Not meaning to be obstinate, but this really is something I've always been curious about.

I know it's a way for a person to make a living, but it doesn't really have a "pigeon hole" in the German culture, does it?

That's what I meant when I used the word "tolerance".

What am I missing here? There MUST be a paralell somewhere.

Oh! Sorry for the hijack.

Q

[eleanorigby]

You should always call her Sie on first interacting with her. The basic principle of prostitution is that you have to pay if you want to Du her.

That, sir, is a terrible pun.





I enjoyed it immensely.

[Quasimodem]

That, sir, is a terrible pun.





I enjoyed it immensely.


Yeah, me too, and I'm trying to think of a grammatical term for that pun.

"Do her", okay, we know what that means, but "Du her" - what would that be called?

A homonym in a foreign language?


Q

[eleanorigby]

Humor is as ephemeral as a soap bubble--look too hard and it all disappears...