fuchs01

I learnt over the years that Verputzer, would be the general term through out
Germany, Gipsers while known is more Coloquial.
I was taking a cafe this morning in Bad Kreuznach, so I asked a group of
lads , on a local job, taking a break.
We had our laughs and jokes, over football and work.One was a foreman
who said, some might not recognise a guy calling himself a Gipser in
someparts, but would himself prefer Verputzer, but would not devaluate Gipser.
One joked he thought Gipser was a guy who broke his leg...
They also then said, in their short working life both words have become
acceptable. They then asked if I was dutch saying my German was great,
but told them 'I have probably been longer in Germany than they have been
to School' The foreman cracked theses guys cant even spell the word,
they might of built a couple, but doubted they even knew what a school was..
Then seriously, which I knew already, apprenticeships and papers are
taken seriously and respected. NO problem with foreign qualis, but must
be equivilant to German Handwerkskammer levels.


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tonyplasterer

Very good thanks still trying to figure it's all out the whole berlinboy thing, as I have decided, to call it
Its so complexed I find me calling it this makes me fill better and kind of kid myself it's possible thanks
So it n ay be a very depressed berlin boy for me.
However I try to stay positive.
Thanks for you time
It's very helpful