ᐅ Experiences When Construction Workers Do Not Speak German

Created on: 2 Feb 2019 14:51
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Pädda
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Pädda
2 Feb 2019 14:51
Hello. In about a month, we will start building a new single-family house. Other houses in the development are being constructed by the same general contractor. We recently visited the site where some of the others have already started building. I was a bit confused when I tried to talk to two construction workers, but they didn’t understand a word. Now I wonder how our site manager (general contractor) plans to communicate with them. What have your experiences been when the craftsmen have no German language skills? If the builder goes bankrupt, I also imagine it would be difficult to hold subcontractors based in Ukraine or elsewhere accountable for defects. Or am I overthinking this?
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Zaba12
2 Feb 2019 15:26
Bubble offers basic language courses, with Ukrainian, Romanian, and Polish currently available as a discounted bundle of three. :-p
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Nordlys
2 Feb 2019 15:32
With us, everyone was German, or if not, the screeding and plastering team spoke German well. Try using English.
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Zaba12
2 Feb 2019 15:57
What can I say, all my tradespeople only speak Franconian. I don’t get any sympathy either :-p
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Müllerin
2 Feb 2019 17:22
Uh, Franconian dialect is really quite cute...

at least Middle Franconian anyway
berny2 Feb 2019 17:25
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