He lücht
He lücht (low German he is lying) is an expression used in Hamburg, Germany, for tour guides in port of Hamburg.
Overview
The first HADAG harbour tours started in 1921. The tour guides often told anecdotes and stories. When the boats came close to workers in the harbour, they would denounce the tour guides by saying "he lücht" (he lies).
-
„The tower of Sankt Michaelis (Hamburg) allows to see three seas: The sea of houses during day, the sea of lights in the evening and the see nothing during the night.
-
„Double propeller ships provide one propeller to travel to and another to travel back from a destination[1]
-
„… Bananas come straight to hamburg and get their turn in the harbour docks.“[2]
-
Security jackets are important on ships. All are filled with styrofoam, only one is made of lead for the mother in law.
- ^ Jörn Hinrich Laue: Die große Hamburger Hafenrundfahrt 2009
- ^ Platt für Anfänger – He lücht. Radio NDR 90,3, 19. April 2005
The call changed into a name for the whole profession mid of the 20th century. The first written source is the Hamburg dictionary of 1956.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Christoph Walther, Agathe Lasch: Hamburgisches Wörterbuch. Wachholtz-Verlag, Neumünster 1956, S. 72.
- ↑ Jens Meyer-Odewald: Herr Müller kokettiert mit dem Klabautermann. Hamburger Abendblatt 31 January 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
External links
- Jörn Hinrich Laue: Hamburger Port tour (German)
Further reading
- Daniel Tilgner: Kleines Lexikon Hamburger Begriffe. 6 Auflage, Ellert & Richter Verlag, Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-8319-0190-2, S. 66–67.
- He lücht! — Tühnkram im Hafen., Hamburger Abendblatt, 25 June 2002.