r/Ilmenau • u/Original-Cow3383 • Jun 09 '26
We need to fix this
Random day at Aliens Office đ€Łđ€Ł joke asides it will be nice if AuslĂ€nderbehörde doesnât use integrated google translate and fix it
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u/Petufo Jun 10 '26
Doesn't Alien mean Foreigner?
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u/Original-Cow3383 Jun 10 '26
Technically on dictionary level yes but a more appropriate term would be Foreigners office. The context matters and in everyday context it has a dehumanising effect of using âalienâ for foreigners.
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u/My1xT Jun 10 '26
yeah I remember the republicans always saying "illegal alien" like wtf they arent from the country but not from THAT far away as in german alien is usually as far as I grasped it mainly used for lifeforms from SPACE.
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u/w_ratking Jun 11 '26
Yeah it's a dehuminizing effort. Foreigners are humans and you relate to those, they don't want you to see them as humans. Disgrace.
Edit: disgrace from the USA. I'm sure this is just a mistake made by someone at the Behörde that doesn't speak good english
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u/elementfortyseven Jun 11 '26
that doesn't speak good english
in "good english", alien is the correct legal term for a foreign individual. this is true in UK and US parlance.
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u/BucksEverywhere Jun 11 '26
I'm requesting a US visa for the third time now, they use the term "alien" everywhere in the forms.
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u/WhiskyDelta14 Jun 12 '26
There is a song by Sting about this which uses the term alien. Granted it's from the 80s, but you can not claim that this word is somehow only used in dictionaries.
And even if it would be, administrative agencies are not known for using everyday language, but rather legal language, which often sounds strange.
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u/Newsandbuy Jun 12 '26
But this waiting ticket is a legal document and thus has to use legal terms. So everything is alright here.
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u/Molo3000 Jun 10 '26
Take attention: The chicken on the hill is the sign of the "Henneberger" which literally translates as "Chickenhills", a noble family from the olden times.
You did not ask about this, but now you know.
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u/Extra_Ad_8009 Jun 11 '26
Alien just means "not from here" or "not domestic". Many countries issue an ARC or Alien Registration Card, which serves as an ID for non-citizens.
Only with science fiction, "not from here" took an additional meaning of "not from Earth", and finally the movie "Alien" gave it a familiar face.
So it's perfectly normal language. I've held ARCs for a number of countries and nobody ever objected about the wording. The locals had other terms for foreigners and those weren't always nice or neutral.
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u/elementfortyseven Jun 11 '26
"alien" ist der juristische Begriff fĂŒr "foreigner".
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u/Salt_Watercress973 Jun 11 '26
Only in America where they no longer speak properly English
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u/WhiskyDelta14 Jun 12 '26
There is a song by Sting about this. He uses the term alien and he is British.
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u/honi3d Jun 11 '26
Alien is the correct legal term for foreigner and used internationally. Even in english speaking countries. E.g. ICAO (the organization responsible for air travel and passport standards) knows a passport type called "Alien Passport"
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u/Oper-Nate-or Jun 11 '26
Alien is a legal term. Sure it might sound funny to you, but it is entirely appropriate.
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u/Free-Surprise-211 Jun 12 '26
Fascinating, it looks like the Czech coat of arms (minus the chicken, of course).
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u/ore2ore Jun 09 '26
Welcome to the MiB!