A lakeside beach in the central German city of Halle has introduced a controversial rule barring visitors without sufficient German language skills from entering, citing safety concerns, its manager t...
I agree as here it also seems to be bureaucracy and a lack of funding.
The trigger for introducing the rule was an incident the previous weekend. Nobel - himself a qualified lifeguard - had to rescue a toddler from water that was far too deep. “Our lake is up to 13 metres deep in places. That is simply dangerous,” [Mathias Nobel, manager of the Heidebad lake swimming area] said. What is feasible and what is not?
Nobel said children in particular needed to understand how to behave around water and had to be supervised by people who also knew how to act. Lifeguards also needed to be able to communicate with visitors directly. If a group arrived without a single person with sufficient German, he and his team had serious concerns, he said.
I agree as here it also seems to be bureaucracy and a lack of funding.
Maybe they need more personnel.
So what? They put an ad out “hiring lifeguards, only polyglots allowed”?
How many ppl do they need to hire for every language out there coming by through tourism?
No language or speaking required.
Have you ever worked in retail?