“Stiftung” is the German noun for foundation or research body.
“Brandstiftung” is the German noun for arson.
I read a headline about a building fire too quickly, and for a few minutes was convinced that there’s an official body responsible for the organisation and training of arsonists.
Thing is, this being Germany, it’s entirely possible that arson is a licensed profession with a 7-year apprenticeship, and that petrol and matches are tax-deductible
@timd ah yes, of course. I’m sure they also have their own pension system only for arsonists and there is probably two competing unions, the arsonist‘s union and the union of arsonists, one of which is fairly right-wing.
Also, for the tax deductions you’ll have to provide an estimate hiw many of the matches were for private use and how many in an official business capacity. A 60/40 split is generally accepted by most tax offices without receipts.
@cocoafrog@timd Funny enough a firefighter rank is e.g. "Hauptbrandmeister". That reads a little the wrong way around, i.e. someone who has mastered making fires 🙂 (you'd expect sth like "Hauptbrandbekämpfungsmeister", aka "HBKM" 🙈)
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