I can relate a story of a coworker of mine who recently moved back to Germany with his two kids after living the US for many years. They looked at some houses

I can relate a story of a coworker of mine who recently moved back to Germany with his two kids after living the US for many years. They looked at some houses and ended up touring the local school and talking to the principal. The conversation went something like this: Coworker: You ave a nice school. Principal: Thanks. Coworker: Do you have space for my kids? Principal: ? Coworker: Do you have space for my kids? Principal: What do you mean with "space"? Coworker: Do you have space for my kids? Principal: Your kids are required to go to school. We will have space. The question of space/waitinglists/applications/etc did not occur to the principal.