I had to share a room with a German chap when I was working abroad a few years ago.
He was already in the room when I arrived and, as I came through the door, he rose to meet me in that rather formal manner that Germans sometimes have. "Good afternoon, I am Scheidt," he said. Resisting the urge to tell him not to be so hard on himself, I introduced myself and started to unpack. This is Mr Scheidt's bag.
