American reacts to Realer Irrsinn: Der Geysir von Bad Salzuflen

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Komentáře • 117

  • @BennoWitter
    @BennoWitter Před 8 měsíci +97

    Fun fact: Germany has a real, natural geyser. In the small town of Andernach, you can visit the highest cold water geyser on earth. It reaches heights of up to 60 meters (196 feet).

    • @LuziBeerbaum
      @LuziBeerbaum Před 8 měsíci +6

      did the ARD ever cared about truth ?

    • @user-zv7lt1ke7h
      @user-zv7lt1ke7h Před 8 měsíci

      Lügenkresse! @@LuziBeerbaum

    • @helloweener2007
      @helloweener2007 Před 8 měsíci +11

      "Germany has a real, natural geyser."
      I would not say it is natural. It got there by drilling a hole in the ground.
      Man made but the power for the geyser comes from nature.

    • @ParaSpite
      @ParaSpite Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@helloweener2007
      Yeah, maybe semi-natural is a better term lol.

  • @hinekde
    @hinekde Před 8 měsíci +50

    The German word "geil" translates to horny. But it is also common slang for cool or awesome.

    • @Jonas-tf3im
      @Jonas-tf3im Před 8 měsíci +6

      ich weiß noch wie unser Biolehrer uns in der 6. Klasse die Bedeutung von geil erklärt hat, wir haben dann locker nen Jahr nicht mehr geil gesagt 🤣

    • @stef987
      @stef987 Před 8 měsíci +4

      Witzig, erst gestern hat mir ein Vierjähriger, der andauernd "geil" sagt, erklärt "geil heißt cool".😂

    • @scofield321
      @scofield321 Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@stef987cute👶🏻

  • @zaxuoz
    @zaxuoz Před 8 měsíci +133

    Bad means bath and in this case, most towns in germany with Bad in the front of the name are towns for rehabilitation

    • @zaxuoz
      @zaxuoz Před 8 měsíci +11

      Also we say "Bad" as Abbreviation for Badezimmer (Bathroom)

    • @hinekde
      @hinekde Před 8 měsíci +17

      A spa town, because Bad means bath or spa.

    • @suit1337
      @suit1337 Před 8 měsíci +5

      Bad is used in the context of a (hot) spring not just a local were thy built a random bathtub 😉

    • @dorianmc_rae634
      @dorianmc_rae634 Před 8 měsíci +9

      "Bad" is in fact a legally protected term as a prefix for a town city, or even district. Only places with state-approved health resorts may have the prefix in their names.
      In some cases towns which are not state-approved any longer, may still have "Bad" in their names.

    • @Horrorhorst
      @Horrorhorst Před 8 měsíci

      Das wird mittlerweile so inflationär verteilt.. Ich weigere mich z. B. Belzig anders als so auszusprechen. :D

  • @IsraBeezy
    @IsraBeezy Před 8 měsíci +26

    I love that "Gut" translated to "Good", that makes it so much more hilarious.
    In that context, it means more like "Well" or "I guess". "An elderly person fell over. Well, that's life" is slightly less bad than "Good, that's life" haha
    (Also, "geil", which was literally translated to "horny" means a slightly more extreme approval than "cool". Not actually "horny".)

  • @vomm
    @vomm Před 8 měsíci +14

    4:03 LOL "Well, that's life".😂 I love this guy.

  • @voiceinthewilderness7596
    @voiceinthewilderness7596 Před 8 měsíci +8

    The subtext to the story is that Bad Salzuflen is a bit of an upscale spa town. The population skews older and more traditional.
    At the same time the city is quite rich because it is an upscale spa town.
    It is a story of the Baudezernent wanting to do something cool, probably with the backing of the mayor, and completely failing to recognize who their customer base is.

  • @Stolens87
    @Stolens87 Před 8 měsíci +17

    Ok, they could make a little warning "splash" before the big splash... But there are always old people that are crying about new stuff... we can't have nice new things because of old people :D

  • @jochendamm
    @jochendamm Před 8 měsíci +10

    Lost in translation: The name part "Bad" doesn't mean that is bad but means spa or health resort. There are a lot of towns and cities with "Bad" as part of the name. Most of them have at least one mineral spring.

  • @jensschroder8214
    @jensschroder8214 Před 8 měsíci +65

    Bad means Bath. Not means Emergency. Gift means Poison.
    But there are also words that are very similar.
    Elefant means elephant. Foto means Photo. Krokodile means Crocodiles. Salz means salt
    Thron means throne (one of the few German words with TH)

    • @vomm
      @vomm Před 8 měsíci +7

      Bad Salzuflen, where the rockers do their mischief 😎

    • @Dargaran
      @Dargaran Před 8 měsíci +8

      Also the "horny guy" was translated wrong, as we use the word "geil" to mean "awesome" rather than horny.

    • @WiesoNurMistnamen
      @WiesoNurMistnamen Před 8 měsíci +6

      @@Dargaran yes, most of the time but it can actually mean horny in some sentences so i would not advise to use the word as a beginner if you want to avoid awkward situations ^^

    • @k.reimann966
      @k.reimann966 Před 8 měsíci

      @@Dargaran Horny erklärt 🤣

    • @Lisa-xn9xc
      @Lisa-xn9xc Před 8 měsíci +1

      In this case Bad doesn't mean bath, it rather means something like spa town. It's a kind of a title for a town and staying there is said to be good for your health.

  • @yorudan4564
    @yorudan4564 Před 8 měsíci +12

    I lived there for 3 years and when my best friend visited and was like "WHERE IS IT?!? WHERE IS THE GEYSER?!?" but it was already nerfed when I moved there sadly. Bad Salzuflen is really experimening with water in the city center. Lot's of little attractions like this. Very nice place to live if you don't mind 50% of the population being older than 50 xD

  • @BS-eh1zf
    @BS-eh1zf Před 8 měsíci +9

    "Bad ..." as a prefix for a town can be roughly translated to "... springs" suffix in US town names

  • @derBene
    @derBene Před 8 měsíci +4

    Okay, the prefix Bad is already explained quite a lot. Also Salz means obviously Salt. But what about "uflen"? Uflen stands for a settlement near the side of a hill with a forest. There is also a village just called Uffeln in that region, meaning the same and also located at a forest hill.

  • @DJone4one
    @DJone4one Před 8 měsíci +27

    I wouldn't say it's Germany's only geyser, let alone the only fountain in a pedestrian zone. In our pedestrian zone we have several fountains in one location. As a boundary to the street or at the end of the pedestrianised area. Without barriers. The fountains also come in different models depending on the setting. In summer, small children play there. They run through the fountains.

    • @nichtthunder
      @nichtthunder Před 8 měsíci +4

      In my home-town we also have a bunch of fountains in a circle in a small indent. If it's hot in the summer you can always see small children playing there lol

  • @anettelacke8079
    @anettelacke8079 Před 8 měsíci +5

    And this, dear Ryan, is what we call Schadenfreude... 😊

  • @corncutter
    @corncutter Před 8 měsíci +12

    I'm shocked how bad CZcamss automated translations still are. That's a lot of bs you had to read there, in the subtitles as well as in the comments^^

  • @tosa2522
    @tosa2522 Před 8 měsíci +5

    The name geyser comes from the Icelandic. So the word was only taken over into different languages

  • @AlexGys9
    @AlexGys9 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Come on, Germany, the least you can do is replace that water with beer.

  • @alexanderblume5377
    @alexanderblume5377 Před 8 měsíci +2

    "Bad" + city name means a healing spring and a place to relax, this is an honorary title that is difficult to get and many circumstances to get this title. "Bad" means "bath"

  • @bjorntantau194
    @bjorntantau194 Před 8 měsíci +6

    I think this is the first Realer Irrsinn where I'm on the government's side.

    • @vomm
      @vomm Před 8 měsíci +1

      I have never seen a fountain in the winter that would not be turned off.

  • @gwalon2089
    @gwalon2089 Před 8 měsíci +3

    The word for "horny" in german (geil) is also used if you find someone really cool or badass or something like that. "Was ein geiler Typ" would translate to "What a horny guy" but it's more like "what a legend".

  • @mickypescatore9656
    @mickypescatore9656 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Germany has got many (mostly) small cities with a spa/ health resort. You can see it by the name of the city - like - in this video - Bad Salzuflen. There is always a "Bad" in the name. Other one - just for example - "Bad Lippspringe", "Bad Breisig", "Bad Ems" an others....

  • @KrisThroughGlass
    @KrisThroughGlass Před 8 měsíci +3

    6m radius? This might be fun on a hot summer day. In the winter or on your way to an important date, especially wearing white, not so much.

  • @tiomball
    @tiomball Před 8 měsíci +3

    7:01 "Horney Guy" comes from your translation. He wrote "Geiler Typ". "Geil" original means "horney" but is today used as great. So it means more like "Great Guy" but was wrong translated.

  • @arnodobler1096
    @arnodobler1096 Před 8 měsíci +5

    In my neighboring town there are several of these geysers in the ground - great fun for the children.❤

    • @Nintendo_Freak8x
      @Nintendo_Freak8x Před 8 měsíci

      At my parents' house in town, there's a fog fountain on the market square.
      It's very refreshing on hot days when you walk past it.

    • @arnodobler1096
      @arnodobler1096 Před 8 měsíci

      @@Nintendo_Freak8x Yes, we need more water and greenery in the cities!

  • @tl1897
    @tl1897 Před 8 měsíci +4

    The German word Bad, means Bath. It´s like Bath Salzuflen

  • @BanaJasotto
    @BanaJasotto Před 8 měsíci +1

    in former times there were bathing places, these were marked with the addition bath "place", there were bath houses, drinking springs and served the health, so to speak a today's health resort

  • @hellhound78
    @hellhound78 Před 8 měsíci +1

    "Bad" is the german word for "bath" in city names it's often used for places with springs and similar rehabilitation facilities.

  • @teroholopainen1017
    @teroholopainen1017 Před 8 měsíci +2

    The term is derived from the Icelandic word geysir, meaning “to gush.” Geysers result from the heating of groundwater by shallow bodies of magma. They are generally associated with areas that have seen past volcanic activity.

  • @liamwagner6597
    @liamwagner6597 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Bad is the German equivalent to the English Bath(room). So "Bad Salzuflen" (so to say Bath Salt-Uflen) is referring to a town with thermal spa resort or such. (wiki) -> Characteristic of Bad Salzuflen are the saline springs that emerge at these geological folds and which give the region the name of "Germany's healing garden".

  • @2moon4moon
    @2moon4moon Před 8 měsíci +2

    I love that the comment "geiler Typ" got translated to "Horny guy". Yes, classically "geil" means "horny", but "geil" is also used to give basically anything a positive attribute. In this scenario I would probably translate it as "great guy"

  • @irminschembri8263
    @irminschembri8263 Před 8 měsíci +1

    "Bad" means either "bath" or when it's part of a town's name " Spa" !! Since there is the word "Salz" aka salt in the name Bad Salzuflen it is a place with natural MINERAL WATER which you drink for health reasons. There are quite a lot of Spas in Germany like Bad Urach, Bad Überlingen, Bad Reichenhall ....especially in Southern Germany.

  • @Inf1niteDreams
    @Inf1niteDreams Před 8 měsíci +2

    There are many towns and cities in Germany that have "Bad" at the beginning of their name and it does not actually mean bad in English, its German and means "bath", Historically these places were popular destinations for people seeking healing or relaxation. These towns often had natural mineral springs or other geological features that were used for therapeutic baths and spa treatments.

  • @petebeatminister
    @petebeatminister Před 8 měsíci +2

    Bad in front of a town's name doesn't mean its a bad place, it means spa. Towns with the "Bad" in the name usually have some kind of health beneficial features to offer to visitors. Bad Salzuflen for example has a natural salty spring (hence the word Salz/salt in thee name). The salt water is dispersed over large rows of bushes in the so called Kur Park (cure park) and people can walk or sit near to them and inhale the salt water mist. Thats supposed to be good for the lungs or whatever.

  • @k.reimann966
    @k.reimann966 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Hi Ryan.
    I live near to Bad Salzuflen in germany.
    "Bad" means "Bath".
    Many places in Germany are so-called “spa places”.
    Specifically for health, not “wellness”
    Many Cities that have their own spring have the word “Bad” in front of the city name.
    The water from these sources must be “healthy” water and have the appropriate ingredients.
    As always, there are rules, laws and regulations for this in Germany.
    The “"Mineral- und Tafelwasserverordnung" (Mineral and Table Water Ordinance”) specifies exactly what must be in it (e.g. sodium, calcium, magnesium, etc.)
    But currently the city of Bad Salzuflen has completely different problems than its spring.
    During a recent analysis, additional germs were discovered in drinking water. Now the drinking water in the entire water supply area of the Bad Salzuflen municipal utility has bacterial contamination and must be boiled.
    The entire pipeline is currently being cleaned using chlorine.
    Furthermore, German tap water is usually of very high quality.
    In some places it is even better quality than the water you can buy in the supermarket.

  • @toxinator84
    @toxinator84 Před 8 měsíci +1

    In Germany we use the word "geil" (translates to "horny") to describe cool or awesome things.
    You could compare this maybe to words like "sick" oder "wicked" in English or if you say that something is "the shit"

  • @rhysodunloe2463
    @rhysodunloe2463 Před 8 měsíci +1

    The German noun "Bad" (the A is pronounced like in guard) means bath and in front of a town's name it means that town is a health resort, a spa town.
    The German word for the English adjective "bad" on the other hand is "schlecht" (not to be confused with "schleckt", that's the 3rd person singular form of "to lick").
    In the case of Bad Salzuflen the reason why it is a spa town is already in the name. Salz means salt. They have an old graduation tower, a salt works. Salty water from a mine or underground saltwater reservoir is pumped up and rinsed over huge stacks of twigs. This improves not only the quality of the salt but also the quality of the surrounding air. At least for people with respiratory problems.

  • @Al69BfR
    @Al69BfR Před 8 měsíci +3

    Bad doesn’t mean bad but bath, because you can get wet there. But for real, either was extra 3 only talking to old people or it‘s just old people complaining. The guy from the department of building was obviously the youngest of them all. 😉

  • @bema1908
    @bema1908 Před 8 měsíci +1

    And because Bad Salzuflen is a spa ressort (that's what the "Bad" stands for), there are lots of tourists who don't know about it. :D
    I'd sit in the Café, too, and would watch people getting wet. :D

  • @Dadadin
    @Dadadin Před 8 měsíci

    We have a fountain with about 20 of those geysirs and no fence at all... it's fun, especially in the summer, we you need a cool down...

    • @Dadadin
      @Dadadin Před 8 měsíci

      ofc in winter it is shut off lol

  • @juliawolf4961
    @juliawolf4961 Před 8 měsíci +2

    The green area is the "garden" of the max planck institute. Its a field with lots of grass and trees. it doesn't anything to do with the political party.

  • @mundwurf
    @mundwurf Před 8 měsíci +1

    😂 Bad Salzuflen is not bad 😂 its translate as bath Salzuflen. Some city got this suffix Bad (bath). This place got mostly a (Sometimes rom empire) made or Natural thermal (warm/hot) Water spot or other health care system like "Gradierwerke" or salt caves....
    Most is a spa (Therme, Thermalbad) or "REHA Klinik" (Rehabilitation clinic, pulmo, Bones, pain, mental, neuro,... )

  • @ChiLLer_chiLL
    @ChiLLer_chiLL Před 8 měsíci

    Du bist mein liebster englischer reaction kanal der auf deutsches reagiert 🤗

  • @danilopapais1464
    @danilopapais1464 Před 8 měsíci +1

    The green area is where trees, gras and plants are.

  • @robertbretschneider765
    @robertbretschneider765 Před 8 měsíci

    1:45 Bad = bath. Many of those villages and cities had a medical salt or mineral bath to cure fatigue, coughs and other chronic illnesses. And they are named after it.

  • @Nebelkehlchen
    @Nebelkehlchen Před měsícem

    I would L O V E to see more of this! please :)

  • @MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl
    @MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl Před 8 měsíci +2

    das Bad (ger.) = the bath (eng.) = le bain (fre.)
    Villages and towns with particularly healthy conditions eg. a source of mineral water can apply to receive the title of a bath in Germany. As a result they're entitled to put the title "Bad" in front of their original name. The ancient Greeks, Romans, Celts and Germans among others already appreciated places of such sources in a special way. Particularly the Greeks and Romans were calling them baths sometimes and as a result that name remained in German speaking countries like Germany, Austria and Switzerland: Baden-Baden, Bad Homburg, Bad Gastein (A), Bad Waldsee, Bad Godesberg, Baden bei Wien (A), Baden bei Zurich (CH), Bad Urach, Bad Reichenhall, Bad Ragaz (CH), ... and many more.
    And even in England the town of Bath was known to the ancient Romans as such a healthy place.
    I think in France you would see places called "... - les bains" or something like that: Aix-les-bains, Evian-les-bains

  • @p.k.3102
    @p.k.3102 Před 8 měsíci

    Very funny, I‘m living in Bad Salzuflen, greetings to you buddy❤

  • @wolsch3435
    @wolsch3435 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Always pronounce the German "a" like in father! There are dozens of places in Germany that start with "Bad", which means that it is a health-, or spa-resort.

  • @theredingenieur8036
    @theredingenieur8036 Před 8 měsíci

    there is a 2nd part of this episode, where they've built the countdown, you should check that out too! xD

  • @ArmandoBellagio
    @ArmandoBellagio Před 8 měsíci +1

    "Horny" is actually a mistranslation of "geil." Yeah, in it original sense it means that and can still be used in that way. But it is nowadays a colloquial term for like "cool".

  • @klarasee806
    @klarasee806 Před 8 měsíci

    "Green area" simply means on the lawn.

  • @mjmoonbow
    @mjmoonbow Před 8 měsíci

    If a German town has the word "Bad" in their name, it means they qualify as healing resort, connect to natural springs with heealing ingredients eg. There are regulations for that xD bad nowadays is only use as short from of bath room - Bade_zimmer or in Schwimm_bad which is a public pool, spa (indoors Hallen_bad, outdoors Frei_bad).

  • @bema1908
    @bema1908 Před 8 měsíci +1

    "Horny guy" got lost in translation. "Geil" has two meanings: "horny" and (more common today) something like "cool" or "great". So "geiler Typ" could have 2 meanings: "cool guy" or "horny guy". And as I said before the first translation is more common.

  • @andibuletten6206
    @andibuletten6206 Před 8 měsíci

    Watch the cold water Geysir in the atebale City Andernach!

  • @jonaskreuder1817
    @jonaskreuder1817 Před 8 měsíci

    Bad in front of a city in germany means it is a city of bath treatment culture and most times warm springs or saltines. Bad means bath.

  • @juliii_g
    @juliii_g Před 8 měsíci +1

    A geyser for a pedestrian zone is a bad idea but the design makes it even worse 😂 a fountain is much better because it's on all the time an won't surprise you 💀

  • @jan7844
    @jan7844 Před 8 měsíci

    "Hahloo"😂

  • @petramueden7170
    @petramueden7170 Před 8 měsíci

    The word Bad in the towns name means it is a Spa town

  • @PeterAuto1
    @PeterAuto1 Před 8 měsíci +1

    it's one of the few videos where the town is the good guy

  • @caccioman
    @caccioman Před 8 měsíci

    „Gut, das ist das Leben“ 😭😭😭

  • @Hessi
    @Hessi Před 8 měsíci +2

    Dude, English is a Germanic language. That's why the parallels are so big in both languages.
    Bad Salzuflen means that the city of Salzuflen has the status of a spa. Bad = Bath.
    Look here, it is explained to you here:
    czcams.com/video/VebSZrHmsI4/video.html - After that you can read German menus without any problems.

  • @jdjdjbdjdb-rx4yg
    @jdjdjbdjdb-rx4yg Před 8 měsíci +1

    1:35-1:40 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @MichaEl-rh1kv
    @MichaEl-rh1kv Před 8 měsíci

    The word geyser is actually a loanword from icelandic.

  • @Why-D
    @Why-D Před 8 měsíci

    I think I have to visit to Bad Salzuflen.

  • @stef987
    @stef987 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Geysir/Geyser is a foreign word in both German and English, so it's neither English nor German. It's Icelandic.

  • @Flashguitar
    @Flashguitar Před 8 měsíci

    green area means the lawn

  • @kingofshit303
    @kingofshit303 Před 8 měsíci

    Bad Salzuflen is the linguistic end boss for English-speaking people.

  • @silviahannak3213
    @silviahannak3213 Před 8 měsíci

    Bad means Bath... like Baden Baden or Bad Ratzgersdorf..just as an Example.

  • @MrsStrawhatberry
    @MrsStrawhatberry Před 8 měsíci +4

    In Germany there is no tectonic plates that come together and can cause geysers like in volcanic regions e.g. Yosemite, Iceland, Japan, etc.
    There are only certain regions on earth where these things naturally occur, therefore they built this Geysir-like fountain. Of course there are many wells and fountains in Germany but this one was made to resemble a geysir.
    You seem to think that water from the ground was exceptional in Germany, that of course is not the case.

  • @tiomball
    @tiomball Před 8 měsíci

    8:13 The green area is a park. It has nothing to do with politics.

  • @oskarprotzer3000
    @oskarprotzer3000 Před 8 měsíci

    a green area is an area with grass xD

  • @bibistaufi2653
    @bibistaufi2653 Před 8 měsíci

    It is no real geysir like the ones we know from Iceland...
    It is such a waste of money a ridiculous thing !!
    Many greets from Germany near Cologne 😊🙋🏼‍♀️!!

  • @cbjmurer
    @cbjmurer Před 8 měsíci

    😀😀😀😀

  • @Bioshyn
    @Bioshyn Před 8 měsíci

    status quo, the geysir is weak and the counter is still there

  • @sickmit3481
    @sickmit3481 Před 8 měsíci

    Dont make it a habit saying "wasser" like that if u ever cone to germany people will think you are from the other side of the river if you know what i mean😂

  • @ParaSpite
    @ParaSpite Před 8 měsíci

    Screw putting warnings on this, this is awesome! The people complaining are idiots.

  • @Neonblue84
    @Neonblue84 Před 8 měsíci

    Bureaucracy in Germany as it lives and breathes. All from our tax money. It doesn't cost anything!

  • @christopheichner1768
    @christopheichner1768 Před 8 měsíci

    Your "Hallo" is improving. For better "German" Sound, put your tongue to or between your front teeth for the "ll".

  • @vornamenachname.
    @vornamenachname. Před 8 měsíci

    Halla

  • @MrThomashorst
    @MrThomashorst Před 8 měsíci

    Be honest ... you pronounced this Wass'er because of reason😆

  • @moc6897
    @moc6897 Před 8 měsíci +1

    - ich frage - du frägst, ich sage - du sägst ... German for bumheads ...

  • @caccioman
    @caccioman Před 8 měsíci

    The subtitles are terrible though

  • @helloweener2007
    @helloweener2007 Před 8 měsíci

    Germany has a geyser, it is even the highest cold water geyser in the world.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andernach_Geyser

  • @hape7539
    @hape7539 Před 8 měsíci

    de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_(Kurort)