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[Alexwahlp]

daubner is a Presenter of a news show. she always reads the words out and she does a awesome job for that

[DerSolinski]

The German publisher Langenscheidt (became 2019 part of PONS) "awards" since 2008 the "youth word" of the year.
Langenscheidt used to be very reputable since it provided quality lexicons. But sales are going down so they looked for new revenue streams.
Every year they publish a lexicon for "youth speak" and the award is more or less a self serving marketing ploy.
The news presenter Susanne Daubner is a legend. She treats the whole BS like it should be, oozing with sarcasm. And we love her for that.

[xyx]

Sometimes it would be cool if somebody explained you the context. Probably you can do this with somebody else who speaks german?

[macee]

… Radio? „You listen it on your overhead-projectors?“ 🤣That was a nice roast 😂 keep it up Ryan 6:45

[karstenvagt]

"Ach du Scheisse" would be translated to "Aw SHIT!"
10:00 These are Käsespätzle a specialty from southern Germany. Pretty delicious.
11:17 In GDR there was the word "Erdmöbel" (Ground furniture) for coffin...

[ArmandoBellagio]

Well, "goofy" is an English word too. So that makes it modern then in German. And yes, we do have daylights saving time too in the whole EU even I think. Some people are trying to get it abolished though cause it annoys many.

[leinaluo]

We not just DO daylight savings time, we literally invented it 😂

Also, sorry about inventing it… we’re SO over it, too😅

[dnny]

Damn, casually roasting Wagenknecht as a 3-head caught me off guard 😂😂

[APCLZ]

Käsespätzle (Kässpätzle) is a Swabian (in the state of Baden Württemberg) traditional dish that does resemble mac'n'cheese ingredient wise because Spätzle is a type of swabian pasta and it's mixed with cheese. Swabians love it but it also became quite popular outside of their region. Spätzle is usually served as a side dish to Schnitzel or other saucy meat dishes.

[susannelachmuth]

I was totally puzzled by the Youth Word of the Year being goofy. That word seems to have been around for ages here in Germany too. But then again, I am 44 -- what do I know?

[blenderpanzi]

Re Kundendifferenzierungsmodul: In German there are often the words for things that absolutely everyone uses and the words for things used in laws and regulations that only legal professionals know. Another example: Eierpecker/Eierköpfer Vs. (Though I'm not sure if Eierpecker is only commonly used in Austria.)

[DaxRaider]

goofy is clearly english xD as well as npc xD most youth words are english in germany.

[jannikhaas]

About the Video from the beginning:
The woman is Susanne Daubner, a famous news speaker for Tagesschau, the most famous TV news
She got famous because the last few years she aleays presented the „youthword of the year“.
To understand the hype, you need to watch the clip from last year I think. The „YotY“ was cringe and she nailed the explanation.

[ayoutubechannelhasnoname]

Mac n Cheese vs. Käsespätzle

(Personally I think it shouldnt be compared. Both are delicious in their own way)

[tsurutom]

It's always weird seeing these "new" English words come up among the youth, having myself grown up completely immersed in American entertainment, where every grandma uses our latest "youth word of the year" on a daily basis.

[Fred_L.]

As for the combination party name (the raptor meme), the constructed type/name for the party has already been used in German history (unsurprisingly by another set of dimwits).

[stef]

About English words "making no sense" in German: we use many English words and when you hear young people talk (or hear them talk in shows aimed at a young audience), it feels to me like every second word is English, or a mix of English and German. We have a lot of those mix-words, too, like (because I heard it just the other day) "to support" becoming "supporten", which is a mix of the English word + the typical German suffix used for verbs. These mixed words are part of the so-called "Denglis(c)h". Other languages seem to know this phenomenom, too. Words are taken from English and just kind of mixed in with the other language. I understand how that happens (I tend to do this, too), but you can definitely over-do it to the point it just feels extremely cringy (well, to me, at least). Plus, sometimes words are used in a wrong way, or words are used that aren't even "cool" or in any way special for English speakers, but might have been used by older generations as well since forever. Also, the everyday-language seems to become more and more English.

[arnodobler]

“The Egg is Hard” by Loriot is cult in Germany, definitely watch it! Just like "I just want to sit here"

[MaryRaine]

My 11 year old son uses „goofy“ like every 10 minutes. 🙄
I‘m just happy he‘s too young to use the youthword 2022 that often!!! 😆
(It was „smash“ which means you want to f*ck someone)

[zwojack]

Nuclear power sounds good on paper. Until you realize that in order to keep it safe, you have to spend so much money as a company, it becomes the most expensive source of power. And, what France learned recently, with the ongoing rising temperatures the rivers that are used to cool the nuclear power plants get too hot in the summer. Which led to them shutting down half of their NPPs (together with outages and maintenance) last year. Which then in turn led to France importing German energy from renewables.

Now if we were heading towards a generally colder climate, that would be fine. But that's not the case, it will only get hotter and hotter for the forseeable future.
Also, NPPs are the worst when it comes to blackouts. It takes days and weeks to get one back online. Renewables like Wind, Solar and Hydro online take a few minutes, fossile power plants a few hours. You can't just turn off and on a NPP.

And, well, from a strategic point of view, the current war in Ukraine shows why it's a bad idea to have a highly centralized power network. Russia took the NPPin the Zaporizhzhia region in 2022, which produces roughly 20% of Ukraines energy.

To quote Wikipedia:
"The destruction of the nearby Kakhovka Dam on 6 June 2023 was reported to have no immediate risk to the plant.[41] Generally five units have been in cold shutdown with one unit kept in hot shutdown, which the IAEA reported was necessary to produce steam for nuclear safety purposes, including the processing of liquid radioactive waste in storage tanks. The IAEA is urging the investigation of whether an external boiler can be installed as an alternative to keeping one unit in hot shutdown.[42][43]"

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Just as the saying goes: Nuclear power is good and safe -until it isn't.