Saarland the Alabama of Germany ?

So I decided to go to Saarland and find out about what the other places in Germany think of Saarland, about the jokes about Saarland the Alabama of Germany. But I find out that maybe 1/40 know what Saarland is!. I never though I would witness two German arguing what Saarland. some even said is it in Disney Land.

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[rsrs]

I know as a Pfälzer i'm not supposed to fraternize with the enemy, but i have to say i love my neighbors. Love the food, love the dialect and there are some really beautiful places to visit in Saarland

[sancho-]

Saarland is not the Alabama of Germany. Its the shire of Germany.
-most germans weren't there, some even dont know were it is.
-things that happen in saarland normaly doesn't have much influence to the rest of Germany
- we got 7 meals a day just like hobbits ;)

[ici_marmotte]

Nach dem 2. Weltkrieg ab 1947 hatte das Saarland eine eigene Staatsregierung und war fast 10 Jahre lang so etwas wie ein eigener Staat. Die Alliierten konnten sich nicht auf eine Annexion durch Frankreich (das Saarland war französischen Besatzungszone) einigen. Erst 10 Jahre später, ab 1957, wurde das Saarland dann Teil der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Von 1950 bis 1956 hatte das Saarland sogar eine eigene Fußball-Nationalmannschaft!

[baumi]

A tip: In Germany you don't say "deutsche Leute", you will sound more like a native if you just say "deutsche".
For instance, you also do not say "Saarländer Leute" or sth. like that, only, ,Saarländer" :)

[klanghold]

Das Saarland ist sehr wichtig - als Größenvergleich in Dokus (über Abholzung des Regenwaldes, Größe von Asteroiden…).

[rador]

It's sad that many in Deutschland don't know of Saarland even though it has been a part of the country since 1956. I'm certain they know even less about Alabama.

[Der_wahre_C]

Ich musste so lachen! Die zwei deutschen Frauen aus dem Norden mit ihren Fischbrötchen. Herrlich.

[disneywithus]

As a person who has ancestors from sarrland, and graduated from high schoool in Alabama, I have to say I expected a bit more from this than I got. I was hoping for more than just a clip of rigatoni but I will still be glad to go and try it.

[bettina_w]

Das Saarland ist das schönste Bundesland der Welt - so beschreiben zumindest wir Saarländer das Bundesland ;)
Side note: "Gemorje" means good morning

[oliverh.]

Historisch gesehen war Saarland immer Deutsch, Napoleon hat es bzw. mehrer Gebiete um den Rhein erobert, wir haben sie aber uns wieder fast vollständig zurück geholt.

[carlosmarx]

the small Pizza place at 7:02 is amazing. Iused to live there just around the corner, and the place was open until late at night, so everytime we were out drinking, we had to get our drunk-pizzas. Weirdly, they also sell Döner made of pork hahaha

[maze]

Bruh its just a running gag in germany xD

[gregprouse]

Great video bud. You are really professional now....love the over commentary. Your German is epic now :) How is the job trial in Munich going?

[pabloamericano]

My ex girlfriend is from Saarland and she was super fun, very classy, beautiful, hospitable, and an amazing woman. She’s maybe 30 now and an architect. I loved my time there and the people were amazing.

[bigernie]

Saarland being the Alabama of D is quite a strange analogy in many ways. The food in Alabama is quite awful whereas the Saarland food culture is among the best in D. Unlike the neighbouring Pfalz, the Saarland has been much less of a rural than an heavily industrialized region for 200 years because of the coal and steel industry whose disappearance is currently creating economic issues.
Although the French border is close, the bordering French region of Lorraine is historically German-speaking which makes the border, in European times, mostly a non-issue. There is a tramway from Saarbrücken over the border to Sarreguemines.

[jesuszockt]

There is soooo much good food in the Saarland and you promote this fast food Rigatoni?! :D
But to be fair it indeed is the best you can get. xD

[NWer-cu]

My matrilineal grandmother four generations back was from Heckendalheim outside and just east of Saarbrücken, 1890s. Through series of razing and rebuilding over the decades, I don't think anything exists in that village from back then still.

[BabisseDAllemagne]

7:34 #yourtruebritmoment (like in inglorious bastards)

[sirlancelonkel]

Well there have been some jokes about that. Never been there tho outside of a train. Guess people are nice there too.

[kugul]

Enjoyed the video! Where did you interview?