BankSimple invites first customers; rebrands itself as Simple

Re:BankSimple invites first customers; rebrands itself as Si... by kleiba on Tuesday November 08, 2011 @04:57PM (#3213006)

In some regions of Germany, the noun "Simpel" means idiot (it still means "simple" as an adjective). Also note that the spelling is slightly different, but the pronunciation is pretty much the same. Just in case these guys ever want to reach around the globe...

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Re:BankSimple invites first customers; rebrands itself as Si... by oemera on Tuesday November 08, 2011 @05:08PM (#3213062)

Can I who told you that? I'm German and I have never heard that "Simpel" as the German noun is associated with idiot or idiotic thinks.

Simpel just means simple. Maybe it is not seen like the simpleness which American people try to express with the word but either it just means simple.

I love to have more simpleness in Germany. Please do consider to expand to Germany or Europe!

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Re:BankSimple invites first customers; rebrands itself as Si... by repsilat on Tuesday November 08, 2011 @05:16PM (#3213092)

"Simple" in English can have that connotation - a simpleton is someone who is simple, after all.

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Re:BankSimple invites first customers; rebrands itself as Si... by kleiba on Thursday November 10, 2011 @12:24AM (#3219041)

Here's a thread from a German discussion forum about the particular meaning of "Simpel".

http://www.gutefrage.net/frage/du-simpel

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Re:BankSimple invites first customers; rebrands itself as Si... by jamesbritt on Tuesday November 08, 2011 @05:22PM (#3213115)

Same in English; calling someone "simple" is short for "simple-minded" or "a simpleton".

Don't hear it used much though, and it's unlikely to be the first thing that pops into someone's head.

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