American reacts to OKTOBERFEST in MUNICH! 😲

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[@dutchman6936]

Always this "something in Europe looks like Disneyland..." NO!!! Disneyland looks like "something in Europe"🐭😆😆😆

[@Searover749]

Damn right : Disney castle is a copy of Neuschwanstein castle in Bavaria ! Stop "cultural robbery" !

[@Lord_Juvens]

I just realized that the Oktoberfest tents have a better structural integrity than most American houses 🤣

[@art.ajk_2020]

Fr 🤣

[@Arltratlo]

because they are build by professionals...

[@axelschweiss9925]

Yeah probably true

[@alannajones330]

German engineering!

[@CCgivemeawedgy]

@@alannajones330 Is the best in the world!

[@1983simi]

It's Volksfest (lit. a people's festival) for a reason, because all age groups can enjoy it. There are plenty of tame rides, even pony riding, lots of sweet treats and games for kids, who mostly come in the daytime/afternoon. Teens love the more adventurous rides and if they're 16 and up they can also go to the tents for a beer. Btw. you can take your kids to the tent too, but they have to leave by 8pm, which makes sense, because it can get increasingly rowdy inside the tents the later it gets. Most adults though are reasonable and only take their kids - if the weather allows it - to some of the beer benches outside the tent, where they can have food and lemonade. Once you're an adult - and if you don't have kids - you're mainly there for the tents, or let's say, whatever rides and other things you want to do on the fair ground, you better do it before going to the tent and not afterwards (recipe for disaster). Also, if you ever plan to travel to Munich for Oktoberfest, you want to book well in advance. If you want to book a box-table it's a year prior at least, though you can just try to come early to catch an empty one. Also hotels triple and quadruple in price during that time, so better book early here too... or know a local who likes you enough to host you and accept the risk of you throwing up all over their apartment.

[@joshinils]

3:28 funnily enough, that thing has "USA" on it

[@TROUBLESOME.87]

3:15 and its called Skater USA lmao

[@roboticdem0n]

In Germany a normal amount of beer is a mass or a liter of beer

[@snipersougo13]

14 yo are allowed to drink beer when parents allow it so they definitely can be in the tent

[@forkless]

"...this traditional Dutch' Welllllll, that's ONE way to trigger a Bavarian LOL

[@weirdcultist5025]

Damn yeah! As a bavarian I was so upset! I had to drink immediately 3 beer to calm down 😉

[@Ulrich.Bierwisch]

@@weirdcultist5025 Of course typical German beer like Heineken :beer_mug:

[@forkless]

@@weirdcultist5025 As a Dutchie, my sincere sympathies. Also, I could use a couple of beers and some brezel with obatzda myself, maybe we can drown our sorrow together? 🤣🤣🤣 🥨🍻

[@weirdcultist5025]

@@forkless Beer, Pretzel and Obazda is always a good idea 😊 You will be very welcome 😉

[@Daph909]

And Dutch people.. I recently learned that a lot of people from North America don't realise that Dutch is not the same as Deutsch. That hurt..

[@verzeihturncoat27]

"Is that a raw sausage" 😁 Warte darauf das er den deutschen Mett-Kult entdeckt.

[@Nifuruc]

Lecker Mettigel!

[@wanderwurst8358]

He will be met hard! 😜

[@Warentester]

Bauarbeiter-Marmelade

[@ClaudiaG.1979]

German sushi

[@kathrintaraba3274]

Tartar ist aber besser! 🤩

[@CocoLicious]

I'm not even very traditional or sentimental for my home state but calling bavarian "Trachten" (Lederhosen and Dirndl) dutch made my soul leave my body for a moment. 😂

[@stuborn-complaining-german]

Same here! XD

[@melanie9216]

I am Dutch and that even happened to me! 😂

[@laurainathunderstorm]

I thought the same but after watching a few videos of his I think he just doesn't know how to say Deutsch

[@silviapointner1025]

😁😁😁

[@Searover749]

dutch wear latex hose, in the red district of Amsterdam : new tradition ? 🤣

[@bobsuisse2]

Hey, Ryan. No beer festival! The Oktoberfest (Wiesn) in Munich is the world's largest folk festival. It has been held annually on the Theresienwiese in the Bavarian capital since 1810. (originally on the occasion of the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Princess Therese on 12 October 1810). Approximately 6.3 million visitors attend the Wiesn during the 2 weeks. A beer has approx. 5.8 to 6.4% alcohol and approx. 7.3 million Maß (litres) are served. So the probability that you will get totally drunk is very high. It starts again next weekend, September 17. I'll be there :D Many greetings from Munich!

[@xxmoonxx]

Ich bin in Freising geboren! Freue mich, dass ich jemand aus München sehe

[@Quarknjaguar]

@@xxmoonxx war ich vor in paar Jahren auf Stammtischausflug.. mit Bamberg meine absoluten Lieblingsdörfer

[@rosshart9514]

For one liter beer you have to order two Mass (1 liter glas). No innkeeper cares for calibration marks. If you complain they'll ignore you for the rest of your stay.

[@bobsuisse2]

@@rosshart9514 Not true. Sorry.

[@nikniknikccc2275]

@@rosshart9514 No, one Liter is one "Mass". You have to order one "Mass". Since 1871 it is one Liter Volume. If you order two "halbe" (half) you'll get two small glasses with half a liter beer. If you order one "mass" you'll get one normal Beer. If you order one Liter, i think you'll get one liter water.

[@kathrintaraba3274]

8:44 Every glass has a weight of around 1 kg. So count the glasses and be shocked about how strong the lady is to carry them all. It's awesome!

[@Tunichtgut789]

The Glass alone is 1.3 KG + 1 KG Beer

[@PlayOnFire]

@@Tunichtgut789 you mean 0.9 kg of Beer hahaha

[@Tunichtgut789]

@@PlayOnFire the maximum tolerance in bavaria is 5 ml + 2,5% (totals to 30 ml by 1l) The Octoberfest in bavaria is highly controlled (as most things in germany are) and its everytime a huge scandal if they mess it up "to often"

[@christiangwenner6384]

@@Tunichtgut789 And they still do it all the time.

[@christiangwenner6384]

@@PlayOnFire If you‘re lucky.

[@davidgoza5620]

I was stationed in Augsburg for 82-84. Oktoberfest was an amazing experience and a lot of fun. Just a heads up, though, don't go on ANY 'spinny' rides if you don't want to have someone be sick on you. The people were friendly and everyone had a great time. However, there were a bunch of small beer fests all over Germany that are just as fun and much cheaper. There are rides and games galore and the games aren't 'rigged' like in America. One game, I paid 5 marks for 5 ping-pong balls. I tossed the balls into glasses and got to keep the glasses, which turned out to be crystal. At an American carnie, there would be a fan or something making sure you got nothing. One final tip. DO NOT GET IN THE BEER MAIDS WAY WHEN SHE IS CARRYING THE BEER! She has about 30lbs in her hands and is on a mission. She'll probably apologize on the way back, but you will go flying.

[@rewelke]

🤣🤣🤣👍

[@dolefomi]

You are lucky if they only have 30 lbs, the common maximum they carry is a little bit over 60 lbs ^^

[@Christiane3636]

Oktoberfest is the biggest - yes... but it's (for my oppinion) way too crowded and WAY TOO expensive. From May on, every little town in Bavaria has it's own beerfest (Schützenfest from the local shooting clubs) with beertent and life music, Dirndl and Lederhosen (Tracht) and various rides. They are like smaller Oktoberfests all over Bavaria. We once was in our little town at the Schützenfest with cousin Jeff from the US. He was so impressed by the atmosphre and the high spirits in the beertent. He could'nt believe how hilarious happy young and old people in Dirndl and Lederhosen drinking beer, singing and dancing on the benches and tables. And yes, kids are allowed in beertents.

[@tsuhyoshi]

Schützenfest isn't really an only bavarian fest it actually dates back centuries and you can find them mainly in lower saxony, bavaria, lower and middle rhine as well as westphalia and switzerland.

[@AeonSaint]

And all other german states have their local folkfests (that's what Voksfest means) too. Some are larger, some smaller.

[@jacksons8446]

Schützenfeste even exist here in the north :) ( lower saxony )

[@soundofnellody262]

I agree, too crowded and expensive. I mean, it's a nice "once in a life-time I want to see it"-thing. But otherwise, I dont need it :P

[@alistaircurrie3992]

Annafest is my favourite.

[@katii1997]

Volksfest does not mean beerfest. Volksfest means " folk festival"

[@Al69BfR]

I would call it people‘s festival. 🙂

[@peterpan4038]

True, but most of them might as well be called beerfest. Cause there aren't many places in Germany with a lack of beerfests... i meant folk festivals. ;)

[@peterpan4038]

@Hellequin Maskharat Exactly, can't forget about the wine festivals. Granted, both can actually be happen at the same time and place, but that depends on the city/ town.

[@boerbenlp8659]

Volkswagen also means Beerwagon :D

[@hannofranz7973]

Folk is bad translation because in English you associate Folk music not Volksmusik. Folk and Volk have the same origin but not the same meaning

[@taxiuniversum]

1.) The alcohol percentage is around 6.0 to 6.3%, depending on the brewery (various breweries are present - but they must all be local to Munich). 2.) A decent tip at the Oktoberfest will be around 15-20%. However, as she said, particularly with your first order, feel free to be generous. 3.) The sausages you saw are smoked. Meaning you can eat them as is. The small pretzel is a dry pretzel. You can buy them as snacks in a bag in Germany. However, at the Oktoberfest, almost everyone buys giant, freshly baked pretzels. Bavarian pretzels can in no way be compared to what they typically sell in America. A proper pretzel must be fresh, crusty on the outside, „doughy“ and soft on the inside.

[@MrJueKa]

and under no circumstances do you pour any sauces or dressings such as mayonaise or ketchup for instance over a pretzel, as I´ve seen in videos about American eating habits

[@florianlipp5452]

2:15 "what a statue" indeed. It's the Bavaria statue and is actually a few years older than Statue of Liberty in New York. (The method used was very novel at the time and was acutally later copied for the building of lady liberty). You can also see the similarities of posture with one arm raised up.

[@Apfelkind4000]

You should look up German Carnival (Karneval), which is the REAL 5th season. ;)

[@xetinc5356]

Kekw

[@Lord_Juvens]

Nothing is REAL about the Carnival 😹

[@Apfelkind4000]

@@Lord_Juvens The hangover and the kids 9 Months later are real. ;)

[@antonjensen1088]

Kek

[@Lord_Juvens]

@@Apfelkind4000 Can't argue with that 🤣

[@JustMe-pb9ep]

they didnt mention the infamous Kotzhügel (vomit hill) near the toilets, many drunks go there to puke and/or sleep 🤣🤣🤣

[@franzhose01]

Calling something Disneyland in Germany is a insult as it stands for a fake/artificial world.

[@ChRW123]

It's more like Disneyland looks a lot like Germany and it kind of is its fake version.

[@davidmalarkey1302]

Unfortunately, that's all they've got to compare it to that all they have.

[@hanspeterried661]

Tell me when you're coming and I'll buy you a beer at the Oktoberfest 😃

[@pashvonderc381]

Yeah, let’s get him somewhat pissed… 😀😀

[@althelas]

Oktoberfest - the nightmare for a lot of us who live in or near Munich. A few years ago I had to travel on the first Saturday of the Wiesn. I had totally forgotten that it was that day until I arrived at the trainstation at 7 am. It was packed with people and most of them had at least one or two beer crates with them to tidy them over until the first beer will be served at noon, opening the first bottles on the train at 7am. Commuting during that time is also very taxing, because in the evening the trains are full of drunk people who very often puke where they sit and it is disgusting. The smell of stale beer and vomit in the train carriages is almost unbearable.

[@pashvonderc381]

My S-Bahn stop was the Hackerbrücke, a complete nightmare trying to get up those steps during the Wiesn and get home

[@doctorwhyphi]

True, this whole thing should be prohibited.

[@Drachi.comicartist]

The trains full of drunk rude people, it was nightmarish to go to work during that time. As a woman i never walked alone in this time because it is too dangerous nowadays. But as i child i loved it! So the best time is to go early during the week and avoid the weekends. You get the chance to get into the tends and see popular stuff like the old traditional wiesn called "oide wiesn". Best thing to try are gebrannte mandeln (caramalized almonts or other nuts)❤. Or go to other smaller Volksfeste in other cities like the Augsburg Plärrer if you have a problem to book or it is too expensive

[@althelas]

@@Drachi.comicartist Huh? Too Dangrous? Since when? I am a woman in my mid fifties and I still walk alone through Munich even with all the drunks around during the Wies'n. I like the oide Wiesn, but since I don't have to take a train or something, I usually visit the Rosenheimer Herbstfest. g'miatlich, ned so voi und i bin glei dahoam.

[@BrittaGausW]

Feli from Germany has a great instuction video for Oktoberfest

[@PPfilmemacher]

You should look up the most traditional (for over 100 years) ride on the Oktoberfest called the „Teufelsrad“ (devil’s wheel) To see how germans have fun or going nuts when they are drunk

[@PPfilmemacher]

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[@pixelbartus]

If you like big festivals, you should know that germany also hosts one the biggest (and maybe craziest) metal festivals on earth. It is called "Wacken open air". It takes place in the small village Wacken (1800 residents), that is taken over from 85000 metalheads every year. That is the festival i would recommend in germany, not the tourist trap oktoberfest. It has better music, cheaper beer and nicer people.

[@all_in_for_JESUS]

But only if you like Heavy Metal Music

[@CocoLicious]

A metal festival and a traditional (bavarian) folk festival are two completely different things to go to. The one is a multi day camping adventure and the other is a fun fair. Wacken is partially owned by the same investor as Knotfest in the US for a few years and the prices there are pretty steep as well and it's more like a fair now with all the attractions. I visited many metal festivals all over Europe and I personally prefer Summerbreeze in Germany over Wacken.

[@Arltratlo]

Schützenfest Hannover.

[@Lord_Juvens]

@@CocoLicious yeah, Wacken definitely isn’t what it used to be. Crazy to see or partake in nonetheless 😸

[@MrWillsonx]

@@Arltratlo yeah wouldn't recommend, it's in Hannover

[@Rob-bt7io]

A "Tracht" is traditional dress/ livery in german. There are many "Trachten" in Germany. The clothing that the bavarians use mostly on oktoberfest is called "dirndl" for women and the good old "lederhosen" for men. Note that they're not wearing this in there freetime or in everyday life. :D She definitaly talked about "houndreds OF thousands of people", because in 2018 there were 6.3 million people visiting oktoberfest which is an average of 394.000 daily. Despite the Oktoberfest is the most known "german" festivity internationally and also in Germany, next to carnival in the rhine region, the Oktoberfest is a pure bavarian thing. I am from the northern part of Germany and yet have been to Munich, but never planned to go to Oktoberfest there. You will find some other "little Oktoberfeste" in other cities, but there are mostly for tourists, like the Oktoberfest in Munich as well, I heard. Just to mention that most Germans haven't been to Oktoberfest and for most of the Germans it appears just as exotic like it appears for you.

[@AlexTheGuy]

Don't take the effort to write such a long comment. He's not really interested in Germany and doesn't read through the comments. He pulls the same show on channels like "Ryan Wuzer", "Ryan Was" or "Ryan Wass", just with different countries. He totally exploits the hype to get as much revenue out of it as possible. He'll never even remember one thing about it. -Alex

[@Singurarity88]

@@AlexTheGuy Thanks for the info. He didn't even connect the channels for a reason. Unsubbed.

[@antonjensen1088]

Die Trachten ist eine Traditionelle Volkstracht und wird NICHT nur zur Wiesn getragen. Bitte verbessern

[@MarabuToo]

@@AlexTheGuy Telepath? ...or how else do you know what he is interested in, reads, remembers?

[@AlexTheGuy]

@@MarabuToo Normally one would at least link the channels. It's kinda weird how all of these channels are related with countries that have a high reaction rate. It's also clear that he doesn't read any comments otherwise he would've learned some things.

[@martinjoest856]

The rides on faires and parks in the US are mostly made in Germany. Only they run on half speed, compared to Germany.

[@minischembri9893]

Ok let a Bavarian feed you some info about the Oktoberfest 😉 : - Tracht is a local traditional costume worn on holidays which often showed if a girl was married or unmarried or promised and which region of Bavaria she came from. "Real" Dirndl dresses ( which is the Bavarian word for "girl" ) are expensive and so are Lederhosen as they are made of real leather AND ONLY WORN IN BAVARIA and sometimes in the neighbouring state or for fun at beer festivals in other states. But it is ONLY TYPICAL for Bavaria like not every American is dressed like a cowboy !! - Oktoberfest starts in the middle of SEPTEMBER till the first Sunday in Oktober. - The sausage was SMOKED to preserve it. - Oktoberfestbeer IS STRONG . - Waitresses serving in those tents can make a YEARS income in 3 weeks ! - Normal amount of visitors about 6 MILLION. Go and have fun !!

[@lumina9995]

I rented a room to waitresses a few years ago. One of them always worked the Oktoberfest for three weeks, the rest of the year she lived on the money and tips on an island, I think in Thailand or the South Seas👍😜

[@Lord_Juvens]

"Oktoberfest next month." Meanwhile in September: 🍻

[@pyrointeam]

10:42 Duuuude, that was awesome. Most Americans struggle hard with the hard "ch" sound. You nailed it.

[@Blacktample95]

congrats to your little boy :) hes lucky to have a father like you

[@Markus-zb5zd]

11:38 I worked at ATC administration in Germany and yes, it is cleared with ATC and usually also added as NOTAM for a no-fly zone. Only Rescue services should be getting permission to go aynwhere close in the airspace around the wiesn. And yes that ride is also registered with ATC as it exceeds standard height limits

[@bencze465]

as a follower of 74gear or mentour i find this random detail pretty funny and interesting :)

[@NamelessJu]

lmao no way

[@Markus-zb5zd]

@@NamelessJu the NOTAM should be for the whole Oktoberfest

[@ellenhofrath]

There are several additional traditions around the Oktober Fest. The food was radish, cheese, and several sausages, some (like the Salami-Brezel) are smoked. - Even it's the biggest one, there are more beautiful ones across the country.

[@ellenhofrath]

The tip in Germany is usually 5 - 10 %. But at events like this, best would be a bank note 20 € plus, depending on what you can effort.

[@AlexTheGuy]

He's not really interested in Germany and doesn't read through the comments. He pulls the same show on channels like "Ryan Wuzer", "Ryan Was" or "Ryan Wass", just with different countries. He totally exploits the hype to get as much revenue out of it as possible. He'll never even remember one thing about it. -Alex

[@antonjensen1088]

@@AlexTheGuy Maybe he has an interest in different Countries and Traditions?

[@ellenhofrath]

@Hellequin Maskharat ich habe 20 Jahre in der Gastro gearbeitet und hätte das sicher nicht getan, wenn das so wäre. Als richtiger Kellner (nicht in irgend einer Juppi-Butze) bekommst du einen nicht sehr hohen Festlohn plus Prozente vom Umsatz. Wenn du also z. B. eine Hochzeit vor- und nachbereitest, gerne mal 5-6 Stunden, haste in der Zeit quasi nix verdient. Das Trinkgeld ist auch hier ein wichtiger Teil vom Job.

[@susa5846]

@Hellequin Maskharat das hängt sehr stark davon ab, wo man das Trinkgeld gibt und wer. Die reichsten Leute die ich kenne geben teilweise nur 10 Cent Trinkgeld in richtig teuren Restaurants, so dass man sich teilweise echt fremdschämt. Wenn die Rechnung geringer ist, ist weniger Trinkgeld angemessen als bei höheren Beträgen. Als Faustregel gilt zwischen fünf und zehn Prozent des Rechnungsbetrages, je zufriedener man war desto mehr ist angemessen. (Das gilt für Deutschland, in anderen Ländern gibt es andere übliche Trinkgelder.)

[@dwayenway]

This year the Augustiner Oktoberfestbier has 6.3° vol.

[@pikkozoikum8523]

10% is a normal tip amount, so above that would be very well. Guess 25% would be rather very very well ^^

[@alexni6087]

I would say 4 Euro extra if the beer costs 11 would be close to very well

[@berzerk1450]

I am born in Bavaria and hands down i have never been to the Oktoberfest and dont feel to have missed something :-) I prefer my local Gäubodenfest in Straubing. Less strangers and more family and friends i meet there.

[@tonimakkaroni92]

wait ...straubing....o.o I have never found a person living closer to my hometown on the internet before xD Hab sogar nachgedacht in Straubing auf die Kunstfos zu gehen. anyway ^^ wollte eigentlich nur hi sagen

[@berzerk1450]

@@tonimakkaroni92 Ich war auch in Straubing auf der FOS, allerdings Wirtschaftlerzweig und dann FH Deggendorf Betriebswirtschaft. Is allerdings schon ein paar Jahre her.

[@soulraizor1]

Da is aber ned viel um. War auf beiden mehrmals.

[@judithoberpaul509]

Hello from Munich my hometown. Please do not compare our tradition, our architecture and our lifestyle with Disney World. To everyone who visits us now have fun and stay healthy 👍

[@christiangwenner6384]

Why not? Do as you please, folks!

[@dwayenway]

Real Tracht is more like 1000 € and up.

[@Lord_Juvens]

Yup, my Lederhos'n itself was almost 700. You can get them starting at 100-150, but those are the basic basic ones. Same for the Dirndls, although those are usually a little more pricy.

[@wanderwurst8358]

Yes, for 70€ you can not even get a carnival costume. 😂

[@Redfield199]

The Oktoberfest is really fun! BUT this video showed a very "clean" version of it lol. It's pure madness, chaos, puking and occasionally public fucking. I can still recommend it though, because from my experience, everyone is really friendly and just looking for a good time.

[@rolflin]

i was there in 1997, pretty fun XD cheers mate!

[@AM-yu6ys]

Yes, there are quite a lot of reports about violence, sexual assaults, rape, people shitting an pissing as they are drunk

[@lumina9995]

Apart from the ones who beat each other's heads in with the Maßkrug 😜

[@bettina_w]

the flat, yellow thingy at the end was a Crêpe - a very flat pancake. Usually served with powdered sugar or Nutella. It's not German, though - it's French (the best ones in the area of Bretagne/France - where you get them savory or sweet in almost every Bisto or Restaurant) Yummy!

[@fresetu]

About that Hammer attraction: To the right is a sign "Familyday, 3 swings, 2 Euro"

[@MichaEl-rh1kv]

9:10 The Festival beer is traditionally a "Märzen", a beer brewed in March, with a bit more "gravity", alcohol and hops than normal, and then riped in the cold of deep cellars. But there are always rumours of some beer tent hosts lighten it with some water. 😉 9:45 The sausages at the left look like White and Red Schwartenmagen (headcheese). At the right we have a plate of sliced white radish with some small red radish and smoked sausages heaped on it. The bowl in the backgroud could be "Obatzda", a cheese cream from old Camembert, Romadur or Limburger and butter. 10:50 The Oktoberfest "Tracht" is not so traditional. Dirndl were invented in Munich during the 19th century, loosely based on traditional "Tracht" from the rural regions around Munich - which would be traditional festive clothes showing the village the person was from (every village had its own traditional cuts and colors, which allowed for joint purchase of materials) and often also the marital status (by how some applications were worn or some other signs). The "Dirndl" however was a cross between a chambermaid's costume and a summer holiday dress for the lady of the house and their daughters. The inventing of new "Tracht" costumes in the same style (Dirndl and Lederhosen = leather shorts, which were rather rare before) was supported by the Bavarian monarchy to foster a sense of Bavarian "nationality", Bavaria being a state of many ethnicities.

[@michaelorsi785]

Hard to believe for an American: The "thing" the guy has in the pocket of his Lederhose is a knife! It's called "Hirschfänger" (Dearcatcher) and it is a standard assessment for the tracht!

[@stuborn-complaining-german]

There is also a legal exemption specifically for this sort of knife in the tracht, so you are allowed to carry it to large festivals like this.

[@josefineseyfarth6236]

11€ for 1 liter (about 0.3 gallons) is NOT a great deal considering that 1 case of beer with like 20 bottles containing 0.5 liters each costs around 14-15€ on average (there are also cheaper ones and ones that are more expensive). So you might get 10 liters of beer for 14€ instead of just 1 liter at Oktoberfest. Guess that's the most expensive place to get yourself a beer all over Germany^^ At smaller beer festivals, beer is mostly less expensive. That's why most Germans will drink like 1, maybe 2 Maß there, not more. It's all about the atmosphere though ...

[@emmasly123]

There are lots of Volksfeste across Germany. In North Rhine-Westphalia, there is for instance the Schützenfest in Neuss, carnival in Düsseldorf and Cologne and the big Cranger Kirmes (fair) in Herne (around 4M visitors each year). In other areas there are wine fairs. Also, Germany has great Christmas markets. If you want to visit Germany, it is best not to go where all the tourists go.

[@jobue394]

Wasen in Stuttgart...

[@takashikamiyama4607]

Eisleber Wiesenmarkt in Eisleben

[@evalier1151]

Stoppelmarkt Vechta… 160000 square meters of booze, food and rides😅

[@eyalter8992]

Oh gott,die neidischen deutschen wieder.😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@beatecsm1183]

Volksfest is the name in Bavaria and some other places in Germany for public fun fairs. I live in Bavaria and have been to the Oktoberfest several times, with friends and colleagues (many employers book tables in the beer tents for their employees). It is a very special atmosphere, yet expensive.

[@deinpapa3769]

10:10 Sausage is cooked, and some are both, cooked and smoked Oktoberfestbier is arround 5.5 % - up to 6% of alcohol

[@moonwind6789]

Tips from a Bavarian if you want to experience something like Oktoberfest: go to any village in bavaria in summer, there will be the same festivals but smaller and cheaper. When you want to buy a Tracht ( traditional clothing here ) you don't have to spent hundreds of dollars for it, only the brand clothing costs like 200 - 5000€. Just look for Tracht in regular clothing shops there it will cost only 20€. Almost every native Bavarian buys it there because the Brand Tracht is so expensive. Theres another thing I have to say, its not like that that boys can only wear Lederhosen and women only a Dirndl, everybody can wear anything. A cool funfact about the Dirndl: you can tell by on what side the Schürze is tied together if a person is single or not ( left=single, right=not single ). So if you want to visit Bavaria just ask some lokals to show you everything, they are very friendly. See you there Servus!

[@holgerrenz3314]

You'd better be careful with German beer. Even the "regular" beer is already much stronger than any American beer, and the October Fest beer is even stronger. You will be wasted in no time, if you are not careful ;-)

[@rateba7092]

The song "country roads" is from the "hermes house band" and they are from the Netherlands!

[@Foxy1304]

Country Roads is a John Denver song from the early seventies that was covered by the Hermes House Band among others.

[@1983simi]

The modern version most Germans know, sure. The lyrics and general melody, however, was authored by John Denver, Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert in 1971

[@McGhinch]

It is called Oktoberfest because originally it was on the first weekend in Oktober. Over the years it extended forward to begin in September. Meanwhile it lasts for the two weeks within three weekends -- sometimes extended if the 3rd of October is past the third weekend. And no: Volksfest does not mean beer fest. Volksfest means "folk's fest" a festival for the general public, as opposed to the "nobles" when Bavaria was still a kingdom.

[@pyrointeam]

4:00 Hundreds of Thousands... To give you an idea, the complete estimated visitors each year vary between 6 and 7 million people and goes between 16 to 18 days (depending on which day of the week it started (it starts on 17th of September).. so between 300,000 and 400,000 every day.

[@Lord_Juvens]

As reference: 2019 the Oktoberfest consumed 7.3 Million Liters of beer (That's almost 2 million gallons). There were 6.3 million visitors in 2019 alone. That's within a period of 15 days. Pretty crazy.

[@Warentester]

That means everyone just had about 1 beer? Sounds surprisingly tame.

[@raistraw8629]

@@Warentester Everyone was counted there, even children. You have to see that many go there not to drink beer, but just for the rides. Not to mention that there is also a wine tent.

[@fawkes8497]

@@Warentester I'd assume that some of the visitors had no beer (kids and people who don't drink) so it would be more per drinking person + 1 liter of beer can be a lot if you don't have a high tolerance so it makes total sense if a lot people only have one

[@Lord_Juvens]

@@Warentester it probably adds up to a lot more than 1 beer per person considering visitors are more than just people who also drink beer. I’d probably estimate 1/3 of the visitors are drinking beer while they are there, maybe even less. Keeping in mind that 1 beer at Oktoberfest equals a Liter of beer which is 3 times the average beer size for most countries (33cl), it’s actually not that little.

[@Anson_AKB]

@@Warentester that would only be *_the average,_* and many people go there for the food and the rides, at least on one of several days. i also don't think that any children (under 16) will drink any beer, but they are visitors too.

[@natalirichter2191]

Germany is so much more than Oktoberfest 🙆🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️ What’s about „Kieler Woche“ 😃👍🏻 or Christopher Street Day 🌈💗 and sooo much more …

[@Apfelkind4000]

Hamburger Dom, Hamburger Hafengeburtstag, Karneval...

[@verzeihturncoat27]

"Stoppelmarkt"

[@Lord_Juvens]

Schmarrn alles. Saupreissn wissen goarnix.

[@xetinc5356]

Finde es gut wie vom bekanntesten aber Lokalen auf eure Lokalen geht. Machts nicht besser

[@MarabuToo]

Weird response; he reacts to a video about the Wies'n, arguably the best known festival internationally, NOT about the "so much more", so stop moaning (how about rephrasing to "hey, now that you looked at the largest Volksfest, how about....")

[@sandyakabatteriehuhn]

German in Venice released a vid about an Oktoberfest in the US a couple in the US a couple a days ago. That would be a great view to see some differences :)

[@MacFernor]

To put visitor numbers into perspective, every non-pandemic year, the total visitor count for those 2.5 weeks of Oktoberfest is around 6 - 6.5 Million people. It's rather crowded there, you could say. ;)

[@miridroge6043]

I believe children are allowed With their parents, but might not have as much fun inside the tents. Without parents, some tents allow 15 year old with written permission and 16 year old without. All tents are open to 18 year olds.

[@TheJanstyler]

Here is an important tidbit about beer during the Oktoberfest: Many people think they are being ripped off when they see the foam on top of the beer. They think they pay for mostly foam. Its actually the complete opposite. A Mass (the beer glass itself) has a "Füllstrich". A marking that shows where exactly 1 liter is. Beer will be poured right up to it and the foam on top is extra. That (along with the speed at which they are going) is one of the reasons why all the glasses are literally overflowing. Because they have to quickly fill up to the Füllstrich and not care about the wasted foam. If they only had to fill the glass instead, there would probably be much less spillage, but people would also get much less beer.

[@KrisThroughGlass]

I'm German and I've never been to the Oktoberfest and I have no dishes desire whatsoever to change this. Standing in line for everything, probably don't get a place with you friends, paying way too much for food and drinks, being caught between an anonymous mass of thousands of people, at the evening thousands of drunks pissing and puking everywhere?! Yeah, no. You should have to pay me to go there. I do like Volksfeste, but I really prefer the smaller, local ones, that are way more personal.

[@Lord_Juvens]

„Yeah, let’s generalise and dismiss one of the most popular festivals without even ever trying.” The picture you’re drawing about Oktoberfest doesn’t resemble it at all, go try it then go spill unbased opinions about it, would seem much more legitimate.

[@KrisThroughGlass]

@@Lord_Juvens I don't have to experience it myself, to know that it's expensive and extremely crowded. The puking and drunk people part comes with the territory and was recounted by many of my friends who've been there. I've been to other bigger Volksfeste and events and know that I don't enjoy those circumstances. I'm not not saying that it isn't a happing and great experience for others. It wouldn't be that popular if everybody who've been there hated it. I'm just taking about my (!) preferences and why I (!) don't feel the desire to visit.

[@Lord_Juvens]

@@KrisThroughGlass You're still generalising based on past experiences. Visit it, then talk about how bad something is, has nothing to do with preferences but simple common sense. Even if it would be like that, your opinion is pretty unbased the way you present it.

[@KrisThroughGlass]

@@Lord_Juvens if I ever win the lottery big time and have a lot of time and money on my hands, I might give it a try. Until then there are literally hundreds of other places and events that sound more tempting to me to spend my limited time and money on.

[@Carol_65]

I love the genuine look in your eyes when you watch these videos. I so hope that you and your family will be able to visit here.😃 You asked about kids in the beer tents. At Volksfest and Frühlingsfest in Stuttgart, kids are allowed in the beer tent until a certain time in the day/evening. Also, at the fests in Stuttgart, Wednesdays are usually family days and have discount prices on rides. I‘m not sure which day that is at Oktoberfest. Btw, you pronounced Tracht very well, imo!😃

[@lencox2x296]

Volksfest does NOT translate to beer fest! I would better translate it to public festival. The word is used mostly in southern GER. In other regions other words are used like Kirmes, Rummel or more often their specific names. Exactly like "Oktoberfest" is a specific Volksfest in Munich. It's kind of amusing how americans compare any historic architecture with Disneyland. Sounds more like a statement from kids :)

[@m.rubland6737]

"Kirmes" is also just a dialect word for "Kirchweih" or "Kerwa" in Bavaria. In Bavaria, a Kirchweih is something that takes place in every small village. A "Volksfest", on the other hand, is a larger event with an emphasis on the rides, which has been artificially created and is usually much larger.

[@chriscb8353]

Forget about the Octoberfest! The best time to visit GER is Mai/June! And there are so much other festivals that are much cheaper and not polluted with drunken people

[@TheJanstyler]

7:55 probably because of the same reason germans enjoy videos like this. It feels nice to see your own culture be appreciated, even in a small manner and especially when one is proud of their culture. Edit: And especially considering the context. A bunch of germans, in germany, during the biggest german festival, singing an american song. I'd probably get chills if it were the opposite way around too.

[@matschupitschu1545]

Nice video ! Can you make a video/reaction about the German public transportation system or ingredients that are banned in Europe but not in US. These are good topics and interesting to watch.

[@Warentester]

Oktoberfestbier has about 6% alcohol. Given that you'll be drinking all day and the beer comes in 1L glasses (35oz - so about the size of an average US coffee) you need to pace yourself. Americans who don't want to be careful tend to burn out quickly and their Wiesn experience ends by lunch time. And please, please keep in mind that most of Oktoberfest happens in September.

[@cheetah8618]

A US coffee is as big as a Maß… That seems somehow very weird to me…

[@McGhinch]

"I hätt gern a Maß'l Kaffee." 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@griesi31]

You should react to "Top 11 music festivals in Germany - get germanized" there are so many other cool and different events in germany too. I also highly recomment the whole "get germaniced" channel , perhaps the video about cologne or Karneval in cologne 👍

[@e.s.7272]

The Oktoberfest takes place already in September (from September 17 until October 3).

[@jonasbassermann6723]

At night everyone will be standing on the tables

[@hoenzepoenz3843]

Regarding the carousels at the Oktoberfest: this year there will be two. Type "Star Flyer" says it all :) One with a height of 80 meters (262 feet), one with a height of 90 meters (295 feet). In addition, a free-fold tower with a height of 80 meters.

[@carolinesch.]

oktoberfest in munich is the Most Well known basically every city thats a bigger has this type of fest im September Oktober in different sizes, Always some Rides, the typical food and one or more tents, Also my opinion: your local one is more von because it's less touristy and you go with people you know and you always meet people you know in the tents which is more fun

[@dwayenway]

There is only one Oktoberfest.

[@carolinesch.]

@@dwayenway its the only one called Oktoberfest yes, but they are all volksfests and the Same/similar but smaller

[@MrSegmentationFault]

There is also only one Bergkirchweih ;-)

[@miridroge6043]

there's only one Stuttgarter Wasen😂

[@lulaa123]

@@dwayenway actually not really. There is only one wiesn (as this term is trademarked), but anything can be called oktoberfest (though it wouldn't be the real thing)

[@Al69BfR]

I still don‘t recognize the song despite having played in beer tents for some decades and therefore should know all the songs. Was it Country Roads by John Denver?

[@karstenbursak8083]

3:20 The Rides … Keep in mind That some of the best and Most innovative Ride builders come from Germany (Huss Park Attractions, Mack Rides, Gerstlauer Amusement Rides) Switzerland (Bollinger & Mabillard, Intamin) and the Netherlands (Vecoma). Just Check out your local Theme Park in the US, legt ist be Six flags or Disney … i bet that the majority of Rides in Thais Parks are Build Boy These companies

[@PaiMei667]

pls check out "AUTHENTIC! Americans Experience a Bucketlist German Medieval & Renaissance Festival. Travel Guide."

[@julianeschulz3186]

There is a place called “Kotzhügel”, literally hill for puking 😂 so if you aren’t careful with your beer consumption, you could end up there… not a nice place to be

[@Quarknjaguar]

the Oktoberfest is just a big, disgusting, expensive excuse of a tourist trap (as is the carneval in cologne) visiting one time for the bucket list is ok - but if you want real bavarian atmosphere, go to harvest fests, autum fests - every town has it, or x00 year town anniversaries (you'll find enough all over bavaria), 100 times better atmosphere honestly, most bavarian >50k towns that are a little touristy have some fun going on at the town square on every saturday in autumn that is preferable to oktoberfest

[@SecretivePlotter0411]

I'm from munich and can't wait for the Oktoberfest to start this weekend! ^^

[@30chrismuc]

Hi - as we Here say : as a foreigner you can only make mistakes Here Greetings from the Oktoberfest And from the Hofbräuhaus brewery lab Chris, Brm

[@Tharmorteos]

i find it quite funny how often americans say that munich / bavaria looks like disneyland. as if bavaria copied disneyland's architechture ;P but i guess it because americans are more familiar with disneyland than bavaria.

[@anikatri]

Ok who’s explaining „Kotzhügel“ to him? 😆 it translated to vomit-hill. N‘uff said

[@nicenag3399]

maybe you can react to a video bout the "Hansapark" it is a theme park in north Germany that holds 2 world and 3 European records.

[@rosu3870]

Always remember: First the rides, then the food. Not the other way round... it doesn't end well in most cases. 🤢

[@pashvonderc381]

Plenty of KZbin vids of this happening..

[@stuborn-complaining-german]

What has he got in the pocket?" --> That's a traditional hunting knife that belongs to the male Tracht in that pocket...

[@Someone_from_Bavaria]

Here in Passau (Lower Bavaria) we have an Oktoberfest too and it's really really big

[@MrLogo73]

Don't expect too much. The Oktoberfest is usually being overrun by tourists, crowded, hours of waiting to get into a tent and once you're in, you can't get out. 25 years ago, it was really nice. Almost empty benches till noon, time to have your chicken, steak or whatever. The company members with their reserved benches came in the afternoon / evening.

[@SeiichirouUta]

Lederhosen are traditionally made from buckskin. This is why you can't really wash them, except for removing the worst dirt with soft soap. The real deal usually costs 800€ or more. So selling them... naw, not really. Dirndl as they are often seen at the Oktoberfest are technically not a Tracht (garb), but developed in the 19th century from sommer dresses women from the high society wore on especially warm days. These dresses were inspired by the traditional Dirndl, which looks a bit different than the modern one. The basic price is not as expensive as a Lederhosen, but what makes the dress invaluable is the tradition that the girdle gets embroidered more and more over time by the owner. But not matter what - the biggest difference is: Real garb hardly changes in look, but the modern versions are influenced by the current fashion. Source: I used to work as a garment technician at Lake Starnberg, which is close to Munich. I learnt quite a bit about traditional Upper Bavarian and Munich clothing there. And the fact, that many people are not too pleased with the Oktoberfest, because it twists or even "ruins" a lot of their traditions. At least this is what they told me - over and over. And typical "countryside Bavarians" can't take a joke when it comes to changing traditions. ;) (other than that they are really nice and welcoming people)

[@annettepierce6238]

it starts on saturday 17th of september and ends on monday the 3rd of oktober..this year...

[@jonasbassermann6723]

There is an own lawn where people puke on after going into the tent „Puke lawn“

[@PuNicAdbo]

Why always Oktoberfest and not Hamburger Dom Kramermarkt Freimaekt etc etc. I hat it

[@mihaelbitola3812]

If this was happening in USA, they would have more flags then people.😂,

[@streetcat3412]

Visited once. Don't plan to go back. Too many people and kinda expensive

[@reycou6895]

The Oktoberfest and the culture around it is Bavarian before its even remotely German. A typical person from Hamburg for example wouldn't even understand my Bavarian language.

[@Gr8Buccaneer]

whoever is wearing "Tracht" with sneakers or sports shoes,is a tourist..! ^^

[@jonasbassermann6723]

Usually Oktoberfest is a lot fuller then seen in the video

[@Sammy_The_Umbreon]

I find his reaction to the rides so interesting. But again, I can visit the Vienna Prater, so i dont think i'm a good judge for that

[@IkarusBoi]

if you enjoy them singing you have to watch the video of the nfl game in munich

[@jochendamm]

The Oktoberfest is a beer festival and a travelling funfair. With more than six million international and national visitors attending the event. And it's a festival in commemoration of the royal wedding between Crown prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen in 1810. Tracht means traditional costume but the origin of the word is tragen (to wear). You can buy (joke) costumes for carnival or in Southern Germany called Fasching in the way of disguise but the real deal costs hundreds of euros, some complete suits cost more than 2,000 euro. Tracht is derivated from clothing for guild's liverymen. Craftsmen had their pricey work clothing and jewelry (rings, earrings) to pay the bills for illness or remedy of defects they caused. Volksfest is in many cases a beer festival but means folk festival (for the people) or just fair. Volk means folk, people or nation. At the building of the Lower House of Parliament (Bundestag, lit. Federal congress) is the quote engraved: "Dem deutschen Volke" ([service provided] to the German nation)

[@rogerblumenstein1238]

Of cause kids are allowed in the tents, but be sure, they will get no beer.

[@YamiRuns]

For a festival like this, 11 Euros for a Maß is good, especially with how they are specially brewed for the fest. A Maß of beer in a supermarket costs about a third of that, depending on where you go. In my local fest, a Maß is about 8 Euros.

[@vomm]

I think for most Germans the Oktoberfest is not so special, because there are many big beer, wine and other festivals in Germany, which are just as fun, but often even cozier and also cheaper and more traditional, with the same fare.

[@AM-yu6ys]

Yes, I probably will never go. Too crowded, too big...

[@jonasbassermann6723]

You are allowed in the tent for every age I was with my parents a lot when I was younger