Bavaria vs. THE REST OF GERMANY

As an American living in Germany, I've learned that Bavaria (the state I live in) is a little different from the rest of Germany. Food, shopping hours, something called "Goaßlschnalzen," and more! Here are 8 ways Bavaria is different from the rest of Germany.
So my question for you is: What other regional differences in Germany should I know about?
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[@eethemaseun]

Austrians understand Bavarian better than the rest of Germany! I'm from Austria btw. 😝

[@iZePlayz]

But i have to concentrate to understand austrianish (Österreichisch) even i am a bavarian

[@iZePlayz]

@Quirin i live at the very north of bavaria in unterfranken

[@iZePlayz]

@Quirin and why are we still talking in english here

[@smasherloff9764]

Quirin I am from Passau 😂😂 I walk 10min and I am in Austria 👍

[@lucasvarela9632]

@Quirin M. hey I'm curious if u know how healthcare is in Germany/Bavaria.

[@AlexM-WI]

Ich glaube die Franken werden (laut) widersprechen, dass man in Bayern (nur) Bayerisch spricht... ^^

[@The1stChillaKilla]

Alexander Mehring wolld ich grad schreiben

[@NoNameLeft1500]

die franken sind ja auch keine bayern .. die sind ja nur geografisch ins bundesland gerutscht :D ... musste mir von nem franken ganz schön was anhören als ich ihn bayer genannt habe :D

[@The1stChillaKilla]

NoNameLeft1500 in franken gilt mehr oder weniger das motto "Frei Statt bayern" und nicht freistaat bayern. da sind wir n bisschen eigen :)

[@jorgschimmer8213]

Äh. Ich glaube in Geschichte gelernt zu haben, das Napoléon hat uns vor ca. 210 Jahren gezwungen ein Teil von Bayern zu werden.

[@jorgschimmer8213]

It's nice to be a price (prussian), its higher to be a bayer and the highest rank is tobe a lower - frank.

[@choedzin]

The first time I visited Germany (1969) I stayed at Garmisch-Partenkirchen. While there, I took a hike to the Meilerhütte on the Austrian border and noticed that the border signs all said "Österreich" (Austria) on one side and "Freistaat Bayern" (Free State of Bavaria) on the other. I saw no signpost that mentioned Germany. :-)

[@choedzin]

Yes, and I'm still alive ;-)

[@thekkore8082]

Jigme Choedzin Balasidis That's because Bavaria doesn't give a single fuck about the rest of Germany

[@thekkore8082]

Niclas Lueg I know I live in Germany:D but most of the time Bavaria sees itself separate from Germany and wants to act on their own

[@MikeSchumak]

Thats because Bavaria is not Germany :-)Had the same when I lived in Texas, they see them seperate from the rest of the States

[@danielrose1392]

Not sure if the reunion really changed anything at that border. Bavaria was part of the BRD (west germany), meaning Austria and Bavaria where both part of the western bloc. Also in 1969 the BRD was a Sovereign nation.

[@vitaminwc1390]

I'm from the north of germany and I don't understand a Word they're saying in the south. It sounds to me like a completly different language 😂😂

[@btxties3940]

Bin in München geboren und lebe da schon mein Leben lang und trotzdem verstehe ich nichts, wenn Leute mit bayrischem Akzent sprechen😂

[@btxties3940]

Außerdem sprech ich perfektes Hochdeutsch, besitze kein Dirndl, esse keine Weißwurst oder Schweinebraten, da ich Vegetarierin bin und bin noch dazu evangelisch. Trotzdem liebe ich es in Bayern zu leben😁😊

[@hansmeyer7225]

München ist ja auch ein Sprachloch.

[@EngelinZivilBO]

houis tomles haha alles ausser hochdeutsch friesisch oder platt is eine Fremdsprache :D ernsthaft ich versehe kaum welche die südlicher wohnen

[@Grapefruit5000]

Also ich komme auch aus dem Norden, spreche Hochdeutsch und verstehe fast alle Akzente relativ gut. So schlimm is das nicht.

[@michaeltieber3550]

Bavaria is much more similar to Austria than it is to Germany. We sometimes call it the 10th Bundesland. Austrians basically don't like Germans, but we don't have any Problems with Bavarians. The Dialekt is quite similar (altough Austria has a different Dialekt in every Bundesland and even within a single Bundesland Dialekts can differ as well). Furthermore Bavarians are Catholics and so are Austrians. Austrians wear Dirndl and Lederhosn as well and we also celebrate Oktoberfest. But we copied this from Bavaria, thats really a typical bavarian thing. A few differences between Austria and Bavaria: Austrians don't eat that much Weißwurst and Pretzel, and the big beer in Austria is half a liter.

[@blablatarantino4718]

As a Northern German I can't identify with most German stereotypes :D Fischköppe bleiben Fischköppe

[@swanhildm]

Living in Flensburg and being born and raised in Schleswig I feel the same. Our culture is much more Scandinavian and the rest of Germany is more middle European.

[@azzura5427]

Ich bin Schwabe und außerhalb von BW werde ich immer für einen Bayer gehalten xD Vor allem in Norddeutschland...

[@blablatarantino4718]

Jorun28 Schleswig-Holstein Highfive (I'm from the North Sea, near Husum)

[@blablatarantino4718]

Azzura Kann ich verstehen. Ich war mal im Urlaub mit einer Reisegruppe, fast alle Schwaben, und das war ja so verwirrend :D Meine Schwester lebt jetzt auch im Schwabenland und meint, dass das fast schon ein anderes Land ist

[@severaltalkingmangoes2174]

Kiel irgendwer?

[@ultimusborussiarum9333]

Every cultural region in Germany is unique. Bavaria is as different from Hamburg like the Rhineland from the Mark Brandenburg. The Slogan of the European Union fits for only Germany too: United in difference.

[@itsgorani9133]

Hello Dana. I think you have to divide the (political) state of Bavaria into the north and the south. The north (Franconia) is culturally quite different from the south (traditional Bavaria). e.g. Lederhosen are not part of the "Tracht" in Franconia; while Upper Franconia has a lot of breweries (just think about Bamberg), producing and drinking wine is much more important along the Main river (and we have "Weinfeste" instead of the beer drinking inspired Oktoberfest (usually a little earlier in the year, as they are often celebrated in the vineyards). The "Bratwurst", "Lebkuchen" and "Fleischküchle" are also very traditional Franconian dishes. I terms of dialect, Bavarian and Franconian also sounds different.

[@nob5773]

I totally agree

[@imrehundertwasser7094]

Also, as far as religion is concerned, Upper and Middle Franconia tend to have more Protestants. Lower Franconia is more Catholic however.

[@dunn0r]

Fleischküchle? Hackfleischlaabla heißt des.

[@fulla1]

Du moanst Fleischpflanzln. Und die gibt's (mit verschiedenen Bezeichnungen) in ganz Deutschland....

[@l3p3]

Kadaverteile in Teig heißt das.

[@waylinar]

EVERY Reagion have a unique Language!!! The Standart "High" German is the Language of the German State. Bavarian is the Language in Bavaria. but in the other German Countries you will hear Flat German, Franconia, Palatinate German, Pomeranian, Hessian, Saxon, Frisian, and many More Language around the German Region!

[@johnrogan9420]

16 states...bunder Reich's

[@johnrogan9420]

Mecklenburg

[@johnrogan9420]

Rhineland... Palestine

[@johnrogan9420]

Berlin...

[@oerthling]

Simplified: Bavaria is the Texas of Germany

[@Katschgo9]

oerthling You can't just say that! What I've heard from texas they are obsessed with weapons and really violent and (sorry) a little bit stupid...just because we bavarians live and speak a little different then the rest of germany doesn't mean you can compare us to texas. Sorry if it sounds a little harsh :)

[@bushaltenchiller]

Katschgo9 er meint in dem Sinn, dass wir uns sehr vom Rest Deutschlands unterscheiden und eben auch zum Teil um einiges traditioneller sind. Btw ist auch Waffenbesitz in Bayern meines Wissens mehr verbreitet als in den anderen Bundesländern. Die Schlausten sind wir aber schon, da geb ich dir Recht.

[@sherkjlsjdf6334]

@@Katschgo9 acctually texas per gdp much higher than germany,how can you say they are stupid if they are better than you

[@heros2110]

Wie kommt man eigentlich darauf, dass Waffenbesitz mit dem Grad an "Verblödung" korrelliert?

[@bbseal6174]

@@Katschgo9 violent? Not really, lel. Texans certainly are worried about protecting their right to have weapons, but the are not violent. On the contrary, I think you'll find that Texans and other southerners are much more kind than in many other much more popular places in the us. And on the topic of violence, there seems to be a much stronger group or gang violence culture that is fairly mainstream outside of the south. Even my Bavarian grandmother doesn't find the gun culture in the south to be strange at all. I think that something has changed in the past 50 to 70 years in Germany regarding how guns are seen in popular culture.

[@BassaSelim]

Full regional language is almost always hard to understand. I couldn't understand full Kölsch and I don't live too far away. I don't even understand our own version of Platt here, but there are not many people left who speak it as far as I know.

[@Frickes]

But Kölsch is the only Language you can drink. :D

[@c4sh3w]

Wäller Platt?

[@BassaSelim]

***** Nein, eher Ruhrpott, aber ein städtisches Platt. Ich kann aber ehrlich nicht sagen, ob die Unterschiede zur übrigen Region so groß sind.

[@RoiEXLab]

BassaSelim Solang Ich noch ebbis Badisch versteh isch alles noch ok :P

[@HexenkoeniginVonAngmar]

BassaSelim Ich komm' aus der Oberpfalz und hab mich mal an 'nem Plattdeutsch-Test versucht... Der Test umfasst 50 Wörter und Redensarten und ich hatte nur eines richtig 😂

[@OneWriterPerson]

I just moved to Bavaria (from northern Germany) for university and if there is one thing I can honestly say about Bavaria than that Bavarian is NOT German! You can say whatever you want but German and Bavarian are two different languages for almost all Germans! I'm a native German speaker and when I walk into a store or something I honestly need a translator...

[@Gobberfisch]

I moved from Bavaria to Berlin and holy shit, i felt like this was some other germany xD

"Bavaria is in Germany" ist schon eine gewagte These. ;-)

[@danidan1902]

Wieso eigentlich?

[@MrJDissel]

Von dem was ich als Norddeutscher so mitbekomme, ist es weil sich die Bayern für was besseres halten :P

[@jasperzanovich2504]

Ausserdem geht es Bayern finanziell recht gut daher sind die keine Freunde von unserem Sozialpackt.

[@Frickes]

+Jasper Zanovich leider haben sie in dem Punkt vergessen, dass sie selbst Jahrzehnte lang Nehmerstaat waren und ihren heutigen Wohlstand durch die Gelder anderer Bundesländer erreicht haben. Die Subventionen der Unternehmen die heute die Steuern bringen, mussten schließlich irgendwie finanziert werden.

[@luisawinter4844]

MrJDissel Nein, einfach nein! Dort wo ich wohn macht sich keiner Gedanken darüber wo er herkommt . Das gilt möglicherweise für ältere Menschen. Aber die sind stolz auf ihre Traditionen und ihren Dialekt und das hat auch jedes andere Bundesland . Also bitte hört auf solchen Vorurteilen Glauben zu schenken wenn ihr euch nicht selbst davon überzeugt hab das sie wahr sind! #proudbavarian

[@dominicschmidt8275]

As a Bavarian living in the USA, ..., I miss Bavaria.

[@krillin876]

We have a Bavaria here also, called ...Texas. Different food,culture ect. Also referred to as "lone star state".....similar to "stern die sudens".

[@MrFusselig]

Yes, I would agree, Bavaria is a bit like the Texas of Germany.

[@FF7CloudG3R]

actually, "stern des südens" is only the song of a soccer club

[@Matthew_Haas]

Texas isn't the only state with a culture that differs from the rest of the U.S. Each state really does have its own culture and while some states (i.e., my home state of Minnesota and our neighbour to the east, Wisconsin) are more similar than they are dissimilar, every region of the U.S. differs in significant ways that are definitely noticeable (for better or worse).

[@MrFusselig]

Matthew Haas It is the same in Germany, every region does have its own culture, but Bavaria is somehow more different to the other regions, very remarkable and somehow the stereotypical region when it comes to the whole country. For example the typical American thing is to be a cowboy, but I assume this is a very Texan thing.

[@Matthew_Haas]

Right, Texas (and perhaps Wyoming) have the cowboy attitude and it annoys me to no end that Texas is the stereotype of America. I think this is also the case with Germans not from Bavaria. I would say that Minnesota is also drastically different from the rest of America, but because we aren't as famous as Texas this gets ignored.

[@timschnitzel]

Actually, 90% of the picture foreigners have of Germany just is Bavaria.

[@woggelwoggel2]

I'm from Baden-Württemberg and I have no problems in understanding Bavarian :D If you want to get to know a hard dialect, go to Switzerland.

[@freebirdflytosky3311]

des chunt druf aaa was de seisch

[@Ekaekto]

Oder man fährt auf die Alb ;)

[@woggelwoggel2]

+LemonLou Ich dachte Bayern hassen Sachsen °L°

[@fzoid3534]

Und ich dachte Sachsen hassen Preußen und Bayern mögen eh niemand anderen als sich selbst.

[@methusalixchen]

Fzoid das mit den Preussen und Bayern ist tief verwurzelte Abneigung, die weit ins neunzehnte Jahrhundert zu Bismarck zurück reicht. Bayern wurde gegen den Willen der meisten Einwohner und gegen den Willen des Monarchen ins Deutsche Reich gepresst und hat diese Schmach niemals vergessen, nach dem Motto: Insane Foaben san blau weiss, insa Feind is da Preiss.

[@SatanicHorse]

Most people from Northern/Central Germany are probably better at understanding Dutch than understanding Bavarian. At least I am.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Bavaria is Germany's Texas. Just with better scenery.

[@sophienachbaur6516]

Quotenwagnerianer true xD

[@theengineer7265]

Quotenwagnerianer bua du draust da wos.

[@gangsterpelon13]

Du hast me

[@Deadly_fox512]

Uhh where in Texas are you from or have you been to??? You do know that Texas is like twice as big as Germany all together.

[@Deadly_fox512]

@Raylene Jorgenson uhhh Texas itself has various cultural influences... Yes Mexican/Spanish influence is there, but German and Irish is there as well. German being big, there is a legit dialect of German called Texas German. we also have African/black American influences here in Texas and French/Cajun/creol influences here.

[@erickofspirit]

I've come to learn that there are so many people in Bavaria who get offended if you were to call them Germans. They will literally say "I'm not German, I am Bavarian." My question is how many people in Bavaria think that way? I've also learned that there's a difference between northern and southern Bavaria. Can anyone tell me what those differences are? In terms of Bavaria, I've been to Munich and Nürnberg (and also Bamberg for a day when I was in Nürnberg).

[@nob5773]

Bamberg and Nuremberg isn´t really Bavaria

[@ulrichlehnhardt4293]

southern Bavaria (Oberbayern und NIederbayern) is what most people would call typical bavarian. Besides these two bavarian regions there are the suabians (around Augsburg and Allgäu) and the franconians (Nuremberg, Bamberg, Würzburg etc.). These three regions Ober-und Niederbayern, Franken and Schwaben form the state of Bavaria. The Lederhosen, Weisswurst stuff is usually found in Ober- und Niederbayern (Munich etc.) BUT good things find their way to other regions of course. So today you will probably find a Weisswurst in Nuremberg and Bratwürstel in Munich. To me - as a German - I think that Bavaria is the most beautiful part of Germany. I love it and the people are very nice. Sometimes they are very proud of their heritage but I do not think that they are really offended when calling them Germans.

[@erickofspirit]

Ulrich Lehnhardt I think I noticed some differences between Nuremberg and Munich. What appeared to be the same are the half tinted roofs that I was told so much about. I did see a difference between food. In Nuremberg, they have these bratwurst sausages, in which they place four in a bread roll. And I love Bavaria with its scenery. Obviously being in the Alps region plays a factor.

[@ulrichlehnhardt4293]

erickofspirit yes there certainly is a difference. As you said the Nürnberger Bratwürstel (the small ones) are typical for Nuremberg. Also Nuremberg is more of a medivial town (rebuilt in the 50 ies style) whereas Munich is more a 19th century style town. It is different but still not another planet.

[@HomoBavaricus13]

I don't know how other Bavarians think, but I (Upper Bavaria) feel more as a bavarian European than a bavarian German. I also feel closer to the Austrian mentality than to the German.

[@MyselfMoi]

Ich komme aus NRW und bin vor 10 Jahren nach Bayern gezogen. Ich liebe den Dialekt, nur leider verschwindet der immer mehr 😢 In München sprechen fast alle hochdeutsch, was ich sehr schade finde.

[@MrBagel-ov5sb]

Anima Sola Darum mag keiner München ;D

[@savagestea7435]

Ja die Saupreißen nerven echt

[@shiftwolf]

In den Städten is das doch normal.

[@e1woqf]

Auf Dialekt kann man gut verzichten. Er ist nicht mehr als ein Kommunikationshindernis.

[@dominikbeierl6932]

e1woqf Nein! Dialekt ist ein wertvolles, traditionelles Kulturgut. Wenn du etwas nicht verstehst, frag nach.

[@weltraumvogel2]

Germany is also called BRD for a reason. it's B-RD -> Bayern Rest-Deutschland

[@ottonormalverbraucher7835]

HAHAHA Jes True!

[@tertiusimpostor]

Goaßlschnalzen - Geisselschnalzen. Geissel is a synonym for Peitsche. By the way: the Bavarians are more like Austrians in many aspects - at least compared to Northern Germans :D

[@lo5271]

True :D

[@DerEchteBold]

Bavarians are like Austrians? Or is it the other way round ; ) Ich hab mal gehört dass man in Kärnten "ganz altes Bayrisch" spricht ... und das soll tatsächlich ein Österreicher gewesen sein der das behauptet hat! (vielleicht war's auch in Tirol, der Steiermark oder sonstwo in den Ö.Alpen, bin mir nicht mehr sicher)

[@FriedeSeiMitDir]

In Altbayern (Oberbayern, Niederbayern und der Oberpfalz), sowie im allergrößten Teil Österreichs (außer Vorarlberg und kleinere Teile Tirols) spricht man bairische Dialekte. Politisch gesehen war Österreich (daher auch der Name) bis 1156 ein (Ost-)Teil Bayerns und auch im Laufe der Jahrhunderte haben verschiedene Regionen immer mal wieder politisch die Seiten gewechselt. Klar haben sich im Laufe der Zeit auch Eigenheiten entwickelt (wäre ja schlimm wenn nicht) aber sprachlich, traditionell und geschichtlich gesehen sind die beiden Länder stark miteinander verbunden. Ich fühl' mich jedenfalls den Österreichern eher "verbunden" als zum Beispiel den Norddeutschen - was nicht heißt, dass ich unsere Nordlichter nicht mag! ;-)

[@SnowMuffalo]

So true. I'm originally from Northern Germany and there are so many things I don't understand (or don't even know, referring to the Peitschen stuff or other cultural things) about Bavaria. Sometimes it's like an entirely different country with its own language.

[@chrisis123]

Bairisch (mit i) ist ein sprachwissenschaftlicher Begriff der alle entsprechenden Dialekte in Bayern, Österreich und Südtirol zusammenfasst :) Wikipedia hat eine ganz gute Erklärung dazu: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bairische_Dialekte

[@stevenhollingsworth3249]

When I lived in the Rheinland Palatinate a large amount of the residents weren't even German, I lived on a military base and there was a small town surrounding us. One of the cooler things to do was to travel to Trier to see the old Roman Structures.

[@stevenhollingsworth3249]

dsjif jkdfhs Baumholder

[@nadinegerten7117]

Steven Hollingsworth You lived in Spangdahlem? :)

[@theetravelhippie]

Steven Hollingsworth What else do you recommend doing in that area

[@robsxn6490]

Di Ni Or Bitburg :D

[@stevenhollingsworth3249]

Di Ni no baumholder

[@kmoellski]

Bavaria is like its own country. Too bad Bavaria is often seen as typically German because it's definitely not:D Even when I moved from the South to the North I sometimes feel like I'm in a different (but of course at least equally beautiful) world. I'm only heartboken over the lack of Pretzels here.

[@williamzhao2521]

it's own country with own flag and culture. Totally different people. For one thing. They don't hate the French.

[@hyenalaughingmatter8103]

@@williamzhao2521 all of german people are different, germany is made up of many differen germanic tribes and in the north east and eastern germany also many slavic people there

[@ahgavlive4517]

In Hamburg are many pretzels

[@kmoellski]

@@ahgavlive4517 but they're not nearly as good as the ones in the south. Kinda taste like paper...but they've got other good things:)

[@ahgavlive4517]

@@kmoellski Uhh than I will have to go the south 😍😂

[@TheAmrasTaralom]

Hey Dana. just a small remark: While you are right about Lederhosen being a typical Bavarian thing, "Tracht" refers to traditional clothing and is worn in many parts of Germany. Most regions have their own traditional attire, well known are for example the ones from Schwarzwald or Spreewald (Sorben). There are also "Trachten" for special clubs/professions, for example choirs, hunters or chimney cleaners.

[@panicatdx]

i'm from the west of gernany anf to me bavaria is like a different country, honestly 😂😂😂

[@Mirene95]

one big difference I find myself fighting about with my friends in saxony where I live now is krapfen. im from bavaria and thats what we call them there. in saxony, krapfen are called pfannkuchen. the word pfannkuchen in bavaria means pancakes WHICH MAKES MUCH MORE SENSE. the word ppl in saxony use for pancakes is plinsen. saxony is weird

[@nadineprutting754]

Mirene In hamburg we call it Berliner...

[@NK-ph4ot]

Mirene in Brandenburg (Berlin included) the pancake is named Eierkuchen

[@loafofbread-theoriginal8369]

In BW they're called Berliner

[@FunFlower345]

I live in a small part of lower Saxony named "Ostfriesland". Because I'm raised half Lebanese and half german i couldn't speak "Plattdeutsch". Now I'm working in a place where the most people speak platt and I can now speak some. It's funny how it sounds. I think it sounds similar to Netherlands :D

[@timthesquirrel]

Indeed the frisian languge is the same! I am from Hamburg though but we speak kinda frisian here too (more single words like the best example: "Moin!" which is from the frisian word "mooi" - netherl. for "good")

[@EngelinZivilBO]

Tim Kartoz was redest du fürn Müll? Es gibt keine Friesen in hh. Lediglich ein paar Kommunen in Nordfriesland und in Ostfriesland.. Und moin is nicht friesisch...

[@EngelinZivilBO]

und ja als ual fering youngan weiß ich wovon ich rede.. Ich habe deutsch erst in Kindergarten/schule gelernt

[@timthesquirrel]

wasgeht dichdasan Habe nicht gesagt, dass es Friesen in HH gibt. Das "hamburgische" Moin leitet sich vom friesischen Wort Mooi ab, gibt es allerdings in leichter Abänderung in großen Teilen der Region: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moin

[@chreurope]

Generally speaking, I often say that a person from Hamburg is more similar to a person from Aarhus, Denmark, than the Hamburg person is to a person from Munich, who in turn is more similar to a person from Vienna, Austria.

[@WantedAdventure]

+blue rabbit Oh interesting! Interesting way to think about it. Yeah, I can see that.

[@CptRyaffio]

East/west is similar: the Slavic influence is strong in the "Far East" around Berlin etc. and Freiburg has a significant bond to France and Münster etc. to the Netherlands.I like to explain Bavaria as Germany's Texas: More conservative than most other parts of the country, the whole "Freistaat/Lone Star" thing, and often Bavaria and Germany are conflated just as Texas and the US are.

[@Hippiekinkster]

Bavarians, however, are far more intelligent. For instance, the Texas State Legislature tried to ban the teaching of 'Critical Thinking" in schools. Most of us New Yorkers thought that they already had.

[@chestertear9346]

I'm from Rhineland-Palatine and the dialect differs from village to village. Not much but some words are different. But nobody is able to say "ch". It's promounced as "sch".

[@NOTJustANomad]

Chester Tear i live in Aachen and I noticed the opposite thing. in Aachener Kreis words like Tisch is pronounced Tich.

[@chestertear9346]

+Weinan aka VikingSail I moved to Aachen to study 2 years ago and I also realised that. Very disturbing :D

[@NOTJustANomad]

Chester Tear i came here a few months ago for study. :) true very disturbing. you are probably a native speaker. while i'm not. for the first couple of weeks i always have to pay attention to every ch they say to determine if it was actually a sch or ch.. xDD

[@EstherRab]

Das mit dem sch kann ich nicht bestätigen. Auch da kommt es drauf an, wo genau in Rheinland-Pfalz man sich befindet. Bei uns in der Vorderpfalz sprechen eigentlich alle das ch ganz normal...

[@user-hy9qv9sc5d]

And when you going to the "Nieder-Rhein" nobody is able to say "sch". It's pronounced as "ch" :D I'm coming from the Border of the "Ruhr-Area", "Sauerland" and "Bergisches Land"- the dialect also different from city to city. Some dialects in Hessen are hard to get. The most of the Bavarians is understandable

[@fjsnby]

In all parts in Germany is spoken another language. In Bavaria are also different languages (for example "Frängisch").

[@The1stChillaKilla]

andyufr dann schreibs doch gleich mit g... frängisch

[@e1woqf]

Zum Glück sprechen die meisten Deutschen Hochdeutsch.

[@Gallowglas]

Man muss sich halt ab und zu auf ein niedriges Niveau begeben, um von diversen Eingeborenen verstanden zu werden :D

[@RealPumpkinJay]

+Gallowglas Also ich persönlich begebe ich herzlich gerne auf das Niveau von Göthe... Es sei denn man wählt als gemeinsame Sprache Englisch, denn das kann ich auch.

[@marvingreeen8510]

First: Im from Bavaria and I speak Bavarian ^^ Second: In Bavaria the school is harder than in other Parts od Germany

[@victorselve8349]

marvin Green third Bavarians think that their schools are way better than anywhere else in Germany

[@emmanuelk.4520]

Victor Selve fourth : they actually are I have been to school in multiple german federal states

[@noneofyourbusiness4294]

Victor Selve that's a simple fact. I'm from NRW, but I've been around quite a bit. Bavaria has the toughest requirements, and I would say that all the states (lack of a better word for Bundesländer), should apply those requirements.

[@strawberry_jam_ie_3457]

Ich auch(♥ω♥*)

[@harrywelker319]

Richtig !!

[@Tenkoman]

Well a pretty regional difference I learned in my childhood in Northern Germany, is: How to make the wedding soup - every wedding my family went to, had this first dish with tiny differences (depending on where the wedding dinner was held, but all were in traditonal ordinaries.) I've yet have to check how the restaurants here in Munich make this dish, but I am used to (German incoming): Klare Brühe, Eierstich, gekochtes Hackfleischbällchen, bisschen Suppengrün, weißen Spargel & Müschelchen-Nudeln)

[@WantedAdventure]

+Gerjet Betker Oh cool! I didn't know wedding soup was a popular thing in Germany. From the U.S. I know of a soup called "Italian Wedding Soup," but it isn't actually served at weddings, that is just the name :D

[@nerdbot4446]

Mr-German-Man-sips is actually the SI unit for volume where Liter derived from

[@speedbur1]

In East Frisia in Nortwest Germany at the Northsea the average tea drinking is about 300 litres per year. So the east frisians have the world record in tea drinking :). There is even an own culture about the tea drinking here :)

[@LoverGetamped]

england loves tea too! english and fries are brother

[@nightheart8927]

Wonderfull video as always! But as a matter of fact "Tracht" is worn in many parts of germany, just not the bavarian style but the style of each region. Although I admit that in other parts of germany "Tracht" is now more of a festive attire, worn for festivals etc.

[@Kaylia1991]

Since Mister German man is from NRW it would be great to see him and you upload a video on Carnival traditions. For example the rivalry between Cologne and Düsseldorf and Mainz and also how it is called Fasching in Bavaria and not really that big of a deal there:) BTW I am from Cologne and this is why I think it is worth telling Americans. There is more than just Oktoberfest to Germany and you show it pretty well in your videos. Keep up with the good work

[@ottonormalverbraucher7835]

Yes that is true. it is so sad that other parts of Germany gets so undermined and forgotten. Like the beautyfull traditions of köln or other NRW Regions or northern Germany

[@TimeturnerJ]

The fastest way to piss off a person from Northern Germany is to impose Bavarian clichées on them. :D

[@veranicus6696]

I am from nothern germany and i never met someone wich is offended by being compared to bavarians. They are more likely to just don't care and think of that person as an idiot :-)

[@TimeturnerJ]

ein Mensch Well I am from Northern Germany as well, and most people I know get really offended about the Bavaria clichées. 😅

[@Kazooka]

Oh yes. Few things will set off my Bremer husband more quickly than being mistaken for or compared to anything Bavarian.

[@veranicus6696]

I guess one thing wich is unique in bavaria(or north austria) is that you might get punched in the face if you are from nothern germany (happens to me for saying the word "Moin"(a greeting in nothern germany) ), never heard that from other parts of germany. Or to be more specific: bavarians are more likely to hate notherners from germany while notherners just do not care about bavarians. Wich is also quit a thing in some nothern parts of germany, people are less emotional towards foreigners such as bavarians :-) P.s. : i do not consider fränkisch people as bavarians , because Franken are very unique with their own language and culture.

[@lynnsaik]

Bavaria. The 'B' stands for 'best' :)

[@mrspidey80]

I'm guessing "Goaßl" is bavarian dialect derived from "Geißel" which is a somewhat archaic german term for "whip" and literally translated means "Scourge". "Schnalzen" is a more common term refering to making a specific sort of sound. You mostly hear it in the phrase "mit der Zunge schnalzen" which means that sound that people love to make with their tongue when on horseback.

[@ThePerfectRed]

Actually we have 4 larger accents in the state of Bavaria where people speaking them hardly are almost unable to understand each other: Bavarian, Franconian, Swabian and (had to google this) Upper Palatine, i.e. Oberpfälzisch.

[@KirillAGA]

Hmmm... What of 'larger' - you forgot Allgäuisch... I'm living in Hallertau (OK, "Holledau" auf g'scheits Daitsch ;) ) and within 30 km radius there are at least 4 sub-dialects - Oberbairisch (but don't forget that Holledauer Oberbayrisch is not the same as, for example, spoken in Bad Tölz oder Chiemgau), Niederbairisch (direction Mainburg-Kelheim), Schrobenhausen with its almost Schwabisch accent (too close to Augsburg, hehe...) and Ingolstadt with its own Mundart. %-0

[@ltportraits6812]

my German part of the family lives in bayern, but my part lives in the netherlands, always came there to ski in the alpes I still eat weisswurst with bretzen every Sunday in the morning😍😍

[@TyrionCypher]

Tracht means traditional clothing, not only Lederhosen and Dirndl. Actually, there's Tracht all over Germany 😉

[@karleybrown4856]

I'm moving to this area in September this was interesting to watch! I am from the states and have never been to Europe before

[@danielreick9904]

What you really shall know, if you made your white saucage and its ready, put it on a grill till it turns brown and name it "Thuringian Roster" sell it for the forth prize and DING! :D *All bavarians will hate me now... but we figured out by accident AND ITS TRUE!!!!*

[@Sketchblopp]

I'm a Thuringian and I hate you now, too. ;P

[@danielreick9904]

awww..... Nich fair... meine Thüringischen Freunde fanden das cool, weil gegrillt konnten wir die Weißwürste wenigstens essen. Vorher warn die ungeniesbar. :O

[@Jacy_-nn1hr]

was für abscheuliche greueltat!!!

[@Jacy_-nn1hr]

Du kannst doch keine Weißwürste Grillen...man macht doch Steak auch nicht in der mikrowelle

[@danielreick9904]

schmeckt aber echt wie Thüringer Roster :D

[@YoshiSimi]

Hey Dana, I'm from Bavaria and I have to correct some little flaws :) While "Maß Bier" are often drunk at local "Volksfesten", you do not always find it in restaurants or homes. Me personally, I prefer the half liter glasses, so the beer does not loose its sparkling flavor too quickly. Apart from that, in my opinion you cannot speak of a bavarian accent. The accent strongly differs from the region to region even within bavaria. For example, somebody from Niederbayern would speak totally different than somebody from western parts of Bavaria or from southern parts (Allgäu).

[@HoldMySoda]

You speak about Bavaria but almost anything you mention is about Oberbayern "upper Bavaria". Bavaria has 7 districts which differ a lot. I like your videos but in this one, you tend to offer stereotypes. I am from Franconia, which is also a part of Bavaria. We do not have "Goaslschnalzer", for example. Also, the chance that a CSU members from Nurnberg is a protestant, is pretty high because most of the Nurnberg people are not catholics they are protestants. The dialect in Swabia and Franconia has not too much in common with the dialect they speak in Munich. Why don't you come with Mr. Germanman to the northern part of Bavaria and do some research. There is a lot more to explore. Did you know, that Bavaria is not only known for its beer? In the region by the river Main, they make superb wine, too.

[@Niko_demus]

Coming from Baden-Würtemberg, I don't consider the Bavarian Brezeln as soft. Our Brezeln are much softer, here, I sometimes think they are stale and old. In reality, Bavarian just bake them harder.

[@babybabekiss]

Finally :D I waited for this for so long

[@nicoleachilles8765]

Zeit ist ein Thema, das in unterschiedlichen Teilen Deutschlands unterschiedlich angesagt wird. Es gibt die Version die viertel nach Drei, halb Vier, viertel vor Vier sagt, dann die Version mit Viertel Vier, Halb Vier, Dreiviertel Vier und natürlich die nette Mischung, die zwar viertel nach Drei sagen, aber dreiviertel Vier.

[@passionateviolinist5508]

Oh my god, finally I found someone who neither likes Weißwürste!!! Greetings from Bavaria ^^

I mog de a nd recht :D

[@passionateviolinist5508]

Jonny xXDXx Gell? Da san doch a Paar Bratwürscht deutlich besser xP Aber Obatzta is eh hammer :D

[@Skyldyel]

There is a huge difference between Weißwürst from a super market and Weißwürst fresh made by a lokal butcher. It has ingredients that get old soon and do not preserve well. I know some people who thought they hate Weißwürst, then tried the fresh ones and suddenly fell in love with them. Of course if you tried and still do not like them, well, tastes differ between humans. I just wanted to point that out.

[@renatoherren4217]

Skyldyel Is it true, that it's forbidden to eat Weisswürste with hot mustard? I once read that on the food label of Weisswurst. But since i love it to break traditions, i instantly ate them with very hot mustard, even though i don't really like spicey food. Then i noticed the sweet mustard that was in the package and realized that regular mustard would have been enough to brake the tradition. 😁😁😁😁

[@Random-xs8dp]

AN JA Niemand mag die Dinger...

[@byakuyakuchiki6570]

I always hate it when people outside of Germany (Americans or else) believe Bavaria is Germany. I'm from lower Saxony so the north of Germany and it annoys me sooooo much😫 It's good that you actually made a video about the differences☺

[@sonjageyer7369]

I think you should not forget that not even for all "Bavarians", i.e. people who are from the state of Bavaria, Goaßlschnalzn, Dirndl and speaking Bavarian are normal, because most people from this state are not Bavarian at all, they are Franconians or Schwaben or Oberpfälzer or... Actual Bavarians only live in the very south of the state, and not even for all of them Goaßlschnalzn or wearing Lederhosen are traditional things. And most of us here in Franconia can't understand "real Bavarians" any better than Mr Germanman. You're right with the CSU of course, you can't vote for the CDU here, which I've always considered to be extremely unfair and undemocratic, and of course people from the north of Bavaria also like to drink a Mass of beer - for obvious reasons, because also the beer in the north of Bavaria is quite different, i.e. much better than the beer in the south ;-)

[@jeanvaljean7266]

Oberpfälzer are Bavarians, too (Nortbavarians) and we do have Goaßlschnalzer (Goißlschnalzer) and Lederhosen, too (longer ones, just beneath the knees)

[@biancajewel2087]

I'm from Bavaria and I didn't know stores closed later than 8pm in other regions until my sister moved to Hessen.

[@rizn79]

honestly: fastfood in all parts of germany primary means to eat a "döner" or "asian options", pizza for sure, and regular bratwurst/bockwurst/currywurst. i never tried weißwurst at all. its a bavarian thing ;) but try "thuringia bratwurst". its the original bratwurst like "pilsner beer"... check also "original nürnberger rostbratwurst" as a traditional kind of bratwurst from nürnberg. greets

[@SanaraHikari]

I'm from Baden-Württemberg. I lived my whole life in the north of BW and since one year I'm studying in a little town in the black forest. It's two hundred kilometers from home and it feels like a new world. The dialect is completely different. Here it's "Badisch" and I'm used to "Schwäbisch". And they have Trachten here.

[@mradams5903]

Do please a Video about the different of the east and west of germany

[@JimmyJamTVpg1]

That's probably hard for an american living in Germany for a short time. There isn't really that much of a difference nowadays, just a few things that happened before the unification that influenced how some cities were built and other such things. Other than some general things you can't say much about it. Since there are multiple regions that belonged to the DDR, things differ within the eastern regions themselves (as explained in this video, there are large differences between regions). So most of the differences aren't an east/west thing, but region specific

[@jesusgonzalez6715]

NAd The vast majority of differences between east and west is actually differences between North and South (with the East being part of the North). One thing specific to the East however is their love affair with the tram (streetcar) that never ended. Even small places like Plauen or Nordhausen still have their very own Straßenbahn

[@mradams5903]

Jesus Gonzalez I am German and I am living in Germany so I know nearly everything about Germany what Dana is telling in her Videos. But my interest is more in what the other people/countries think about Germany. My 2nd interst is that what she is telling in her Videos is true and also that others learn about this beautiful country. So I would like to watch a video where Dana is talking about the differences of east and west Germany ( former DDR and BRD) because of 45 years of seperation there where some major differences of east and west germany.

[@jesusgonzalez6715]

As a westerner living in the East I'd say the biggest difference that has nothing to do with North or South is the ethnic and political structure. Even small western cities of barely 100 000 have more "foreigners" than even major eastern cities like Dresden or Leipzig

[@mradams5903]

Jesus Gonzalez Yeah of cause but thats not the point

[@zomfgroflmao1337]

I grew up in NRW, but now i live in Hesse. I think the most interesting german area is the north sea part. There are so many weird traditions (including traditional clothing) that is heavily influenced by the heritage of the north as traders with connections all over the world (Hamburg is still one of the biggest ports in the world and everybody should know about the Hanse). Unfortunately i'm not that informed myself because i never lived up there, but i found it a very intriguing culture (Reetdächer are nice as an example).

[@Astravall]

An example of the different dialects would be cool. Not just Bavarian but other dialects spoken in Germany too.

[@williwuttke]

It's not just dialects. There are more than two real languages that are spoken in Germany. The modern standard German is a result from the Alemanic, which is southern German. In Northern Germany we have "Niederdeutsch", which is older than Standard German and has been one base for English, because it was the language of the Anglo-Saxons. Dat is gornich so licht, Platt to snacken, wenn du dat nich mit de Muddermilk insaugt hest. Und dat gifft so veel Dialekte in Plattdütsch sülvst, dat du sogar vun Dörp to Dörp nie Wöer to leern hest. Dat Platt sich nich dörsett hett liggt doarn, dat dat keen eenheetli Schriftsprok gifft. Awer wenn du anner Lüüd wiesen wullst, dat du ut'n Norn kummst, dann langt dat förn Anfang, Wöer as "Stock" und "Stein" nich as "Schtock" und "Schtein" man as "S-tock" und "S-tein" uttospreken.

[@auryn8450]

+williwuttke Ich musste das jetzt zwei mal lesen um mitzukommen, haha nice

[@cake0539]

williwuttke I hobs als bayer verstandn

[@allegro6104]

williwuttke das liest sich ja mal 100% wie niederländisch

[@williwuttke]

Cake 053 Ja, siehste, kein Grund, warum wir uns nicht verstehen sollen.

[@pythonmentor]

Thank you Dana! Finally a good video about my country (Bavaria :P) that is respectful and well researched. By the way, Bavarian is not the culture/language of all of Bavaria, but it is of most of Austria, South-Tirol and some other places. We share our culture with Austria, which is to say that it only changes slightly, gradually from north to south. Most of what is "typical German" -> "typical Bavarian" -> "typical in the Bavarian speaking parts of the world". I hope you make another video about us! :) (may I suggest a language challenge with somebody who speaks real Bavarian?)

[@isabellschwarz7155]

I love Obazda too! 😍😍😍 And I'm not from Bavaria, but I can understand Bavarian. It's not that difficult.

[@TheSuicidalYeti]

Well, it depends on the location in bavaria. For example, in munich the baverian dialect is easy to understand, because it doesn´t set upart that much from high german, in the bavarien forest on the other hand, it´s a complete sepereate language. I grow up right between this two extremes so i do understand both of them, but eaven i have my problems understanding "Woidlerisch", witch means the dialect from the region arround Regen and Cham.

[@toraxmalu]

tracht is also worn in Black Forest - As well a heavy dialect…

[@Varibam]

There is no beer in cologne. There is just "kölsch" which tastes like toilet water after the morning routine.

[@ThomasKnip]

This, of course, is nonsense. German toilet water actually has drinking water quality! ;)

[@sylverscale]

Vartanis I'm kind of concerned about the fact that you know how toilet water after the morning routine tastes like...

[@Varibam]

I actually don't but this is how i imagine it would taste

[@sylverscale]

Vartanis I heard urine tastes more like broth. Don't know if it's true, have no inclination to try... don't actually even want to imagine how it tastes, especially not mixed with toilet water. :P

[@robertgoers6539]

Good morning Dana. One difference that I noticed when driving from Frankfurt to Fussen, in southern Bavaria , is that the closer I got to Fussen , more and more drivers would give a small wave of greeting. I started doing it too and felt better for it. Also people in general, seemed more laidback and happy. All tho this has been true everywhere I have visited in Germany, maybe a little more so in Bavaria. Thank you for a great site.

[@gzed]

So many reasons to say...Bavaria isn't german! :D

[@ultimusborussiarum9333]

It is German.

[@thehello88]

Idk Im pretty sure hamburg us more like the UK than it is like Munich

[@thehello88]

just like munich is more like vienna

[@ultimusborussiarum9333]

Vincent vintage No, I've been to Hamburg and Munich, both are big cities with many old Gründerzeit - buildings and modern ones. The people there may speak different dialekts and there are of course differences between a Harbor town and a city that lies in the country, but both are German. You can't simply say that Bavaria is so much different from the rest of Germany. Just compare the Rhineland in the West with the Mark Brandenburg in the West and you will find many differences in culture too. Every Region in Gemany(Saxony, Westphalia, Baden, Hessen, Vorpommern) is unique. The reason why you think Bavaria is something special and completly different is, that the most foreign tourist visiting Germany visit Bavaria and the picture of Bavaria is spread as the picture of Germany around the world.

[@ultimusborussiarum9333]

Vincent vintage If you look a the history of Austria, you will realise that it was most of the time a political part of Germany and so the cultural similarities are self-explaining.

[@henrywollentin3586]

You are so pretty, Dana. Your channel is one of best american channels I ever saw. It helps me to learn your language better.

[@MrMegaPussyPlayer]

Heute mal mein Kommentar in deutsch. 2:20 Die Kunst ist nicht eine Maßkrug mit einer Hand zu halten, sondern ein halbes duzend. 2:33 Trachten gibt es in fast ganz Deutschland. In manchen Regionen werden sie noch öfters aktiv getragen. Nur eine davon ist Bayern. Natürlich unterscheiden sich die Trachten je nach Region ... und zwar massiv. 2:50 For einigen Jahren ... in ländlichen Gebieten zumindest ... haben die Läden in Bayern noch um 18 Uhr geschlossen ... und hatten eine Mittagspause von ~ 11:00- 13:00. (Während in anderen Bundesländer manche Läden bis Mitternacht offen hatten) 3:50 Gibt genauso viele regionales Gerichte die aus anderen Regionen (nicht nur Bayern) kommen. Bayer vermarktet sich aber besser (Meine damit Werbekampagnen von Bayer ausgeführt) 5:20 Bayrisch wurde als eigene Sprache definiert. Und so wurde Platt. Wenn einer nen starkes Plattdeutsch spricht wirst Du ihn auch nicht verstehen. Platt und Bayrisch sind nicht die einzigsten deutschstämmigen Sprachen.

[@daobamoar234]

I'm a Bavarian and I can say: It IS a completely different language ^^

[@kilianho6098]

As a proud Franconian, it's important for me to make clear that everythingh you are talking about may be true for the region Bavaria but not for the state Bavaria. Swabia and Franconia are also part of the state Bavaria but their regional culture and also the language differ a lot from the one in the region Bavaria. Most Franconians would feel offended if you call them "Bavarian". #FreiStattBayern

[@manuelbosch7899]

Thats right.... I am from Frankonian (Franken) too, and everything she said is mostly in the South of Bavaria! We in Frankonia have a different culture and a different "language" 😂

[@saba6502]

Franconia has a lot of good traditions, great food and a beautiful sceenery. However, I absolutely don't like the Franconian "dialect" and I've also met many Franconians whom I found very arrogant and extremely convinced about themselves. Franconians always think they are the greatest - by being loud and boisterous quite often. This attitude really can get one one's nerves! I would never like to be called a Franconian!

[@klosettchen]

I am from Tirol and I have a pretty heavy accent. But in Tirol the accents and dialects differ A LOT. When I first met some people from a different part from Tirol I could not understand them. It took me a few moths until I could fullly understand every word (and they only live 50 km away from me). Expecially in the valleys the dialetcs get veeeery hard to understand. So don't worry about the fact that you have troubles understanding strong dialects 😅.

[@thalasymccloud766]

The Germans have maintained there Local culture realy well. Often People are Proud about it and try even to show of ;) For example, I'm from Ostfriesland and we where forced into Germany a long time ago. But even today, Our way of doing things and the culture is often seen with wonders by a lot of Germans. For example are we the part of the World that drinks the most Tea per head in a year. Island is placed behind us on 2. spot. with England following on 3rd :) And thats also a reason why the Ostfriesen love there Tea so much and have hey own rituals. You could say Ostfriesentee is an Brand that you can just get in Ostfriesland. in Köln people love there Kölsch bear and so on. The reason why this is, originates in the way Germany was "founded" The Kaiser of Germany that united all the Regions didnt Forbid or destroy the Culture of the regions. Mostly the fights where solved peacefull. at least as peacefull as it was possible in that time :)

[@ottonormalverbraucher7835]

+Thalasy McCLoud but I find it really Sad, that the Frisian language is dying out. some Peopel try to revival but as long as not all scools and Kindergardens teach it it will decline. :( so sad that Frisian is dying out

[@MagdaleneNimptsch]

This video needed to happen. Thank you!

[@sasko9404]

Bavaria is love

[@gizmo2546]

You are love

[@katylyn1644]

In Austria we have VERY similar traditions. I am from Upper Austria, which belonged to Bavaria once and we do also have that very strong accent. Have you ever been to Austria?

[@RiwelisHD]

Kölsch ~ Die einzige Sprache die man auch trinken kann... #LP10 #1FCKoeln #effzeh... i like that 'MrGermanman' is from Cologne ~ well nearly from Cologne because its the most beautiful city in the world 🔴⚪

[@leonardloechelt2234]

RiwelisHD Muss ich dir absolut Recht geben ;)

[@Sketchblopp]

It maybe could be if the public transport system in that area wouldn't be so nasty.

[@michnetkratzt9190]

Vielen Dank, Dana, für deine tollen Videos! Die kommenden Jahre werden bestimmt viele passende Themen bringen, die es wert sind, aus deiner breiten Perpektive betrachtet zu werden. Das Trumpeltier wird voraussichtlich dafür sorgen, daß Millionen Menschen ihre Meinung über Usa verändern, und zwar zum Schlechteren. Du kannst als Botschafterin für kulturelles Verständnis viel Gutes bewirken, und zwar mit den lustigen und mit den seriösen Themen.

[@j.b.1676]

I'm german and I often travel to Munich and it's hard for me to understand bavarian accent 😂😂😂

[@hobbitilius]

j. b. If you have a problem with Munich Bavarian accent then you'll go insane in the hinterland.

[@thehello88]

Des dachte ich auch, dan habe ich mit einem Nord deutschen gesprochen und dan war mir klar des ich doch nicht so hoch deutsch bin

[@Oachlkaas]

Ich war grad letztes Monat für ca. 1 Woche in München (bin Tiroler) und für mich haben 99% der Einwohner sehr Hochdeutsch geklungen.

[@thehello88]

des kommt drauf an ich bin Münchner und spreche relativ normals deutsch fuer München aber glaube des die meisten immer noch mit leichtem accent sprechen aber vielleicht ist des auch stärker wen wir mit einander sprechen. Also ich würde zum Beispiel sagen des mindestens die Hälfte aller gebürtigen (nicht zu gezogenen) Münchener so Wörter wie "Schmarrn", "gell", "Freilich", "Semml" oder auch "Grüß Gott" verwenden.

[@Patschenkino]

Der Irrtum dem viele Leute unterliegen ist, das Bayrisch nicht Hochdeutsch sein. Dabei ist Bayrisch neben dem Alemannische der wichtigste Dialekt des Hochdeutschen. Wichtiger Nebenaspekt: Die Österreichische Sprache ist ebenso Teil des Bayerischen. Siehe dazu folgendes Video- Tutorial (etwa ab Min. 10). www.belleslettres.eu/content/wortkunde/aussen-vor.php

[@dakotaboy80]

I love Bavarian culture, it's the part of the country I visited when I was an exchange student. Thanks for the great informative video Dana.

[@Talashaoriginal]

The Bavarian accent is like you try to speak drunk with two hot potatoes in your mouth.

[@medowucha]

Bavarian is NOT just an accent, but a DIALECT. you may want to look this up on Wikipedia for a deeper explanation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accent_(sociolinguistics)

[@dominicschmidt8275]

Bavaria is next to Germany. A separate country.

[@dominicschmidt8275]

Closely related to Austria.

[@borisknapp9911]

yeah that probably describes it accurately. Bavaria is really closer to Austria than it is to Germany - both culture- and languagewise

[@dominicschmidt8275]

Boris Knapp that's absolutely true. "Mia san Mia"

[@nebtik6489]

Dominic Schmidt Österreicher hand a ned des Geibe vom Oa :/

[@hobbitilius]

The thing with Mass is, that it heavily depends on location. You'll get them in many places in Munich because of the tourists, at all of the Fests and in Beergardens but you probably won't find them anywhere else, even if you are in Bavaria. They really are a celebratory kind of thing for the most part. On the other hand, if you order less than half a liter you'll be looked down upon or you just won't get it in Bavaria apart from a couple instances (concerts for example).

[@WantedAdventure]

+Sebastian Mustermann Good point with the Mass beer! And yeah, I'm trying to think...I can't recall ever seeing beer on the menu here in Munich being served in smaller glasses. Always at least .5 liter. Well, okay, unless you get a bottle of beer. I think many bottles are around .33 liter.

[@dyyy4593]

Did you ever Heard about The Tee Time in Ostfriesland and the rules of the Spon? 😂

[@WantedAdventure]

+Dennys Neumann Not until now! Ostfriesland has rules about that?

[@dyyy4593]

+Wanted Adventure Yes, for more Information google "Ostfriesenabitour" It's all about Ostfriesland in a 4 Hour Lesson. But Not include the conduct, were you have to put the Spon. It's hard to explain for me in Englisch 😅

[@TheRoidanton]

Take a Vacation in the city Norden, there is a Tea Museum, and you can participate in one of the Tee Times. Very interresting. Apart from Ostfriesland being wonderfull for getting relaxed. "Ostfriesland entschleunigt" :) Goaß is pronounced mostly like GO ASS fast together

[@trillionbones89]

Bretzels are more common in the South, while the North has the superior Franzbrötchen(biased opinion). There is also a difference in average body height (north being taller). The south is also more industrialized compared to the rest of germany (except Hamburg) and has a bigger focus on engineering classes. It is also more catholic. the climates are also quite different. The rainy north has weaker winters and summers while the south is more continental and having quite a lot of thunderstorms in summer, almost 1-2 a week. Also the southerners are sometimes disregarded as Bavarians "All south the River Elbe is Bavaria" while the northerners are seen as South-Swedish people. (All in a joking matter)

[@walterross9057]

Until the High Middle Age Germans were known to be very tall and almost equal in height in the South and North. Since the Late Middle Age the Germans in the South declined. The Northern Germans remained for some centuries taller. But ultimately all the poor populations of European Germanic countries were dwarfed in the 18th/19th c. (Dutch, Germans, Scandinavians etc.) until recovery began first in the North West. Interestingly Bavarians seem to be taller than South West Germans who are nethertheless tall. But Germany hasn't enough reliable statistics and studies. According to the recruits statistics of the German Army German men got a mean height of 1,80 m in the middle of the 90s. It's claimed that didn't change since then. But i can see it changing, many young girls are now taller than me (now shrinked to 1,73 m, my class mates were allready around 1,80 m at the end of the 70s). The German Army had problems to give fitting beds and clothes to the many tall recruits in 1989. Then the Army was strongly reduced and there were many additional East German recruits. But new beds and clothes weren't bought. But you can select the recruits to make it fitting.

[@furstnekron4495]

I am from Saxony and I think we some things here which are very specific too. for example Schwippbögen (wooden half-circles with little lights on top) or Räuchermännchen (literally "Smoke-People", little wooden figures which are empty inside so you can put in a little pyramid made of wood and smelling stuff which smokes and brings a nice smell in the room). I love those, even if they are only jused in Christmas time. And like Bavaria has Franken, we have the Vogtland, the place with the best Schwippbögen and Räuchermännchen, but also the place with the most terrible saxon-accent. Also, coffee is more important here than beer, I think. And our culture is also very rich and cool. Except for PEGIDA and the AfD. they are just stupid and terrible. I hope I was able to help you. Sincerely yours Fürst Nekron

[@MPnoir]

Also Lichterbögen (so nennen wir die hier) und Räuchermännchen haben wir hier in NRW aber auch (und ich denke auch der Rest Deutschlands). Ok, die werden/wurden ursprünglich in Sachsen gemacht, aber haben tun wir die hier auch.

[@p.ritaaa2153]

hey dana:) first I have to say that I love your videos and I have to tell you that I live in Bavaria too and I'm also not from Bavaria. When I was 9 my parents told me that they want to live in Germany. It was not a big deal because I mean I was 9 and therefore it was not a big problem. So we came to Germany and since then we live here(Bavaria).I had to learn the completely new language and I had to go to school from the 1st day. It was not easy but later I found friends and now I can speak german almost better than Hungarian (my native language) I have to say that Bavaria is as much different as the other parts of Germany. The food the people and of course the accents or Dialects. I hope you understood my text (my English is bad I think) thank you and I love your videos. I hope I can see you one day❤😍

[@passionateviolinist5508]

Dana could you please try to speak that bavarian tongue-twister out: “D'Köllnerin hots B'steck z'spat bstöllt“? :D

[@The1stChillaKilla]

AN JA der ist gar nicht mal so leicht als franke.... dabei bin ich gut in zungenbrechern

[@passionateviolinist5508]

ChillaKilla Ja die Frangen sind da eh außen vor xP

[@The1stChillaKilla]

AN JA :P

[@passionateviolinist5508]

ChillaKilla Sorry, komm aus der Oberpfalz ;)

[@imrehundertwasser7094]

And the translation ... "The waitress has ordered the cutlery too late".

[@Johannes089]

In Bavaria we have very specific Cards, called "Bayerische Karten". The most popular games are "Schafkopf" or "Watten".

[@WantedAdventure]

+Johannes Altmann Oh cool! I didn't know there were card games specific to here. Cool to know :)

[@Johannes089]

Wanted Adventure If you want to learn one of the games, just ask some bavarians or take the safer way and go in to a tavern ("Wirtshaus"). The people there normaly play it while sitting together :D

[@marmeladenschnitzel5648]

Baveria is not in germany. Baveria is near to germany...

[@springchild8487]

On the topic of Tracht: lots of regions in Germany have their own Tracht! You'll still find people (usually older people) mainly in the countryside in northern Germany or Hessen or Baden that wear their town's or region's Tracht relatively often! It's not a uniquely Bavarian thing, but of course the Bavarian Dirndl/Lederhosen-Tracht is the most famous.

[@asotm1858]

Mr. Germanman comes from NRW? He just seems like the typical Ostwestfale! lol

[@TheThagenesis]

I was in Niederbayern a few weeks ago and I noticed something fairly prominent we don't have around here (Baden-Württemberg): Stammtische - weekly gatherings of some of the local - this happens mostly on the countryside

[@birnodin]

Too bad that there is no way to comment in spoken words. I would have pronounced "Goaßlschnalzen" und "Oachkatzlschwoaf" for you. ;-) The difference between Bavaria and Germany is simple: Here is Bavaria and the rest is a foreign country named Germany. ;-)

[@davidopalecky9962]

Bayerisches Testworte!!

[@greenpoint6793]

I live in the north-west of germany (niedersachsen) and I have noticed that the north tends to speak without much of an regional accent, just regular high-german (hochdeutsch). Of course we make up for it with our dialect "plattdeutsch", but it is only used in informal situations

[@Brainee444]

Bavaria: Germany's Texas.

[@therealamon3809]

1. the glass of beer depends on the kind of beer. The beer you drank in cologne is a local sort of beer (Kölsch), but if you would have ordered another kind like Pils, the beer mostly also would have been served in another kind of glass. 2. In bavaria, people not only speak bavarian dialect, because there are also other dialects, depending on the region (e.g. fränkisch, schwäbisch etc.).

[@zuny0]

Bayern des sama mia. Bayern und das bayrische bia

[@hendrikspiering52]

Mody wiesn oidaaaaa

[@RealPumpkinJay]

I'm from Aachen (near Köln). We have Karneval and they have Fasching further south along the Rhein, but the traditions and the history vary greatly. Most places in Germany don't celebrate Karneval or Fasching.