Oktoberfest questions

[[Phill]]

This summer i plan to go to the Oktoberfest with a few friends to try and embrace my German roots. By which i mean drink a lot in a beer garden.

Obviously being mostly English i dont know anything about other countries or cultures.

What is a good week to go to the festival? Is it right at the start so you see the opening ceremony (im guessing they have opening and closing ceremonies anyway) and you are guaranteed to have a wide selection of beers and lagers (and schnapps [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] ) or is the festival best at the end where it has had time to pick up in atmosphere and develop into a crescendo of beer fueled partying.

Also, what is a really good pick up line to deliver to a feisty Deutsche girl (plus its English translation obv). I studied German for 5 years at school, so im able to describe my dog as schwartz und geld, i know schnitzel is sausage and say what my name is. But since im English in 5 years i learnt little more than that. And i passed. Lol.

Any good phrases to get by with? Any really good touristy things to do in Munich whilst there?

Anything and everything you can add please do.

[kugelfang]

"ich möchte diesen teppich nicht kaufen, bitte"
"xxx"
"gute reise!"

[mAkCQRE]

A "schnitzel" is NOT sausage !

plus why would you describe your dog as "black" and "money" o0

rofl [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[[Phill]]

"I would not like to buy this carpet, please"
"xxx"
"good travel!"

Das ist nicht gut.

[Escape]

wtf this forum.

bratwürst:

schnitzel:


Other than that. I don't know a lot about germany. I'm looking for some info on the oktoberfest as well. All I know is that it's fairly expensive to find a place to sleep and that bar reservations are useful if you want a place to sit.

[martenJ]

oktoberfest = overrated imho

[its_just_me]

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oktoberfest = overrated imho

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true!

[chriz300]

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What is a good week to go to the festival? Is it right at the start so you see the opening ceremony (im guessing they have opening and closing ceremonies anyway) and you are guaranteed to have a wide selection of beers and lagers (and schnapps [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] ) or is the festival best at the end where it has had time to pick up in atmosphere and develop into a crescendo of beer fueled partying.

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imo there´s no difference. there will be partying all the time and it will be crowded all the time.

and u do need a reservation, otherwise it´s very hard to get a place in a "bierzelt".

when u are in munich i think u should also see the "deutsches Museum" (german museum) and the "englische Garten" (english garden).


greetings from Germany

[MPB]

Actually the Oktoberfest doesn't have anything to do with Germany or German culture, it's Bavarian "culture".

[pay_off_wizard]

"saufen bis die Kotze sauer schmeckt"
obviously a nationwide tradition.