1:02 as a Berliner, I wouldn’t say there’s a rivalry between Munich and Berlin because you can’t really compare the cities. They’re complete opposites. I do admit that in certain aspects Berlin (our government) can learn from Munich… Tbh the people that hate on Munich or Bavaria in general are usually people who don’t get things done in life and are just jealous of their wealth 😂
I studied in Munich, now living in Berlin and the amount of times people asked me how much more I like Berlin over Munich (yes in that suggestive style) tells me there is something brewing deep down in quite a few people in Berlin. It's annoying. They are both nice cities with a slightly different focus but both are large enough to find something of everything in both cities.
I was born in Berlin and live in Munich for many years now. I love both cities and while some of the stereotypes might be true a lot just aren’t 😂 going into detail would take too long but I would recommend to experience both cities by yourself and maybe with a local who can show you the real vibes of these wonderful places.
There is only one Oktoberfest and it's in Munich and they call it Wiesn there. Almost every place in Germany, from big cities to small villages, has their own festivals and Christmas markets. Also Munich is in Bavaria which means their clubs can only open to 5am which is really depressing
The part about the clubs is just wrong. Night life in general happens earlier in Munich than, say, in Lisbon. But most clubs in Munich don't have a fixed closing time and instead decide based on how many people are still there and how many drinks they're still selling. Several of the hip hop clubs are regularly open until 6, Neuraum mostly closes around 6, sometimes later, Milchbar mostly around 8am, sometimes 9, Palais mostly around 11am, sometimes they're open until 4pm. Shops however, with few exceptions, close at 8pm, most restaurants and a lot of bars only serve food until 10-11pm and lots of bars close at 1 or 2 am.
Yes you do boil white sausage it tastes quite good as it is usually spiced with various herbs and a nice pretzel and sweet mustard make it even more delicous
Munich has the only original Oktoberfest - all other events called "Oktoberfest" are (mostly commercial) fakes introduced during the last 50 years or so. The Oktoberfest is the anniversary of the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen back in 1810, and it has been moved since to the second half of September because of the better weather conditions. About at the same time as the "Wiesen" in Munich (after the Theresienwiese, Therese's meadow) is also the "Wasn" in Stuttgart, the Cannstatt Volksfest, which was established in 1818 accompanying an agricultural fair initiated by King Wilhelm of Württemberg as part of agricultural reforms after the famines during the "year without summer" 1816. The Oktoberfest is the biggest such fair in Germany, mostly due to the many tourists (5.7 million visitors 2022). The second biggest would be the Cranger Kirmes in Herne (about 4 million visitors 2022), starting at Thursday before the first Friday of August and lasting 10 to 11 days, the third the Rheinkirmes in Düsseldorf (about 3.9 million visitors in 2022), 10 days starting with the third week of July. (The Cannstatt Volksfest is fifth with 3 million visitors in 2022.)
I have had to choose from Berlin, Hamburg and München ... München is by far my top 1! ♥ As it is in the south, the weather is amazing! A lot of friendly people, too, and everything is clean! Great food and beer, too! :) As they have really good public transportation, it's no problem to live outside of the city, to save some money. I go several times a year to München as it is only a two hour train-ride from where I live. Many years ago, I lived in Hamburg! Great city, too, but only 2nd place for me. And then there is Berlin, where I've been only three times in my life! Let's say: I don't want go there anymore, if I don't have to! I sure don't want to live there! I didn't liked Berlin at all! No, thanks! If I had to make a full-list of my favourite, german cities: Berlin isn't even in my top100-list! :)
Since some northern Germans here don't like Munich and are prejudiced, here's the opinion of a German who grew up in the middle of the country. I know my home country quite well, have been to many places and lived in different regions. I somehow like them all - because they are all different but still lovable. I like Northern Germany because it is a bit rougher and the people don't seem so sociable at first glance but are very nice at second glance. I like the slightly cooler climate, the North Sea with its tides and the Wadden Sea. You can get fresh fish and seafood everywhere. The East has very beautiful and historic cities like Dresden and Leipzig. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the lake district is a relaxing area in summer and in Brandenburg the Spreewald or Sanssouci Castle with its orangery are worth seeing. In the west there are many very different cities and landscapes worth seeing. The low mountain ranges are beautiful and ideal for hiking. In the Ruhr area the cities are not that beautiful, but the people are very down-to-earth and warm-hearted. In my opinion, the south also has the most beautiful nature. When you go hiking in the summer and can relax by a crystal-clear mountain stream, it's just beautiful and conveys an atmosphere of pure relaxation. The people in Munich are not arrogant, they are self-confident. And rightly so. When you travel around the country a lot, you understand this better. They have achieved a lot through hard work and Bavaria is the most beautiful and richest federal state. The people there know that but whenever I've been there I've only met nice people. I always say that you have to talk to people and then you can understand them - if you want to.
Gute Antwort @hamtaro0810, jedoch... naja, wie sage ich´s? Nicht wirklich "ehrlich"? Ja doch schon irgendwie "ehrlich", aber du klammerst leider extrem wichtige Dinge einfach aus, und lässt Fakten weg bzw. beschönigst diese. Sowas HILFT keinem! Wo soll ich anfangen? Wie wäre es mit der Erwähnung, das z.B. Dresden kaum noch "historische" Orte hat, weil die Altstadt eine knapp 80 Jahre alte Retorte ist, wieder aufgebaut aus dem Schutt des 2. Weltkriegs. Wirklich "historisch" ist da nicht wirklich viel. Das gilt aber auch für viele andere Städte Deutschlands. Viel schlimmer finde ich jedoch, das du Dwayne und anderen Interessierten nur die Sicht vermittelst, die jemand bekommen kann, wenn er/sie völlig alleine durch ein Panorama wandelt. Vielleicht kannst du dir ausmalen, wie "willkommen" Dwayne" schon alleine durch seine Hautfarbe in Dresden oder Zwickau ist, oder in Deggendorf oder sonstwo in süd-ost-Deutschland! Landschaft ist das eine, Architektur das andere. "Willkommens"-Kultur jedoch ist das, was letztlich WIRKLICH zählt, und DA wird er sich am ehesten im Norden gut aufgehoben fühlen, weil die "SEEFAHRER" dort schon von jeher willkommen waren und Teil der Kultur wurden, gleich gefolgt vom eigentlich Wirtschaftsmotor Deutschlands, dem Rheinland/Ruhrgebiet, welche beide seit Jahrhunderten "multiculti" sind und GENAU DESWEGEN so floriert haben! Apropos: das Märchen das Bayern so erfolgreich sei, weil die so fleissig sind *rolleyes*... schaue dir erstmal dieses Video hier an, das räumt schon mal so einige patridiotische Märchen beiseite (im nächsten wird dann auch klar, wie die Bayern so reich wurden [Spoiler-Alert: auch hier hat es nichts mit "Leistung" zu tun, weder kognitiv noch effektiv, ergo völlig anders als z.B. im Ruhrgebiet damals]) : ua-cam.com/video/y-jwKVVJjpk/v-deo.html
Und hier wie angekündigt die Aufarbeitung, warum aus dem hoffnungslos verarmten Bayern binnen kürzester Zeit ein florierender Bundesstaat werden konnte. Und ich bitte dich btw einfach mal beide Quellen zu prüfen, du wirst feststellen das diese keineswegs "Schwurbelshit" verbreiten ;-) ua-cam.com/video/n70_KCP5X1Q/v-deo.html
I have already visited a few areas or learned there. I can only say this about the North Germans most of the time (not everyone is quite cold and distant, but people are treated accordingly for their actions, good and bad (both seen as either friendly or contemptuous)) Unfortunately, I only visited the north very rarely. I have to say that I only experienced Saxony as unfriendly and arrogant (I come from Saxony-Anhalt). They were friendly until they found out where I came from. After that there was only insults! (that's why I hate Saxony)!!! I've experienced the west more in North Rhine-Westphalia, e.g. Stauistan is barely over the border. Traffic jam and there are hardly any people there, most of them are orcs except for green skin. But being quite friendly depends on your behavior (except Saxony, the pigs (yes, I'm drawn there). I almost fell in love in the south, if you're not in downtown Munich or Stutgarden, where the snobs are mainly there I've rarely met such friendly and nice people!!!! I was last there in 2012 and took a break in the Dreiländerdreieck in a hostel with a restaurant. Where my father always accommodated us, at least for a rest, we were there again after more than 10 years and were recognized and warmly welcomed as if we were family and the actual owner, who was around 90 years old, came down and greeted us and stood in the kitchen because she knew exactly what everyone (except my father's new girlfriend (who was Saxon by the way)) I was in the kitchen again myself with words for such friends, I don't let anyone cook anything. Now we were moved and touched, it was great, but you (my father) were not so good. She was just an arrogant Saxon woman who moved to Ulm after the fall of the Wall and was so arrogant and cold... (Sorry, that just had to come out, I'm sorry)
Honestly it's probably the best individual city but there is nothing else, also Oktoberfest is nothing compared to carnival in Rheinland where I'm from I live 30min away from Düsseldorf Aachen Bonn and Cologne not to mention that it's the economic and mobility center of Europe because I'm only one hour away from Paris Amsterdam London and Berlin or Munich there is probably no better place to live in the whole world. We are definitely very welcoming here and often times a little too relaxed about politics but nowadays that's even more unique and appreciated.
In all German cities and most bigger towns (including all university towns) you'll find some renting system(s) for bikes and/or e-bikes. Some cities are now trying to ban e-scooters or at least force the companies supplying them to install better return systems and incentives to return the scooters to certain places because of many complaints, while e-bikes to rent on the other hand are sometimes offered also by companies owned by the municipality. Bavarian cuisine is influenced by Austria (which in turn is heavily influenced by Czech and Hungarian cuisine), but also by the provinces of Franconia and Swabia annexed in 1806. It is mostly hearty and rather high-fat, with much meat, "Semmelknödel" (bread dumplings), "Obatzda" (a cheese spread from aged soft cheese, butter, paprika powder, onions, garlic and other spices), "Vesper plate" (early dinner with different combinations of cheese, ham, sausages and bread) and others. Weißwurst (13:39) is served within the broth it was warmed in (not boiled, because that would cause the skin to split); it is made from uncured veal and bacon with herbs, which is shortly pre-brewed, so causing the white color (red sausages are generally either cured with pickling salt (containing nitrite) or smoked). Grilled pork knuckle is Bavarian (called there "Schweinshaxe" or "Grillhaxe" - "Haxe" or "Haxn" is Bavarian for ham hock, but also for "legs" in general), but also known in other regions. The same piece of meat is however in Northern and Eastern Germany traditionally rather pickled and then cooked (and then called "Eisbein").
munich doesnt have the best oktoberfest, it has "The oktoberfest" all others are just mock offs. to the food, im pretty sure pigs in other regions of the world tend to have knuckles too, so its not only a german thing
There is much more to say about Munich as is showen in the video. Cleanlines and safety is higher than in other german cities. And it is claimed, that Munich is the biggest Village in the World!
Munich is an old town with a long history and beautiful architecture in the center, some ugly suburbs, and beautiful surroundings further out. I lived near Munich for three years to work IN Munich, as rental prices in the city have been unaffordable even twenty years ago, and are still more so now. But commuting IS an option as public transport is pretty good and stretches far out. Nonetheless I'd recommend you have a car. Not to drive to work, heaven beware! The inner city traffic is a nightmare. No, to drive away from Munich on a weekend or any other day off when the weather is fine, towards the Alps, on small country roads. You drive through the flat green fields of Upper Bavaria, you see these huge mountains, and it always feels like you'll be there in five minutes, but they just get bigger and bigger and bigger ... -- It's impressive, really. Only problem for a tourist might be the language. Bavarian is a special dialect not even other Germans can understand, but all native people speak Hochdeutsch (standard German), and many speak English.
I didn't look at the comments yet, but I bet you it's full of the usual rivalry and jealousy of northern Germans. This is coming from a northern German: Munich and Bavaria in general is the wealthiest, cleanest, safest for sure and arguably the most beautiful in all of Germany. Sorry, if that triggers anybody, but that's how it is, and jealousy doesn't look good on anyone. ;) Also, the Munich Oktoberfest is THE Oktoberfest. It is the original. No other can compare, may it be in Germany or around the world.
Munich is (in)famous for being very posh and expensive. And really beautiful. If you like art and palaces and pretty buildings, you will be very happy if you visit. There are several palaces and back in the day some of them were connected by canals and the nobles would go from palace to palace by gondola and stuff. The downside is that people from Munich know it's pretty and may come off as arrogant or snobbish. They took quite a few important artifacts from other cities and have really impressive museums to show for it. Some of my professors would rage against Munich on a regular basis 😆 anyway, impressive city, lots to see and the surrounding landscape is stunning.
"posh", "snobbish" and "arrogant" ....words from someone who has never been to munich and instead is just repeating stuff she hears from other people who have never been to munich, right? 🙄
@@pok81 I live in Munich and I agree with those words. But it highly depends on the area of Munich, there are also less posh areas with non-arrogant people 😀
@@pok81 Still no reason to deny their existence - and there are definitely more of them here in Munich than I encountered in any other german city I lived in.
I can only tell you so much about the food that almost every federal state has its own cuisine, this type of pork knuckle is a Bavarian speciality, in Berlin there is the so-called Eisbein and is very different from the preparation, the sausage you saw in the article is a Weißwurst and it is cooked in water and brought to the table in it so that it stays hot. there are also a lot of graffiti in Munich but they are not on historic buildings as these are cleaned as quickly as possible the zone system in local transport is complicated and easier to understand in other German cities
what's the matter with the zones (or actually rings)? Just find out in which ring you are in right now and into which one you're trying to get and pay for these rings. That's all. I don't understand how this can be rated as complicated. You can still buy a day ticket or tourist ticket for all those who struggle with the ring system.
@@pok81 My mistake, it's not the zone system that's complicated, but the payment system. Just go to a ticket machine and see how many different tickets there are. You say, just buy a day ticket or tourist ticket and you're good, except that this option is not always the cheapest.
Pork knuckle is a dish served all over Germany but IMO the best you get in Southern Germany. And the other big beer festival - but not as big as the Oktoberfest - is the Canstatter Wasen in Stuttgart. Being the " richer" states both Southern German states are more expensive than the rest with the exception of Hamburg maybe. And both have lots of beautiful hilly foresty or mountainous sceneries. :))
I had a Bavarian Proffesor during my PhD in Hannover, and everytime his birthday came around he invited the whole laboratory to a lavish Bavarian breakfast with Mett, Leberkäs, Brezn, coleslaw salad, Fleischsalat, Cheesepatter, ….the list goes on. It was much more hearty than most of us were used to, but we enjoyed learning about a different part of Germany….we were up north in Hannover, so quite a distance away. To this day, as a West German born in the Pott, I haven‘t set foot on Bavarian soil…..maybe sometime when my passport get‘s renewed 😉 The rest of Germany regards Bavaria as a ‚seperate Republic‘
There are more industrial areas and less affluent areas in Munich too. Actually many technology companies are located in Munich. The two biggest of them are Siemens and BMW. The latter one maintains an interesting museum near their headquarter (just like Porsche and Mercedes do in Stuttgart). BTW, like others have mentioned already, there's only one true Oktoberfest in Germany and it's the one in Munich. Around the same time of the year there are several large festivals in many towns all over Germany. For example the second largest is in Stuttgart, called "Cannstadter Wasen". One of the quickest ways to go into the Alps is taking a train from Munich to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a town surrounded by mountains. It's a good place to start a tour up to the top of the Zugspitze, the highest mountain of Germany (2964 m).
I lived in Munich for about 2 years. As a young person with little money, it was rather boring and bourgeois. Not that you can't do anything, but everything that has to do with nightlife is just very expensive and compared to other big cities like Berlin, or Hamburg rather conservative. The "locals" were quite friendly, but I wouldn't call them open-minded. Now, more than 10 years later, I like to visit old friends there, but living there? No way. Berlin is now too much hustle and bustle for me, so Hamburg is just the right measure for me. Hamburg, my pearl!
Every city has its own stamp system. That's super annoying. With the 49 euro ticket you are on the safe side. This will keep you from going mad. You buy a 49 euro ticket and can use public transport in any city throughout Germany. Unfortunately, it is not yet clear whether we will maintain this. I think you will like local cuisine in Munich. It's different from other parts in Germany. White sausage is not boiled otherwise it will burst. You have to peel it to eat it. There are different ways of preparing pork knuckle in Germany. In Berlin they boil it. In Bavaria they prepare it the right way
I'm from Munich and have lived most of my life there. While I do get the appeal for a tourist to come and visit, I know from experience that you might end up being let down, depending on your expectations. When your goal is to drink yourself senseless at Oktoberfest, then by all means Munich is your stop. Make sure to bring lots of cash though as it is very overpriced. For example, buying a beer (0, 5 liter) at the supermarket is super cheap and costs around 0,50 - 1,50 Euro. At Oktoberfest it will be around 15 Euro this year (1 liter). As for sightseeing there are much better places to go in Germany imho. The center of the city is actually quite small as they are the remnants of the city's first settlements and their surrounding city walls. Marienplatz, Karlsplatz, Odeonsplatz - that's basically it. The one thing that stands out for me about Munich is the English Garden.
The Weißwurst (white sausage) isn't boild (that would cause it to burst), but rather put into hot water. Basically, you boil water in a pot, then put the pot to the side so the water isn't blubbering anymore and put the Weißwurst in it for at least 10 minutes. As a Bavarian myelf, I'm not a fan of it, I'm more of a Wiener Wurst-guy ;> If you ever go to Bavaria, go eat a good, traditional "Krustenschweinebraten" (Pork meat with crunchy crusty skin) with Dunkelbiersoße (dark beer sauce), it's THE signature dish of Bavaria. Fwiw, if you want to see the most beautiful cities in Bavaria, i'd recommend Landsberg am Lech. It's like straight from a picture book.
"Sounds like the UK" well not exactly. 30°C+ is not a once in a lifetime experience in Munich, but rather a staple of summer. And while climate change has nibbled away on winter times in the last decades... it gets significantly colder for longer times than in Rainland. Basically it tends a tad more towards the extremes.
Quite simply spoken, Munich has a by far more continental climate than London for example, with more sun, warmer summers and quite a lot of hot days with more than 30°C - and colder winters with regularly snow... So not like in the UK, as Dwayne is thinking... ;-)
For anyone visiting Munich, a little not so well known must see is the Asam Church, it's not far from Marienplatz and the inside is the most stunningly beautiful church you'll ever see.
If you want to visit Munich and not spend so much - head to Augsburg, 20 Minutes by train and a wonderful 2000yr old city with even more history all over… even the second oldest christmas market in Germany…
Good idea... Augsburg is a nice little town and the trains are very regulary... - if you want to stay in Munich check also for big events... Oktoberfest.. but also Trade fairs like BAUMA. In such cases the prices for hotels double and more..
pork knuckle is a specifically bavarian dish. do not expect to get it in other parts of Germany. (although some restaurants outside bavaria might offer it of course)
I've been to Munich once. What I really loved was the "Deutsches Museum" - if you love technology and a lot more it's well worth it. They even have a couple of aeroplanes in there. And there's one of the famous V-2 rockets, too. I'm a big fan of planes... But I know Hamburg a lot better. Try visiting the world's largest model railway at the "Miniatur Wunderland"! And don't forget about the harbour. And if it's still there there's the Hamburg Dungeon which takes you back to the middle ages. Finally, as an insider: You might also want to visit Schwerin. It's the capital of Mecklenburg-Pommerania. It sports a beautiful castle in the centre of Schwerin Lake. Part of it is a museum and you can have a look at the throne room, the gallery and other parts. The castle itself is very pretty, too.
Had grear stay at ibis chain hotel, they also have other types: the one was like for fitness people, had surfboards at the entrance. Where ever we went, we just looked for ibis. And always bfast included. Cheap everywhere. No matter thw state or city.
My subjective order would be Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne. The advantage in Munich for sure is that you are close to amazing places nearby as well, from the alps or Salzburg in the near south, to Nuremberg, Bamberg or Rothenburg in the near north (in Franconia). Keep that in mind and don't just focus on the 4 biggest cities in Germany itself.
I think you should check out videos of all the 16 capital cities in Germany. That would be a great way to get a closer look at all the different regions. The ones you are still missing are Hannover, Kiel, Schwerin, Potsdam, Berlin, Bremen, Magdeburg, Wiesbaden, Düsseldort, Mainz, Erfurt, Dresden, Saarbrücken and Stuttgart
Hi Dwayne. I live near Munich and i know all the german citys from your videos. If you stay longer than only one or two days in one of the citys, you put Munich definately on point one in your list. Its one of the cleanest citys in Germany. You can drive to Austria within oe hour. We have some well knows castles here. For example Castle Neuschwanstein, the template of the Disneyland castle. We have the original here, just a few kilometers away from Munich. 😊 The mentality of the bavarians is a little curious on first sight. But a few minutes later, they are the most heartfull people. I hope i see you here in Bavaria in the future. 😊
White Sausages aren't boiled, they are put into hot water (otherwise they burst). They taste very fluffy and lightly compared to other sausages. They are usually eaten as a breakfast before 12 o'clock together with Pretzels, wheat beer and sweet mustard.
As someone from Munich, I find Hamburg really beautiful and also really like how exciting Berlin is. Cologne is really dreadful, though, definitely not in my top 10 of German cities. The inner city is extremely ugly (except for the Kölner Dom) and there aren't that many nice places to go for a walk or relax in a big nice park. Cologne has really nice, open-minded people in general, though, so that is a big plus.
In fact, the white sausage is boiled (not fried). It is a pork sausage, formerly more commonly made from veal, which has to steep in boiling salted water for several minutes. It tastes of parsley, cardamom and other spices and is eaten together with sweet mustard. Also with a pretzel! In Bavaria, there is also the old traditional rule when eating the white sausage, according to which you may ONLY eat this sausage in the morning and never after 12 noon. This rule dates back to before the invention of the refrigerator, but if you want to maintain traditions, you have it for breakfast in Bavaria. I live in Bavaria and really enjoy eating white sausage. But I'm not that traditionalist either, because I don't go along with the way the white sausage is traditionally eaten: Traditionally, the white sausage is skinned before eating by cutting it lengthways and removing the skin. OR you suck the sausage meat out of the skin with your mouth (which I think looks a bit disgusting... or maybe erotic??) Personally, I eat it unconventionally WITH the skin, as that would be a waste. And yes: pork knuckles are also typically Bavarian. But of course they are also German at the same time. Greetings from southern Bavaria to Great Britain!
but ... if you make it to germany make sure that you visit Rothenburg ob de Tauber its a lil bit south of Würzburg and its a very very well conserved medival town the way towns looked like 600 years ago even with city wall
Berlin may be more multicultural, which is Munich is as well. But Munich is more authentic. Nevertheless don't think that Munich is typical Bavarian! It's like saying London is typical English or New York is typical American 😉
Munich or Hamburg? You should visit Hamburg now and Munich when you are 20 years older. :) You can make some short trips to Hamburg, and years later a longer trip to Munich because the landscape (Alps!) and the cities around Munich are great.
if you're in sports, Munich is a perfect place to stay. skiiing, hiking, mountain biking, swimming. It's a very good place to be, if you're young. On the other hand, Hamburg as a major port city ist very open minded and tolerant. Both are beautiful.
If you like the Alps than have a look at Berchtesgarten ore Rosenheim. Nearby the Alps and much cheaper than Munich. And more comfortable. Munich is one of my favorit German towns. For my point of view after working and living in the bigger citys in Germany, me No 1 is Hamburg, than Munich, than Berchtesgarten, Düsseldorf, Nürnberg, Aachen, Rostok, Wismar, Cologne..at the end of the list are Stuttgart, both Frankfurts and Berlin.
We dont have the best Oktoberfest but we have the one and only. There is only one Oktoberfest. Every other fest is another fest. Let me try to explain it that way. The Oktoberfest is a Volksfest but only one Volksfest is the Oktoberfest.
He didn't mention one downside to living in Munich: the weather phenomenon called the "Föhn", when a warm southerly wind blows over the Alps in winter and descends into southern Germany bringing a rapid thaw and rising temperatures, which brings negative effects to the body, such as circulatory problems, migraine, depression and a rise in suicides, called Foehn-sickness.
Not really that unique just look up the „Alexandra Road Estate“ located in the London Borough of Camden, North West London which is literally almost the same enormous, hideous and architectural monstrous Beton Blocks Apartment complex we have in Berlin-Wilmersdorfs with the so called„Schlange“ at the Outskirt of the Rheingauviertel. They both are even build at the same time (Berlin started in 1970 following by London in 1972) for the same purpose, creating highly demanded social housing apartments, by cramping as much as possible apartments in to the building and storing away the low class citizens in to one giant area close to the city border resulting in the creation of a Ghetto for poor low class citizens and low payment „Gastarbeiter“ (time limited immigrant labor workers from poorer regions of countries like italy, Turkey, Greece, Spain, Tunisia, Portugal and Morocco who choose to stay in Germany instead of moving back, which our government not really had considered as a possibility which is the reason why no one cared to integrate for example by teaching the whole family to speak German and braking apparat their already in the 70s existing separated parallel society where they didn’t have needed to learn german (stil to this day very prevalent noticeable by elder folks not being able to communicate in german at all, especially not the women created major problems and clashes bewusst between natives and second class s citizens,
@@PPfilmemacher I am sry, i meant the most unique architectural one.😊 to be honest i will have to check out the complex you mentioned but i am really concious that the Schlange will kill every number
@@flicka1576 Every small town and especially the big cities in Germany have great Christmas markets, but Cologne is the most beautiful in my opinion. But it's a matter of perspective
Out of the four German towns with over a million inhabitants, I think Munich is the prettiest. I mean just the city as a whole because it’s well-kept and clean. Berlin, on the other hand, has the most spectacular sights and also beautiful neighbourhoods but due to its history also some ugly and rough parts. So, these two are on top. Hamburg is far behind because it’s just bland. Cologne is not even worth mentioning because it’s an entire ugly wasteland
I'm not surprised that the harsh assessments of Hamburg and Cologne come from a Berliner. However, like many Berliners, he probably hasn't left his shithole for years or, to be honest, has never been to Hamburg or Cologne in his life...
I´m from Munich and the public transportation realy sucks... Maybe i´m a bit biased but Munich is still one of my favorit citys. I´ve traveld around the world and also throw Germany and Munich is the most beauteful citys I´ve seen so far.
@@pok81 I'm still waiting for my train since yesterday 😂 but really basically every train comes at least five minutes late. Every time I have to use the train I look in the app if the train is really coming and it happens at least once a month the app says the train is on time but it doesn't even show up at all😂🤦♂️
You might like Frankfurt, it has both, it is very modern and very old, both coexisting next to each other. What can be said about Cologne is that it is not an architecturally beautiful city, but it is a very livable and lively city. Munich is undoubtedly more beautiful than Cologne, in terms of architecture.
Hi! O.k. ...Munich reminds me of "Phantasialand". (I think it don`t needs to be translated, does it)? For Karneval Cologne is better. Believe me! The christmas markets in Cologne are also good. Most "Spice" you get in Hamburg (and Berlin). Munich is important to learn about great parts of german history (Royalty, etc.), and tradition.....But for this reason the other big cities are also important, because of their differences that made this country to what it is.....🤔
There is only ONE Oktoberfest. In Munich. Other parts of Germany have lots of "Volksfeste" which may look alike but has nothing to do with Oktoberfest. (And no I am not from Bavaria and I am not an Oktoberfest Fan, but Oktoberfest is origin to Munich and can not be copied!) Regarding the "local cuisine"....... each and every part of Germany has some dishes typical for the region. "Typical dishes" are as numerous as the variety of regions is.
München is truly worth a visit at all seasons. But just a visit! I don't wanna live there 'cause its redicilous expensive as hell. Also don't try to drive a car in the city. You're Faster by bike with the well built bike lanes or by public transport. A train or bus comes every 5 minutes. That's what I love of Munich but rent a appartment there, boy oh boy you get broke within a few weeks.
Munich is beautiful,but nevertheless I like the North much better, because I like people there much better, more honest and not that posh. But I can really understand that Brits love to go to Munich...
Its a little annoying ,thats vast majority ist talking about the south of Germany.Im from the north .And If you Like Citys "a little rough at the edges " and a n other Kind of Beauty and medieval esthethic of Red brick gothic and beaches,Take a Trip to the Former hanseatic League cities Up in the north.Start with Hamburg than going to Lübeck with a stopover at Lüneburg and Schwerin and then visiting Wismar and Stralsund ,the Startingpoint for all visits to Rügen ,germanys biggest and definately one of the most beautifull Islands.The distance between those sights and cities are about 90 min. by train.And yes,Munich is really beautifull but If you cant geht to the Oktoberfest ,perhaps you can Go to the Cannstatter Was'n.Its just a little smaller and Younger in Stuttgart and its at least the Same fun but nobody speaks about it .Its also twice a jear in spring and autumn .Really Like your Videos.
Munich "clean"? You have only seen 1/4 square-kilometer in the historic part of 360 Km2 munich has in whole.😅 O.K. Oktoberfest-Wiese and Castle Nymphenburg beside
Munich is fancy and expensive, home to many wealthy as well as wannabe celebrities and millionaires. To live there you should either have a very well-paid job or be a rich heir.
I worked there on assembly for two weeks and I thought it was a really nice city but the people were so snobby that they could hardly see the ground because they had their noses so high up. But the whole thing diminishes more and more as you move away from the center.
Hi Dwayne, it will be hard for you to understand Bavarien, it's more than a dialect it is a more or less a own language we have diffrent grammar and we use words that doesnt exist in higher german.
Munic is a nice city. But as northener I have to say I dislike some of bavarians culture and politics. The biggest reason would be that they often think they are the best and most important.
Dear Dwayne, honestly spoken as a german who´s been a hell of a lot of times in Bavaria and Munich... there are several reasons why you don´t see much Grafitti (for example) in this region. The people there are mostly extremly, and I really EXTREMLY conservative! Most of `em don´t like to see people of colour, arabs, asians or any other foreigners, except they bring money and leave as quick as possible. Their most famous slogan is "mia san mia" which means in german "wir sind wir", translated to english: "we are we"; which transports quiet well their EXclusive mind-setting. Because anyone who´s not born in Bavaria does NOT belong to "them", got it? ;-) Let me tell you this: during my school-education we did three trips (each lasting 7-days) to Munich and Bavaria and visited probably 90% of ALL these "highly suggested Attractions", and the ONLY thing that was really impressing and kept in mind for over 30 years: the visit of germanys FIRST CONCENTRATION-CAMP "Dachau", located very close to Munich! Honestly: to visit this historically very important Location is (in my opinion) the ONLY reason why someone SHOULD visit the south. Because THERE were the roots of the undescribable EVIL, which endet in War, Terror, Horror, Holocaust... you name it! And you can FEEL that even today! (even more in east-germany, where it´s even worse today!) Conclusion: if you want to feel really welcomed and happy: start in Hamburg, it´s well-proven the most including city/population, and after that travel to the rhine-region, which is even more multi-cultural influenced and therefore "open-minded", happy and forward-thinking. BEWARE of every german, austrian, hungarian or polish region, which are "proud of their tradition"! Usually thei´re NO GOOD, only if you bring money and LEAVE as quick as possible; and I really DO MEAN THAT, not only for you as a people of colour, even as a white-skinned german from the west or north it´s hard to get accepted in these regions. It´s a bit like Texas or any "REDNECK-region" in the US. ;-)
Als Bayer (oder in meinem Fall Franke) würde ich das nicht so wirklich unterschreiben. München ist alleine aufgrund der Schönheit der Stadt immer einen Besuch wert und Nürnberg sowieso ;)
Munich is rather traditional than conservative. Compared to the world its a quite liberal city like all German cities. People who talk brainless about 'conservative' only tell that they have absolutely no idea about the world. True conservative societies you have to visit Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, all of Africa, most of Latin America, huge part of Asia in general and so on ...
As a franconian (north of Bavaria), living in France, I am shocked about your analysis. I met many foreign people, when I lived in Franconia and many became friends... I would say, beware of all extremism, regardless of where it comes and stems from... Munich (and Dachau as the 1st german concentration camp) is worth a visit, that's clear... and also come to Franconia...
I'm sorry that you feel so excluded here in Munich, but I have the impression that it has something to do with your own attitude towards the people here. I myself grew up in Frankfurt, a city that is generally considered cosmopolitan, and I have been living in Munich for 25 years now. From the very beginning, I felt welcome and accepted here as the person that I am. So, I have to strongly disagree with you on two points: (1) Many foreigners understand the Bavarian "Mia san mia" in a competitive way, and thus have a problem with it, but it is one they create themselves. While it is an expression of Bavarian self-confidence, it only seems to imply a feeling of superiority, if you think in those categories yourself. In fact, the people here couldn't care less about such competition, because they simply are happy with the way they are, but don't allow others to judge them for that. 'Mia san mia' (we are us) and 'Ihr seid ihr' (you are you) is also an expression of acceptance towards others who live their life as they want and who do not pretend because they believe they have to measure themselves. So, obviously, it is appreciated if you try to blend in, but don't do things in an over-exaggerated, perfect way. If you give up your authentic self, you might be seen as fake and possibly not be taken seriously or made fun of. But this is not because of your being different. It simply happens to people who pretend to be someone that they are not. If you're different but feel confident about it, just acting the way you are and telling people openly what you want, you'll be accepted (and mostly will even get help in getting what you want). It's as simple as that. Open up, be yourself, don't try to compete, and you'll discover how nice people in this city are. And you'll also be amazed by their anarchic humor and their ability to make fun of themselves.
Noone from Munich or the surrounding areas really visits Oktoberfest any more... It's gotten a overcrowded, overpriced tourist attraction. Same for the Hofbräuhaus - seriously - that's mass-catering for tourists, not good Bavarian cuisine - ever their beer is disgusting....
Sorry, but as a North German I don't like Munich, these arrogant people from Munich get on my nerves! So make it very clear that the city is too expensive, too overcrowded with tourists and unfriendly.
Wo ist das Problem? Also wer das simple System der Zonen bzw. Ringe nicht kapiert, wird wohl auch am Türgriff bzw. -knopf der U-Bahn scheitern, vermute ich.
Ok, yes, there is only THE Oktoberfest in Munich. There is no other real one. There is the Volksfest in Stuttgart and there are plenty of beer fests all over Germany. But the Oktoberfest is just the one in München. For further information, ask Feli from Germany: ua-cam.com/video/BHrnabGavtg/v-deo.htmlsi=niJpM9JsGGa7Z4QE (the things she said 3 years ago are still valid today) The best Christmas markets are probably to be found in the South. However, they are brilliant in all of Germany. I wouldn't say that there is no riffraff at all in München, however, perhaps less than in other places - and certainly not where most tourists go. Electric vehicles can be found in many cities. The bigger the more likely you find them. But yeah, bikes and scooters are now next to everywhere. My village now offers an electric rental car. To stay, I would look for a place in S-Bahn-distance from München. You'll need 30 minutes to get to the city but it's affordable. Personally, I love the Deutsches Museum! I'm pretty sure, pork knuckles are eaten in other places, too. But Bavaria is famous for it. The Käsespätzle are more typical for Swabia, the area next to Bavaria to the West. Btw: As a German, my favourite English city is York (ok, that's probably a touristic perspective) In terms of smaller towns and a touristic perspective: Have you ever been to Shrewsbury?
1:02 as a Berliner, I wouldn’t say there’s a rivalry between Munich and Berlin because you can’t really compare the cities. They’re complete opposites. I do admit that in certain aspects Berlin (our government) can learn from Munich…
Tbh the people that hate on Munich or Bavaria in general are usually people who don’t get things done in life and are just jealous of their wealth 😂
As a Berliner too, i can confirm and agree with literally everything my fellow citizens hay written in her comment
I studied in Munich, now living in Berlin and the amount of times people asked me how much more I like Berlin over Munich (yes in that suggestive style) tells me there is something brewing deep down in quite a few people in Berlin. It's annoying. They are both nice cities with a slightly different focus but both are large enough to find something of everything in both cities.
love from bavaria
No hate only respect to other parts of germany
and our bavarian government should stop scammin the other states
its funny bc im from Munich and we're not rich and wealthy at all lmao no one here is
I was born in Berlin and live in Munich for many years now. I love both cities and while some of the stereotypes might be true a lot just aren’t 😂 going into detail would take too long but I would recommend to experience both cities by yourself and maybe with a local who can show you the real vibes of these wonderful places.
There is only one Oktoberfest and it's in Munich and they call it Wiesn there. Almost every place in Germany, from big cities to small villages, has their own festivals and Christmas markets.
Also Munich is in Bavaria which means their clubs can only open to 5am which is really depressing
In London clubs close at 5am also
5 am is quite long internationally
The part about the clubs is just wrong. Night life in general happens earlier in Munich than, say, in Lisbon. But most clubs in Munich don't have a fixed closing time and instead decide based on how many people are still there and how many drinks they're still selling.
Several of the hip hop clubs are regularly open until 6, Neuraum mostly closes around 6, sometimes later, Milchbar mostly around 8am, sometimes 9, Palais mostly around 11am, sometimes they're open until 4pm.
Shops however, with few exceptions, close at 8pm, most restaurants and a lot of bars only serve food until 10-11pm and lots of bars close at 1 or 2 am.
Yes you do boil white sausage it tastes quite good as it is usually spiced with various herbs and a nice pretzel and sweet mustard make it even more delicous
Munich has the only original Oktoberfest - all other events called "Oktoberfest" are (mostly commercial) fakes introduced during the last 50 years or so. The Oktoberfest is the anniversary of the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen back in 1810, and it has been moved since to the second half of September because of the better weather conditions. About at the same time as the "Wiesen" in Munich (after the Theresienwiese, Therese's meadow) is also the "Wasn" in Stuttgart, the Cannstatt Volksfest, which was established in 1818 accompanying an agricultural fair initiated by King Wilhelm of Württemberg as part of agricultural reforms after the famines during the "year without summer" 1816. The Oktoberfest is the biggest such fair in Germany, mostly due to the many tourists (5.7 million visitors 2022). The second biggest would be the Cranger Kirmes in Herne (about 4 million visitors 2022), starting at Thursday before the first Friday of August and lasting 10 to 11 days, the third the Rheinkirmes in Düsseldorf (about 3.9 million visitors in 2022), 10 days starting with the third week of July. (The Cannstatt Volksfest is fifth with 3 million visitors in 2022.)
I have had to choose from Berlin, Hamburg and München ... München is by far my top 1! ♥ As it is in the south, the weather is amazing! A lot of friendly people, too, and everything is clean! Great food and beer, too! :) As they have really good public transportation, it's no problem to live outside of the city, to save some money. I go several times a year to München as it is only a two hour train-ride from where I live. Many years ago, I lived in Hamburg! Great city, too, but only 2nd place for me. And then there is Berlin, where I've been only three times in my life! Let's say: I don't want go there anymore, if I don't have to! I sure don't want to live there! I didn't liked Berlin at all! No, thanks! If I had to make a full-list of my favourite, german cities: Berlin isn't even in my top100-list! :)
I live in Stuttgart. I have been in Berlin, Hamburg, Köln and so on... München is an other level not comperable with the before named cities...
Since some northern Germans here don't like Munich and are prejudiced, here's the opinion of a German who grew up in the middle of the country. I know my home country quite well, have been to many places and lived in different regions. I somehow like them all - because they are all different but still lovable. I like Northern Germany because it is a bit rougher and the people don't seem so sociable at first glance but are very nice at second glance. I like the slightly cooler climate, the North Sea with its tides and the Wadden Sea. You can get fresh fish and seafood everywhere.
The East has very beautiful and historic cities like Dresden and Leipzig. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the lake district is a relaxing area in summer and in Brandenburg the Spreewald or Sanssouci Castle with its orangery are worth seeing.
In the west there are many very different cities and landscapes worth seeing. The low mountain ranges are beautiful and ideal for hiking. In the Ruhr area the cities are not that beautiful, but the people are very down-to-earth and warm-hearted.
In my opinion, the south also has the most beautiful nature. When you go hiking in the summer and can relax by a crystal-clear mountain stream, it's just beautiful and conveys an atmosphere of pure relaxation. The people in Munich are not arrogant, they are self-confident. And rightly so. When you travel around the country a lot, you understand this better. They have achieved a lot through hard work and Bavaria is the most beautiful and richest federal state. The people there know that but whenever I've been there I've only met nice people.
I always say that you have to talk to people and then you can understand them - if you want to.
Gute Antwort @hamtaro0810, jedoch... naja, wie sage ich´s? Nicht wirklich "ehrlich"? Ja doch schon irgendwie "ehrlich", aber du klammerst leider extrem wichtige Dinge einfach aus, und lässt Fakten weg bzw. beschönigst diese. Sowas HILFT keinem! Wo soll ich anfangen? Wie wäre es mit der Erwähnung, das z.B. Dresden kaum noch "historische" Orte hat, weil die Altstadt eine knapp 80 Jahre alte Retorte ist, wieder aufgebaut aus dem Schutt des 2. Weltkriegs. Wirklich "historisch" ist da nicht wirklich viel. Das gilt aber auch für viele andere Städte Deutschlands. Viel schlimmer finde ich jedoch, das du Dwayne und anderen Interessierten nur die Sicht vermittelst, die jemand bekommen kann, wenn er/sie völlig alleine durch ein Panorama wandelt. Vielleicht kannst du dir ausmalen, wie "willkommen" Dwayne" schon alleine durch seine Hautfarbe in Dresden oder Zwickau ist, oder in Deggendorf oder sonstwo in süd-ost-Deutschland! Landschaft ist das eine, Architektur das andere. "Willkommens"-Kultur jedoch ist das, was letztlich WIRKLICH zählt, und DA wird er sich am ehesten im Norden gut aufgehoben fühlen, weil die "SEEFAHRER" dort schon von jeher willkommen waren und Teil der Kultur wurden, gleich gefolgt vom eigentlich Wirtschaftsmotor Deutschlands, dem Rheinland/Ruhrgebiet, welche beide seit Jahrhunderten "multiculti" sind und GENAU DESWEGEN so floriert haben! Apropos: das Märchen das Bayern so erfolgreich sei, weil die so fleissig sind *rolleyes*... schaue dir erstmal dieses Video hier an, das räumt schon mal so einige patridiotische Märchen beiseite (im nächsten wird dann auch klar, wie die Bayern so reich wurden [Spoiler-Alert: auch hier hat es nichts mit "Leistung" zu tun, weder kognitiv noch effektiv, ergo völlig anders als z.B. im Ruhrgebiet damals]) : ua-cam.com/video/y-jwKVVJjpk/v-deo.html
Und hier wie angekündigt die Aufarbeitung, warum aus dem hoffnungslos verarmten Bayern binnen kürzester Zeit ein florierender Bundesstaat werden konnte. Und ich bitte dich btw einfach mal beide Quellen zu prüfen, du wirst feststellen das diese keineswegs "Schwurbelshit" verbreiten ;-) ua-cam.com/video/n70_KCP5X1Q/v-deo.html
I have already visited a few areas or learned there. I can only say this about the North Germans most of the time (not everyone is quite cold and distant, but people are treated accordingly for their actions, good and bad (both seen as either friendly or contemptuous)) Unfortunately, I only visited the north very rarely. I have to say that I only experienced Saxony as unfriendly and arrogant (I come from Saxony-Anhalt). They were friendly until they found out where I came from. After that there was only insults! (that's why I hate Saxony)!!! I've experienced the west more in North Rhine-Westphalia, e.g. Stauistan is barely over the border. Traffic jam and there are hardly any people there, most of them are orcs except for green skin. But being quite friendly depends on your behavior (except Saxony, the pigs (yes, I'm drawn there). I almost fell in love in the south, if you're not in downtown Munich or Stutgarden, where the snobs are mainly there I've rarely met such friendly and nice people!!!! I was last there in 2012 and took a break in the Dreiländerdreieck in a hostel with a restaurant. Where my father always accommodated us, at least for a rest, we were there again after more than 10 years and were recognized and warmly welcomed as if we were family and the actual owner, who was around 90 years old, came down and greeted us and stood in the kitchen because she knew exactly what everyone (except my father's new girlfriend (who was Saxon by the way)) I was in the kitchen again myself with words for such friends, I don't let anyone cook anything. Now we were moved and touched, it was great, but you (my father) were not so good. She was just an arrogant Saxon woman who moved to Ulm after the fall of the Wall and was so arrogant and cold... (Sorry, that just had to come out, I'm sorry)
Honestly it's probably the best individual city but there is nothing else, also Oktoberfest is nothing compared to carnival in Rheinland where I'm from I live 30min away from Düsseldorf Aachen Bonn and Cologne not to mention that it's the economic and mobility center of Europe because I'm only one hour away from Paris Amsterdam London and Berlin or Munich there is probably no better place to live in the whole world. We are definitely very welcoming here and often times a little too relaxed about politics but nowadays that's even more unique and appreciated.
In all German cities and most bigger towns (including all university towns) you'll find some renting system(s) for bikes and/or e-bikes. Some cities are now trying to ban e-scooters or at least force the companies supplying them to install better return systems and incentives to return the scooters to certain places because of many complaints, while e-bikes to rent on the other hand are sometimes offered also by companies owned by the municipality.
Bavarian cuisine is influenced by Austria (which in turn is heavily influenced by Czech and Hungarian cuisine), but also by the provinces of Franconia and Swabia annexed in 1806. It is mostly hearty and rather high-fat, with much meat, "Semmelknödel" (bread dumplings), "Obatzda" (a cheese spread from aged soft cheese, butter, paprika powder, onions, garlic and other spices), "Vesper plate" (early dinner with different combinations of cheese, ham, sausages and bread) and others.
Weißwurst (13:39) is served within the broth it was warmed in (not boiled, because that would cause the skin to split); it is made from uncured veal and bacon with herbs, which is shortly pre-brewed, so causing the white color (red sausages are generally either cured with pickling salt (containing nitrite) or smoked).
Grilled pork knuckle is Bavarian (called there "Schweinshaxe" or "Grillhaxe" - "Haxe" or "Haxn" is Bavarian for ham hock, but also for "legs" in general), but also known in other regions. The same piece of meat is however in Northern and Eastern Germany traditionally rather pickled and then cooked (and then called "Eisbein").
munich doesnt have the best oktoberfest, it has "The oktoberfest" all others are just mock offs. to the food, im pretty sure pigs in other regions of the world tend to have knuckles too, so its not only a german thing
A "Hendl" is not a fried chicken. It is grilled or baked.
There is much more to say about Munich as is showen in the video. Cleanlines and safety is higher than in other german cities. And it is claimed, that Munich is the biggest Village in the World!
Munich is an old town with a long history and beautiful architecture in the center, some ugly suburbs, and beautiful surroundings further out. I lived near Munich for three years to work IN Munich, as rental prices in the city have been unaffordable even twenty years ago, and are still more so now. But commuting IS an option as public transport is pretty good and stretches far out.
Nonetheless I'd recommend you have a car. Not to drive to work, heaven beware! The inner city traffic is a nightmare. No, to drive away from Munich on a weekend or any other day off when the weather is fine, towards the Alps, on small country roads. You drive through the flat green fields of Upper Bavaria, you see these huge mountains, and it always feels like you'll be there in five minutes, but they just get bigger and bigger and bigger ... -- It's impressive, really.
Only problem for a tourist might be the language. Bavarian is a special dialect not even other Germans can understand, but all native people speak Hochdeutsch (standard German), and many speak English.
I didn't look at the comments yet, but I bet you it's full of the usual rivalry and jealousy of northern Germans. This is coming from a northern German: Munich and Bavaria in general is the wealthiest, cleanest, safest for sure and arguably the most beautiful in all of Germany. Sorry, if that triggers anybody, but that's how it is, and jealousy doesn't look good on anyone. ;)
Also, the Munich Oktoberfest is THE Oktoberfest. It is the original. No other can compare, may it be in Germany or around the world.
Munich is (in)famous for being very posh and expensive. And really beautiful. If you like art and palaces and pretty buildings, you will be very happy if you visit. There are several palaces and back in the day some of them were connected by canals and the nobles would go from palace to palace by gondola and stuff.
The downside is that people from Munich know it's pretty and may come off as arrogant or snobbish. They took quite a few important artifacts from other cities and have really impressive museums to show for it. Some of my professors would rage against Munich on a regular basis 😆 anyway, impressive city, lots to see and the surrounding landscape is stunning.
"posh", "snobbish" and "arrogant" ....words from someone who has never been to munich and instead is just repeating stuff she hears from other people who have never been to munich, right? 🙄
@@pok81 I live in Munich and I agree with those words. But it highly depends on the area of Munich, there are also less posh areas with non-arrogant people 😀
@@pifnet nope... there are just normal people and some areas with a higher number of arrogant, posh people... like in every other major city as well.
@@pok81 Still no reason to deny their existence - and there are definitely more of them here in Munich than I encountered in any other german city I lived in.
@@pifnet nobody denied their existence. read again. What other german cities? Castrop-Rauxel? Lutherstadt Wittenberg?
I can only tell you so much about the food that almost every federal state has its own cuisine, this type of pork knuckle is a Bavarian speciality, in Berlin there is the so-called Eisbein and is very different from the preparation, the sausage you saw in the article is a Weißwurst and it is cooked in water and brought to the table in it so that it stays hot.
there are also a lot of graffiti in Munich but they are not on historic buildings as these are cleaned as quickly as possible
the zone system in local transport is complicated and easier to understand in other German cities
what's the matter with the zones (or actually rings)? Just find out in which ring you are in right now and into which one you're trying to get and pay for these rings. That's all. I don't understand how this can be rated as complicated. You can still buy a day ticket or tourist ticket for all those who struggle with the ring system.
@@pok81 My mistake, it's not the zone system that's complicated, but the payment system. Just go to a ticket machine and see how many different tickets there are. You say, just buy a day ticket or tourist ticket and you're good, except that this option is not always the cheapest.
Pork knuckle is a dish served all over Germany but IMO the best you get in Southern Germany.
And the other big beer festival - but not as big as the Oktoberfest - is the Canstatter Wasen in Stuttgart.
Being the " richer" states both Southern German states are more expensive than the rest with the exception of Hamburg maybe. And both have lots of beautiful hilly foresty or mountainous sceneries. :))
I had a Bavarian Proffesor during my PhD in Hannover, and everytime his birthday came around he invited the whole laboratory to a lavish Bavarian breakfast with Mett, Leberkäs, Brezn, coleslaw salad, Fleischsalat, Cheesepatter, ….the list goes on.
It was much more hearty than most of us were used to, but we enjoyed learning about a different part of Germany….we were up north in Hannover, so quite a distance away.
To this day, as a West German born in the Pott, I haven‘t set foot on Bavarian soil…..maybe sometime when my passport get‘s renewed 😉
The rest of Germany regards Bavaria as a ‚seperate Republic‘
Kingdom 😉
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There are more industrial areas and less affluent areas in Munich too. Actually many technology companies are located in Munich. The two biggest of them are Siemens and BMW. The latter one maintains an interesting museum near their headquarter (just like Porsche and Mercedes do in Stuttgart).
BTW, like others have mentioned already, there's only one true Oktoberfest in Germany and it's the one in Munich. Around the same time of the year there are several large festivals in many towns all over Germany. For example the second largest is in Stuttgart, called "Cannstadter Wasen".
One of the quickest ways to go into the Alps is taking a train from Munich to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a town surrounded by mountains. It's a good place to start a tour up to the top of the Zugspitze, the highest mountain of Germany (2964 m).
Psst, ganz unter uns: Cannstatt schreibt sich mit 2 t am Ende. Genau genommen heißt es eigentlich Bad Cannstatt 😉
I lived in Munich for about 2 years. As a young person with little money, it was rather boring and bourgeois. Not that you can't do anything, but everything that has to do with nightlife is just very expensive and compared to other big cities like Berlin, or Hamburg rather conservative. The "locals" were quite friendly, but I wouldn't call them open-minded. Now, more than 10 years later, I like to visit old friends there, but living there? No way. Berlin is now too much hustle and bustle for me, so Hamburg is just the right measure for me. Hamburg, my pearl!
A bicycle is the best way to discover Munich
Every city has its own stamp system. That's super annoying. With the 49 euro ticket you are on the safe side. This will keep you from going mad. You buy a 49 euro ticket and can use public transport in any city throughout Germany. Unfortunately, it is not yet clear whether we will maintain this.
I think you will like local cuisine in Munich. It's different from other parts in Germany.
White sausage is not boiled otherwise it will burst. You have to peel it to eat it.
There are different ways of preparing pork knuckle in Germany. In Berlin they boil it. In Bavaria they prepare it the right way
I'm from Munich and have lived most of my life there. While I do get the appeal for a tourist to come and visit, I know from experience that you might end up being let down, depending on your expectations.
When your goal is to drink yourself senseless at Oktoberfest, then by all means Munich is your stop. Make sure to bring lots of cash though as it is very overpriced. For example, buying a beer (0, 5 liter) at the supermarket is super cheap and costs around 0,50 - 1,50 Euro. At Oktoberfest it will be around 15 Euro this year (1 liter). As for sightseeing there are much better places to go in Germany imho. The center of the city is actually quite small as they are the remnants of the city's first settlements and their surrounding city walls. Marienplatz, Karlsplatz, Odeonsplatz - that's basically it. The one thing that stands out for me about Munich is the English Garden.
The Weißwurst (white sausage) isn't boild (that would cause it to burst), but rather put into hot water. Basically, you boil water in a pot, then put the pot to the side so the water isn't blubbering anymore and put the Weißwurst in it for at least 10 minutes. As a Bavarian myelf, I'm not a fan of it, I'm more of a Wiener Wurst-guy ;>
If you ever go to Bavaria, go eat a good, traditional "Krustenschweinebraten" (Pork meat with crunchy crusty skin) with Dunkelbiersoße (dark beer sauce), it's THE signature dish of Bavaria.
Fwiw, if you want to see the most beautiful cities in Bavaria, i'd recommend Landsberg am Lech. It's like straight from a picture book.
"Sounds like the UK" well not exactly. 30°C+ is not a once in a lifetime experience in Munich, but rather a staple of summer. And while climate change has nibbled away on winter times in the last decades... it gets significantly colder for longer times than in Rainland. Basically it tends a tad more towards the extremes.
Quite simply spoken, Munich has a by far more continental climate than London for example, with more sun, warmer summers and quite a lot of hot days with more than 30°C - and colder winters with regularly snow... So not like in the UK, as Dwayne is thinking... ;-)
For anyone visiting Munich, a little not so well known must see is the Asam Church, it's not far from Marienplatz and the inside is the most stunningly beautiful church you'll ever see.
There is a big Graffiti scene in München !!!
If you want to visit Munich and not spend so much - head to Augsburg, 20 Minutes by train and a wonderful 2000yr old city with even more history all over… even the second oldest christmas market in Germany…
Good idea... Augsburg is a nice little town and the trains are very regulary... - if you want to stay in Munich check also for big events... Oktoberfest.. but also Trade fairs like BAUMA. In such cases the prices for hotels double and more..
pork knuckle is a specifically bavarian dish. do not expect to get it in other parts of Germany. (although some restaurants outside bavaria might offer it of course)
I've been to Munich once. What I really loved was the "Deutsches Museum" - if you love technology and a lot more it's well worth it. They even have a couple of aeroplanes in there. And there's one of the famous V-2 rockets, too. I'm a big fan of planes...
But I know Hamburg a lot better. Try visiting the world's largest model railway at the "Miniatur Wunderland"! And don't forget about the harbour. And if it's still there there's the Hamburg Dungeon which takes you back to the middle ages.
Finally, as an insider: You might also want to visit Schwerin. It's the capital of Mecklenburg-Pommerania. It sports a beautiful castle in the centre of Schwerin Lake. Part of it is a museum and you can have a look at the throne room, the gallery and other parts. The castle itself is very pretty, too.
Had grear stay at ibis chain hotel, they also have other types: the one was like for fitness people, had surfboards at the entrance. Where ever we went, we just looked for ibis. And always bfast included. Cheap everywhere. No matter thw state or city.
My subjective order would be Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne. The advantage in Munich for sure is that you are close to amazing places nearby as well, from the alps or Salzburg in the near south, to Nuremberg, Bamberg or Rothenburg in the near north (in Franconia). Keep that in mind and don't just focus on the 4 biggest cities in Germany itself.
I would say we have E scooters at this Point in every city over 100k inhabitans or Even less some times
I think you should check out videos of all the 16 capital cities in Germany. That would be a great way to get a closer look at all the different regions.
The ones you are still missing are
Hannover, Kiel, Schwerin, Potsdam, Berlin, Bremen, Magdeburg, Wiesbaden, Düsseldort, Mainz, Erfurt, Dresden, Saarbrücken and Stuttgart
Hi Dwayne.
I live near Munich and i know all the german citys from your videos.
If you stay longer than only one or two days in one of the citys, you put Munich definately on point one in your list. Its one of the cleanest citys in Germany. You can drive to Austria within oe hour. We have some well knows castles here. For example Castle Neuschwanstein, the template of the Disneyland castle. We have the original here, just a few kilometers away from Munich. 😊
The mentality of the bavarians is a little curious on first sight. But a few minutes later, they are the most heartfull people.
I hope i see you here in Bavaria in the future. 😊
White Sausages aren't boiled, they are put into hot water (otherwise they burst). They taste very fluffy and lightly compared to other sausages.
They are usually eaten as a breakfast before 12 o'clock together with Pretzels, wheat beer and sweet mustard.
As someone from Munich, I find Hamburg really beautiful and also really like how exciting Berlin is. Cologne is really dreadful, though, definitely not in my top 10 of German cities. The inner city is extremely ugly (except for the Kölner Dom) and there aren't that many nice places to go for a walk or relax in a big nice park. Cologne has really nice, open-minded people in general, though, so that is a big plus.
In fact, the white sausage is boiled (not fried). It is a pork sausage, formerly more commonly made from veal, which has to steep in boiling salted water for several minutes. It tastes of parsley, cardamom and other spices and is eaten together with sweet mustard. Also with a pretzel! In Bavaria, there is also the old traditional rule when eating the white sausage, according to which you may ONLY eat this sausage in the morning and never after 12 noon. This rule dates back to before the invention of the refrigerator, but if you want to maintain traditions, you have it for breakfast in Bavaria.
I live in Bavaria and really enjoy eating white sausage. But I'm not that traditionalist either, because I don't go along with the way the white sausage is traditionally eaten: Traditionally, the white sausage is skinned before eating by cutting it lengthways and removing the skin. OR you suck the sausage meat out of the skin with your mouth (which I think looks a bit disgusting... or maybe erotic??) Personally, I eat it unconventionally WITH the skin, as that would be a waste.
And yes: pork knuckles are also typically Bavarian. But of course they are also German at the same time.
Greetings from southern Bavaria to Great Britain!
porknockel is generally southern Germany.Also in my region ,which is like 350km away from munich,its a thing.
but ... if you make it to germany make sure that you visit Rothenburg ob de Tauber its a lil bit south of Würzburg and its a very very well conserved medival town the way towns looked like 600 years ago even with city wall
Berlin may be more multicultural, which is Munich is as well. But Munich is more authentic. Nevertheless don't think that Munich is typical Bavarian! It's like saying London is typical English or New York is typical American 😉
Munich is by far the most beautiful big city in Germany!But if you like it a little bit smaller : Heidelberg!!!😉
Munich or Hamburg? You should visit Hamburg now and Munich when you are 20 years older. :) You can make some short trips to Hamburg, and years later a longer trip to Munich because the landscape (Alps!) and the cities around Munich are great.
if you're in sports, Munich is a perfect place to stay. skiiing, hiking, mountain biking, swimming. It's a very good place to be, if you're young. On the other hand, Hamburg as a major port city ist very open minded and tolerant. Both are beautiful.
Munich has THE Oktoberfest. All others are mere copies.
these e-vehicles are in every city in germany and also to a certain extent in towns
Pork knuckle is generally Germany's national grilled/baked Pork, not just local to Bavaria.
Travelling is much easier in London compared to Munich or any other German city.But Munich is as expensive as London.
If you like the Alps than have a look at Berchtesgarten ore Rosenheim. Nearby the Alps and much cheaper than Munich. And more comfortable. Munich is one of my favorit German towns. For my point of view after working and living in the bigger citys in Germany, me No 1 is Hamburg, than Munich, than Berchtesgarten, Düsseldorf, Nürnberg, Aachen, Rostok, Wismar, Cologne..at the end of the list are Stuttgart, both Frankfurts and Berlin.
We dont have the best Oktoberfest but we have the one and only. There is only one Oktoberfest. Every other fest is another fest. Let me try to explain it that way. The Oktoberfest is a Volksfest but only one Volksfest is the Oktoberfest.
He didn't mention one downside to living in Munich: the weather phenomenon called the "Föhn", when a warm southerly wind blows over the Alps in winter and descends into southern Germany bringing a rapid thaw and rising temperatures, which brings negative effects to the body, such as circulatory problems, migraine, depression and a rise in suicides, called Foehn-sickness.
Love christmas too
As a berliner i would Show you the most unique Building in the world the "Schlangenbader Straße" your mind will🤯
Not really that unique just look up the „Alexandra Road Estate“ located in the London Borough of Camden, North West London which is literally almost the same enormous, hideous and architectural monstrous Beton Blocks Apartment complex we have in Berlin-Wilmersdorfs with the so called„Schlange“ at the Outskirt of the Rheingauviertel.
They both are even build at the same time (Berlin started in 1970 following by London in 1972) for the same purpose, creating highly demanded social housing apartments, by cramping as much as possible apartments in to the building and storing away the low class citizens in to one giant area close to the city border resulting in the creation of a Ghetto for poor low class citizens and low payment „Gastarbeiter“ (time limited immigrant labor workers from poorer regions of countries like italy, Turkey, Greece, Spain, Tunisia, Portugal and Morocco who choose to stay in Germany instead of moving back, which our government not really had considered as a possibility which is the reason why no one cared to integrate for example by teaching the whole family to speak German and braking apparat their already in the 70s existing separated parallel society where they didn’t have needed to learn german (stil to this day very prevalent noticeable by elder folks not being able to communicate in german at all, especially not the women created major problems and clashes bewusst between natives and second class s citizens,
@@PPfilmemacher I am sry, i meant the most unique architectural one.😊 to be honest i will have to check out the complex you mentioned but i am really concious that the Schlange will kill every number
The most beautiful Christmas market is in Cologne
No, it is in Münster
no, the best is in nürnberg
@@flicka1576 Every small town and especially the big cities in Germany have great Christmas markets, but Cologne is the most beautiful in my opinion. But it's a matter of perspective
You can reach the alps in about 1-2 hours so its not NEAR haha
There is only one Oktoberfest, you Saupreiss! :) Hoast mi??
wer "hoast mi" schreibt, gehört wohl selbst zur genannten Gruppe, was? 😉
Here in Bavaria Beer is a Food.
I never will leave😂
PROST
Rest assured, you would want to live in Munich. I lived there for 25 years until the City hassle became too much for me.
Out of the four German towns with over a million inhabitants, I think Munich is the prettiest. I mean just the city as a whole because it’s well-kept and clean. Berlin, on the other hand, has the most spectacular sights and also beautiful neighbourhoods but due to its history also some ugly and rough parts. So, these two are on top. Hamburg is far behind because it’s just bland.
Cologne is not even worth mentioning because it’s an entire ugly wasteland
I'm not surprised that the harsh assessments of Hamburg and Cologne come from a Berliner. However, like many Berliners, he probably hasn't left his shithole for years or, to be honest, has never been to Hamburg or Cologne in his life...
I´m from Munich and the public transportation realy sucks... Maybe i´m a bit biased but Munich is still one of my favorit citys. I´ve traveld around the world and also throw Germany and Munich is the most beauteful citys I´ve seen so far.
🙄 no the public transportation doesn't "really suck". Come on.. stop talking sh.. only because your train yesterday was 5 minutes late.
@@pok81 I'm still waiting for my train since yesterday 😂 but really basically every train comes at least five minutes late. Every time I have to use the train I look in the app if the train is really coming and it happens at least once a month the app says the train is on time but it doesn't even show up at all😂🤦♂️
@@ablebe3393 that's a lie and you know it
@@pok81 no it's not I live in munich and I have to deal with that almost every day🤯
@@ablebe3393 well...then i must live in a different munich because i dont have these problems. So don't talk nonsense.
You might like Frankfurt, it has both, it is very modern and very old, both coexisting next to each other. What can be said about Cologne is that it is not an architecturally beautiful city, but it is a very livable and lively city. Munich is undoubtedly more beautiful than Cologne, in terms of architecture.
Hi! O.k. ...Munich reminds me of "Phantasialand". (I think it don`t needs to be translated, does it)? For Karneval Cologne is better. Believe me! The christmas markets in Cologne are also good. Most "Spice" you get in Hamburg (and Berlin). Munich is important to learn about great parts of german history (Royalty, etc.), and tradition.....But for this reason the other big cities are also important, because of their differences that made this country to what it is.....🤔
A good old Schweinshaxn is more common in baveria than other parts of germany
Posh is the best description of Munich 😅
not really
Best Food but go there in the Summer !!!
There is only ONE Oktoberfest. In Munich.
Other parts of Germany have lots of "Volksfeste" which may look alike but has nothing to do with Oktoberfest. (And no I am not from Bavaria and I am not an Oktoberfest Fan, but Oktoberfest is origin to Munich and can not be copied!)
Regarding the "local cuisine"....... each and every part of Germany has some dishes typical for the region. "Typical dishes" are as numerous as the variety of regions is.
München is truly worth a visit at all seasons. But just a visit! I don't wanna live there 'cause its redicilous expensive as hell. Also don't try to drive a car in the city. You're Faster by bike with the well built bike lanes or by public transport. A train or bus comes every 5 minutes. That's what I love of Munich but rent a appartment there, boy oh boy you get broke within a few weeks.
When I had visited my sister in Munich i never had any issues with driving in the city. Getting out of Munich is a problem.
Weihnachtszeit >>>
Can you watch something about Kiel too one day?
its a german dish but the bavarian version is the best and most famous
Well. You found a better Video than the crappy one of those 2 clueless blokes visiting Hamburg.
tastewise white sausages aren't really on the sausage spectrum
Munich is beautiful,but nevertheless I like the North much better, because I like people there much better, more honest and not that posh. But I can really understand that Brits love to go to Munich...
Hey Dwayne - your are invited to come to munich. :)
People are into Berlin or Munich… for me, Berlin is one of my least favorite places in Germany. Munich is beautiful, but way to expensive.
Dawayne!
Not Munich (München)!
Hamburg is the place!
Its a little annoying ,thats vast majority ist talking about the south of Germany.Im from the north .And If you Like Citys "a little rough at the edges " and a n other Kind of Beauty and medieval esthethic of Red brick gothic and beaches,Take a Trip to the Former hanseatic League cities Up in the north.Start with Hamburg than going to Lübeck with a stopover at Lüneburg and Schwerin and then visiting Wismar and Stralsund ,the Startingpoint for all visits to Rügen ,germanys biggest and definately one of the most beautifull Islands.The distance between those sights and cities are about 90 min. by train.And yes,Munich is really beautifull but If you cant geht to the Oktoberfest ,perhaps you can Go to the Cannstatter Was'n.Its just a little smaller and Younger in Stuttgart and its at least the Same fun but nobody speaks about it .Its also twice a jear in spring and autumn .Really Like your Videos.
Transportation... deutschland ticket solves most of the problems
Munich "clean"? You have only seen 1/4 square-kilometer in the historic part of 360 Km2 munich has in whole.😅 O.K. Oktoberfest-Wiese and Castle Nymphenburg beside
Munich is fancy and expensive, home to many wealthy as well as wannabe celebrities and millionaires. To live there you should either have a very well-paid job or be a rich heir.
I worked there on assembly for two weeks and I thought it was a really nice city but the people were so snobby that they could hardly see the ground because they had their noses so high up. But the whole thing diminishes more and more as you move away from the center.
Hi Dwayne, it will be hard for you to understand Bavarien, it's more than a dialect it is a more or less a own language we have diffrent grammar and we use words that doesnt exist in higher german.
Düsseldorf > Cologne
Please react to Phantasialand
Munic is a nice city. But as northener I have to say I dislike some of bavarians culture and politics. The biggest reason would be that they often think they are the best and most important.
I am bavarian, i dont like it too.
Mir san mir
So ätzend
No. Munich is ....
Berlin is rubbish compared to Munich, so is Cologne where I live
Dear Dwayne, honestly spoken as a german who´s been a hell of a lot of times in Bavaria and Munich... there are several reasons why you don´t see much Grafitti (for example) in this region. The people there are mostly extremly, and I really EXTREMLY conservative! Most of `em don´t like to see people of colour, arabs, asians or any other foreigners, except they bring money and leave as quick as possible. Their most famous slogan is "mia san mia" which means in german "wir sind wir", translated to english: "we are we"; which transports quiet well their EXclusive mind-setting. Because anyone who´s not born in Bavaria does NOT belong to "them", got it? ;-) Let me tell you this: during my school-education we did three trips (each lasting 7-days) to Munich and Bavaria and visited probably 90% of ALL these "highly suggested Attractions", and the ONLY thing that was really impressing and kept in mind for over 30 years: the visit of germanys FIRST CONCENTRATION-CAMP "Dachau", located very close to Munich! Honestly: to visit this historically very important Location is (in my opinion) the ONLY reason why someone SHOULD visit the south. Because THERE were the roots of the undescribable EVIL, which endet in War, Terror, Horror, Holocaust... you name it! And you can FEEL that even today! (even more in east-germany, where it´s even worse today!) Conclusion: if you want to feel really welcomed and happy: start in Hamburg, it´s well-proven the most including city/population, and after that travel to the rhine-region, which is even more multi-cultural influenced and therefore "open-minded", happy and forward-thinking. BEWARE of every german, austrian, hungarian or polish region, which are "proud of their tradition"! Usually thei´re NO GOOD, only if you bring money and LEAVE as quick as possible; and I really DO MEAN THAT, not only for you as a people of colour, even as a white-skinned german from the west or north it´s hard to get accepted in these regions. It´s a bit like Texas or any "REDNECK-region" in the US. ;-)
Harte Worte, bin von München als jugendlicher aufs Land gezogen, in ein Dorf . Da habe ich gemerkt was Ausgrenzung ist.
Als Bayer (oder in meinem Fall Franke) würde ich das nicht so wirklich unterschreiben. München ist alleine aufgrund der Schönheit der Stadt immer einen Besuch wert und Nürnberg sowieso ;)
Munich is rather traditional than conservative. Compared to the world its a quite liberal city like all German cities. People who talk brainless about 'conservative' only tell that they have absolutely no idea about the world. True conservative societies you have to visit Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, all of Africa, most of Latin America, huge part of Asia in general and so on ...
As a franconian (north of Bavaria), living in France, I am shocked about your analysis. I met many foreign people, when I lived in Franconia and many became friends... I would say, beware of all extremism, regardless of where it comes and stems from... Munich (and Dachau as the 1st german concentration camp) is worth a visit, that's clear... and also come to Franconia...
I'm sorry that you feel so excluded here in Munich, but I have the impression that it has something to do with your own attitude towards the people here.
I myself grew up in Frankfurt, a city that is generally considered cosmopolitan, and I have been living in Munich for 25 years now. From the very beginning, I felt welcome and accepted here as the person that I am. So, I have to strongly disagree with you on two points:
(1) Many foreigners understand the Bavarian "Mia san mia" in a competitive way, and thus have a problem with it, but it is one they create themselves. While it is an expression of Bavarian self-confidence, it only seems to imply a feeling of superiority, if you think in those categories yourself. In fact, the people here couldn't care less about such competition, because they simply are happy with the way they are, but don't allow others to judge them for that.
'Mia san mia' (we are us) and 'Ihr seid ihr' (you are you) is also an expression of acceptance towards others who live their life as they want and who do not pretend because they believe they have to measure themselves. So, obviously, it is appreciated if you try to blend in, but don't do things in an over-exaggerated, perfect way. If you give up your authentic self, you might be seen as fake and possibly not be taken seriously or made fun of. But this is not because of your being different. It simply happens to people who pretend to be someone that they are not.
If you're different but feel confident about it, just acting the way you are and telling people openly what you want, you'll be accepted (and mostly will even get help in getting what you want). It's as simple as that.
Open up, be yourself, don't try to compete, and you'll discover how nice people in this city are. And you'll also be amazed by their anarchic humor and their ability to make fun of themselves.
Noone from Munich or the surrounding areas really visits Oktoberfest any more... It's gotten a overcrowded, overpriced tourist attraction. Same for the Hofbräuhaus - seriously - that's mass-catering for tourists, not good Bavarian cuisine - ever their beer is disgusting....
Please watch Felis Video about Oktoberfest. As a Bavarian it hurts to hear you say what you said about Oktoberfest 😂
I am just honest. Your german is so bad, so I don`t hear any accent. If that was the question. Btw, just loved ur video and reaction!
Sorry, but as a North German I don't like Munich, these arrogant people from Munich get on my nerves! So make it very clear that the city is too expensive, too overcrowded with tourists and unfriendly.
Hey.. just came up with an idea: How about visiting Munich first before talking about it?
Nuh, Germans are not efficent at all in regards to Bureaucracy, Rules and Regulations, nor with Tarif Zones in City Public Transport! 😅
Wo ist das Problem? Also wer das simple System der Zonen bzw. Ringe nicht kapiert, wird wohl auch am Türgriff bzw. -knopf der U-Bahn scheitern, vermute ich.
Als tourist braucht man nur eine Wochenkarte für die Zone M. Das ist nicht so kompliziert.
Ok, yes, there is only THE Oktoberfest in Munich. There is no other real one.
There is the Volksfest in Stuttgart and there are plenty of beer fests all over Germany. But the Oktoberfest is just the one in München.
For further information, ask Feli from Germany: ua-cam.com/video/BHrnabGavtg/v-deo.htmlsi=niJpM9JsGGa7Z4QE (the things she said 3 years ago are still valid today)
The best Christmas markets are probably to be found in the South. However, they are brilliant in all of Germany.
I wouldn't say that there is no riffraff at all in München, however, perhaps less than in other places - and certainly not where most tourists go.
Electric vehicles can be found in many cities. The bigger the more likely you find them. But yeah, bikes and scooters are now next to everywhere. My village now offers an electric rental car.
To stay, I would look for a place in S-Bahn-distance from München. You'll need 30 minutes to get to the city but it's affordable. Personally, I love the Deutsches Museum!
I'm pretty sure, pork knuckles are eaten in other places, too. But Bavaria is famous for it. The Käsespätzle are more typical for Swabia, the area next to Bavaria to the West.
Btw: As a German, my favourite English city is York (ok, that's probably a touristic perspective)
In terms of smaller towns and a touristic perspective: Have you ever been to Shrewsbury?
dir ist aber schon klar, dass Schwaben nicht nur in Baden-Württemberg, sondern auch in Bayern liegt?