I'm a simple emigrant and I will tell the secrets of Oktoberfest 🍺

On Saturday the 191st Oktoberfest opened in Munich. By the way, in Bavaria it’s more often called Wiesn (vizn) – meaning meadow. This is because it takes place on the Theresienwiese. The only time before this that I had been to Oktoberfest was in 2019. Here you can read my first impression. First, let’s quickly compare prices. In the previous post I wrote that a liter of beer cost €11.80, but everyone rounded up to €12. This time one mug in our tent cost €15.80 and rounding is now up to at least €17. I’m sharing locals’ secrets on how to choose a tent. I’ll say right away that in general any person can enter any tent if there are seats. Ochsenbraterei – that’s where we were yesterday. This tent is for Bavarians; if you want to increase your chances of meeting locals and finding a social circle – that’s the place. The cover band yesterday was also magnificent. I even at some point double-checked that it’s still live music. Hofbräu – the most international tent. There you look for international friends and have no problem conversing in English. And also this seems to be the only tent that has a dance floor; in the others there are only tables and benches. Augustiner – for those who honor tradition. That’s where the German generation of my parents and older likes to go. Armbrustschützenzelt – also a traditional venue; here are fans of crossbow shooting and hockey players. In the alcove behind the tent they even hold a championship. Hacker – here the youth hang out, up to about 25. Schottenhamel – here mostly the German student association of the children of the elite hang out. They book for the whole Oktoberfest, probably a third of the tent, and the rest who come there are approximately in the same style. Also this is the only tent where the waiters wear maid outfits, not in normal traditional dresses. Here as well they pour the first beer of Oktoberfest at the barrel-opening ceremony. Probably a coincidence. 😄 Fischer-Vroni – a fish tent and the only large tent where you can order fish. Käfer Wiesn-Schänke – a VIP tent where the most famous and big guests rest. If you want to get there, I recommend trying on weekdays; though meeting Heidi Klum there at that time is unlikely, rich and important people will certainly be there, you just don’t always recognize them by face. Kufflers Weinzelt – the only tent with partying until one o’clock at night; the others close at 22:30. Löwenbräu – if you want to find Italian friends, go here. Also here the fans of the football team Munich 1860 rest. For a laugh, my girlfriends at 15 were at the Wiesn for the first time right here. Three hours they stood in line to get in, and all three hours the lion in front of the tent roared every couple of minutes “Löwenbräu.” Can you imagine their eagerness to get in? 😄 Marstall – here the rich rest; I wouldn’t advise immediately going to seek investments, but a note to self can be made. Paulaner – simply a tent for normal cool people (we like it there). Bräurosl – here come together representatives of the LGBT community. Usually among everyone else, but yesterday and today there’s a gay party there. Schützen– here locals and shooting clubs also like to hang out. This is the only tent where you can shoot (there, even Arnold Schwarzenegger gave instructions) and eat traditional milk-fed piglet. Well, there you go, now you know everything – forward to the forgotten feeling of real old good German Germany! Cheers!🍺 #holidays #useful