Is anyone going to oktoberfest this year?

Question

I am going to oktoberfest this year and this will be my first time out of the country i was wondering if alot of people there speak good english or if someone could show me around? dunno if this is a wierd question or not?

Answer 1

First of all it's not a weird question, otherwise it wouldn't be on YAHOO answers (joke).

After being on the Octoberfest for quiet a while, there is no need for finding people who speak english, since you will be able to speak german good enough; it always works after 3 mass of beer, cheers!

Answer 2

HI,

all Germqn have to learn english about the fifth class - that´s minimal four years to lern english.

That´s no wierd question.

I´m not perfekt in english but I can show you my city.

Welcome to munich.

Bavarian is very easy to learn.

For example:

Dear Sir, I did not understand, can you repeat this question once again, please.

Does mean in bayerisch: "Ha".

Answer 3

All Germans speak some sort of English. I'm Bavarian (yes, that's the state where the Oktoberfest is. Munich is the capital of Bavaria.) We're proud to speak the best English of the nation; but we also speak heavy dialects. If you hear a Bavarian speaking his local dialect, even if you have a good knowledge of "standard German": Don't even try to understand a word. You might pick up words like "computer" or "iPhone", but then, that's it.

Showing you around at the Oktoberfest would make no sense. Don't mistake that for Disneyland, or such. You just walk in (no entry fees), and then walk around. You can spend a whole day at the "Wies'n" ("the meadow", as the Oktoberfest ground is called in Munich), and you just go where you feel like.

If it's your first time, I'd recommend you try some "Steckerlfisch" (fried mackerel on a stick), or, if you don't like fish, take some chicken. Don't go into the first "beer tent" you see! Bavarian breweries vary much in taste. In Munich, I like the "Spaten" brew, whereas I don't like "Paulaner". (Munich inhabitants might disagree.) Mind that beer is served in a "Maßkrug", a quarter-gallon jar made of heavy glass. The whole thing weighs about three pounds; I've seen many a tourist dropping it onto the table when undeliberately trying to lift it, and spill the beer.

My favorite at the Oktoberfest (besides of the roller coasters, and such) always was the big wheel at the back end of the meadows. It's the perfect end of a day there. You should use it at sunset or when it's become dark all around.

Take care of pickpocketers! I mean: Nothing to really worry, but you can imagine that theft is abundant at such a mass event like the Oktoberfest. But there's lots of police and Red Cross around, and when in doubt or trouble, take your mobile and dial 112, the European emergency number.

Answer 4

The best thing to do with Europeans in to try and speak their language.  If they offer to speak English then continue in it.  If you show them that you tried, then you can ask if they speak it after a few phrases.  Before you go, look up some common Deutsch phrases and sentences (i.e. "Hallo, wie gehts?"-Hello how are you? or "Mochte ein mehr, bitte"- I would like one more please.).  This is a once in a lifetime trip so go crazy and have lots of fun.  Tschues! (See ya!)