Just how German are "German Christmas Markets"?
Just how German are "German Christmas Markets"?
All the staff are bloody English! How am I meant to practice German if none of them bloody speak it?!
False advertising.
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What's a German Christmas Market?
Is that an England thing or just a long name for Christmas markets
Manchester and Brum have them round Xmas time selling 'German' Bratwurst and beer for £8 with lots of German flags waving.
People were buying tiny pots of baked beans with curry powder in them for silly money.
If they plan to charge me a tenner for a sausage I demand to be served in bloody German!
OK, one thing I can tell you is that "baked beans with curry powder" is 100% NOT genuine for a German Christnas market.
Paying silly money for it IS however very genuine for a German Christmas market.
Well, yes indeed!
What’s a German Christmas Market
They're quite common in most of the big cities (I've been to the one in Manchester quite a bit, that's been running since the 80s) you get to drink gluhwein, eat schnitzel, but wooden toys and get a bit cold and underwhelmed in the process.
Edinburgh has a regular Christmas Market. Not a German in sight.
Although I will admit it is superbly underwhelming.
Never seen the personally in Glasgow but I'm not there as often as Edinburgh
You drink weird tasting warmed wine and eat stale pretzels. Creepy European Santa is present. Also, pop-up shops and I didn't know dried horse meat was a thing in Frankfort.
Sounds like a regular Christmas Market. Never heard of a German one though
They are from Germany, that's why some call them "German" Christmas Market.
Glühwein is awesome. How does European Santa differ from I'm guessing British Santa?
Looks like regular Santa to me, not sure what's creepy about that. Is British Santa not the same as that?
I'm used to Coca-Cola (capatilist) santa.
I don't think "European Santa" is very far from that, with bunch of variations across Europe of course