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After living for years in Munich we finally visited the Hofbräuhaus, that up to then I had been omitting like the plaque, it being the very prototype of the touristic German stereotype, Lederhosen and all.
And what should I say, we had a suprising amount of fun, not the least because we met some US tourists who were there to just meet some of us natives and have fun :-)
The key to somewhere like that is to enjoy it for what it is, overlooking the "over-the-top" (or simply embracing it).
Medieval Times in the US is that way. We all know it's not even close to any kind of real - it's a stage play with dinner. Fun for the kids.
You gotta finish your g, buddy. Plaque and plague are two super different things.
Although if you’re a dentist or you like flossing, I get it.
I blame the handwriting recognition here, my "I"s are also often "l"s, and my "O"s "0"s...
I looked this up out of curiosity and discovered that there’s a Hofbräuhaus in my town, and several throughout the US. Might have to visit…wouldn’t be the same as going to Munich but might still be fun.
Yes, I meant the word "prototype" quite literal - there probably are 100s of Hofbräuhäuser all over the world.
(Saw a report about one in China some time ago.)
Each trying to emulate a slightly different hilariously wrong image of German culture.
But honestly, who cares.
Go and have some fun, the slight cringeness is part of it! :-)
I've been to both the Hofbrauhausen in Pittsburgh in the summer and Munich in the winter. The different seasons may have played largely into it, but they were very different vibes