I took a direct 12-hour Lufthansa flight from Incheon, South Korea to Munich, Germany. It’s 8:30AM on the opening day of Oktoberfest.

And right now we're headed to Theresienwiese, the central square in Munich. Woah! There's a long line.

Woah! There are so many people here! And I thought I came relatively early at 8:30, but the first ones here arrived around 6AM.

So the spot I ended up in at the line was a whopping 400 meters from the entrance! And it was super cold too! It was minus 8 degrees Celsius!

As per traditional German attire, men wear shorts and women wear knee-length dresses. And seeing these people braving the cold with their bare legs I felt that this was truly the spirit of the Germans, Germanic.

An hour later, around 9:30 AM, entry to the venue finally began.

Finally, we got inside. Now the question is, where do we go and which beer should we try? Here, we have two guys: one’s in a down vest, North Face down, and one’s in a cardigan.

They don’t look like tourists and they seem to know what they’re doing. They look like Munich locals who know how to party, so I decided to follow them.

Run, run! Run, run, run, run, run! Run, run, run! Run, run, run, run!

Why is everyone running? I have no idea, just run! Just go wherever they're going! This is crazy! I thought most people made reservations because you could do that on their website, but you could only reserve the wall-side tables upstairs as the center hall was entirely walk-in seating, and people lined up since early this morning for an open run at these seats.

But there is a little catch: there actually isn’t any beer yet. It’s 9:30 and the opening ceremony isn’t 'til noon, and we couldn’t walk around because we’d lose our spot, so we just waited here aimlessly for two and a half hours.

It’s supposed to start at noon and we are already here. They haven’t even served any beer yet. Oh, man!

But as the boring wait ended and noon arrived, someone grabbed the mic and he started the proceedings. Everyone began to get excited.

and suddenly, without being told to, people just got up on their chairs. I couldn’t understand a thing coz it was in German but… the vibe was like…“yeah!

” That kind of atmosphere. Now I’m not sure if he was a politician or the owner of a beer company, but some guy in a suit did a countdown and he said, 'It starts now!

' or something like that. Then, suddenly, without being prompted, everybody here just started clapping and singing along.

So the people gathered here have been waiting in line for at least three hours just to get a beer.

And these people are not ordinary folks. They’re screaming "Bring out the beer now!” The tension in the room was like they could flip over the tables.

But finally, along with the music, the servers started bringing out the beers. But you see, the amount that they can carry is quite limited.

And here and now, over six thousand thirsty beer drinkers all want their beer all at once. So the servers grab as many beer mugs as they can possibly carry, and then… they just start dropping them off at tables in no particular order, so you end up screaming for them to come to your table until they serve you.

And as the servers passed by, the people I was with started slamming their fists on the table. It was after 12:30 when the beer finally arrived at our table.

And as soon as we got our beer, we had to pay the server in cash right there and then. The foam was still settling and I was getting really anxious, so I quickly took a mug and I chugged it down.

The cold and the alcohol seemed to rush right to the tips of my fingers and toes.

It was a clear and refreshing feeling, and I could really taste the crisp carbonation of the amber lager, even if my reaction shot in the video seems a little subdued.

Maybe it's because the building is dome-shaped, but the sound echoed so much; it was noisier than you'd imagine.

Being in this environment for the first time, I was a bit overwhelmed. At this point, every single table had been served their beer, when suddenly, two women climbed onto a table and they started a drinking competition.

From that point on, the atmosphere inside the dome was just absolutely wild.

Now, these mugs can hold up to 1 liter of beer. And with an alcohol content up to seven percent, it's like shooting a bottle of soju in one go.

Current time is 1 PM, and the beer party frenzy has just begun.

It’s too heavy to drink, it’s too heavy. This is seriously heavy! There’s a band playing at the center of the tent and everybody is singing along.

So if you truly want to enjoy the festival, then you really need to know the lyrics to these songs. The decibel level here is like a nightclub’s so… it’s impossible to have a conversation.

The fun part was that AirDrops just kept on coming in. And when I last checked, I got a totally random video of men arm wrestling.

But that’s not all; some ladies were sending me confident selfies via AirDrop too! However, I will not show you any of those.

So I got here at 8:30 in the morning and… I got beer at 12:30, and now I'm just slamming beer over and over on an empty stomach.

I had to unzip my collar as my pupils started to dilate and lose focus. It feels like I could get drunk on cola with this atmosphere, but after being jet-lagged and then standing in line out in the cold morning, chugging beer over and over made me drunk out of my mind.

So after downing two whole liters of beer, I finally overcame my crippling shyness, and I stood up on the bench alongside my new German friends.

"Do you know Son Heung-min? Do you know K-pop?” I took random surveys and made good conversation. All of these people have been waiting three years for this day as the festival was canceled due to COVID, and they say they plan to keep drinking until the fair closes at 11 PM tonight.

It’s not just the tables that are packed, the aisles are completely packed with people too.

These guys are latecomers hunting for seats. There are a lot of people who bought beer who are casually scouting for any open spots.

The people at my table were a group of guys who came here together. Then I saw a group of girls in the aisle looking for a place to sit.

So I thought that it would be fun to merge the two groups together, and since everybody was already quite tipsy, I gave up my seat and I proceeded to leave.

Then I saw that there was still a lot of people pouring into the venue. So it’s 4:00 in the afternoon right now, and I’ve been here for seven and a half hours.

And I’ve only had two beers, but I am really exhausted.

I think I need to rest a bit. Maybe I’ll come out again in the evening. That was a lot more fun than I expected.

After having just one beer, I felt like I could do anything. But you had two beers, right? Even with one, you can do it all.

After sleeping a couple of hours, I had a bad hangover, but I went back to the festival. Once there, I ran straight to the beer tent, so didn’t get a chance to look around.

It turns out that half of Oktoberfest is one huge amusement park. Now, this square is usually an empty lot the rest of the year.

But during Oktoberfest, they set up all of these rides just for the two-week festival. And as you can see, the quality is impressive.

Roller coasters, gyro drops, everything you’d expect is here. The rides are even on par with Everland or Lotte World!

But it's not a vast field, as you might think, because it is all tightly packed within a city park. And that was interesting to see.

It was all so dazzling, even without the street lights. I don’t really get the atmosphere, but it had a cyberpunk vibe.

My wife was losing patience with me, she told me to get a grip. Then she found me some festival food that’s great for hangovers: hot, clear soup with meatballs made from beef liver, also known as Leberknödelsuppe.

Now, all I’ve had for the last three meals was beer, so the soup hits the spot; it actually felt like it was washing my hangover away, just like that.

We’re moving away from the amusement park and we’re headed back to the beer tents.

Wow, this is just pure, unadulterated chaos! They’re all partying hard! They say that Oktoberfest comes alive at night, and that is no joke.

You have to see it and hear it to believe it. To get a taste of what the most passionate moments at the world’s best festival feels like, Let me just show you a bit of it.

So, right now, I'm pretty close to Munich's central station… where they’re having this big parade, and you can see beer brands and tent names in full display.

So we’re walking through the heart of Munich and we’re headed to the festival site… where everybody takes the usual paths to their respective tents, and this interesting sight marks the start of the event.

Now what you see here is a map of the Oktoberfest venue where you will notice ten, big, yellow squares scattered throughout.

Those are what they call “the big tents” and they are operated by the major breweries, and each one of these ‘big tents’ can hold at least 6,000 people.

They’re more like gymnasiums, really. I’ve never seen tents this size in a festival.

Look closer and you’ll see small, beige squares attached to the big tents; these are called ‘small tents’, and they are operated by relatively smaller breweries.

So I decided to visit one of the small tents, and it had quite a few empty tables; it lacked appeal for tourists, so the tent wasn’t packed.

It felt like more like a restaurant with a live band. So, obviously, I went into all of the big tents, each of which had a completely different atmosphere.

The most famous one, ‘Hofbräuhaus', feels like a botanical garden.

This one's called "Red and Green", with a vibrant Christmas theme. The 'Paulaner' tent, however, has a more laid-back vibe.

I felt this place had a Celtic FC vibe… with a bit of Manchester City. Löwenbräu, on the other hand, felt like a real palace.

But, of course, the most eye-catching one out of all of them was definitely the ‘Hacker Pschorr’ tent with its cloud-sky interior.

But if you couldn’t find a seat in any of the tents, there are always tables outside. But with the weather at around 8 degrees Celsius with bouts of rain, even the heartiest of Germans hesitate to sit outside.

Now if you don’t have reservations and you hate lining up early… but you still want to have a drink in the big tents, you can always pay for your way inside.

Some Germans even managed to hoard reservations… and sold guided tours on Airbnb.

But the cost of the seat alone, without food, could set you back about 100,000 won.

When you think Oktoberfest, you think traditional German attire, with servers carrying up to 10 beer mugs; that’s the first image that comes to mind, right?

Actually, these beer mugs are really heavy, carrying them is practically a feat of strength. What’s more, in Germany, tipping is a norm A beer at Oktoberfest would cost you about thirteen euros and fifty cents for one liter, and because of tipping, it's completely normal to just hand over 15 euros.

Surprisingly, working just two weeks at Oktoberfest can actually net a server as much as 30,000,000 won!

Between the heavy mugs and the drunken patrons, I thought the servers had it pretty hard, but then, these guys only need to work two weeks a year.

While we’re on the subject of money, undoubtedly the most regrettable expense of my trip to Germany was the accommodation.

This is what the hotel room where my wife and I stayed for three nights looks like. The room looks straight out of a prison, very cell-like.

But then, it still cost us an outrageous 400,000 won per night. Normally, it’s about 80-90k.

but during the festival, it’s normal for accommodation prices to be up to five times higher. At Oktoberfest, when 11 PM hits, they just kick everyone out of the venue, leaving those who hit it off at the tables just a little disappointed.

But we wanted to keep enjoying the festival, and this kinda bold enterprise was entirely possible because everyone’s already hammered and would gladly pay for this.

Oh, and speaking of fun festivals, we definitely can’t leave out the drunkards.

Seeing people sprawled out on the streets, passed out drunk and completely wasted, is just too common a sight now to even mention anymore.

Oh my God, are you okay? Everyone is drinking like there’s no tomorrow, so all of the bathrooms are full at any given time.

And that’s the reason why this hill has become the ultimate hotspot. If you think your bladder’s gonna burst while you’re waiting in line, just make a dash for the trees or the grass.

Germany is famous for its mixed-gender spas? Maybe that’s why both men and women feel free to go.

For me as a conservative Korean guy, this was quite a shock. There’s public displays of affection everywhere. I must have seen at least thirty couples who were passionately kissing in public.

There were some awkward moments when drunkards suddenly started arguments, but with the good manners of someone from 'the land of courtesy,’ I sent them back to their own tents.

A month and a half before coming here, reservations for the big tents were still available on weekdays, so I invited my subscribers to explore the cuisine here and figure out which dishes go with which drinks.

I was thinking to myself, "This isn’t a club, so why is the table so expensive?” But then, when I went to check on my reservation, they only charged me 10 euros.

The rest of it was given back in coupons that could be spent like cash.

After all the waiting, running, and vying for seats on the opening day, I found it convenient to see a table with my name on it.

Once we were seated the first thing I ordered was a giant pretzel. You’ll see people selling these pretzels walking around the festival.

It's a bread that symbolizes Germany, and it has the deepest Maillard reaction among breads, which is why it is my personal favorite.

I ordered four different dishes for our table. The first of which was half chicken roast, otherwise known as ‘hendl.' It’s the most popular and most widely eaten dish here at Oktoberfest.

You are familiar with schnitzels, aren’t you?

It’s an Austrian dish that’s like a pork cutlet. It’s also commonly found in southern Germany. The next dish I ordered is oven-roasted, farm-raised duck.

It’s not traditional but it might be a special menu item for this tent. The next dish is called Schweinebraten, which is pork neck cooked in dark beer, which makes the meat more tender, and it’s served with a 'dark beer gravy’ for more flavor.

But unfortunately, the dishes at Oktoberfest weren’t very tasty at all.

Especially here; I could see my subscribers’ expressions turning frosty. It would seem that the food at festivals or events, compared to what’s served in specialty restaurants, tends to be inferior, which is a universal truth.

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2019년
5/14 구독자 0 : 첫 영상 업로드
6/19 구독자 100 : ㅠㅠ 정말 감사합니다.
9/6 구독자 1,000 : 4개월 동안 성원해주셔서 정말 감사합니다.
10/10 구독자 10,000 : 드디어 구글 알고리즘의 햇살이 비춰진 듯 ㅠㅠ
10/13 구독자 30,000 : 꿈결같은 일주일입니다.
10/31 구독자 70,000 : 10월 1일에 구독자 1,720분이셨습니다. 기적같은 한달을 잊지 않고 좋은 영상 만들겠습니다.
12/4 구독자 100,000 : 매일 다음날이 기다려지는 축복같은 하루하루를 보내고 있습니다.

2020년
2/28 구독자 20만 : 순수한 도전 정신과 진심 어린 열정을 지켜나가겠습니다. 
5/26 구독자 30만 : 사랑하는 구독자 여러분, 한분 한분께 고개숙여 진심으로 감사드립니다.
8/13 구독자 40만 : 여러분이 있기에 육식맨이 있습니다. 사랑합니다.
10/23 구독자 50만 : 여러분과 하루라도 더 오래보고 싶습니다!

2021년
2/15 구독자 60만 : 과분한 사랑에 깊이 감사드립니다. 더욱 정진하겠습니다.
6/18 채널 누적 조회수 1억 : 아득한 숫자만큼 사랑합니다.
8/20 구독자 70만 : 아직 해보고 싶은 요리가 너무나 많습니다. 계속 나아가겠습니다.

2022년
4/7 구독자 80만 : 진심과 진정성을 지켜가겠습니다.
10/19 구독자 90만 : 푸드 투어 컨텐츠까지 사랑해주셔서 감사합니다. 사랑합니다.

2023년
4/25 구독자 100만 : 여러분 한 분 한 분이 제 삶의 기적입니다. 진심으로 감사드립니다.

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