As someone who has seen your photo with the comment I believe you.

It got better since Covid. During the first year or two of the pandemic, handshaking was strictly forbidden. As of now, most of us haven't returned to it and I don't regret it at all.

If you do not shake people's hands you miss out on a lot. Some people reveal a lot about themselves through how they shake hands. A firm brief handshake between men says something else than a longer less firm handshake with someones grandparent. or the cold wet fish handshake some people do (don't buy anything from them). My dad used to say that some people give you "die Hand wie ein Stueck Scheisse". nobody likes that. or think of the jackass who acts like they want to kick your ass, but cry after you shake their hand like a real man..... Also, there is the stage where you graduate from formal handshake to a bear hug, or kissing on the cheek.

@@uliwehner I appreciate your thoughtful and thorough response. I like Germans and Germany, but you’re teaching ‘granny, how to suck eggs’ when it comes to interpreting handshakes.

@@andrewshore2898 maybe so, then again, some people love to suck raw eggs. never tried it.

😂

And in Hamburg is until midnight, your tours can be great 👍

Griaß de!

@@d.sazzles4217 Gude.

Morjen

Hahaha, that is the ignorant and arrogant behaviour of the south which we love so much... 🙄

Bavarian and Austrian accents and culture are basically the same, so it’s Bavarian as well, even though sadly newer generations especially in Munich speak high German as in the north… similar to how Baden-Württemberg and its Swabian dialects and culture are allemannic and therefore closer to Swiss culture and accents, with little Vorarlberg in Austria sharing the same dialect.

@@AC-ov2hn I understand your point about newer generations but as a foreign person I appreciate if someone speaks the language that is foreign to me "properly"

I would say ​@@AC-ov2hn is correct although I would say it is just used more frequently in Austria

@@AC-ov2hn saying that people in munich speak standard german (Hochdeutsch) is very funny. They speak muechnerisch, a standardized version of bavarian only spoken with tourists or other people who moved to munich from elsewhere. Same is true in Baden Wuerttemberg, or in Franken, we all have a special way of speaking to tourists. but standard german it is not.

@@budapestkeletistationvoices i see the humor, but the way people speak is "properly". standard german is an artificial construct only used in school, or in official media. NOBODY speaks like that, not even the people in Bielefeld who think they do.....

There's a saying: In Hamburg, that's just "moin". "Moin moin" is already considered "Gesabbel" (chattering). 😉

​@@thunderheartwoman I love your economic use of language

Doch, Man kann nicht an zwei Orten gleichzeitig geboren werden, das macht keinen Sinn.