The truth about German Christmas markets

Think you know German Christmas Markets? Think again! Here’s what visitors often get wrong, and how to do it right.

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00:00What is that, a Christmas market?

00:02Yes, welcome.

00:03But it's not even December.

00:04In India, we celebrate Christmas only on 25th December.

00:07Is German Christmas like an Indian wedding?

00:09You know, basically goes on for weeks.

00:11German Christmas is also celebrated in these days,

00:14but the Christmas markets here open way earlier.

00:17Apparently, Germans love to stand around in the cold

00:19and spend too much money on hot sweet wine.

00:21Hot wine? I thought Germans drank beer all the time.

00:24True, but in the weeks before Christmas,

00:26Germans get really excited about Glühwein.

00:28Even I drink it sometimes.

00:30Okay, let's get one.

00:31My treat.

00:32I can pay with my phone, right?

00:33Oh, come on.

00:34Did you arrive just today?

00:35You should know by now that Germans mostly prefer casual.

00:39Wow, I paid 10 euros for a single wine?

00:41That's a lot.

00:42You paid for the wine and a deposit on the muck.

00:45Otherwise, people would steal them all the time.

00:48What are you doing?

00:50I'm keeping it and giving it to my mom back in India.

00:53I mean, I paid for it, right?

00:55Ah, spoken like a true German.

00:57We love recycling.