German Christmas Market –
in London !?!
London is always worth a trip, and especially around Christmas time. So last week, I was quite eager to see what the local Christmas market would look like – and it totally astonished me: It was entirely and decisively GERMAN!!!??!!
Check it out...:
From far away it appears British enough...
... and the first sweets shops look normal.
But what is this: German "Glühwein"??
Even more stunning: "Traditional German Foods"!!!
The highlight: Käsekrainer and Bratwurst
Check out the shirt: "German Christmas Market" !!!
I was completely stunned. Where is the decade-old English-German rivalry? What about the war of the beach towels? How did this takeover of British pre-Christmas-festivities take place?
I have come to learn that it actually is a major attraction to have the German touch on the markets – including Glühwein and the sausages. Even the builders of the huts are flown in before to erect them in the German style; obviously, the British love it. And I enjoyed it too!
But I was happy to also find some local touch to it:
Beautiful and nice-smelling decoration
Old-fashioned merry-go-round
Finally some local touch: fish popcorn
Well, so that is the London Christmas Market!!
All in all, it was a brilliant experience in London – truly German!!! :-)
Andreas Hauser
Management Consultant | Intercultural Trainer | University Lecturer
www.developingculture.com
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