The people of Munich have always known what they have in their Wiesn landlords, the restaurateurs at the Oktoberfest stand for very special values, for mercy, generosity, moral action and turning away from profit thinking. In order to even be shortlisted for this important task, the applicants have to prove that their career or earning money is by no means important to them, but exclusively about the mental well-being of their guests and a sustainable economy, because as an Oktoberfest host you save on top of that the world climate and creates incentives for global relaxation, that’s clear.
This week, the bosses of the big tents and the Munich breweries have once again demonstrated how sensitively they react to social developments: they proudly announced that they would like to make their contribution in these difficult times. “In an energy crisis like this, we all have to stick together,” said host Christian Schottenhamel. Because of the gas shortage, there will be no radiant heaters in the beer gardens this year – so away with the warming mushrooms, getting together is now the first Oktoberfest obligation, cuddling against Putin. What a strong signal! So the people of Munich can get used to the new room temperatures in this winter of inflation with a cool beer in hand.
The love for the planet is enormously pronounced among the Wiesn landlords, which is why there is another important innovation this autumn. For the first time you can enjoy vegan white sausages in some of the tents, which will certainly be very popular with the majority of the guests; Living hedonism based on pea proteins, that goes perfectly with vegan beer! It’s no wonder that the head of the Wiesn, Clemens Baumgärtner, is over the moon with so much eco-awareness, since he himself is a symbol of the new folk festival asceticism.
Only the proposal by the Greens to allow only organic chicken at the Oktoberfest in the future has so far failed due to the resistance of the large restaurateurs. After all, the resulting additional costs cannot be passed on to guests in the form of surcharges, said spokesman Peter Inselkammer. Yes, that’s how we know them, our socially oriented Wiesn landlords, without whom Munich would be a much poorer place.
Of course, the Wiesn 2022 is also culturally based on de-escalation and pacification of all social subgroups. The Ballermann song “Layla” about the horny work of a brothel should therefore not be played in the tents because of obvious stupidity, the host spokesman said. And stupidity has absolutely no place at the Wiesn – even organic chicken would be the lesser evil.