De-bunking the Incontestable Teaser Behind Beer, Sausages, and Germany

Although I'm not a big aficionado, beer for me is once synonymous to Budweiser and Heineken and Oktoberfest is nothing but the glorious merrymaking of some beer lovers from Germany and foreigners alike who annually converge in the Bavarian city of Munich. But before the beer lovers and Deutschland's population could throw curses on me, I'm now reaching out my sincerest apologies and thanks to a classmate who has counseled me on this issue.

I know I'm culpable of stereotyping early in my life but if it wasn't for the recent 2006 World Cup in Germany, I would've remained a dim-witted and smug American. As soon as I arrived in Munich, I instantaneously noticed how advanced the city was when it comes to economy, tourism and of course, the food. I was appalled that although beer has turned into some sort of a tag for the German economy and society, it's just part of a wide diversity of drinks that Germans take, which are ranging from wine, juices, up to energy drinks like Red Bull. Another delightful fact that I learned was that like beer, sausages are just portions of the full German meat consumption, which may include chicken, beef, or pork. One more thing, not all cakes that are marked "German" really derived from Germany.