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Originally Posted by Zarley
All in all, Oktoberfest was good but I wouldn't want to go there every year. I can partake in the Stampede and have fun year after year. If Oktoberfest is being cited as the standard of a world class festival, I'd say we are doing pretty well.
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I went to Oktoberfest a number of years ago, and I agree with your post in general, from what I can remember of it. The parallel to the Stampede is definitely there. I remember talking to some locals and we asked how to get to the Hofbrauhaus. We were told to avoid it at all costs because that's where all the tourists went. Well, we were tourists so we went and had a blast...but it really reminded me of the disdain some Calgarians have when it comes to Cowboys...it's just leiderhosen instead of western wear.