Most likely the Germans are not the first nation that comes to mind when talking about party people. The Germans have earned themselves a reputation as being serious and hard workers. I still haven’t figured out how the Germans managed to fool the world into believing that they are so conscientious about their work. The reality is in fact very different. Not only do the German’s enjoy comparatively short working weeks but they also have some of the longest holidays. That’s why meeting Germans on holidays abroad is almost inevitable because the Germans have so many holidays. Also now more than ever, young Germans value quality of life above the trappings of climbing the corporate ladder.

A popular German pastime is of course watching football and celebrating in style with plenty of flowing lager when their team wins. The German language reflects the popularity of partying in German culture with a huge variety of funny German words to talk about having a blast. For example the German equivalent of “to paint the town red” is “die Sau rauslassen” which literally means to let the pig out. I think you’ll agree this expression does a good job of capturing the spirit of wild parties and the kind of chaos that spreads across the country when the German national team wins big international matches.  More funny German words to describe intense party commotion are “eine Bombenstimmung” (literally a bomb atmosphere) and “das Remmidemmi”, which is pure mayhem.

Although almost any excuse will do, more than anything else it’s football victories that trigger the most intense and drawn out celebrations. The Germans celebrate well into the wee hours or in German “Sie feiern bis in die Puppen”. So the next time you’re on the lookout for a party holiday destination, I can highly recommend visiting Germany – especially if it’s during the football World Cup! Also if you do decide to visit Germany be sure to learn cool German phrases before you go.

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