Questions

1)      In my findings of people in Berlin compared with people in Munich, I would say that they are a little different. From my experiences people in Berlin seem to be a bit younger and have a more liberal stance, if that can be said. I feel that people in Munich are older, in a sense of cultural pride. They feel that they have been here longer and are a little less liking to outsiders (but they are still tolerant). The best example of this that I can think of was on our first night in Munich, when we were all out looking for a place to taste a beer. When Gudrun first asked a local man where a good place would be he told her one pub, but when he herd us speaking in English he quickly suggested another pub. This could be for a few different reasons, but being that we were Americans he changed his suggestion. In Berlin I feel that we never came across anything like this, either they knew right away that we were from America or they just didn’t care.

2)     

In both Munich and Berlin the cities all have roads leading to the center. This tells me that this is where the heart is, or the main part of the town. I would say that this area is most likely from the old part of the town. So there has been a lot of history in the building of the cities.

3)      

Water is a huge aspect of trading. In earlier times, before vehicles, waterways allowed goods to be shipped to and from different areas quickly. This is important for the growth of a city. I feel that the water system in both of these cities is a huge part of why they have become so dense in population. While water is important in brewing I don’t know how much of an impact the water in these cities had. If I had to guess, I would say that the access of water allowed for easy transportation of beer. And this is why so many brewers wished to brew in these cities.