A guy gives you his number at the Oktoberfest

I was at Oktoberfest last night with a girl friend and we got chatted up by some guys. Long story short, a guy asked if he could meet up with me again and gave me his name card; another guy became friendly with my friend and exchanged numbers.

Considering how much alcohol everyone consumes at Oktoberfest, would you take their words seriously that they are (still) interested or do you think it's the alcohol talking? i.e. would you call him up?

Depends. In general terms are you minging? Do you reckon this guy would have been unlikely to try to pick you up under normal circumstances? If so it's possible that the beer goggles were in use in which case you should call and arrange to meet after he's been on the sauce again. If you're not sure just send him a vague SMS and see what happens.

And by "meet up" he means he wants to fix your sink, and by fix your sink he means he wants to have sex with you, and by have sex with you he means he'll fix your sink...and by sink he means your reproductive organ and by reproductive organ he means the thing between your legs, and by the thing between your legs he means...well I guess that's pretty self explanatory.

Why is Oktoberfest any different from any other night out involving copious amounts of alcohol and meeting strangers? Just do whatever you normally do in these situations.

[sub]Disclaimer: I'm working on the assumption that this is not the first time the OP and friend have ever gone out drinking and met someone of the opposite sex.[/sub]

They probably wanna play footsie..

And by footsie he means fix your sink...

Why didn't you just snog them then and there and leave it at that?

It all rather depends upon whether you fancy him or not, doesn´t it??! - and if you can´t remember, why not call him anyway and get a better look at him - you can always make your excuses after that and never see him again!

My ex-missus once took the morning of work so a plumber could come around and fix our sink.

Bitch. No wonder I divorced her.

You wanted the plumber to fix YOUR sink, then, Von?

A friend told me Gong radio station is giving women a "phone number" to give to men during Oktoberfest, especially if they want to get rid of them. (perhaps unlike the 1st post here) Gong is playing the messages left by these dudes. Too bad my German is so schlekt! This would be great to hear. Maybe I'll have to listen to gong as part of my German homework.

I hate "gotcha" stuff like that; it's just mean.

More important question is did he fix the sink.


Why not..love is always a light switch away.

Obviously, perdido, he fixed the wrong sink, at the very least.

Morning Man Mike ROCKS! He has taken a page out of Rieger and the Bull's notebook, but not gone quite as far as Howard.

That's just awful! Setting people up like that for doing what? Chatting someone up? If you don't like a bloke just bow out politely don't humiliate him on public radio! Who'd do that? Who'd wanna listen?

Anyway to the original poster, do you remember him? do you like him? Did you get a good impression? If so I think you should get in touch and see where it goes. Why not?

(don't belive the pipes theory. I'm sure he just wants to take you for a nice meal and enjoy your company)

Totally.

Alcohol talking? At the Oktoberfest? Are you kidding? I have never met more sincere people ANYwhere in Munich than I have at the Wiesn.

Probably not... but only because he wasn't chatting me up. The person who DID chat me up, well... I have to go now. Busy.

woof.

We don't actually know whether OP is M or F...

That would put an umn... errr... different angle on the situation...

[quote name='perdido' date='Sep 25 2008, 8:19 pm' post='1408372']
More important question is did he fix the sink.

Even more important -- how much did it cost?

Probably didn't turn up, you know what plumbers are like...

I'm with you all the way. I hate these radio stations that make cheap entertainment out of putting people in situations that just make them look stupid. I hate that cnut Karl Auer on Bayern 3 who phones companies up and puts the poor person whose job it is to be polite, through all sorts of crap with his pathetic attempts at humour. They can't tell him to fuck off and stop wasting their time, as they may lose their job doing that and at the end they're supposed to laugh it off. Fuckers.

Presumably they have a large audience for it, otherwise they wouldn't do it.


Haha, yes, that's probably it alright.


True, but my money says F.

I will repeat my former advice: in Germany, you are only young and drunk for like, 20 years. If you want to hook up, just do it and don't worry about phone numbers till you've had a decent audition.

I highly recommend making out with total strangers at Oktoberfest. Lots of fun. Go for it.

do the VHS do a klempner course anyone?

@Bern

Are you back in Muncih?!? I thought you left!!

"Schlekt" in the context of fixing plumbing in the context of having sex is just too mirth-making.
Meet up with the guy in a café or any other public place besides the Oktoberfest and see if the beer goggles deceived you.

does it need to be a total stranger

Hmmm, I gave my email address to my now-husband at Oktoberfest (when I was still living in the States and he was living and working there too) and somehow we ended up married and living in Germany.

So, it's no less likely than being out at a bar and giving your number out. What's the big deal?
I swear, this younger generation is too freaking uptight about EVERYTHING!

I think he's totally genuine, and even now as you read this a little tear is trickling from his eye as he sits at home alone and wonders, Why didn't he follow you? Why didn't he throw you over his shoulder and carry you home to meet his parents?

Or, you know, he thought you were drunk and hot and thought he might get a shag out of you. Choose your favourite.

I met my husband auf the Wiesn in the Hacker tent 6 years ago and haven't regretted it since...I had had 5 Maß and he had had 1 when he got the courage to come over and meet me. I was so drunk that I gave him my real phone number. And the rest is history!

that's a story to tell your children... "well kids, i was 5 liters deep in beer and could barely stand.."

I dunno, I think it's a valid question. The Wies'n has a reputation for being a place to tongue it out with total strangers knowing that it is just fun in the moment, with no consequences for later. Not that I have ever done that. But so I have heard, especially from native Müncheners.

Well, what have you got to lose if you don't call him (or better, SMS him)? I met my husband at Oktoberfest too. Of course, I didn't suck face with him all night or anything (that was a Scottish guy that I met), but 4 months later, I got an email from him and then we got together back in the U.S.

Just do it.

Sheer post a photo of yourself here and I will tell you exactly how many beers this individual had drunk.

Kit-kat just mentioned Scottish guys...speaking as a Scottish guy myself, wanted to get a little advice from the girlies:
So I've been to the fest twice, both times in the kilt, once with underwear on, once without. The time when I was going commando, a couple of chicks came up behind me and shot a photo right under the kilt...I thought they were going to die of shock when they confirmed that the 'no pants' tradition is, in some cases, true!! So, girls-- pants or no pants on underneath-- which is 'sexier' (assuming you find men in skirts sexy in the first place)!?

We're going to need to see the picture to give an accurate response. to your specific case

A fair guide would be, do you look like Rab C Nesbitt?

OK...fair guide? Somewhere between Rab C. Nesbitt and George Clooney. That narrows it down nicely, eh?!

Insufficient information. Pictures, please.

Definitely without....although I honestly cannot say if my particular Scottish guy was commando or not.

Wow, I had no idea that so much consideration went into this. I'll see what i can retrieve from my battered digicam...in the meantime i will shelve the kilt till a judges decision has been made! But it seems there's some double standards here; some girl quizzed me as to what I had on 'unter', but when I asked her the same thing, she didn't wanna know. What can you do...

Of course consideration goes into it.

If you have a sporran made of your own FOPA then it doesn't matter a ceremonial sock what you're wearing under your kilt because no one is going to want to push through the rolls to find out.

Tradition is good. Commando is good. But you have to look good too. The kilt's only so forgiving.

I see. Forgive the sheer ignorance, but FOPA?! I can see, in any case, that you are a lass with taste and clear judgement. Best I can procure for now is me in an English Drama Group production from last season (ADVERTISE ADVERTISE), in period costume. English Drama Group (ADVERTISE ADVERTISE). See the subtle English subliminal Drama advertising Group at all at all? Hope the photo is now visible as my personal piccie...as well as my ignorance of many English abbreviations (e.g. FOPA), I count a mild techno-phobia amongst my greatest non-talents.

I'm the one in the middle, by the way.

Send the guy an sms and say, "Hey, it's xxx. I'd love to meet up sometime.. Here's my number, give me a call/text.." something like that. Don't mention having met him at Oktoberfest.. he should remember your name if he was serious. Either way the ball's in his court.

FOPA.

Despite the P, I don't think it's a female-specific phenomenon.

I've no objection to you going commando. Enjoy the attention while it lasts, before the Germans get back to normal and not wearing a scarf is cause for grave concern.

Alles Klaar, thanks for the link IIees...I will continue to wear my skirt with pride. I think.

Bill Clinton said he had no sex with that woman when he was only 'geschleckt' by Monica