What's the dresscode for Munich Nighclubs?

Gruss dich,
Four of my buddies and I are planning a trip to Germany for our spring break. We will be spending a few days snowboarding a Zugspitze and about 4 days in Munich. I've been reading reviews of several clubs on your site and have found them very helpful. I do however have a couple questions:

What should we plan on wearing to make sure we fit in well and don't have problems getting in to places? I've been to clubs in NYC who have let people in with jeans, t-shirts, and tennis shoes but I've also been to some where jeans are a deftinite no. Just want to be prepared.

How much is language a factor? I've taken 3 years of high school German and a year in college so I feel fairly confident (although time away from speaking it has made remembering some words a little more difficult) but other than me two of my friends will have only taken a semester and a half of college German and two of them have never taken any.

What is the reception towards tourists? I've been to Canada but other than that my foreign travel is pretty limited to my younger days. I'm really wondering about this because of the current Iraq situation. I should also mention that we are all in the military but we're making a point to not give off to much of an American GI impression.

Be safe and look nice, especially, if you will be running with four other guys - good luck.

A great Munich club guide: http://www.nachtagenten.de

Just be sure you all aren't wearing business suits, have cameras hanging from your necks, travel in packs of 15-20, look like you just came from the Hofbrauhaus, and searching for places selling saki or massages with 'happy ending'.
I have heard a rumor that clubs don't let the asian business men in (even in small groups of 3). Is this true?

I would also venture that you just gotta look like you can party and have a good time. Young beautiful people always spend money so they will let you in regardless of accent or language capabilities.

Best tip is to go early - I've been turned away before now, simply because it's getting late and the door staff object to groups of young men - 4 of you may have problems.

In terms of what to wear, I shouldn't think that jeans are a problem - tennis shoes are possibly best avoided. Designer labels that scream 'designer label' are probably a good idea - the Germans are big on that, and nothing says 'money' quite like a stupidly expensive T-shirt. Or a gorgeous blonde girlfriend half your age.

It's worth noting that Pacha and P1 are probably best avoided - the door staff at these venues are notorious for not letting people in...

The best tip you can get is to go somewhere other than the Zugspitze for your snowboarding. There's plenty of places better that aren't much more than a further hour's drive (assuming you have a car that is).

Hey Young American. I'm also from the NYC area and will say that the club scene is similar here to that of places like Suede, Avalon and Spa. You gotta dress like you work on 5th Ave or wall street if you want to get into some of them. Some good ones to go to are Kultfabrik which is a night entertainment spot with over 20 clubs and bars, 4004, AlabamaHalle, Park Cafe, Pascha and NacthWerk (if you want younger woman). The bar scene is pretty chill. Normally you don't need to dress up all fancy like you do at Metro 53, Turtle Bay or any of the 50's and 2nd ave bars in the city. But screw the bars. Go to them during the day and to the beer halls like hofbrahaus and then hit up some of the clubs at night dressed up. I have about 6 friends coming here during spring break from NYC and am in the process of planning out a spring break party for them. I'm looking into any big parties going on here and if i find some i'll post it.