Introduction for newcomers

Newcomers read this! - if you are new to the Toytown Munich website, be sure to take a few moments to browse the information below. And most importantly, if you are seeking specific information about a particular aspect of life in Munich then be certain to use the TT search function before posting any question to the chat forum. If you post a question which has already been answered then you will most likely meet with a hostile response from other members of the community. Remember, the website has been online for over three years so nearly all newcomer questions have already been covered in detail.

Welcome to TT. When you've got time, be sure to Introduce Yourself to TT.

In terms of acclimating to life in Munich, check out the Must Read Topics for Newbies - mostly about life in Munich.

Once you get here, there's loads of ways to get involved - if you want to - with TT in real time. Check out the Calendar for an event that suits you. Your German / random nationalities here Significant Others are is welcome to join any of the events too, if you like. You can also leave them at home and tell them you're going to a church group. I suppose its a religion of sorts and this here forum is the chapel. If there's nothing that fits with your schedule or interests, feel free to post an event, any type of event that you'd like to host. Be sure not to feed the trolls but you can, if you like, feed the animals. The general food of choice is beer and curry. You're also welcome to just lurk like 4,700 other people.

There's a million threads on learning the lingo, but here's the official guide with a long list of German Language Schools including a link to the very useful German Swear Words. There's also recommendations from TTers and info on online german language resources. Oh and here's a bit on learning the Bavarian language.

TT is a vault of information, if you got a question, any question, enter your keywords into the magic search feature.

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