It is funny that you should mention Munich, seeing as it is where I moved to when I left Swabia. Interestingly, I never had to clean stairs there, cleaning of the stairs was always included in the rent.
If I had to compare Swabia and (Upper-)Bavaria I would use the following similitude: Swabians would own an expensive Mercedes, but always hide it - apart from Saturday afternoon when it would appear in front of the house to be washed by the owner. Not to show off wealth, but to demonstrate that they keep everything clean. Bavarians would always park their BMW in front of their houses; they would have it cleaned, occasionally, by someone else.
Now we are getting off-topic. Or are we? I have never lived in the wine growing region of Bavaria though, so the comparison may not quite apply here. Perhaps things have also changed since the late 80s...
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It is funny that you should mention Munich, seeing as it is where I moved to when I left Swabia. Interestingly, I never had to clean stairs there, cleaning of the stairs was always included in the rent.
If I had to compare Swabia and (Upper-)Bavaria I would use the following similitude: Swabians would own an expensive Mercedes, but always hide it - apart from Saturday afternoon when it would appear in front of the house to be washed by the owner. Not to show off wealth, but to demonstrate that they keep everything clean. Bavarians would always park their BMW in front of their houses; they would have it cleaned, occasionally, by someone else.
Now we are getting off-topic. Or are we? I have never lived in the wine growing region of Bavaria though, so the comparison may not quite apply here. Perhaps things have also changed since the late 80s...