It's about time to get used to the idea of starting to work again. And to consider myself a resident of Munich. To get a flavor of what being a Münchner means, I did some research and consulted some local experts -- the "Spider Murphy Gang", a band that does neither count a Spider nor a Murphy among its members but that comes definetely from Munich. Anyway, they had a couple of hits in the 1980s (some of the older readers may still remember those) with Bavarian language rock'n'roll songs. Like this one: "Die Schickeria"
One thing Munich is famous for is the "Schickeria", as we call the (wannabe) VIP night club scene. And that is what the song is about -- that there are nightclubs in Schwabing (the in-quarter of Munich, at least in those days) where ordinary people cannot enter. At least as long as you behave normally, don't wear flashy clothes, do coke and pretend to be someone important. OK, I'll keep that in mind.
A bit more juicy is the second song, "Skandal im Sperrbezirk", which is also Spider Murphy Gang's biggest hit to date. It deals with the city's attempts in the early 1980s to crack down on prostitution by declaring almost all of Munich to be an area off-limits for prostitution (in German, this is called a "Sperrbezirk" -- hence the title). Anyway, the Spider Murphy Gang makes the point that establishing a Sperrbezirk is at most a cosmetic measure. Well, so much for now. Sit back and enjoy the song!
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