Been to Oktoberfest. All of the Brit, Irish, Canadian and Australian members of the crew could not believe that much alcohol in one place without any barfights/disputes/blah.
I've been to Oktoberfest, too. My brother lived in Bavaria for a while.
There were several fights, some blatant abuse of cocaine, and one of my female friends had someone get a hand down her pants and squeeze her butt without permission.
No one got shot or stabbed, but it certainly wasn't a peaceful hangout.
“This event wouldn’t be possible in Ireland”