Is Bayern not "Real German" ?? Why did someone tell me that only the northern part speaks real "Deutsche"?

Answer 1

Bavarian, or "Bayrisch", is a dialect of German. Some people speak a very strong version of it, making it hard for speakers of High German to understand them. However, they still understand High German, read and write High German, and are, usually, able to speak a milder version of their dialect to be understood by non-Bavarians.

It's not true that it's not "real German". But if all you're used to is High German (Hochdeutsch), it can be very hard to understand.

Btw, it's "Deutsch", not "Deutsche". "Deutsche" means "Germans".

Answer 2

German has many dialects - Bayrisch (S C), Sächsisch (E SE), Gölsch (W C); Schwäbisch (S W) & Plattdütsch (N W) are I think the 5 most significant (from Germany itself) in terms of being widely spoken and being very different from the Hochdeutsch that is supposed (by some) to be the official language for all. They are not all Southern. But Bayern being so large & so proud, a bit or rivalry over telling politicians from Bayern how they ought to speak is inevitable (it's odd that/if the same doesn't happen with the northern UK people too).

I don't see why each land in the federation can't speak its own dialect - they are good, funny & traditional. Most are dieing out but still used in stand-up comedy & parades, and they are not that hard to understand really.

Answer 3

Standard German aka Hochdeutsche developed from the dialect of Northern Germany, It was originally considered no "better" nor "worse" than any other, just ended up as the standard. Some people in other parts of Germany still keep their original dialects--probably Bavaria moreso than most--and those may be "real" German but are not "standard" German.

But still, to a foreigner living in Switzerland (where EVERYONE speaks the local dialect), you never ever get the sense that the average guy on the street in Munich is not speaking real German. Is your friend a bit of a snob?

Answer 4

Because they really have a whole bunch of funny accents and dialects across the whole country, and of course they use to make fun of each other's accent. What they speak is, of course again, the very same *language* all over Germany, and, of course once more, speaking "proper German" is rather a general matter of having or not having an accent, than of being from the South or from the North. However, the Southern accents are indeed stronger and more bizarre than those from the North. (not just the one from Bayern - you should hear what the countrymen speak in the South-East of Baden-Württemberg, it sounds almost like a Slavic language!!)

Answer 5

Because othr parts of Germany have mixed with other languages (like french) and developed their own dialects. they reallyare speaking german, most people just don't call it that.