I always believe that every city has personalities.
For me, it is shown from how the people treat you, how the third place is and how the public transportation works.
Knowing a city is just like learning a person.
It takes time to develop a feeling for it.
That’s why staying in one city and having a few daytrips in between is the most preferable way.
Building rapport couldn’t be done if we’re keep moving.
This is the first time I visit a city whose most restaurants and cafes close their door when weekend is about to start. Closed early on Saturday.
This a city where there is almost no ticket checking point in every mode of its public transportation. You just hop on and off leisurely. Do they have tickets? I believe most of them do. A highly trusted system like this must come from a highly trusted people.
I wonder why I rarely see coffee shops/restaurants/eatery full of local people in few neighborhood visited. It is almost always empty. This is the city where they charge slightly higher price when you dine in. Maybe this explains why and most of ones who dine are tourists.
The two places where I see locals gather with family are :two hiking spots we did and the museums we visited.
Munich (or Germany overall?) is obviously not overly warm with charm but definitely introvert, trustable, know their boundaries, and highly punctual and discipline. Kind of adult with maturity and emotional stability which personally make a good choice of life partner.
“Cities were always like people, showing their varying personalities to the traveler. Depending on the city and on the traveler, there might begin a mutual love, or dislike, friendship, or enmity. Where one city will rise a certain individual to glory, it will destroy another who is not suited to its personality. Only through travel can we know where we belong or not, where we are loved and where we are rejected”.
-Roman Payne, Cities & Countries
A Penny for My Pensieve 
I’ve never given much thought about this but I guess it’s very true. Take Copenhagen and compare it with Stockholm for example. Copenhagen is more relaxed, girls wearing dress with trainers are so common, while Stockholm is more uppity, and people tend to walk in a quicker pace since everyone has someplace else to be.
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We plan to visit Munich in September (right before the Oktoberfest starts), it would be interesting to see this as well
I first noticed it when visiting Seoul; the city is so girly—I’ve never seen a city like that before. Tokyo is so cute and reserved, and Seoul is girly yet distant. Then, we start seeing a city’s character when we travel. I really want to see Copenhagen. Looking forward to your opinion about Munich as well!
I totally agree with this assessment of cities. I can tell a lot about a city based on its public library.
I don’t really notice about public library durinh traveling. But, related to this book, I saw London is still the city where I found people read during public transport ride compared to other cities in Europe. I think it makes sense since their public libraries are easily accessible and mostly a really good one.
This is a good point! I have noticed in some cities, people not only read on public transportation, but also while walking.