Oh, No, the dreaded long layover in a German Airport

Munich is one of the busiest airports in Europe and I had visions of arriving there after a long flight and having a four and a half hour layover being a terrible experience. This came from my experiences in O'Hara, Atlanta, and Dallas. I remember from previous stopover in Frankfort of 8 Euros for two cups of coffee. Oh, but what a pleasant surprise when we arrived. We did have to walk many corridors, but many with moving sidewalks. Immigrations was a snap - 10 minutes. Ah, but I expected that this was where the problems would begin - we had to go through security again for our transfer to Krakow. I knew we were in for trouble because I was carry two jars of Texas salsa we bought at the Austin airport for our cousin. There were only four people in line for security, and yes they flagged me. But security was not only friendly but very helpful. They said I could toss the salsa or repack and send one of our carry-on as luggage. They guided me through the process: Zosia waited as I went out to the checking area. Ten minutes later I was back through security, happy as could be.
We picked up our free carts for managing our carry on's. We passed by fabulous shopping along the polished granite floors, past the multiple food vendors with their delicious seafood, salads, and meats on display. I was shocked at the reasonable prices, and friendly helpful vendors. We weren't hungry so we proceeded to our gate - it was far in the expansive airport, but moving sidewalks made it easy. The airport is lit by natural light and sails to reflect sunlight. Everywhere was glass, polished chrome, and white sound absorbing panels. Of course, everything was spotless including the abundance of attractive uncrowded toilets. At every gate area there was free coffee/Cappachino/tea machines and free daily newspapers including many in English (USA today, times international, and financial times).
You know how you are constantly bombarded by crazy, loud, threatening announcements in most airports - not here. Every five minutes a tone would sound with a clear voice announcing the board of the next plane in your area. There are no crowds here as there are many seats and tables for all. And, good use of electricity - lights come on when someone is in the room, sidewalks stop moving when no one is present. There are wide screen TVs in certain areas with a reasonable volume that can only be heard by those that sit near them. For those that still smoke, they had small glass cages with good circulation systems for their smoking pleasure.
And the people - Most are smartly or fashionable dressed. Most are thin, at least much more than in the US airports. The workers are all dressed like workers - most had some kind of uniform indicating their duties. Most of the workers are young - all in good shape (still trying to figure that out).
Of course, this excellent experience is really appreciated after the eight hour flight in the cramped seat on the Luftansa flights. I feel incredibly fat during the flight, particularly when I had a center seat. But the nice Terriaki beef and free drinks/wine, and choice of nine movies, made it pleasant experience - thank you kind and courteous flight attendants.