Why Germans Save the ‘Good Plates

Added: 2026-05-16

[00:00:00]Remember when you visited your grandmother when you were a child? She pulled out das gute Geschirr.

[00:00:09]So, the nice dish.

[00:00:11]>> [music] >> Everyone had that in Germany.

[00:00:13]Me, too. So, I have a nice dish.

[00:00:18]So, pull out the nice dish, das gute Geschirr, >> [music] >> for your sad Sunday afternoon coffee.

[00:00:25]Because that is something special.

[00:00:27]>> [music] >> And das gute Geschirr, the good dish, you only pull out for a special occasion.

[00:00:33]So, for example, if you have friends coming over, any guests, >> [music] >> then you would pull out the das gute Geschirr.

[00:00:42]Or on a Sunday afternoon for coffee.

[00:00:46]Because to us, that is special.

[00:00:50]You said today, das gute Geschirr.

[00:00:53]And on Sunday afternoon, you use it.

[00:00:57]Sit around the table, use [music] das gute Geschirr, and have a good cup of coffee and some cake. That makes you feel so German.