In b4 some German/English speaker dissects this meme

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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    7 months ago

    In America … they would have handed him a Samurai mall sword and a shotgun

    German guy looks around at everyone eating their food with swords and shotguns

    • 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      7 months ago

      Silverware (Tafelsilber : banquet/table silver) exists.

      Besteck used to mean sheath, bestecken could be translated as to decorate with, stecken is to put into.

  • baggachipz@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    Germans use a fork and knife for everything. Pizza: fork and knife. Burger: fork and knife. Yogurt: fork and knife. Jewish souls: fork and knife.