~ Ein Deutscher der nicht trinken ~
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There is the “Hamburg Crest” above the writing. Hamburg represents the gateway to the USA, so
the whole meaning of the verse boils down to: if you can’t drink as a German don’t stay in Germany; go to the US.
This is a cute, funny and somewhat satiric verse on a Stoneware stein,
made in the Jugenstil (Youth style = Modern art) period, 1890-1914.
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Ein Deutscher der nicht trinken,
kann verduste übern Ozean.
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A German who can't drink,
should scram away over the Ocean.
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