German Pillows Are Oddly Huge. We Take an Under-Cover Look.

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Why are German pillows so big, square and soft? The nation’s beloved 31-by-31-inch cushions baffle many foreigners: “Giant marshmallows.”

BERLIN—In a world rife with division, many people who travel to Germany agree on at least one thing: Traditional German pillows are too big, too square and too soft.

When Linda O’Grady, an Irish writer, moved to Berlin, she was puzzled by the pillows—“giant marshmallows,” she calls them—that took up nearly half a bed’s length but offered little support for her head or neck, no matter how she fluffed them.

 

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Ve have vays of making you sleep

.JackPosobiec

We hate out pillows. But the German commerce is an oligopoly. Takes a century until they respond to our needs.

And dreamy

These things are great!

I want pillows like that.

This?!? Is the story on Germany you are pursuing?

I can confirm this is true. We have ~10 pillows at home, all of them rectangular - but not a single pillowcase matching in size because they're all massive and square 😂😂😂

Readwiseio save

And why are hotel shower towels the size of facecloths?

More like American pillows are oddly small, you need at least a couple of pillows.

So you're advertising German pillows?

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