In the fishing village of Maasholm at the Baltic Sea, we found this interesting sample of northern German culture and language.
The verb klönen stands for to chat and the verb schnacken also means to chat/to shoot the breeze/to chew the fat (AE). The noun Bank in this case stands for bench. Please note the Bier box in the middle. This is a place for chatting, being social, and having some beer with it.
I’d suppose this northern Trinkspruch (toast) has been in use for many years:
“Nich’ lang schnacken, Kopp in Nacken”
[norddeutsch or rather Lower Saxony German]
Don’t talk so much, tilt your head back (to drink).
Too bad it sits on private grounds. 🙂