What your choice of dinner plate says about you

What kind of dinner plate do you fancy? Ceramic, expensive china, plastic or microwavable? White and plain, with bursts of hothouse flowers, bold patterns, dainty flowerettes or patrician golden trimmings?

Believe it or not, your choice of plates says a lot about you. But just what does it say?

GOOD MATERIAL
Your choice of plate material alone says a lot about the kind of person you are:

• Ceramic plates - Ceramic users are fun people with a sense of adventure. Your plates of choice aren't very expensive and yet they're nice and colorful. You love art but are wildly practical. You love people and noisy company. You also love coffee shops and tea parties.
• Expensive China - Most likely, you like them and well-matched as well. You have the soul of an artist and you're a sensitive aesthete. You can be very demanding and finicky. You have a healthy dose of self-worth.

• Plastic - You're an immensely practical, no-nonsense person and a bargain hunter. You're the type who keeps the good stuff locked up in closets. Chances are that you even have a secret stash of imported towels given to you as gifts which you never use. You're always saving for a "special day."
• Microwavable - Your choice of dinnerware is most likely made of tempered glass that are break-resistant, dishwasher-safe, microwave-safe and resistant to stresses from heat or cold. You like efficiency, performance and durability. You're an organized person who values achievements and recognition. Social status is important to you.

COLORS AND DESIGNS

• Plain and Simple - You are a low-key and self-assured person. You go for simplicity, are proud of yourself and your heritage, and are probably spiritually attuned.
• Colorful/Designed with Hothouse Flowers, Blazing Sunflowers or Other Bold Patterns - You are passionate and impulsive. You're outspoken and outgoing and very expressive with your feelings and affection.
• Checks, Dots and Stripes - If you like them on your plates, you're child-like and fun-loving. You prefer dressing casually and hanging out with friends and neighbors instead of going to cocktail parties. You're a good sport.
• Dainty Flowers - You're ultra-feminine and romantic, and you crave affection.
• Patrician and Classic Design - You are sedate, formal and rather conservative.