Sara Joy 
Yes, there is a German word for how you feel.
Dave Freedman@sarajw
What's the German word for 'reality is much more satisfying than you expected'?
What's the German word for 'reality is much more satisfying than you expected'?
Sabine EmdenI’d argue ‘reality is much more satisfying than you expected’ is the feeling expressed by Friedrich Schiller in his “Ode to Joy”.
However, according to Wikipedia “Schiller himself regarded [the poem] as a failure later in his life, going so far as to call it ‘detached from reality’”. So Sara has a point. It’s a sentiment we Germans struggle with.
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Grutjes@sarajw
Unfortunately in the Netherlands the word is couped by a far right group who use it as the name for a rotten talkshow.
Unfortunately in the Netherlands the word is couped by a far right group who use it as the name for a rotten talkshow.
Guill.Jones, Honorary Canadian@sarajw
The German word, "Weltschmerz," in addition to naming an important concept, is also onomatopoeic.
#Weltschmerz #Onomatopoea
The German word, "Weltschmerz," in addition to naming an important concept, is also onomatopoeic.
#Weltschmerz #Onomatopoea
@Guillotine_Jones eh?! What makes that sound?
@sarajw
That would be the Tyrolese Weltschmerz bird, Sara Joy.
In addition to that sound, it also has been heard doing nearly every one of Julie Andrews's songs from The Sound of Music.
Bird watchers give extra praise to its rendition of Do Re Mi during mating season.
Edited to add: Despite the geographic obstacles, ornithologists believe the Weltschmerz bird to be the closest living relative to the Norwegian blue parrot -- perhaps explaining its gift for mimicry.
#Weltschmerz #JulieAndrews #SoundOfMusic #Birds
That would be the Tyrolese Weltschmerz bird, Sara Joy.
In addition to that sound, it also has been heard doing nearly every one of Julie Andrews's songs from The Sound of Music.
Bird watchers give extra praise to its rendition of Do Re Mi during mating season.
Edited to add: Despite the geographic obstacles, ornithologists believe the Weltschmerz bird to be the closest living relative to the Norwegian blue parrot -- perhaps explaining its gift for mimicry.
#Weltschmerz #JulieAndrews #SoundOfMusic #Birds
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