»Er mag ja ein guter Künstler sein, das will ich nicht leugnen,« meinte sie, »aber er ist nicht ebenbürtig, und weil er so tut, ist er mir doppelt unangenehm.«
Als nun die Jugend um sie her hell auflachte, fügte sie seufzend hinzu: »Ich bin eine alte Frau und kann mich in den verkehrten Zeitgeist durchaus nicht finden; ich fürchte, die Welt steht nicht mehr lang, wenn es so fortgeht«, was neues Gelächter auslöste.
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“He may well be a good artist—I won’t deny that,” she said, “but he’s not on my level, and because he acts that way, he’s doubly unpleasant to me.” As the young people around her burst into loud laughter, she added with a sigh, “I am an old woman and simply cannot come to terms with the current zeitgeist; I fear the world will not last much longer if things continue this way,” which triggered another round of laughter.
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Zeitgeist is a German word that has been adopted into English. The word entered the English language in the mid-19th century, with writer Matthew Arnold using it in 1848 to describe the cultural forces of his era. There really is no other English term that captures its meaning. 🤗
by DrWho 1 week, 3 days ago