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Oh man. Exurban wastelands of Nowhere, America. Endless fluorescent popcorn ceilings and despair. Is there another word for nostalgia, where instead of missing
by closeparen 6y ago
Oh man. Exurban wastelands of Nowhere, America. Endless fluorescent popcorn ceilings and despair. Is there another word for nostalgia, where instead of missing something you remember fondly, you are grateful to have escaped from something that seemed to drain your soul? I remember these places having an almost Dementor-like effect on me long before I was old enough to be a coastal elite or a classist or an architecture snob or whatever.
- shervinafshar 6y agoWonderful take. Thanks for sharing.
- B-Con 6y agoThis made me both chuckle and cringe a bit. Well put. The word you're looking for... My spouse suggested something related to trauma or PTSD. Then I saw "flashback" suggested.[0] https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/508877/is-there-a-word-for-negative-nostalgia https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/508877/is-there-...