It is that immense longing to be somewhere else, far from where you are now. While in German, there is a word 'Heimweh,' which means homesickness, there is also a word that means the opposite, 'Fernweh.' In English, the concept can be described as having 'farsickness,' i.e., a yearning to be in a far-off place, whether you have been there before or not.

So simply put, yet we can all comprehend the immense impulse to not stay in one location, which the word also refers to. Take Wanderlust, for example, a word that has made its way into many languages and familiarly means the itch to travel to new and different locations in the world. Concepts that can take full sentences to explain in English are efficiently pieced together in German to make simple, somewhat logical sense. The German language has many expressions related to mental states surrounding travel. While the true essence evoked by the words in German is lost in translation to English, the following are some of the most insightful feelings that the Germans resonate with and have coined in their language that I believe everyone should know. The Germans, however, have managed to master a number of insightful concepts and fit them concisely into easily understandable words that are part of their daily language and overall mindset. Check out these German concepts and words that perfectly describe many emotions and the state of mind many of us can resonate with but have never been able to put into words.

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