Hinter dem Mond leben (Living behind the moon)
With many sayings the origin can be traced back far and often there is an exciting story behind it. Todays saying (proverb) is...
...Living behind the moon (in German: Hinter dem Mond leben)
If you are possibly a little out of touch with reality, then you probably live behind the moon.
From the earthly observer, someone who lives behind the moon is at the back of it. But if you live there, you have the moon between you and the earth and therefore no view of what is happening there. Then you have no view on the reality. You are disconnected, you are out of touch.
Few people have been to the moon, even fewer behind it. Nevertheless, some people seem as if they do not live on the earth.
The phrase can be used if your friend asks you whether you have ever heard of Neil Armstrong or Elon Musks SpaceX. You must be living behind the moon if you haven't.
The back of the moon is constantly averted from the earth. So from there you cannot see what is happening on earth. Until 1959, no one had seen the back of the moon before the Soviets enlightened us with their Lunik 3. The United States won the race to moon where Neil Armstrong made “
The English might say "To live under a rock." While the Germans say: "Lebst du hinter dem Mond?"
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Tell us in the comments below about your dreams walking on the backside of the moon or that moment you used or should have used this saying.
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