From our “Problems you would like to have” department
Headline of a recent article in the Financial Times, part of a supplement on “Investing in Germany”:
Germany’s coffers are overflowing but optimism is wearing thin
Oh, the humanity!
On reflection, though, better than the other way around.
Or coffers and optimism both running thin.
I don’t think Germans and optimism are meant to be used in the same sentence. Disclaimer: I’m (part) German.