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Liveinjapan Posted 17 years ago
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Generous
But it reveals something more about New York and its self-image, how it saw itself in more generous times and how it is beginning to redefine itself in a deficit-ridden, conservative-leaning America.
What does 'in more generous times' mean?
'in more boom times'?
Thanks.
What does 'in more generous times' mean?
'in more boom times'?
Thanks.
Top answer
Context may influence the exact interpretation, but if this is a recent article, I think the reference is to the time before the current recession, when people had more money to spend and were therefore more able to be generous toward others, which put them in a kinder mood than they are in now. CJ
- Context may influence the exact interpretation, but if this is a recent article, I think the reference is to the time before the current recession, when people had more money to spend and were therefore more able to be generous toward others, which put them in a kinder mood than they are in now.
- CJ
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Context may influence the exact interpretation, but if this is a recent article, I think the reference is to the time before the current recession, when people had more money to spend and were therefore more able to be generous toward others, which put them in a kinder mood than they are in now.
CJ
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