Living in a fantasy world

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Living in a fantasy world

means to have unrealistic ideas, dreams, or beliefs that are disconnected from reality.

Examples:

1- He really thinks he’ll become a millionaire overnight without doing any work. He’s living in a fantasy world.

2- Peter Fitzek thought he could run his own kingdom inside Germany—he was definitely living in a fantasy world.

Transcript

Hello and welcome to Daily English, as it’s the weekend, we learn English through real stories. You’ll find the full transcript in the link below. Today’s story sounds like a strange fairy tale—but it really happened. It’s about a man who crowned himself king and tried to start a new country... right in the middle of modern-day Germany.

In 2012, Peter Fitzek declared himself the “King of Germany.” He wore royal robes, created his own passports, opened a bank, and even appointed ministers. He claimed that the real German government was illegitimate and that his “kingdom” was the true nation.Shockingly, hundreds of people joined him. But German authorities didn’t find it funny. After years of investigation, in May 2025, the government launched a major crackdown. 800 police officers raided over 130 sites across the country. Fitzek and several of his “officials” were arrested, and the group was officially banned. The man who thought he was king was finally brought back to reality.

Expression of the Day: “Living in a Fantasy World”To be living in a fantasy world means to have unrealistic ideas, dreams, or beliefs that are disconnected from reality.

1. “He really thinks he’ll become a millionaire overnight without doing any work. He’s living in a fantasy world.".”
 2. “If she believes her ex will change completely overnight, she’s living in a fantasy world.”
 3. “Peter Fitzek thought he could run his own kingdom inside Germany—he was definitely living in a fantasy world.”

Have you ever believed something that turned out to be completely unrealistic—like you were living in a fantasy world? What happened, and what did you learn from it?