Original artwork, not a still
I’m testing the air. I like it but it doesn’t like me.
— The Philadelphia Story • 1940
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker says they like the air but that the feeling is not mutual. Giving the atmosphere a preference turns an uncomfortable experience into a brief joke about rejection. The line suggests that being out in the air is proving less agreeable than the speaker hoped.
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