[Erasmus]

A Waffle House would be wonderful for 'em. Too bad the zeitgeist isn't there to support one.

The weltanschauung of the local hoi polloi lacks sufficient gravitas.

[AnAmericanMother]

pedant alert:

Referring to "the hoi polloi" is a redundancy.

"hoi" or oi (with the breath accent over the o) means "the" (plural).