Today's word is fremdschämen.
Can you say that, children? Sure you can.
It means feeling sad or upset that someone else has made a fool of themselves. To the point where you are extremely uncomfortable. And have to leave the room.
That happens to me all the time.
With fictional characters.
I cannot watch certain television shows, or certain scenes in movies I've seen a million times, because they make me so uncomfortable.
The character on the screen does something incredibly dumb, or there's a situation where a big confrontation is about to occur, and I have to leave.
And wait.
Til the scene is over.
Until this week, I didn't know there was a word for it.
But now I do!!
Just don't ask me to pronounce it. Because I will get very embarrassed. And I'll have to leave the room.
Can you say that, children? Sure you can.
It means feeling sad or upset that someone else has made a fool of themselves. To the point where you are extremely uncomfortable. And have to leave the room.
That happens to me all the time.
With fictional characters.
I cannot watch certain television shows, or certain scenes in movies I've seen a million times, because they make me so uncomfortable.
The character on the screen does something incredibly dumb, or there's a situation where a big confrontation is about to occur, and I have to leave.
And wait.
Til the scene is over.
Until this week, I didn't know there was a word for it.
But now I do!!
Just don't ask me to pronounce it. Because I will get very embarrassed. And I'll have to leave the room.
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