Courtesy torgo_x

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Word of the day is: vergüenza ajena.

It’s a Spanish phrase for when one feels severe shame and embarrassment at what someone else is doing. Such as being at the restaurant when your friend is being mean to the waiter, or watching someone fail to rescue himself from an especially bad foot-in-mouth episode. Literally it means something like “the shame of others”.

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[nefas.livejournal.com]

oh man. i get vergüenza ajena so bad that i almost get sick. good phrase. i'll have to try to remember that. there are even certain movies that i can't watch because i feel so embarrassed for the people on screen. =x