loanword
Fremdschämen
The urge to cover your face when someone else embarrasses themselves and does not seem to notice.
Shame, awkwardness, and wincing on someone else's behalf.
The urge to cover your face when someone else embarrasses themselves and does not seem to notice.
A cousin in Guadalajara grabs the karaoke microphone at a quinceañera, misses every note of a ranchera, and the whole table stares at its plates.
Watching a wedding photographer shout poses at guests who are trying to eat, and wanting to hide under the table on his behalf.