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the Germans have a word for it
Posted by John A. (more from John A.) on Mon, 18 Jun 2001 22:30:43
In Reply to: Coolknight and VW/Audi, Coolknight, Mon, 18 Jun 2001 17:30:19
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It's called "schadenfreude".
While most consider it a negative thing and if you look it up in an English dictionary, it comes across that way, I had highly-educated German tell me it wasn't a negative thing at all. I just forget how he explained it but it all made sense to me. Germans have a way with psychological terminology. Hell, they INVENTED psychological terminology.
I think there's a good chance you're being misunderstood in conventional North American terms whereas the average German would laugh and slap his knee at your well-justified cheekiness.
I hope this helps. You're not a mean-spirited person at all. It just looks that way.
Cheers; John A.
Posts in this Thread:
- This is fun :), Coolknight, Mon, 18 Jun 2001 10:59:36
- After those reports from german magazines..., destijl, Mon, 18 Jun 2001 23:23:44
- Coolknight and VW/Audi, Coolknight, Mon, 18 Jun 2001 17:30:19
- I dont think that there was any harm intended., concerned citizen, Mon, 18 Jun 2001 15:18:13
- At least he is not joking about the dead audi driver this time., n/m chrisx, Mon, 18 Jun 2001 14:53:58
- Poor Descretion - Not funny at all - Dillutes your other messages, Dave Kovacs, Mon, 18 Jun 2001 14:47:17
- Why are you so hateful towards Audi and VW?, tlrm, Mon, 18 Jun 2001 14:30:18
- Why is this funny?, John Davies, Mon, 18 Jun 2001 11:15:37
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