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Re:Show HN: Nice-looking Python bindings to V8 by dguaraglia on Monday June 19, 2017 @08:57PM (#14591514)
In Spanish we have an expression for the way you feel: "vergüenza ajena", which loosely translates to "feeling the embarrassment someone else should feel for their actions." It's pretty nifty, if not very catchy :P
Re:Show HN: Nice-looking Python bindings to V8 by nerdponx on Monday June 19, 2017 @10:22PM (#14591771)
I like this. There's a lesser-known phrase in English with a similar meaning, "embarrassment transfer".
Re:Show HN: Nice-looking Python bindings to V8 by mjburgess on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @07:05AM (#14593532)
Or, "cringeworthy"
Re:Show HN: Nice-looking Python bindings to V8 by jeroenjanssens on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @09:02AM (#14594250)
In Dutch we call this "plaatsvervangende schaamte".
Re:Show HN: Nice-looking Python bindings to V8 by roywiggins on Monday June 19, 2017 @09:30PM (#14591618)
Apparently it's "fremdscham" in German.
Re:Show HN: Nice-looking Python bindings to V8 by dguaraglia on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @12:45AM (#14592263)
See, that's catchier! Now we are talking.
Re:Show HN: Nice-looking Python bindings to V8 by someSven on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @11:03AM (#14604373)
fremdschämen is the verb
Re:Show HN: Nice-looking Python bindings to V8 by tophattom on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @03:49AM (#14592812)
In Finnish that is called "myötähäpeä"