Myötähäpeä: vicarious embarrassment. This is one of my favorite words in Finnish. It is so apt and describing. I totally get it. I cannot, for example, watch a

Myötähäpeä: vicarious embarrassment. This is one of my favorite words in Finnish. It is so apt and describing. I totally get it. I cannot, for example, watch a lot of reality tv because I feel so ashamed and embarrassed for the person on tv.