No it does not mean that. It's not "shameful joy". It's joy at someone else's misfortune.
"Schaden" means literally "harm". "Schamfreude" or "Beschaemende Freute" would be "shameful joy", but that's not a word or expression that anyone uses.
No it does not mean that. It's not "shameful joy". It's joy at someone else's misfortune.
"Schaden" means literally "harm". "Schamfreude" or "Beschaemende Freute" would be "shameful joy", but that's not a word or expression that anyone uses.
> It's joy at someone else's misfortune.
A pretty negative view towards fellow humans.
As the old saying goes, comedy is when someone else walks into the open manhole.
Huh, that makes more sense, thanks. Whodathunk that The Simpsons wasn't an authority on translation? Let down again... :-/