Do you ever just feel embarrassed for someone or squirm when you watch someone speak or do something?

[NFS4]

I was thinking about it while watching Bush give answers to the questions asked of him tonight.

Do you ever feel uncomfortable watching someone when you see them screw up or watch someone do something that you know isn't going to end well? I know it happens to myself sometimes when I watch TV. I'll put my head down or cover my ears like "No I can't watch/hear this." Now I'm not talking about movies or sitcoms. I'm talking about real people in real situations.

Seems strange, but I've always had this inclination :roll:

 

[Chronoshock]

Yeah I feel embarrassed for people if they sound particularly stupid

 

[se7en]

haha no doubt when they start lifting their foot and puttin it in their mouth.. makes me feel for em. Even more so when they figure it out but cant back track in time.

 

[saxophonoia]

yeah all the time

 

[warcrow]

Oh totally. But not when watching Bush talk -that just makes me angry. He represents america when he speaks to others and he's grammar/verbage is fvcking horrible.

 

[Ikonomi]

Yeah, definitely.

 

[ChooChooChooseMe]

Yes

 

[mercanucaribe]

I only feel like that when I feel sorry for the person... So not with Bush.

 

[BobDaMenkey]

Originally posted by: saxophonoia
yeah all the time

 

[kranky]

Yes.

 

[Demo24]

yeps, drives me nuts. worst is in a live speech in front of you where you cant just leave

 

[clamum]

Yeah, unless I don't like them.

 

[Muse]

Yeah, sometimes I think life is an endless series of embarrassing situations.

 

[cjgallen]

It's like the video of the chick messing up the national anthem. I can't watch it, it's painful.

 

[Baked]

You guys are too nice.

 

[TBone48]

I get that even if I don't like the person. It makes me physically uncomfortable to see/hear someone making an ass of themselves. If its on TV I have to change the channel, but I'll flip back every few seconds to see if it's finally ended.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: TBone48
If its on TV I have to change the channel, but I'll flip back every few seconds to see if it's finally ended.

LOL!! I do the EXACT same thing

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: warcrow
Oh totally. But not when watching Bush talk -that just makes me angry. He represents america when he speaks to others and he's grammar/verbage is fvcking horrible.

Well, at least you aren't representing America.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: warcrow
Oh totally. But not when watching Bush talk -that just makes me angry. He represents america when he speaks to others and he's grammar/verbage is fvcking horrible.

I was doing stuff and listening to Bush take questions. He says something about the two parties and how they shouldn't do everything based on whether or not it benefits a particular party. In the next breath he says he's "so proud" of his party, "the party of ideas." Click! I didn't want to hear another word. How can he be so stupid as to say something like that? Doesn't he realize he was going to alienate a whole lot of people by saying something as stupid as that? Why do we have an imbecile in the White House? I've gotten damn sick of politics in the USA.

 

[Maetryx]

Jerry Springer... I couldn't stand to watch that train wreck.

 

[PhaZe]

yea, that happens to me to.

Why is that though? Where does that feeling stem from, especially knowing it's someone else who is embarrassing themselves?


any psychology majors?

 

[StageLeft]

Oh yes

 

[arcenite]

Yes. It's quite odd really, I feel like it's all my fault someone is messing up and everyone is looking at me for it. I've never understood it.