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Mar 22, 2016 1:17 PM
MooseInTheMist
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sunflowersrock
It's called second-hand embarrassment
reiryo
Schadenfreude.
MattDerKomponist
There are many Michael moments that give me the same reaction.
Yodaloid
Never watch The Office @OP. Or do. Maybe it will cure you.
AntiTrollPatrol
It's getting worse. I now pick up my phone and hum a tune in my head. Like when people sing to dinner guests.. Cringe
Ezzy17
This is why I struggle watching people sing the national anthem, I can't handle when they screw up.
Textuality
I have to pause sitcoms and stuff sometimes when it gets super awkward, because it makes me feel cringy for them. :)
Jinkeez
Yup I fast forward every time
DrunkenWeasel
Dude! That episode is the worst! Basically whenever Michaels on screen my tv is muted.
Nicko763
Hey Mr. Scott, What ya gonna do? What ya gonna do, MAKE OUR DREAMS COME TRUE
Hubsterus
Secondhand embarrassment is the reason why I can't enjoy most movies and shows without looking away.
mabbo
Try sitting through the entirety of 'Napoleon Dynamite'. I've never managed to.
paigeofmusic
I'm not alone....
n3cr0fag0
Are you British or Canadian?
mountainofpuppies
I was born in england and yep this is me.. i think it's empathy/social anxiety
DrPepperWho
The Office: Season 4, Episode 13. Now.
Mylovelyladylumps
This is how I feel watching comedians on tv when no one laughs at their jokes.
impeesa
same here
SomethingClever07
Me too! I can't go to karaoke eithrr
direkneed
Impractical Jokers - Makes me turn channels all the time I even try to watch it. Going back and just hoping the awkward part is over.
spaceasaurusrex
You should watchNathan For You
Hypasurf
Scott's tots is really hard to watch but the show Last man on earth is like watching a way more awkward Scott's tots every episode.
TheGodsMustBeCrazy
I know!! For this reason I cannot watch that episode, it's too much.
strawberrycocoa
I drifted off it because I just can't get why Tandy is "relateable" and Phil is "bad" somehow. Tandy's a selfish ass and he drives me nuts.
SausageTentacles
I strangely have been loving Last Man on Earth. And I feel that way nearly every episode. Still keep watching.
Hypasurf
Tandy is hilariously funny
yourefuckingout
I can't get enough of LMOE. Probably due to the complete awkwardness that Tandy exhibits. Also why Scott's Tots is one of my fav episodes
rabbotredux
Ah. Nice to see I am not the only one.
NateOfAmericans
What about the Dinner Party episode?
Corabellius
Not nearly as bad as Scott's tots.
babbzilla
A lot more tolerable than Scott's Tots
MooseInTheMist
Ok babe.
NicePlaceYouHaveHere
I watched the Hangover with my Dad when it was new. Every time they said "cum inside her" I wanted to T1000 melt and flow away.
mthrndr01
At roughly age 12 my mother invited me to watch a movie that she felt I was mature enough for: A Clockwork Orange
NicePlaceYouHaveHere
Holy Fuck. That's up there with kids or gummo
LittleLissa
That's one of the few episodes I always skip when watching the office.
Idouglas87
US or UK?
LittleLissa
US
ThePurplePaintedNorse
THEM
lolerskatezzz
which episode is that again?
ialwaysupvoteraccoons
Michael has to tell the class he promised college tuition to (Scott's Tot's) that he didn't have it...he gives them laptop batteries instead
chettlar
Yeah and it gets dragged out so long and painful, and the conversation he has with the kid about the batteries afterwards
MesserAuditore
I stopped watching the office for that very reason. Too much awkward cringe, even if that's the point of the comedy. I felt too weird.
TheSuperJay
The Office just recently clicked for me, for exactly this reason. The first 1.5 seasons, that's all the show has going for it is Carrell...
TheSuperJay
...being cringey and awkward in every scene. By late S2, it's much more diverse and the other characters are funnier and more involved.
TheSuperJay
It's like Parks & Rec in that S1/S2 is the show finding its legs, and then the cast / writing really gels and it gets amazing and hilarious.
aDefenseless9yearOldGirl
I'm with you. I hate it so much
Feower
Same. I just can't even when I'm having second hand embarrassment
BillHaleyandHisBANNEDComments2
My family refuses to ever watch scotts tots again...
Pegussu
I found the Christmas party episode to be almost as bad.
bobwehadababyeetsaboy
now I really want some tater tots...
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
My fiancé is the same way but it's one of my favorites!
RamenDays
It took me two days to finish that episode. TWO DAYS!!
thepowerofvoodoo
OH MY GOD I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO SKIPS THAT EPISODE
evangs
Pussy
professorfuzz
I skip more Michael Scott moments for similar reasons than I care to admit.
itsacarpediemkindofday
confession. I stopped watching the office because I couldn't get through that episode.
koopaya
I get the hate on that episode... but it really is VERY well done. It earns its awkwardness.
SweetPotatoSmallPotato
I never finished it. I just couldn't handle the awkwardness. It is very well done though.
chettlar
It's one of those episodes I would recommend watching to everyone, but would new watch again myself.
BillHaleyandHisBANNEDComments2
its because of the awkwardness that no wants to swatch it... we all get so uncomfortable
paintingthewall
I have been watching the office all morning and now I'm going to have to watch Scott's tots.
BillHaleyandHisBANNEDComments2
make our dreams come true
paintingthewall
Oh. That was awful. I understand why your family won't watch it again.
Essseff
Hey Mr. Scott, watcha gonna do
PandoraWraith
Whatcha gonna do, make our dreams come true.
cocoakoumori
I haven't seen it, what makes it so awkward?
BillHaleyandHisBANNEDComments2
oh hell no... you need to watch it
cocoakoumori
Fuck, I'm weak to cringe Σ(ﾟ口ﾟ;
thebigtexas
BY FAR the most awkward episode of The Office. I've only watched it once. I feel so bad.
alcoholicsgotomeetings
Michael Scott promises poor black kids paid college tuition and he can't go through with it. It's cringey because white guilt.
Snoot92
White guilt? It'd be cringey as fuck regardless of their race.
itiscalledsource
To add on to this, he promises the tuition if they graduate highschool bc he thinks he will be a big success by then, and he is clearly not
cocoakoumori
O goodness. I'm weak with cringe at the best of times. Might try to tough it out...
BillHaleyandHisBANNEDComments2
I'm black. NOthing to do with white guilt, but thanks for thinking you understand the world Doc
ddntslpng
The Germans have a name for it: Fremdschämen.
filurilurl
Well, of course the Germans have a word for it. Duh.
mijiza
If I had to describe myself using one word, that would be it. I live in a perpetual state of fremdschämen.
misstell
In Sweden we have Skämskudden the "embarrassment pillow", a pillow to hide behind when something is to embarrassing to watch.
ino84
And I hate it. My wife enjoys movies based on that, I cringe so much I sometimes have to leave the room. It's like physical pain really :/
TheresAGermanWordForThat
Can confirm that.
redamancy
Man, Germans really know how to utilize words. So efficient.
Vorengard
Its almost like physical pain, isn't it?
CompanysOkay
You might want to get your cringeycal glands checked. If the tickle behind the thighs persist, it might be secreting too much due to tumors
langri
Yes. I cringe and cover my face.
Potentiate
I think it activates the anterior cingulate cortex in a similar fashion as physical pain. Don't quote me it's been a while since I saw that.
flack9099
I have no idea what is being discussed here. Can somebody send me an example.
TheLeafsAreActuallyGood
My girlfriend doesn't believe this is a thing and specifically watches those parts to bug me, they're so uncomfortable
IntelligentHippo
Yep.
thewertle
The Louie episode with Yvonne Strahovski I feel like I'm dying
spronkfu
It's a kind of empathy. Happens to me to.
kfrex
I knew my husband was the one when he changed the channel when someone started singing horribly. No awkward tv for us
OutofMyVulcanMind
I wont change in front of a tv if the person or people on screen are looking. Its not an embarassment thing I just feel like im in public.
Dek8000
If your feeling that it's just your brain saying "see that shit? NEVER do that shit!" like when you watch someone fall over
DaddysHome
it's terrible, all my friends think i'm weird for doing it, but it actually hurts seeing awkward shit
ospalis
I've wondered if other people did this too! I cannot physically sit thru cringe tv. Is there a science as to why???
Sakoray
I thought I was alone on that!
GrimxMaka
It's called agita.
LostInUserSub
It's called second-hand embarrassment. I suffer serve rely from it. I cannot handle cringe-humor in movies or tv shows. :/
DanielReader
I can deal with most things on TV. Trainwreck levels of awkward make me switch off and move on
apcolleen
Relevant http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoodNews/vicarious-embarrassment-awkward-moments-trigger-pain-centers-brain/story?id=13366555
Ganzkapoeri
I have had this with The Office US
Neurisko
Yeah and Curb Your Enthusiasm too
NoYolo4Jesus
I feel ya, I had a hard time with the office because of this.
jeynesnow
Just everything Michael Scott related, lol
TheRealGyanRosling
I only watched for Jim and Pam tbh
jeynesnow
I may or may not have skipped the second season to see them get together...
CirB
Yep. Growing up I always cringed horribly, but my family didn't. They just kept watching and in the worst cases I had to leave the room.
MimzytheBun
Oh god, remember the early 2000s Disney movies like Lizzy Mcguire... so much cringe it was painful.
Carnifred
I have it so bad all of the time. Stuff like the interview scene in 'What About Bob' get me as well oddly enough.
shewfleck
I had that with Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. Cringe cringe cringe
breadedfishstrip
It's called fremdschämen
TheLarrikin
This guy knows. I was coming to post just this. It's why I both love and hate Steve Carrel (or the Office, or other clingy moments).
Phantomburn
I'm glad I'm not the only one.
HagglePuff
There are dozens of us!
ThatOneGuyAtWorkWithACorgi
Took the words out of my mouth
Thestalemonkey
Vasuce has avideo about that https://youtu.be/o268qbb_0BM?t=5m15s the whole thing is worth a watch but this starts where he talks about pain
DickPicEnthusiast
https://youtu.be/oFYx1GL-w_4
Therearetoomanyusernames
Ditto!