"Spanish shame": when you blush for someone else 😳

The phrase entered our speech for a long time and firmly. It is usually used in a situation where we are embarrassed by the actions or words of another person. Does everyone remember this situation from life now?

The most popular version of the origin is that the term "vergüenza ajena" appeared in the Spanish language a very long time ago. It translates to shame after. Everything here is clear and even boring.

But the second theory has to do with Spanish TV series, and it seems plausible. The expression comes from the British, who love Spanish TV series where the protagonist is constantly doing stupid things. It was because of the series that the Spanish term shame circulated in a narrow language environment for some time, from where it was adopted by the Russian language.

If you also know this feeling, then put 👍

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