Actually I wanted to write an article on "anticipation". I can extend the mood for the anticipation for a week, I owe a forum topic. " Anticipation is the greatest joy? " was asked. In no time the answer: "No Schadenfreude .. Gluexkeks was curious ...
Wikipedia defined " schadenfreude as joy at the misfortune or misery of others . You can hide are perceived as the secret malice or as an open schadenfreude (scorn, ridicule, irony, malice, sarcasm ) show. The open Schadenfre

is Schadenfreude. the opposite of "co-suffering" , the proportion taking the fate of others. The closer we are emotional people, the more we feel ourselves affected. This is ensured by the so-called "mirror neurons" in the brain that mimic the perception of others and thus empathy make. We harbor negative feelings towards a person and learned of the accident, other brain areas are active. A study documented differences in the sexes. Accordingly, men gloating / revenge-oriented than women, who are already rumored empathy.
The word "Schadenfreude" have taken over British and Americans of us - as well as "forest decline" and "world pain"
If we Germans especially gleeful Wikipedia gives a clue. "Schadenfreude seems to be a dominant role in the maintenance of justice and the punishment of norm violations to play in human societies. In many religions and value systems, but is proscribed "The fact is. In Germany, justice and equal distribution very important. IMAGE & Co outliers to denounce virtually, which means that with celebrity, manager or politician scandals ever created a collective sense of schadenfreude.
Read the next article, if the saying is true with " anticipation, Best Little " ...
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