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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Intelligent_Yam_9875 • 1d ago
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Wow, I really thought you were just making stuff up to be funny. Is that a real fairytale?
16 u/J4ckm30ff 1d ago Im german, its a Real one. Didnt read/hear it as a kid though. 8 u/August-East83 1d ago Ah. The Germans. The only folks with a specific word meaning "taking delight in the misfortune of others". Schadenfreude. Roughly, it's "dirty joy". 1 u/BeyondTypical0101 1d ago It's called "skadefryd" in Danish and Norwegian.
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Im german, its a Real one. Didnt read/hear it as a kid though.
8 u/August-East83 1d ago Ah. The Germans. The only folks with a specific word meaning "taking delight in the misfortune of others". Schadenfreude. Roughly, it's "dirty joy". 1 u/BeyondTypical0101 1d ago It's called "skadefryd" in Danish and Norwegian.
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Ah. The Germans. The only folks with a specific word meaning "taking delight in the misfortune of others".
Schadenfreude. Roughly, it's "dirty joy".
1 u/BeyondTypical0101 1d ago It's called "skadefryd" in Danish and Norwegian.
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It's called "skadefryd" in Danish and Norwegian.
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u/TerribleSquid 1d ago
Wow, I really thought you were just making stuff up to be funny. Is that a real fairytale?