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  • Re: Food Experts Say Stop Using Mayo in Tuna Sandwiches

    From chefly@deal@me.al to rec.food.cooking,aus.politics,nz.politics on Sun Mar 29 10:20:55 2026
    From Newsgroup: nz.politics

    On Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:00:08 +1100
    Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    On Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:53:29 -0400, Dave Smith
    <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    On 2026-03-28 5:35 p.m., dsi1 wrote:

    Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> posted:

    Mostly, the human race is about gamesmanship.

    In certain cultures, making other people look bad would be
    considered to be bad form. It would constitute a loss of face and
    seen as shameful behavior. This dynamic is not really
    understandable to Americans.

    Yes. We understand. Saving face is seen my many westerners as the
    idea of people who screw up are embarrassed about having been caught
    doing something inappropriate. Saving face is about people having to
    ignore wrongdoing or pretend it never happened so that they never
    have to face the error of their ways. Germans, for instance, have a
    word for the exact opposite of that concept. Schadenfreude is the
    pleasure they get from seeing someone having to deal with
    humiliation.

    It doesn't have much to do with humiliation and the concept isn't
    typically German.
    Says the pseudo-kraut dutchman bully...erroneously of course: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schadenfreude
    Etymology
    Schadenfreude is a term borrowed from German. It is a compound of Schaden ("damage/harm") and Freude ("joy"). The German word was first mentioned in English texts in 1852 and 1867, and first used in English running text in 1895.[2] In German, it was first attested in the 1740s. The earliest seems to be Christoph Starke, "Synopsis bibliothecae exegeticae in Vetus Testamentum," Leipzig, 1750.
    Psychological causes
    Researchers have found that there are three driving forces behind
    schadenfreude rCo aggression, rivalry, and justice.
    It's laughing when someone slips on a banana peel.
    Never found that need.
    You?
    It's universal.
    No, it's not.
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