schaudenfreuden

The untranslatable German word that roughly means "pleasure derived from observing the misery of others."

Human nature. Reality TV. Watching an ex-boyfriend have a string of bad luck. Whatever it is, it always makes me feel guilty. I have always taken things in stride, but when I find someone that has one bad thing after another... hmmm.

Anyway, I found an article about schaudenfreuden in the March 2005 issue of Town and Country magazine.