Cruising Throgh History ; so You Thought the Lake District Had It All. Alan Hart Sets Sail in Germany and Discovers the Land of 1,000 Lakes.
Sunday Mercury › July 19, 2009
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SCHADENFREUDE is a wonderful word created by the Germans. It means taking pleasure out of somebody else's misfortune.
You don't have to be German or a sadist to experience it and it doesn't have to be a malevolent feeling.See the full content of this document
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Cruising Throgh History ; so You Thought the Lake District Had It All. Alan Hart Sets Sail in Germany and Discovers the Land of 1,000 Lakes.
On a boating trip in the Mecklenburg region, there were plenty of opportunities to see the sunnier side of Schadenfreude.
For instance, when you've just taken two tries before successfully mooring your cabin cruiser, there's nothing better to ease your embarrassment than seeing someone else have three or four attempts. Then you can step in to catch a rope here and give a h...See the full content of this document
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