What causes embarrassment?
Embarrassment is caused by doing something awkward in your culture. As humans, we grow up following a certain set of norms that society ingrains in us. Part of this includes the notion of “feeling bad,” embarrassed, or awkward about certain things in front of others. But these things change from culture to culture. For example, people from different cultures stand at different distances from each other. Some cultures have a notion that people need a certain amount of physical personal space, so if people stand too close to one another, they will feel awkward and want to move further away. Other cultures are more intimate and would feel awkward if everybody stood far apart. So to directly answer the question – society has ingrained in us the notion of what to be embarrassed about and what is considered acceptable behavior. A few more examples of why culture is the reason: – Different cultures (such as the Egyptian culture) find it strange if you finish everything you’re eating off of yo
I once knew a man that never became embarrassed, no matter what he said or did. I hope I never know another one! A moderate dose of embarrassment keeps use level headed and grounded. In answer to the query about the man with no conscience, he was never diagnosed to my knowledge. He simplely had no thought or consideration for anyone and would do or say anything. Whatever he did it was to get what he wanted and he would use any means to get it. He even told me himself that (nothing he said or did) bothered him.
