10 Responses:

1. anyfoo says:

   7 years ago at 4:53 am

   There's the German verb "Fremdschämen", which essentially means feeling shame and embarrassment for other people as if being in their place by oneself, but merely by watching them. It fits very well here.

   • Nathan Roberts says:

     7 years ago at 10:40 am

     So basically the polar opposite of schadenfreude then.

     • anyfoo says:

       7 years ago at 12:55 pm

       Absolutely!

   • John Lenton says:

     7 years ago at 5:21 pm

     In Spanish it's called “vergüenza ajena”.

2. wmb says:

   7 years ago at 10:17 am

   "the aristocrats!"

3. Ian Young says:

   7 years ago at 11:55 am

   If this is True Art, what of Dancing with Frank Pachowski?

4. Laura Rubin says:

   7 years ago at 2:50 pm

   The part where he eats the banana is the best. Though the giggling was distracting.

   Also, I hope she had some, ahem, feminine hygiene products available for post-cleanup.

   • jwz says:

     7 years ago at 3:14 pm

     I agree: the audience was not giving the proper respect to this religious ceremony.

5. Erbo says:

   7 years ago at 2:59 pm

   <Cartman>Mom, if you were in a German Nutella-scheisse video, you'd tell me, right?</Cartman>

6. John Dougan says:

   7 years ago at 3:24 pm

   I wonder if the Josephine Baker reference was deliberate?