# Schottenfreude

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- Book: [Schottenfreude](https://www.bookquiver.com/ben-schott/schottenfreude) ([Schottenfreude.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/ben-schott/schottenfreude.md))
- Authors: [Ben Schott](https://www.bookquiver.com/ben-schott)
- Publisher: john_murray
- ISBN: 978-18-4854-910-4
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2013-10-24
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

Ever thought, 'There should be a German word for that'? Well, now there is. From the mind that created Schott's Original Miscellany comes a unique volume exploring the idiosyncrasies of the human condition . . . auf Deutsch. In which language but German could you construct le mot juste for: a shameful love of bad foods, Sunday-afternoon depression, the lingering sensation of a first kiss, delight at the changing of the seasons, the urge to hoard, the joy of the perfectly wrapped present, or the ineffable pleasure of a cool pillow? For example: Haarmonie - Reassuring your hairdresser. Fußfaust - Instinctively curling up your toes in mortification at someone else's embarrassment. Zwillingsmoral - Reading horoscopes you don't believe in. Gastdruck - The exhausting effort of being a good houseguest. and Kraftfahrzeugsinnenausstattungsneugeruchsgenuss - New car smell.