B2 – Upper Intermediate
Now more than ever, we feel the urge to cringe, especially about things we see online. It could be a verb, noun, and an adjective which means recoil of embarrassment or shrink. We cringe because we witness something funny or pleasurable or something disgusting or awkward.
Watch the video below about the cringe theory, empathetic embarrassment, why we cringe, etc.
Discussion Questions:
- What makes you cringe? Share a moment when you feel embarrassed or awkward or something hilarious that you cried your heart out due to fondness.
- Why do we cringe more recently?
- Do you tend to cringe more if someone close to you or someone you do not personally know did something embarrassing? Why do you think that is?
- Have you ever made someone cringe? Share your story.
- Is cringing bad or good or could be an insult? Explain.
- How do you deal with a cringey/cringe-worthy person or situation?