Condescending embarrassed look
Good Will Hunting
(1998)01:45:33 - You know, that condescending embarrassed look? - Oh, come on, Sean.
- Time - Phrase
01:45:28 That's why I don't come to the goddam reunions.
01:45:31 'Cause I can't stand that look in your eye.
01:45:33 - You know, that condescending embarrassed look? - Oh, come on, Sean.
01:45:36 You think I'm a failure. I know who I am.
01:45:38 And I'm proud of what I do. It was a conscious choice.
I don't get the meaning of that clearly. Is it probable for a person to be ashamed, showing an attitude of patronizing superiority simultaneously?
Top answer
Hi No, that doesn't make sense to me either. To be embarrassed is, in some way, to feel inferior in the presence of other people. To be condescending is to feel superior to them (in an unpleasant way).
- Hi No, that doesn't make sense to me either.
- To be embarrassed is, in some way, to feel inferior in the presence of other people.
- To be condescending is to feel superior to them (in an unpleasant way).
- I don't see how someone could do both at the same time!
- Dave
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No, that doesn't make sense to me either. To be embarrassed is, in some way, to feel inferior in the presence of other people. To be condescending is to feel superior to them (in an unpleasant way). I don't see how someone could do both at the same time!
Dave
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