Do you Laugh or not??!
Question: If someone fell and ate it right in front of you, would you laugh?? was just wondering, I remember this 1 time an elderly lady fell right in front of me, she literaly ate it, her grocceries went all over the place.My initial reaction was hysterical laughter at first, but I caught my self and rushed over to see if she was allright and help her with her grocceries, well me and about 20 other people anyway.But felt bad why was my initial instinct to laugh and dont lie I know I'm not the only one who has done this here.Whats the scientific explanation here? I guess is what Im looking for that split second descion over whether you show humor or concern???
Answers: If someone fell and ate it right in front of you, would you laugh?? was just wondering, I remember this 1 time an elderly lady fell right in front of me, she literaly ate it, her grocceries went all over the place.My initial reaction was hysterical laughter at first, but I caught my self and rushed over to see if she was allright and help her with her grocceries, well me and about 20 other people anyway.But felt bad why was my initial instinct to laugh and dont lie I know I'm not the only one who has done this here.Whats the scientific explanation here? I guess is what Im looking for that split second descion over whether you show humor or concern???
My cousin walked into our glass sliding door....I laughed so hard, and even harder when I later saw the smudge his forehead made on the glass. However, his mother gave me a killer look which brought my hysterics to an abrupt halt....so we cant help but be amused we just need to consider the people and context and perhaps laugh later when no one can take offense?
No. it happened to everyone...
I can't tell you the "scientific" explanation, but psychologically it seems to stem from the fact that certain people are "entertained" by other people's apparent lack of adeptness to something as seemingly basic as mobility.
This is manifested primarily at a young age and of course stems, generally, from feelings of superiority, lack of self esteem and the experience that when we see our friends, or peers, fall in our youth, they generally (I stress generally) come out unscathed.
There is also the "natural" and timeless human thought response to any form of discomfort that befalls another human being of, "better you than me."
While I don't make any claims to sainthood (I've seen it happen, I've laughed and it's happened to me and I've been laughed at) we come to understand the severity of injuries that can take place as we get older.
In addition, when it does happen to older people we tend to see our own immortality and potential fate of aging reflected in their fall.
This is why kids are more apt to find someone falling funny while older people are not as easily amused without some feelings of guilt.
Also, it's why you stopped yourself and went to help.
its happened to me tons of times and trust me its not funny if you are the person that fell