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the misfortune of others tastes as sweet as honey
Proverb expressing the human tendency to take pleasure in others' troubles; often used critically or self-deprecatingly.
他人の不幸は蜜の味というけれど、本当にそう思う自分が嫌になる。
They say the misfortune of others tastes as sweet as honey, but I hate myself for actually feeling that way.
A Japanese proverb of uncertain origin; the exact derivation is unclear.