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A German word for which there is no English equivalent, but which refers to the shame and disappointment (also unknown in English speaking societies) of being late to, or last to join, a conference call.  Counterpointed in German speaking cultures with the similarly untranslatable [[früheankunftfreude]]  
A German word for which there is no English equivalent, but which refers to the shame and disappointment (also unknown in English speaking societies) of being late to, or last to join, a conference call.  Counterpointed in German speaking cultures with the similarly untranslatable [[früheankunftfreude]].
 
The feeling of [[späteankunftschande]] is heightened when other participants smugly describe how awful the [[Früheankunftfreude|hold music]], that you missed, was.


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