Embarrassment may be universal, but the internalization of guilt and shame varies dependent on the culture both in degree and manner. See, e.g.: https://www.re

Embarrassment may be universal, but the internalization of guilt and shame varies dependent on the culture both in degree and manner. See, e.g.: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/276464615_A_Cultural_Look_at_Moral_Purity_Wiping_the_Face_Clean https://www.researchgate.net/publication/276464615_A_Cultura...