生きててすみません I can not get the sense of this


Pardon me for living? Means what? Thanks in advance!




Yes, it literally means "I'm sorry I am alive", "I apologize for surviving",
or something similar. It's an expression of self-hatred. As you can probably
imagine, someone who is severely depressed may say this seriously.

In addition, it's often used fairly casually/jokingly/slangily to express
one's sense of embarrassment or inferiority. On SNS, you will mainly find this
usage, and people usually don't take this expression too literally. You may
regard this as a recurring joke. For example:

> パーティーはイケメンだらけで、生きててすみませんってなったｗ  
>  there were so many good-looking guys at the party. i thought "i'm sorry i
> am alive" lol




Yes, it literally means "I'm sorry I am alive", "I apologize for surviving",
or something similar. It's an expression of self-hatred. As you can probably
imagine, someone who is severely depressed may say this seriously.

In addition, it's often used fairly casually/jokingly/slangily to express
one's sense of embarrassment or inferiority. On SNS, you will mainly find this
usage, and people usually don't take this expression too literally. You may
regard this as a recurring joke. For example:

> パーティーはイケメンだらけで、生きててすみませんってなったｗ  
>  there were so many good-looking guys at the party. i thought "i'm sorry i
> am alive" lol

