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Originally Posted by Flames_Gimp
I don't think anyone is embarrassed when they can't breathe. Surprisingly A lot of people don't recognize the signs that a person is choking, and help in time.
The embarrassment comes when everyone is watching a huge piece of food fly out of your mouth 
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It seems counter-intuitive to be embarrassed, but it's a common reaction. I once briefly choked on a potato at my aunt's house. My first instinct was to get away from the table out of embarrassment. The motion of me getting up dislodged the potato, but had it not my plan was basically to go to a corner and die, which is completely ######ed. Panic coupled with embarrassment can make you do really dumb things, apparently.