Interpreting different nationalities humour.... (11)
Tamarin: Do you ever find on here it is difficult to interpret a person from a different nationalities humour?
Are you left wondering are they being funny or serious?
Are you left wondering are they being funny or serious?
No... but sometimes I've wondered, are people from that other country all as stupid as that one guy?
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Irish and British humor can be tough to understand at times...and yet, some of it I see immediately is tongue-in-cheek. Maybe because I do appreciate dry, sarcastic humor. I've always loved Steven Wright, for example, but never understood the show Upstairs, Downstairs...and hated Benny Hill. 
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All should take advantage of the emotes when trying to use humor, unless blatantly obvious........
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Tamarin: Do you ever find on here it is difficult to interpret a person from a different nationalities humour?
Are you left wondering are they being funny or serious?
Are you left wondering are they being funny or serious?
Hey Tammi,
I struggle with the British humour sometimes here and definitely struggle with my student's lunch supervisor at work who is a Scotsman. He deadpans and I am never sure if he is serious or not. But over in the EU forums, I think I know you guys somewhat well enough to let you know when I have no idea what you are saying. LOL Happened today, I thought...What????!?!?!?!
It's quite humbling. I sometimes also worry that I am being offensive when I have no intention of being so with my North American humour.------ This thread is Archived ------
Tamarin: Do you ever find on here it is difficult to interpret a person from a different nationalities humour?
Are you left wondering are they being funny or serious?
Are you left wondering are they being funny or serious?
Tam,there is little diffrence between culture , religion and style ,but human are same every where,same thinking,same nature,same choice.
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RicoWest: No... but sometimes I've wondered, are people from that other country all as stupid as that one guy?
There are stupid people in all countries...
They tend to be called MP's, Government officials etc
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ya, in the uk forums im probally classed as mad and stupid, in here im probally classed as a waitst of space
Tamarin: Do you ever find on here it is difficult to interpret a person from a different nationalities humour?
Are you left wondering are they being funny or serious?
Are you left wondering are they being funny or serious?
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immanuelle: Hey Tammi,
I struggle with the British humour sometimes here and definitely struggle with my student's lunch supervisor at work who is a Scotsman. He deadpans and I am never sure if he is serious or not. But over in the EU forums, I think I know you guys somewhat well enough to let you know when I have no idea what you are saying. LOL Happened today, I thought...What????!?!?!?! It's quite humbling. I sometimes also worry that I am being offensive when I have no intention of being so with my North American humour.
I struggle with the British humour sometimes here and definitely struggle with my student's lunch supervisor at work who is a Scotsman. He deadpans and I am never sure if he is serious or not. But over in the EU forums, I think I know you guys somewhat well enough to let you know when I have no idea what you are saying. LOL Happened today, I thought...What????!?!?!?! It's quite humbling. I sometimes also worry that I am being offensive when I have no intention of being so with my North American humour.
This is great to know....
We do tend to have a very dry, sarcastic sense of humour....
I find when I am in the states I have to go slower...my Dad has to remind me that they do not always get my quick thinking replies....
Some of the sitcoms in the States I just do not get at all and I think why are they laughing...
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mrali: Tam,there is little diffrence between culture , religion and style ,but human are same every where,same thinking,same nature,same choice.
Little differences between culture and religion???????
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chriss: ya, in the uk forums im probally classed as mad and stupid, in here im probally classed as a waitst of space
Ah but Chris you are a scouser...they are a breed apart
Red or blue?
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Are you left wondering are they being funny or serious?