Aussie sense of humour compared to US

[happyroo_bunji]

I post regularly on a predominately US populated forum, and I found that I seem to stick my foot in it when it comes to humour.  For example I posted about the "suppository" gaffe.  I found it funny because of the mistaken use of the word, I could see myself doing the same and lastly because of who said it.

Well, I was told its not funny at all, shouldn't make fun of someone because of what they say etc.

SO my question is, do you think Americans have a different sense of humour?

[poddster]

Bunji, your size does not matter as long as you are a happy roo 🙂

[isabellerbookseller]

Omg Clive Palmer twerking!

I'd want to wash my eyes out with soap it I saw that.

[happyroo_bunji]

thanks poddster.  I am comfortable with my weight, while it would be nice to lose some kg's there are far more important issues ATM.

Mon, I wanted to bleach my eyes and brain when I saw CP twerking ~blerk~

[***super_nova***]

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@poddster wrote:

most US inhabitants dont have a sense of humour, especially subtle humour, slapstick is about their limit.

And any thing to do with patriotism or freedom is a no no, they regard themselves the bravest, freest, most just country in the world.

Gods gift to humanity that's why they carry guns and have 6-8 locks on their doors 🙂  

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Yes, and they do not get irony.  I know, most of my closest relatives and US born.  The only thing we agree on is that we do not particularly like each other.  🙂  But I have some very dear friends who used to be Americans.

[j*oono]

I just googled and watched Clive Palmer twerking.  I don't know but he does it a lot better than Kyle Sandilands 

[happyroo_bunji]

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@***super_nova*** wrote:

Yes, and they do not get irony.  I know, most of my closest relatives and US born.  The only thing we agree on is that we do not particularly like each other.  🙂  But I have some very dear friends who used to be Americans.

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I agree. Nor do they like being told they need to grow up and act like adults, even when its warranted.

[buzzlightyearsgirlfriend]

I belonged to an online discussion group made of of mostly American women for 13 or so years.

At first they seemed fairly broadminded and open to new ideas and other cultures.

However, over time, and especially during the GFC, they/the group became more and more paranoid, insular and defensive. No sense of humour at all.

[lyndal1838]

I have spent 30 years walking on eggshells where my BIL and his family are concerned.  My OH and his brothergrew up in Canada but OH came to Australia and his brother went to the US.   You would not credit how different they have become....even their parents used to comment on their different senses of humour.

BIL used to send me jokes and cartoons and many of them also came my way from friends in the UK.....it was almost as though they were different jokes....the US ones were sanitised to within an inch of their life.

[i-need-a-martini]

As poddster says they don't get subtle humour or self depreciating humour and most sarcasm. One of my closest friends is american and he doesn't understand half of what I say. When he reaslises that what I have said isn't serious and was meant to be a joke, he says: "Oh I get it." But still no laugh.

Lyndal - my husbands family is Canadian too and they are completedly different. Canadians have our sense of humour. They think we are hilarious.

[i-need-a-martini]

A good example is the term : Spit the dummy.

Our canadian relatives didn't get it so we explained. Once they got the visual in their head, they spent an entire visit trying to use the term at every opportunity and then laughing their heads off at their own joke.

When I explained it to my american friend he just wrinkled up his nose and "Why would you say that? That's gross."