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Who has the best sense of humour?

  • 19-02-2010 08:49PM
    #1
    caseyann
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    In the world there is so many different senses of humour.I find some jokes and their sense of what is funny is like bizarre to me of other countries, i literally can not laugh at them.
    Like Americans,their sense of humour i don't get at all.Which countries have you been to and which ones you found,very bad sense of humour that you wouldn't be laughing away and they don't get you or other way around?


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  • #2
    PirateShampoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,404 ✭✭✭PirateShampoo


    Haven't meet a German yet who doesn't love a good Hitler joke.

    ;)


  • #3
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,626 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Irish & English people seem to have the best sense of humor, imo


  • #4
    caseyann
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,938 ✭✭✭caseyann


    PirateShampoo wrote: »
    Haven't meet a German yet who doesn't love a good Hitler joke.

    ;)


    Funny you say that i seriously found them very stand offish,Tell me all time to talk to the hand:eek:http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/00681/adolf-hitler-joke-4_681576c.jpg












    dont kill me:(


  • #5
    phasers
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    Irish and British people


  • #6
    OutlawPete
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    We do.

    The Irish have the perfect balance of being able to slag and be slagged and be self depreciating enough not to take ourselves too serious.


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  • #7
    dcmu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 103 ✭✭dcmu


    American's get crap for their sense of humour, but to be fair, they have some cracking comedians....

    ...and Americans made Planes, Trains and Automobiles, for which they have my eternal gratitude.

    The man on the street though, is generally about as witty as a slap in the face.


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 45,738 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Brits and Irish hands down.

    We like dark humour and it's fúcking great.


  • #9
    Hank_Jones
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    This thread is slightly biased, we are obviously going to say that we have the best sense of humour.
    Everyone thinks they're a comedian and all that. ;)


  • #10
    3hn2givr7mx1sc
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    My friends from where I used to live.
    The sickest of sick jokes will not sicken them. 'Tis great!:D


  • #11
    caseyann
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,938 ✭✭✭caseyann


    rarnes1 wrote: »
    Brits and Irish hands down.

    We like dark humour and it's fúcking great.


    Dry sense of humour and also we can laugh at the other crap to.:D

    I am not been bad i found polish and Russians and ukrainians very sorry i love my mates but stiff.


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  • #12
    [Deleted User]
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    Irish and English I'd say... Sure everyone who comes here makes a note of it like!


  • #13
    gonnaplayrugby
    Closed Accounts Posts: 453 ✭✭gonnaplayrugby


    jesus christ, 'we have the best sense of humour' FFS like:rolleyes:

    does this include the anglophone world only btw? becoz somehow i doubt you lot watch much german/french any non english language comedy.

    and the irish get offended by everything. if there is an irish stereotype portrayed(like there was in eastenders years back) they get inindated with complaints.


  • #14
    amcalester
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    Let the circle jerk begin.


  • #15
    biko
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    Americans have the best humour.
    Best comedy shows, best stand ups.
    Brits second.


  • #16
    OutlawPete
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    gonnaplayrugby wrote: »
    jesus christ, 'we have the best sense of humour' FFS like:rolleyes:

    does this include the anglophone world only btw? becoz somehow i doubt you lot watch much german/french any non english language comedy.

    and the irish get offended by everything. if there is an irish stereotype portrayed(like there was in eastenders years back) they get inindated with complaints.

    Guess you proved your own point.


  • #17
    gonnaplayrugby
    Closed Accounts Posts: 453 ✭✭gonnaplayrugby


    Yep americans funniest for me(comparing against two other countries, the brits and us)


  • #18
    Abi
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    amcalester wrote: »
    Let the circle jerk begin.

    *splat*

    Oh sorreeee :o


  • #19
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,626 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Magnus wrote: »
    Americans have the best humour.
    Best comedy shows, best stand ups.
    Brits second.

    Best comedy shows maybe, not stand-up though.. Irish & English stand-up all the way for me

    and sense of humour is more to do with how people absorb and react to the joke, not the act of telling the joke =p


  • #20
    InKonspikuou2
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    Mexicans, Colombians, Cubans and Brasilians are the funniest to me outside of the English language. Pretty similar to Irish humor.


  • #21
    snow ghost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭snow ghost


    Northern Ireland has the best sense of humour, as Lord Molyneaux proves:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/730000/images/_730566_jimmolyneaux150.jpg


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  • #22
    aaronjumper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,128 ✭✭✭✭aaronjumper


    America. They gave us south park, family guy
    american dad and all the other dirty immature
    shows that like to offend just about everyone.

    And Ireland of course :)


  • #23
    filthymcnasty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 644 ✭✭✭filthymcnasty


    for tv shows and movies its the americans no contest:
    the simpsons, seinfeld, curb your enthusiasm, snl etc
    we cant keep living off fr. ted forever, great and all that it was.


  • #24
    Caoimhín
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,789 ✭✭✭Caoimhín


    Feck im drunk.


  • #25
    caseyann
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,938 ✭✭✭caseyann


    But then why the average joe i met from America are stiff and dont laugh at our witt :confused:

    Out of shows fair enough i think aswell you have to be brainwashed into laughing at that stuff, at first never laugh at them shows now i do.


    Maybe the whats it called that stuff they send in the ads to make you buy something? They put in the ads between them shows this is funny you will laugh and not know why!


  • #26
    citizen_p
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,494 ✭✭✭citizen_p


    for some reason we (brit/ ireland) love dark humour and they will slag anything...which i like.

    americans dont curse alot......from when i was there...they dont get the irish sense of humour...you slag me, i slag you, we all have fun


    american tv is savage ....but for your average joe comedian...like a guy youd see at a random comedy gig....ireland/britian


  • #27
    efb
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    English, not Ireland. Our TV comedies and comedians bear this out. Dara O'Brien is an exception.


  • #28
    IvySlayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,194 ✭✭✭✭IvySlayer


    It's us imo. The banter between us Irish the best.


  • #29
    caseyann
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,938 ✭✭✭caseyann


    efb wrote: »
    English, not Ireland. Our TV comedies and comedians bear this out. Dara O'Brien is an exception.


    No doubt in that one:D


    Except England not Ireland part.


  • #30
    gonnaplayrugby
    Closed Accounts Posts: 453 ✭✭gonnaplayrugby


    lol americans dont curse a lot> where the **** were u> harvard or some ****


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  • #31
    gonnaplayrugby
    Closed Accounts Posts: 453 ✭✭gonnaplayrugby


    IvySlayer wrote: »
    It's us imo. The banter between us Irish the best.

    i disagree i happen to think the banter between the slovaks is best. :rolleyes:

    what an absurd question. how can u measure best sense of humour? lol


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