CashewNut 🏴@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhy do Germans have no sense of humour?message-squaremessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down125file-text
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareWhy do Germans have no sense of humour?CashewNut 🏴@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square59fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareskillissuerlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-context_and_low-context_cultures
minus-squareMxM111@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoBoth US and Germany are mentioned as low context cultures there. Are you suggesting that Americans do not have sense of humor?
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.mindoki.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIDK but americans aren’t really known for their humor right? It’s more all on and no finesse? Generally speaking of course.
minus-squareMxM111@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoThe absence of finesse is different from the absence of humor. Stereotypically speaking, of course.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-context_and_low-context_cultures
Both US and Germany are mentioned as low context cultures there. Are you suggesting that Americans do not have sense of humor?
IDK but americans aren’t really known for their humor right?
It’s more all on and no finesse?
Generally speaking of course.
The absence of finesse is different from the absence of humor. Stereotypically speaking, of course.