Russians are the worst. They think every Garfield comic is cutting edge and oh so witty. Duh... anyway....
2006-08-11 19:09:44 · 7 answers · asked by ? 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
Europeans are masters of dry wit and sarcasm. Russia is the only real exception to this. There was never much of a cultural development of sarcasm in Russia, but rather a statement of the blatantly obvious for a similar effect. That's the closest they come.
2006-08-11 19:15:42 · answer #1 · answered by Meredia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol. i know what you are saying, and it is in many cases true, but that is a very overgeneralized statement. sarcasm is part of our culture and language. people who do not speak english or are not native speakers are not familiar with sarcasm and will not understand.
there are plenty of europeans in england and elsewhere who do understand sarcasm. hell, there's a word in the english language for it, right?
2006-08-12 02:17:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm European and I think Garfield is a brilliant satirist. (Now that's, sarcasm!)
2006-08-12 02:18:05 · answer #3 · answered by Shona L 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they just don't think that sarcasm is the highest form of wit.
Which it isn't.
2006-08-12 02:18:25 · answer #4 · answered by Jonnie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, I always thought that AMERICANS didn't get sarcasm. ;-)
No, seriously, I think only stupid people don't get sarcasm.
2006-08-12 07:58:20 · answer #5 · answered by lindavankerkhof 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they don't get yours b/c you don't know how to spell it.
S A R C A S M
2006-08-12 02:21:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They get sarcasm...........they don't necessarily always get American sarcasm
2006-08-12 02:16:07 · answer #7 · answered by Paris Flea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋