Do they find things funny that americans would not find as funny?
2006-10-05 07:50:34 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Switzerland ➔ Other - Switzerland
The Swiss make fun of people from canton Bern the same way American make fun of rednecks.
2006-10-05 08:54:55 · answer #1 · answered by borscht 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I haven't quite figured it out but from my experience - The Older Generation does not have much of sense of humor. It also varies from region to region. The German side of Switzerland appears to be the most rigid while you can imagine the Swiss-Italian are a better audience. I don't know much about the Swiss-French - but I sincerely doubt they can be as rigid as the Swiss-German.
Beyond the region you will also have to look at the age of the demographic. The older generation on the German Side are far more boring than the younger people. I once got reprimanded by my husband's Grandfather for "Smiling too much" in a picture (Grumpy old man) while all his grandchildren defended me and were upset with him. However, the people from the Italian side of Switzerland were much more friendly.
If you have to attempt this - I would go with Slapstick Comedy. Think Mr. Bean and Absolutely Fabulous. Any Physical Comedy would probably get a grin from your toughest audience.
2006-10-06 13:42:58 · answer #2 · answered by avigirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely bog all. I lived there for 2 years and found them to be the most humourless people I have ever met. I'm Irish and I found it very difficult not to laugh at their seriousness.
2006-10-05 18:27:59 · answer #3 · answered by shifenated 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing. Only three Swiss people have any sense of humour at all. It can get depressing here.
2006-10-05 15:31:30 · answer #4 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how could we find anything funny, we only eat cheese with holes and have stomachaches from that..
hehe
2006-10-07 13:37:34 · answer #5 · answered by John K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they think it's funny when an adolescent yodeler's voice changes in mid yodel
2006-10-05 15:08:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll bet they have a lot of cheese jokes.
2006-10-05 14:58:47 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tourists with fat wallets!!!!!!!!! They laugh all the way to the bank
2006-10-07 09:03:04 · answer #8 · answered by Berkshire Bella 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jokes
2006-10-05 14:52:16 · answer #9 · answered by Stuart H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE GERMAN'S, AND WE DON'T!!!
2006-10-05 14:58:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋