For example in the Alanis Morrisette song 'ironic' the examples she uses have nothing to do with irony and more to do with bad luck...
2006-10-19 04:14:55 · 8 answers · asked by 0000 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
oh bugger i've opened up a can of worms, sorry i thought she was from seattle or something...
2006-10-19 04:19:44 · update #1
Actually i've just thought was'nt This is Spinal Tap an American film and thats quite an ironic statement... Maybe they do but it just dosent suface in much of their popular culture...?
2006-10-19 04:31:52 · update #2
.............When in ROME...............
2006-10-19 04:16:51 · answer #1 · answered by panthrosbulge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Morrisette's song does not speak for Americans.
2006-10-19 11:18:39 · answer #2 · answered by Sick Puppy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they have no real sense of humour?
Wit is lost on them, sarcasm too. In the uk they would laugh in america they would try to flatten you.
Ironic is like training Osama Bin Laden to fight the Russians and then 9/11 occurs.
2006-10-19 11:23:42 · answer #3 · answered by budda m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ignoring the generalization about Americans...
Yeah, I never understood why that song was about irony. If it rains on your wedding day, well that sucks, but what's ironic about it?
2006-10-19 11:24:45 · answer #4 · answered by Glory Box♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is your first mistake
Alanis Morrisette is Canadian!
Sinefeld is pretty Ironic!
2006-10-19 11:17:46 · answer #5 · answered by Nigi-magic 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because not all cultures are the same, and everyone has his own way of seeing things.
2006-10-19 11:21:24 · answer #6 · answered by Grilla Parlante 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see you like to generalize. You are incorrect.
2006-10-19 11:17:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ah ah,Americans have no sense at all full STOP
2006-10-19 11:20:41 · answer #8 · answered by john boy -1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋