2006-11-06 11:53:02 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
jealous guy this is what im talking about i did spell humour correctly look in the english dictionary
2006-11-06 12:38:55 · update #1
probably because we find it to be a much dryer form of humor. That and comedy often stems from traditions and culture so since you are different we probably dont get it for that reason.
2006-11-06 11:58:40 · answer #1 · answered by cubfanbudman2006 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
British humour is said to be very ... British. Well, I don't really know about Americans but in France, some people love British humour and some hate it. Personally, I get used to it and I begin enjoying it a lot. It's often a bit absurd, that's why some people have difficulties to understand it
2006-11-08 04:20:00 · answer #2 · answered by Siobhan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humour is actually spelled humour in English (rather than Humor as some body else said). I know so many fantasically intelligent and witty Americans..it's just that there are soooo many more Americans who don't appreciate things like irony and satire. This is nothing against America as a nation because there are simply that many more of them. As a percentage I'm sure it's the same, but compared to the actual head-count, huge difference.
2006-11-06 12:07:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
British humour has a tendency to be 'sluggish burning' and somewhat darker than American humour, i do no longer think of it somewhat is genuine that they do no longer know it, i think of they only can't be bothered to look ahead to the pay off. additionally they have a bent to be extra computing gadget, are you able to think of the uproar if 'Brass Eye' were American? i detect 'Frazier' and 'decrease Your Enthusiasm' very humorous. That suggested I watched 'Idiocracy' the different day and only did no longer get it in any respect.
2016-10-21 09:34:05 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Harriet has a point...British humour is perhaps kind of acquired taste, but I think it is enjoyed by lots of people outside Britain, especially here in Canada. I suppose it helps when one has been brought up in UK like I was, the dialect and the references need to be understood. I wonder if the "Carry on" series of films would be regarded as funny by Americans?
2006-11-06 12:42:48 · answer #5 · answered by peace m 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Maybe its because they ones that don't, can't actually understand what we are saying. Scottish people tend to talk quite fast and our sometimes thick accent and colloquialisms would go over the head of most, including the English. Here's a belter fur ye.....only in Scotland!
U2 were playing a gig in Glasgow when in between a set, Bono started clapping his hands every 3 seconds. After doing this maybe 10 or 12 times he eventually addressed the crowd and said..........."Every time I clap my hands, a child in Africa dies....." A solitary voice in the crowd piped up... "Well f*ckin stoap it then!"
2006-11-06 19:45:03 · answer #6 · answered by rondavous 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like all forms of humour. As long as I understand the language, I like humour.
2006-11-06 15:06:39 · answer #7 · answered by ironchain15 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are you talking about? I'm American and I LOVE Mr. Bean (British Comedy). I also like Keeping Up Appearances (another British Comedy). But Mr. Bean has made me laugh more than any show I've ever seen, even more than Sponge Bob Square Pants.
2006-11-06 12:45:24 · answer #8 · answered by Lady of the Garden 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love British humor! Especially Monty Python. And Whose Line is it Anyway. (The ones with Clive Anderson! He's 10 times better than Drew Cary!)
2006-11-06 12:08:38 · answer #9 · answered by makingthisup 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Why do some people judge what the majority of people do or don't understand, when we're discussing a nation of three hundred million people? You are judging based on your personal experience, which is hardly a fair measure when discussing 300 million people.
2006-11-06 12:22:45 · answer #10 · answered by Angry Gay Man 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋