That is what french call : "Humour anglais", which would mean something like the "english way of joking" ... i can't find the words to translate it. By the way I love the English comedies, and the way English people joke ! ;-)
2006-11-17 23:34:10 · 15 answers · asked by Benoît 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
We do sometimes, and maybe we have a dry sense of humour, and laughing at your own jokes is not cool.
2006-11-17 23:46:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's as much a cultural aspect than anything. No one likes a smart a r s e laughing at his/her own joke. Apart from anything, the humour comes partially from the delivery and there is nothing worse than half hearing a joke because the teller is laughing his head off before he gets to the punchline. Most English humour is intelligent and dry, lots of foreigners, especially Americans don't understand it.
2006-11-18 00:12:37 · answer #2 · answered by Raymo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it comes out even funnier when the person saying it seems like they`re being serious I`m English and i know i`m biased but i think comedy from the UK and Ireland is the best in the world the problem is other countries just don`t seem to get it
2006-11-18 01:10:24 · answer #3 · answered by keny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't laugh (generally) as I guess it makes it a more subtle comedy, the comedy of laughing at life without having to blatantly tell your audience you're trying be funny and telling them that they should laugh (like lots of canned laughter comedies) What I find funny will be different to what you find funny. So, if you and I were watching a British comedy and laughed at different points, that's great because we're enjoying it the same, just not being told when the makers of the show want us to laugh!
2006-11-17 23:40:27 · answer #4 · answered by waggy 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What nonsense, we have 40 million people in England all with different nuances in our sense of humour. Some people stay straight laced when telling jokes while others, myself included, can't stop giggling. It all depends on the indiviuals personality.
Either way British humour is the finest in the world.
2006-11-17 23:43:03 · answer #5 · answered by John H 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Cos we have been bought up to think that it is not cool to laugh at our own jokes.....but if someone is telling them and its funny then we laugh out loud. We have a very dry soh.
2006-11-17 23:43:45 · answer #6 · answered by english_rose10 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 17:05:05 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's bad practice to laugh at your own joke.
2006-11-17 23:43:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
its just the way we are, we have a very dry sense of humour
2006-11-17 23:38:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
so as not to appear so arrogant that we think we are funny,
also, we wouldn't want to be the only person laughing at our joke!!
2006-11-17 23:42:18 · answer #10 · answered by Helen 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋