do the british have more sense of humours than the germans?

Question

many people gave this statement, is it true?

a question to the british friends

Answer 1

British sense of humour can be quite dark and dry. The Germans seem to need more obvious humour

Answer 2

I was once in holiday in Majorca and visited one end of the island where there were few brits and mostly germans. I sat my wife down at a table in a cafe but there was only one chair so I politely asked a german woman nearby if she could spare one of the four vacant chairs at her table (In english and german). She just nodded yes.
After about five minutes I was confronted by a 6ft + blond stormtrooper who obviously had no manners or humour and although I couldn't understand everything he said, He wasn't happy!! I fronted him out and went on the attack after trying to make a joke of it.
Punch line is that the hundreds of germans there did not smile and I got the impression they thought brits were cockroaches so the answer is that germans have little humour in them. They are mostly boring and with a tendency towards violence. However I do know germans who are OK in GB so they can change!

Answer 3

Wow - that's a tough one.

The German's are famous for being mad, laugh-a-minute comedy Guru's. Think of all their stand-up comic's and the side-splitting humour in German car adverts.

I worked in Germany for 7 months and those crazy fools and I hit the bars for one night in the 7 months. One guy didn't go home until he'd finished his drink - It was 7 O'clock by then.

I can't answer it. It's like asking whether Britain is wealthier than Zimbabwe.

Answer 4

every country's humour is different. Different strokes for different folks. The germans do have a very good sense of humour, there's alot of word play and less of the slapstick. I wouldnt say ours is better than theirs, it's just different.

Answer 5

Having worked with Germans, they have a different sense of humour. And its very different than the Brits.

Answer 6

Of course we have more sense of humour than the Germans. They are so serious all the time. My mate has a german girlfriend and jokes or puns are wasted on her. We Brits can be so dry and that's what makes us fun to be with.

Answer 7

I think that we British definatley have a better sense of not mentioning the war err no, humour, yes better sense of humour than the germans.

Answer 8

My goldfish has got more sense of humour than the Germans !!

Answer 9

Because it is true, from those I have met. They have a sense of humour, but is quite different so it seems, and not as much.
Charles--That Cheeky Lad

Answer 10

yes they do. Germans started both world wars and have no sense of humour what so ever.