This is a personal pet peeve. Being a Canadian living in LA, I'm constantly hearing Canadian jokes. Every once in a while if I make a joke about the US, the room goes silent. I'm interested in hearing if anyone has their own personal philosophy about what is cool/not-cool when joking about other countries.
2007-03-06 17:57:04 · 9 answers · asked by gabrielbowers 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
No!
It's not so cool if on their soil- GET back to Canada then joke about Americans. LOL
Seriously
They probably weren't joking about Canada, only joking about the Canadian living in LA.
Laughing with you and not about you.
Every one is proud of their country (Or should be)
So, Joke with them and try not to step on any ones toes.
All in good fun and if not tell them right out right!
2007-03-06 18:13:48 · answer #1 · answered by Bluelady... 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on what country your in and who the joke is about. It is disquieting. I have been the brunt of jokes and hostility when I spent time in Canada, England, & Mexico. When you’re the foreigner people like to wind you up. When I moved from San Diego to Denver about 11 years ago there was open hostility towards all Californians coming from people I didn't know and grown up family members that I remembered as babies. People loved expressing thier hatred towards us! I’m not even a native Calif but my license plates made it so. That’s beside the point though. It was plain ignorance.
My earlier years in England were brutal, I even tried to hide my accent, but recent years the Brits have started to like us yanks.
It is not cool or funny for the most part but some people love to have something to say to make someone else not OK.
Or they think they are truly funny.
Imagine life as a French Person traveling around. No one seems to like the French. OOOps are you a French Canadian that the English Canadians don’t like?
It is cruel, hateful, and judgmental and life as it is on Earth. You need a snappy comeback to preserve your dignity and lighten the atmosphere.
You should hear the comments people have about people from LA. Outside of Cali you would think they are talking about an entirely different species.
2007-03-06 18:26:40 · answer #2 · answered by Tricia C 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
pass Juventina! =D i'm going to even upload the French lyrics, that have been, in certainty, the unique ones to our nationwide anthem (the English lyrics have been taken from a poem by skill of The Honourable Robert Stanley Weir): O Canada! Terre de nos aïeux, Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux! motor vehicle ton bras sait porter l'épée, Il sait porter l. a. croix! Ton histoire est une épopée Des plus brillants exploits. Et ta valeur, de foi trempée, Protégera nos foyers et nos droits. Protégera nos foyers et nos droits. probable the only explanation why some individuals pick to make exciting of Canadians is via the fact we are in simple terms too friendly and could settle for humour (see you later because it particularly is no longer completely offending). i've got additionally seen some individuals point out that we could continuously all bow right down to the international's superpower (which makes me think of approximately each and all the comments that China could be the international's next superpower interior the close to destiny). of course, no longer "all of us" makes exciting people, yet some in simple terms can no longer settle for the certainty that we've this type of popularity for peacekeeping, and taking such an lively place in freeing international locations such because of the fact the Netherlands in international conflict II. Then there is the certainty that a lot of people oppose the assumption of the conflict on Iraq, and so on., on a similar time because it type of feels that individuals help, or a minimum of supported the assumption of the conflict. as nicely, people make exciting of yank soccer each and each of a similar. i've got observed that some individuals help their very own team, on a similar time as i've got no longer seen everyone help the Canadian team at the instant. =) nonetheless, each and every time there's a question relating to the yank team right here, you in many situations see something like, "American team sucks". be conscious that i replaced into quoting that fact.
2016-11-23 12:37:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well being ina country your joking about is not a good thing its like that everywhere I wouldnt go to Canada and make a joke about it infront of a bunch of canadians, Just consider it a timing issue and learn from it.
2007-03-06 18:17:44 · answer #4 · answered by firetdriver_99 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's cool. I'm an American, and my ego isn't so huge that I can't take some ribbing. Americans are just as ridiculous as the rest of the world, and if they can't take a joke, then they shouldn't be passing them out. We better learn to laugh at ourselves, because everybody else is.
2007-03-06 18:09:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really dont think I have heard that many jokes about Canadians, unless the comedians were Canadians themselves.
2007-03-06 18:01:27 · answer #6 · answered by Stephanie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I make jokes about everyone and I laugh at any joke, as long as its funny.
Maybe the problem isnt the fact that youre joking about Americans, but that your jokes arent funny? :)
Give us an example of one of the jokes you made if you can think of one.
2007-03-06 18:10:37 · answer #7 · answered by Jesus W. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's cool to joke aboot people from any country except Americans. Reason being "We'll kick your a$$" :D
2007-03-06 18:02:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
yank's,can dish it out,but can't take it.
2007-03-06 18:00:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋