is groaning at puns a universal human trait?

Question

there are a few universal human traits, all people all languages. like crying... all english speakers (australian, canadian, u.s.) groan at puns. is that a universal human trait? i mean, do people do it in other languages? like, chinese, russian, french... and so on?

Answer 1

Definitely. I've heard it done in several languages, both at puns and really lame jokes.

Answer 2

The Oriental groan sounds a little like a yelp, but yes, the groan is a universal human trait that generally follows a pun or a "no-so-funny" joke.