(Herunterladen) German Humor Is No Laughing Matter

As mark twain observed a german joke is no laughing matter.

German humor is no laughing matter. Being german is no laughing matter. This perception of germans having no sense of humor is not new. The daily dispatches being german is no laughing matter it may be clichéd but it s also true. The antithesis of comedic. A german joke is no laughing matter and ever since then criticism of german humour has never ceased. Germany has been voted the. In 2016 for instance the british magazine the economist received much approval for a lengthy article that played on twain s one time observation.

Don t let that humor dead asshat trick you into thinking that we germans don t have humor. Mark twain supposedly once said. This perception of germans having no sense of humor is not new. That s not to say that germans live in a world that s devoid of comedy or laughter. A poll last year revealed the germans are still considered the. Spike milligan famously said that the german sense of humour is no laughing matter and it will take time to shift that cliche. Our berlin bureau chief explains.

Sadly for the nation that brought us everything from beethoven to lederhosen it seems that everyone agrees. But it is a world that s empty almost of irony overstatement and understatement. The antithesis of comedic. That movie is one of my favourites and it always get s me laughing no matter how often i already heard the jokes. While americans came in on top germans were ranked the least funny nationality. But is this something cultural and innate or rather is it a function of language. It is considered a well known stereotype at least in europe that germans are punctual serious and efficient.