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Why English people don't get Dutch jokes and visa versa

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Jonez001, Feb 27, 2010.

  1. Jonez001

    Jonez001 Well-Known Member

    I asked many times myself:
    "When I make a good joke that WORKED by (eg) a Dutch person, why english people don't laugh?"

    And why people form the Netherlands don't laugh with some of the joke of Belguim.


    So, why do you think?
    What is the reason? Even after translate!
     
  2. alexong96

    alexong96 Well-Known Member

    They didn't understand a single word you said. Simple as that.
     
  3. namenick

    namenick Well-Known Member

    I think becasue the humor
    is different by nation and nation

    I made an example
    You laugh when I wrote:
    "a man enter in a cafè...
    ..splash"
    :)

    and if I wrote
    "if you have five apple in a hand
    and 3 in the other hand. what you got?"
    "big hands"

    :eek:
     
  4. Jonez001

    Jonez001 Well-Known Member

    You got a point there, edited the first post
     
  5. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    the joke may not work after translation, it could be dependent on some quirk of the original language, or just doesn't translate for some other reason. Plus as someone else said, humour differs between different countries, for example British humour is rather subtle and less 'slapstick' than other countries.
     
  6. mds64

    mds64 Well-Known Member

    If it's aimed at a perticular joke, even if they understood it, they may not find it funny.


    Like blonde jokes and me, I seriously don't find them funny, no such thing as a real blonde around here.
     
  7. Buppazugan

    Buppazugan Well-Known Member

    I lol'd.
     
  8. stirgo1212

    stirgo1212 Well-Known Member

    Im from holland and i live in belgium. People like jokes about dutch people. But the most popular jokes are about Moroccans.
     
  9. nex26

    nex26 Well-Known Member

    never mind english jokes...

    Did ya hear aboot the man who was eating bricks? He's awa' noo.

    How many mexicans does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Just wan.
     
  10. stirgo1212

    stirgo1212 Well-Known Member

    Ummmm.. No.
     
  11. yoshi2889

    yoshi2889 Well-Known Member

    Heh, I laugh at Belgium jokes.

    Anyways,

    If the joke is said in real-life, you know how it's said. If you do, you mostly laugh. If you don't, you mostly think ''Yeah.........".

    Got it?
     
  12. Jonez001

    Jonez001 Well-Known Member

    Yeah, that is right...
     
  13. super_pastafari32

    super_pastafari32 Well-Known Member

    its like the efect "albur" for the spanish people you know.

    Diferent regions diferent humors, so, diferent jokes... get it?
     
  14. Jonez001

    Jonez001 Well-Known Member

    Yes
     
  15. MessoMesso

    MessoMesso Well-Known Member

    Everyone who enjoys humour is schadenfroh. It's just what they like to poke fun at are different.

    In America, if you make Asian jokes in front of a white audience they call you racist, unless you tell them that you're Asian. Make those same jokes in front of an Asian audience and they just crack up.
     
  16. Natewlie

    Natewlie A bag of tricks

    Juan.
     
  17. Jonez001

    Jonez001 Well-Known Member

  18. Paddette

    Paddette Well-Known Member

    British humour is the best humour.
     
  19. Jonez001

    Jonez001 Well-Known Member

    And you are British?
    British humor can be quote good but I don't like it personally.
     
  20. Paddette

    Paddette Well-Known Member

    I am british :3 I might be bias.