[Download] German Humor Is No Laughing Matter

Being german is no laughing matter.

German humor is no laughing matter. Our berlin bureau chief explains. As mark twain observed a german joke is no laughing matter. This perception of germans having no sense of humor is not new. 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. The daily dispatches being german is no laughing matter it may be clichéd but it s also true. It is considered a well known stereotype at least in europe that germans are punctual serious and efficient.

A poll last year revealed the germans are still considered the. That movie is one of my favourites and it always get s me laughing no matter how often i already heard the jokes. The antithesis of comedic. It is considered a well known stereotype at least in europe that germans are punctual serious and efficient. Mark twain supposedly once said. That s not to say that germans live in a world that s devoid of comedy or laughter. Spike milligan famously said that the german sense of humour is no laughing matter and it will take time to shift that cliche.

Don t let that humor dead asshat trick you into thinking that we germans don t have humor. But it is a world that s empty almost of irony overstatement and understatement. While americans came in on top germans were ranked the least funny nationality. A german joke is no laughing matter and ever since then criticism of german humour has never ceased. The antithesis of comedic. Germans have no sense of humour. But is this something cultural and innate or rather is it a function of language.