Why does american humor suck?
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British people suck for asking questions like this one.  Nothing personal...you insult us, I insult y'all.
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"Polish" jokes are meant to make fun of someone else, usually mean-spirited.  Every generation uses their scapegoat group, either ethnic (Polish, Cuban, French), or socio-group (rednecks, farmers, gays), or religious (Baptists, Jews, Muslims), or any other group. \n\nUsually, if a joke is funny enough, it doesn't need a 'group' to work.  You can almost always drop the "Polish" and just say "A guy walks into a bar..."\n\nSometimes a joke plays on a stereotype and, sadly, works pretty well.  When you come across a joke like this, I urge you to search your mind for alternatives to the stereotype and if you cannot find one, consider retiring the joke-it's probably not that funny.
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Speaking as an Englishman....\n\nAmericans visiting England CAN be stereotyped as noisy, brash and demanding. \nThat is not at all my experience of visiting Americans, who are generally courteous, considerate, and polite - unless of course they're here on a Preaching Mission. \n\nBecause of the media, most people in England believe that the US is all like New York or San Francisco. \n\nThis is about as accurate as imagining that all Englishmen wear a bowler hat. \nBowler hats are extinct outside of the ancient heart of the City of London, where they are increasingly rare. \n\nBecause so much English humour is based on irony, American humour often seems too obvious. (American soaps are predictable and formulaic.) \n\nIt can sometimes seem to an English person therefore that Americans are lacking in real humour.\nMisunderstandings are likely, where Americans think the English are bawdy or coarse, whilst the English think the Americans are being prissy. \nThis is a real cultural difference. \n\nOn the other hand, just about everyone in England loves The Simpsons, and most of the young want to go to New York. \n\nHowever, if your president is typical, it is evident that few Americans know much about the rest of the world. \n\nIf you think I'm wrong, try this: \nA while ago, I tried to name as many of the States as I could, and got 38. \nIf you're American, how many English counties can you name? \n\nBut maybe I should declare myself, and admit that although I've lived in Britain all my life, my grandfather was born in 1888 in a log cabin in Tawas, Michigan, built by his father. \n\nAnd maybe that's just typical of the way our histories are inextricably linked. \nAmericans and British are intrigued by one another. \nLong may that continue!
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No man, they don't. To them it is whiny. It might be different if they didn't hear it all the time on TV and in movies. Now most western english speaking countries are desensitized to the American accent...it has lost its novelty. Quite the opposite for the pomes and ozzies when they come to the states. Man, what a pantydropper that is. Just not fair.
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I think the magazines suck. They try to be funny too and I think their humor sucks also..
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Because Americans are stupid
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You may be right. Nowadays, people are basing humor, well satire  around politics and its kinda getting on my nerves as well.\n\nI watch 'Whose line is it",  kinda nice.\n\nTo get my spirits high, I usually watch FRIENDS, Less Than Perfect, etc
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How can a person with a good sense of humor be irritated?\n\n Most of us are here to learn tolerance through fun, right?
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sadly people is very mean and they do not see all your effort . this is because America is a country where people do not want to learn other languages , so whit this bad attitude they just never know what others go through to learn their language . the same makes so easy for them to never be able to understand and laugh at others .\n\ni also agree whit taking esl classes at a community college . don't let those idiots put u down . they don't even know how to speak correctly their own language .\n\nhere this is what u need :\nAmerican Accent Training: A Guide to Speaking and Pronouncing American English for Anyone Who Speaks English As a Second Language (Paperback) \nby Ann Cook \nu can find it at the book store or u can get it at amazon.com which ever u like and is more convenient to u .\njust so u know this product has 5 stars of five at amazon.com .\n\nnote: thanx u were right about the ducks .
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You may be annoying to the person, not funny. There is a fine line between the two you know. Then again maybe they aren't very clever and can't get your humor.
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Cheesiness is what American culture is made of. Disneyland,6 Flags,reality TV,etc. While you guys in the UK are known for being aloof and refined, we Americans are known for our cheesy, as you so kindly put it,pop culture.I hate 50 cent,he looks like a chipmunk.LOL!
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It was a joke. Why is everyone in America so damn sensative nowadays. Get over it, people are racist. That guy was an idiot but can't it just be funny without everyone gets so hurt?
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Beacause Americans are too lazy to learn something interesting in a classroom and are always playing video games all day long and watching too much garbage on TV!!!! I for one was born here in the U.S. know what part of the world a country is located and I'm bilingual so that makes me smarter than the one-dimensional, one language American that wants to be ignorant and dumb. Most Americans don't even know how to read a gas gauge on a car when it runs out empty on them.
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The Man from Del Monte says\n"a hole in the head"     boom boom.\nWho says comedy has never been the same since the Chuckle Brothers were tragically .... not beaten to death with a petrified goose ?\nGet well soon.\nIf you think I'm weird (and you should) follow the link below ...
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The humor in cartoons, even in old ones like the Flintstones and the Jetsons have humor written into them that only an adult would get.\n\nWhen I rewatch cartoons (and shows from the 70s for that matter), I see a lot of humor that I completely missed when I was a child.\n\nCartoons like Family Guy, King of the Hill, Simpsons, etc... (let us not forget South Park and Beav... yeah let's forget them) are written FOR adults. It's the humor as much as it is the "kid inside us" that makes them great.\n\nNow if you are still loving Sesame Street and Blue's Clues (especially since Steve is gone) then you might want to get professional help!\n\nJust Kidding.\n\nKeep on watching those cartoons!
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Speaking for myself only, I definitely don't always get your sense of humor. I always think of Monty Python or Benny Hill. Monty Python I get, but it's a bit too dry for me. I totally don't understand the skit where the guy runs in and out of the room. :)\n\nI LOVE your accents!!!! Nuff said.\n\nAs far as knowing what you are all about, I won't proclaim to really know that. \n\nWe don't get a lot of British shows or movies over here. I don't really know who your celebs are (other than that Spice girl and soccer player couple) or who your biggest musicians are. \n\nI think *most* Americans are interested in other cultures and would like to know more, but unless you are gonna shell out big bucks for a long-range satellite dish, or travel a lot, it's difficult to do. \n\nMy overall opinion of Brits is really positive though. You are kinda like our cousins with the cool accents.\n\nGood question!
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Most of the time I have to try hard *not* to laugh.  lol  I find humor in such a wide assortment of things... and some of them aren't even supposed to be funny.  Perhaps I use humor as a way to create levity to an otherwise heavy situation.  Because you know what they say "If I don't laugh....I'm gonna cry".  And, well, crying isn't nearly as fun as laughing.  Unless of course, you laugh yourself to tears. lol  Hmmmm... did I answer your question yet?  Sheesh - I have no idea.  I guess I was born with some sort of sense of humor.... even if I am the only one who finds it amusing!