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German joke (media.piefed.zip)
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[–] 12 points 2 months ago (14 children)

German humor is usually not funny and a bit mean.

The Dutch have compensated for their neighbors with an over-developed sense of humor.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

    i have a dutch friend whose favorite joke is:
    Person 1: knock knock
    Person 2: who's there
    Person 1: interrupting cow
    Person 2: interrupting cow who?
    Person 1: ...dammit

    mine is:
    two pretzels were walking down the street. one was assaulted. pretzel.
    (it's funnier if you tell it in a silly voice)

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I don't get either joke TT_TT

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    okay so thinking about jokes and getting them can make them funnier, having someone explain them always makes them worse. see below

    the first one (edited for those unfamiliar with the format), we were trying to teach him knock knock jokes. because they are stupid. he loves the interrupting cow one, but what he loves even better is fucking up the interrupting cow one. and mine is a pun on salted pretzels but it's REALLY BAD

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago*

    German humor is fine, but much of german humor does not translate well, because it is often using puns, homophones, double entendrse or subversion of expectations, and you have to actively listen - just hearing without paying attention might result in not even realizing a joke was made. And I wouldn't say it's mean, but it is often dark and hitting where it really hurts regarding whatever goes wrong in society. I heard once that people start laughing if they can't bear the pain anymore, and a lot of german humor fits this saying well.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    what is belgian humor like?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Same as the rest of France

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago*

    I completely disagree. The people I meet in my daily life have a very healthy sense of humour, not mean at all. And in popular media? Look at Loriot, Sebastian Pufpaff, Hazel Brugger (sure, she's Swiss, but hugely popular in Germany), Anke Engelke and Bastian Pastewka, Ladykracher in general...

    How long have you lived in Germany?

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