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Irony is a fundamental aspect of British culture and communication, and exceptionally few Britons would find this anything other than amusing.
by cjs_ac 2y ago
Irony is a fundamental aspect of British culture and communication, and exceptionally few Britons would find this anything other than amusing.
- leprechaun1066 2y agoA couple of old fogies down in Tunbridge Wells, "I say old chap, how very uncouth." Meanwhile everyone else, "It's been almost 50 years since Fawlty Towers. Took them long enough."
- rkangel 2y agoThe absolute funniest moment of my entire life happened to me in Germany. I was on a theatre tour (as Technical Director), the show had ended, it was late and night and everyone was tired after a long day and packing everything away. The German host gathered us together and stood on a chair to tell us about accommodation arrangements. He was clearly your stereotypical, humourless, German. He introduced himself - "Hi, my name is Hans. As you can see, I am German". Short pause, then in a loud stage whisper "Don't mention the war!". It was SO unexpected to have any humour at all, let alone self-referential Fawlty Towers reference. There was a pause while all the tired people processed what they'd just heard and then absolutely dissolved in laughter.
- ahazred8ta 2y agoThere was a german-language Monty Python special, the Fliegender Zirkus: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xmWN9fwmOKM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xmWN9fwmOKM - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python%27s_Fliegender_Zirkus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python%27s_Fliegender_Zi...