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> The Germans might be the only people who are truly the furthest from a sense of humor. This could be the result of their deep reverence for rationality. Just
by vermilingua 1y ago
> The Germans might be the only people who are truly the furthest from a sense of humor. This could be the result of their deep reverence for rationality. Just look at Berlin Airport or the advertisements for Mercedes-Benz cars — you start to feel that their lack of humor has become a kind of immense humor in itself.
- bloak 1y agoGermans definitely do have a sense of humour. They're not much different from the English in that respect. I'm not sure about Mercedes drivers, though.
- flowerthoughts 1y ago> The Germans might be the only people who are truly the furthest from a sense of humor. Of course there's only one people furthest away from anything. Jeez. > Mercedes-Benz cars You'd also sober up if you saw the bill for taking your Mercedes ownership lightly.
- DemocracyFTW2 1y agoAs a German I can tell you that as for the cost of Mercedes ownership, those who do it are fully and intentionally on board with it. The price is the point. And it's not like people don't deride them, they've been doing that at least since the Wirtschaftswunderdays if not longer.
- thenaturalist 1y agoThe dude should go to comedy standup in Berlin more often.
- lmf4lol 1y agohe never bothered to learn German.
- thenaturalist 1y agoAh no worries, that’s not a limiting factor at all. Especially the Germans mocking ourselves perform in English to cater to a significantly larger audience than were the Show in German. :D
- IAmBroom 1y agoThere's a great comedy bit about a comedian's first stand-up in Germany. His backstage handlers laugh, but then quite seriously explain to him after the show that <reason the punchline isn't quite true>. It's very good.