humour
By jb78000
@jb78000 (15139)
June 17, 2009 1:33pm CST
i thought scotland was one of the worst places for very dry, black, humour till i went to russia, i think they invented black irony...
4 responses
@marcyyyy (517)
• United States
17 Jun 09
I don't know anything about Scotland's humor, but I do have a book of Russian jokes...and they are very dry ironic!! I read a book about life in Chile, and their humor can be very "tasteless". They laugh and make fun of handicaps that people have, or how people walk or talk, etc...Did you ever hear about that?
@Colmuc (707)
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18 Jun 09
Hi jb78000, I always thought the Scots had a good and very varied sense of humour. Not just dry and black. They can also laugh at themselves which is more than many nationalities do. I am sure you are just waiting for someone to ask you for an example. OK! I will. Please tell us a black Scottish joke. Thank you.
@jwfarrimond (4473)
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18 Jun 09
I'm not sure if it was intended as a joke or not, but one that I remember is "They pretend to pay us and we pretend to work." A reference of course to the failure of the Soviet system.
@dawnald (85130)
• Shingle Springs, California
18 Jun 09
My Russian friend Marianna is one of the sweetest people I know and she doesn't do that kind of humor at all. But I can see that, especially given the country's recent history.
