What creates a humour or generates a laugh in us ??
By parthajena
@parthajena (536)
India
June 9, 2008 9:45pm CST
When someone trips over a carpet we tend to laugh out loud. Its a situation that makes us feel the person on the receiving end is a stupid. And we laugh to make ourselves superior, whereas we are not.
Those school day pranks still make us amused, but we grow up not to laugh at those even if we feel like bursting out. We understand there is a age for every joke. Children similarly find the grown up jokes foolish.
Likewise there is also a subjective approach to jokes the worldwide. Americans are known for their gags and brits for their wordplay. The french find abstract jokes hilarious. And indians are known for twisting the english words.
Also there is a targeted type of joke. We target our political players in our respective countries. Nevertheless to say there are some targeted the world over.
What hurts most is when sarcasm passes out as an humour. Stand up comedy too is irritating sometimes.
2 responses
@sagarsamrat (39)
• India
10 Jun 08
sense of humor is a great thing that one should have. but it should not be to an extent to make fun out of others. there are times when we have been made fun of and the ones who made fun of may sometimes be at the receiving end.
there are times when people mock at you and make fun of you and when it is their turn to be made fun of then they make faces. they should learn to take as they give.
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@sagarsamrat (39)
• India
12 Jun 08
and things are indeed different across different cultures .... as you have said and it is well known that the french have it them about the jokes.
also it is good in american culture for you to have a good sense of humor. but in india it is still considered uncivilized if you laugh out aloud in the social gatherings and people do not see you in high esteem.
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@parthajena (536)
• India
12 Jun 08
That is absolutely true. Thats not the culture in india to laugh out loud. I remember a incident recently. I was waiting for my friend when i saw a little school boy fall down in a pool of rainwater. His friends immediately burst out laughing. But then one of them got slapped and rebuked by his mother, who had come to pick him up from school, for laughing at other's misery. Thats the culture that is taught in india.
But again i feel its not bad to laugh your heart out at a joke. But also keeping in mind the general etiquette in mind.
One thing that always baffles me is that how did the sardar jokes come into such existence.
@sagarsamrat (39)
• India
13 Jun 08
yes it is true that we should remember our manners before expressing our sense of humor. we should remember not to annoy others. to keep in mind what others will think of you and also whether your elders are near you or not......
these are sometimes difficult to do but at the same time sometimes maddening ... but still culture is culture ... and one should not pus these things harder in the name of freedom.
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@praveenjena (1304)
• India
10 Jun 08
hello parthajena,
it has always been the human nature to laugh at others. sometimes you laugh because yous see them performing something funny. sometimes we laugh at people as we see them meet with an funny sort of accident or something... welll may be out of pity.
some other time we feel like laughing at something that others do not find that much funny.
ya that is indeed true for the fact that humor is relative.
have a good day.
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@parthajena (536)
• India
12 Jun 08
Thank you for responding praveenjena.
I have a friend who laughs at almost anything. Just tell him the least potent of jokes and he will still laugh. At first we thought he was sarcastic. By time we knew he was humorous. So, humour is a relative thing. Some have more of it some less. Also it depends on the surrounding and the company you are in. One won't dare laugh out loud in front his professor you see.
Wish you some humor moments for today.
