Are you brave enough not to laugh at a joke?

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I like to hear a good joke and once in a while I might even tell one. However being a listener is different to being a teller. I find it embarrassing if someone tells a joke that I do not find funny because I am no good at a false smile. So sometimes I chicken out and laugh even though I may not see the joke. If the joke is between myself and a friend I will ask why it was funny and then I will laugh when I see the point. Belatedly unfortunately, but better late than never. The difficult moments are when the joke is shared with a group of people and they all laugh except me! It is lonely to be the one with the poker face. I know different cultures laugh at different things, so maybe that explains why someone may not appreciate the joke. British humor is a little different from American humor I have discovered because I have a number of American friends who patiently explain the finer points of the joke to me.