[smudgie]

Originally Posted by the truth

they loved stan laurel , they love billy Connolly, they loved benny hill, they loved john cleese and python, they love steve coogan , they loved the office, they like hugh grant , judy dench does some comedy, the liked absolutely fabulous, they've treated simon cowell well considering what a twat he can be, they get our humour.......I actually think its often more a case we don't get their humour

Quite possibly.

[the truth]

Originally Posted by abhorson

And were nearly wiped out by Americans!

and we English tried to wipe out the welsh scots and irish back in the day, oh and we were over in America too wiping out thousands of them imposing our monarchy on them too?its relevant to the bigotry shown in big brother against the americans how?

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by Angelika

Take a look at my edit!

We all need to be more tolerant. Thanks for loving Americans, they are nice people too - many are descended from British ancestors and share our language and culture. Americans have a fabulous sense of humour that's why we import
American movies and commedians.

I totally agree. We do need to be tolerant but being honest about other nationalities traits and behaviour is not being disrespectful.
It upsets me that someone perceives my views as bigoted. I respect and tolerate differences in cultures, I have spent all of my working life amoungst people from all over the world...which is why I recognise how very different we all are from nationalities and even regions of our own country. People need to not get over sensitive about it...

[the truth]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

I totally agree. We do need to be tolerant but being honest about other nationalities traits and behaviour is not being disrespectful.
It upsets me that someone perceives my views as bigoted. I respect and tolerate differences in cultures, I have spent all of my working life amoungst people from all over the world...which is why I recognise how very different we all are from nationalities and even regions of our own country. People need to not get over sensitive about it...

its not honest its dishonest and it is bigotry....90% of the funniest comedians and funny shows and funny movies and funny actors come from America so for a bigot like bully Hopkins to endlessly slag all americans as lacking humour and irony is a lie a bigoted lie plain and simple

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by the truth

its not honest its dishonest and it is bigotry....90% of the funniest comedians and funny shows and funny movies and funny actors come from America so for a bigot like bully Hopkins to endlessly slag all americans as lacking humour and irony is a lie a bigoted lie plain and simple

I don't think she slagged off Americans as 'lacking in humour'...she insinuates 'they don't get our humour'. If I have got that wrong then I don't and won't defend her.
I have joked with Americans and they laugh at my 'dry' humour once the penny has dropped. Take for example 'the Office'..I love that programme, but not every one does, everyone has there own humour. When the Americans created their own version I found it predictable and unfunny. The only American humour I have found brilliant is Friends..which I love more than the Office. Each to their own, we all have different takes on it. Please don't call me a bigot. It's your opinion that you think 90 per cent of movies etc from America provide us with the most humour...that's your opinion but not mine but that doesn't make me a bigot.

[abhorson]

Originally Posted by the truth

and we English tried to wipe out the welsh scots and irish back in the day, oh and we were over in America too wiping out thousands of them imposing our monarchy on them too?its relevant to the bigotry shown in big brother against the americans how?

History not your subject then?

[the truth]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

I don't think she slagged off Americans as 'lacking in humour'...she insinuates 'they don't get our humour'. If I have got that wrong then I don't and won't defend her.
I have joked with Americans and they laugh at my 'dry' humour once the penny has dropped. Take for example 'the Office'..I love that programme, but not every one does, everyone has there own humour. When the Americans created their own version I found it predictable and unfunny. The only American humour I have found brilliant is Friends..which I love more than the Office. Each to their own, we all have different takes on it. Please don't call me a bigot. It's your opinion that you think 90 per cent of movies etc from America provide us with the most humour...that's your opinion but not mine but that doesn't make me a bigot.

shes slagged off the americans throughout and said they don't have humour and they don't get irony, we English say it so often its making us look like bigots...its utter drivel and its totally embarassing

[wendywillow]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

I don't think she slagged off Americans as 'lacking in humour'...she insinuates 'they don't get our humour'. If I have got that wrong then I don't and won't defend her.
I have joked with Americans and they laugh at my 'dry' humour once the penny has dropped. Take for example 'the Office'..I love that programme, but not every one does, everyone has there own humour. When the Americans created their own version I found it predictable and unfunny. The only American humour I have found brilliant is Friends..which I love more than the Office. Each to their own, we all have different takes on it. Please don't call me a bigot. It's your opinion that you think 90 per cent of movies etc from America provide us with the most humour...that's your opinion but not mine but that doesn't make me a bigot.

americans LOVE british humor, which is why they've aired old monty python reruns for years, benny hill, fawty towers, plus the original office etc we like some Canadian humor too thanks to classic SCTV but you guys are up there

[sodak22]

Katie H only slags off Americans in reference to Perez tbf. Perez epitomizes the self-loving nature and OTT-ness she relates to Americans (not fair to any nationality IMO, but everyone gets generalized). Does/did Katie H have a problem with Cami, Michelle, Jeremy, Alex, or Callum? I enjoy many Brit shows and many American shows, some are my sense of humor and some are not. We are all very diverse and to generalize about a generalization is wrong as well.......... Irony.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by the truth

says bigoted bully Hopkins.......she slags all americans yet again and michelle says fark all........the land with no humour has given us the vast majority of best comedy shows and movies and comedians ever....bully Hopkins chatted more vile bigoted bully sh*t yet again...bitter twat

I know right? I can't believe that Michelle just sat there like a ****ing moron and let her say that stuff about her nationality. Michelle is such a massive disappointment

[Ellen]

Originally Posted by sodak22

Katie H only slags off Americans in reference to Perez tbf. Perez epitomizes the self-loving nature and OTT-ness she relates to Americans (not fair to any nationality IMO, but everyone gets generalized). Does/did Katie H have a problem with Cami, Michelle, Jeremy, Alex, or Callum? I enjoy many Brit shows and many American shows, some are my sense of humor and some are not. We are all very diverse and to generalize about a generalization is wrong as well.......... Irony.

[ebandit]

Originally Posted by the truth

says bigoted bully Hopkins.......she slags all americans yet again and michelle says fark all........the land with no humour has given us the vast majority of best comedy shows and movies and comedians ever....bully Hopkins chatted more vile bigoted bully sh*t yet again...bitter twat

i'm sure that the majority of americans will have enough humour in them

to laugh it off..........................and not take every comment as seriously

Mark L

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

Listen... I love the Americans, like all nationalities we all have different characteristics both in looks and behaviour. In my job I deal with ALL nationalities, some don't say please or thank you...some never smile, some are more demanding than others...some are more laid back than others...its a cultural thing. Americans do not get our sense of humour and equally we don't get theirs.... It's not being disrespectful..it's being honest.

It's well known they don't get our humour,it's just jumped on because KH said it and it's fine apparently for Perez to diss the Brits all the time,and tell us to "suck his dick"

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

It's well known they don't get our humour,it's just jumped on because KH said it and it's fine apparently for Perez to diss the Brits all the time,and tell us to "suck his dick"

What exactly don't Americans "get" about British humour? It's a stereotype and an untrue one imo

[poppsywoppsy]

There are very few American programmes which emulate our sense of humour, I think the Golden Girls and Frazier were the most popular and they were huge both sides of the Atlantic.

The American humour is prevalent in the Simpsons and Friends.

Some can cross the divide, mostly they don't.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

What exactly don't Americans "get" about British humour? It's a stereotype and an untrue one imo

I am not saying ALL Americans,but they sometimes don't get some of our words so the 'joke' doesn't come across the same,sometimes a word here can be offensive to them and vise versa.I love Americans but a lot of their humour is different to ours.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I am not saying ALL Americans,but they sometimes don't get some of our words so the 'joke' doesn't come across the same,sometimes a word here can be offensive to them and vise versa.I love Americans but a lot of their humour is different to ours.

The most common thing I hear people say is that Americans don't understand Irony or sarcasm(and what I've also heard KH say too), now that is completely untrue and quite insulting, don't you think?

[Ellen]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I am not saying ALL Americans,but they sometimes don't get some of our words so the 'joke' doesn't come across the same,sometimes a word here can be offensive to them and vise versa.I love Americans but a lot of their humour is different to ours.

I saw Rich Hall (american comedian) he said the same thing, that Americans struggle with the British wit,sarcasm,irony etc but living here for a few years he got used to it and loved the British Sense of Humour.

[poppsywoppsy]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

The most common thing I hear people say is that Americans don't understand Irony or sarcasm(and what I've also heard KH say too), now that is completely untrue and quite insulting, don't you think?

No, not insulting, look how many of our top comedians have not made it in the USA.

It is just culturally difference, many Americans have a strong sense of Patriotism, Religion and manners.

It is almost the same as UK comedians make jokes about, it just doesn't travel.

There are a few who cross the divide like Joan Rivers, but not many.

[Kyle]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

The most common thing I hear people say is that Americans don't understand Irony or sarcasm(and what I've also heard KH say too), now that is completely untrue and quite insulting, don't you think?

It's probably more insulting the stereotype that British people all have bad teeth but it happens. I'm not going to get offended over it.

[wendywillow]

Originally Posted by Kyle

It's probably more insulting the stereotype that British people all have bad teeth but it happens. I'm not going to get offended over it.

yeah when KH does it shes trying to appeal to the sheltered people that actually believe the stereotypes....(if you travel overseas you know most people are actually pretty clued in)

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by wendywillow

yeah when KH does it shes trying to appeal to the sheltered people that actually believe the stereotypes....(if you travel overseas you know most people are actually pretty clued in)

[-Sue-]

I can't say all Americans don't understand humour or irony that's like saying all brit's like tea! (I hate tea)

Some do some don't But that is people in general. I could never tar a whole country with that just because a handful of American's I may have met 'didn't quite get it'

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

The most common thing I hear people say is that Americans don't understand Irony or sarcasm(and what I've also heard KH say too), now that is completely untrue and quite insulting, don't you think?

No it's not always untrue,it's the same as they brand us as reserved , have you been to a US cinema ? I tell you they are quite loud and verbal compared to ours , we are very similar to them and also quite different.I lived there for a year and believe you did too,did you really see no differences in the cultures?

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by wendywillow

yeah when KH does it shes trying to appeal to the sheltered people that actually believe the stereotypes....(if you travel overseas you know most people are actually pretty clued in)

I am not sheltered thankyou very much, I lived there,I know there is a difference,but hey ho anything to cling to eh?