Comment on German joke
nightlily@leminal.space 19 hours agoI work with one guy who is a master of the second style to the extent that even other Germans don’t notice he’s joking.
Comment on German joke
nightlily@leminal.space 19 hours agoI work with one guy who is a master of the second style to the extent that even other Germans don’t notice he’s joking.
Enkrod@feddit.org 13 hours ago
That’s a common occurrence and since “you don’t explain jokes” sometimes in a group one person says something, one other person starts laughing uncontrollably and all the others just look on confused and will never get an explanation. It’s often a test of who pays attention, who you are on the same wavelength with and who has the wit to register the joke.
People getting each others jokes, while others don’t, is quite often the basis for lifelong friendships.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 hours ago
I don’t think this is a uniquely German thing.