Humour and Culture
Different cultures have different expectations of humour so comedy shows are not always successful when transplanted into another culture. Two well-known stereotypes in Britain are that Americans don't understand irony and that Germans have no sense of humour. Whether these statements have any validity has been discussed in a BBC News article.
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