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My Girlfriend is foreign exchange student from Germany. She doesn't understand my humor... | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1530426  United States02/23/2013 06:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 35001787  United Kingdom02/23/2013 06:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | they're not known for getting humour. being constantly sarcastic is not a nice trait anyway. if she's a nice girl, just accept her for what she is, and try not to be an arse all the time when you're with her, or, ditch her and find a skank with a sense of humour |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1530426 United States02/23/2013 06:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | they're not known for getting humour. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 35001787 being constantly sarcastic is not a nice trait anyway. if she's a nice girl, just accept her for what she is, and try not to be an arse all the time when you're with her, or, ditch her and find a skank with a sense of humour Im not sarcastic in a mean personal way, more like in a general way to point out things I think are ridiculous, unnecessary or stupid. Im self deprecating With it as well. People find it funny, its good in social situations, its part of my personality, always has been. But my GF just doesn't get it! She takes everything literally. Im constantly saying "no baby, thats not what I or they mean" even when im surrounded by others. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 34998641 United States02/23/2013 06:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 35034391  Germany02/23/2013 06:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 35034391 Germany02/23/2013 06:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 34998641 United States02/23/2013 06:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | they're not known for getting humour. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 35001787 being constantly sarcastic is not a nice trait anyway. if she's a nice girl, just accept her for what she is, and try not to be an arse all the time when you're with her, or, ditch her and find a skank with a sense of humour Im not sarcastic in a mean personal way, more like in a general way to point out things I think are ridiculous, unnecessary or stupid. Im self deprecating With it as well. People find it funny, its good in social situations, its part of my personality, always has been. But my GF just doesn't get it! She takes everything literally. Im constantly saying "no baby, thats not what I or they mean" even when im surrounded by others. Yep, nailed it!!....the only one who thinks you're funny IS you I tolerate guys like you for about 5 mins...then I knock you teeth down your throat, take your girl and leave you laughing with yourself. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 26402302 United Kingdom02/23/2013 06:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 20119379  Australia02/23/2013 06:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | they're not known for getting humour. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 35001787 being constantly sarcastic is not a nice trait anyway. if she's a nice girl, just accept her for what she is, and try not to be an arse all the time when you're with her, or, ditch her and find a skank with a sense of humour Im not sarcastic in a mean personal way, more like in a general way to point out things I think are ridiculous, unnecessary or stupid. Im self deprecating With it as well. People find it funny, its good in social situations, its part of my personality, always has been. But my GF just doesn't get it! She takes everything literally. Im constantly saying "no baby, thats not what I or they mean" even when im surrounded by others. Yep, nailed it!!....the only one who thinks you're funny IS you I tolerate guys like you for about 5 mins...then I knock you teeth down your throat, take your girl and leave you laughing with yourself. youre a mommys boy HOMO |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 30742855 United States02/23/2013 06:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This girl, who comes from Frankfurt, and I have been dating a little over two months, since she came to the US to study this semester. I really like her. She's everything I want in a gf... sweet, determined, sincere, beautiful...not a fake like so many girls I know. The only problem is She's Like seriously gullible and doesn't understand American sarcasim. I am trying to help her but im getting tired of having to explain Myself all the time as if im talking to a 6 year old! Plus my friends have noticed and Im afraid shes going to get strung along and hurt. Parties are dangerous affairs for her and I hesitate to take her... How can I help her understand American culture better? Will she learn? Will she always be kind of "magoo?" (for lack of a better word) Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1530426 Explain yourself less and understand her more, moran. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 34998641 United States02/23/2013 06:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | they're not known for getting humour. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 35001787 being constantly sarcastic is not a nice trait anyway. if she's a nice girl, just accept her for what she is, and try not to be an arse all the time when you're with her, or, ditch her and find a skank with a sense of humour Im not sarcastic in a mean personal way, more like in a general way to point out things I think are ridiculous, unnecessary or stupid. Im self deprecating With it as well. People find it funny, its good in social situations, its part of my personality, always has been. But my GF just doesn't get it! She takes everything literally. Im constantly saying "no baby, thats not what I or they mean" even when im surrounded by others. Yep, nailed it!!....the only one who thinks you're funny IS you I tolerate guys like you for about 5 mins...then I knock you teeth down your throat, take your girl and leave you laughing with yourself. youre a mommys boy HOMO Ooooooo. Now you've gone a hurt my little feelings.....WHY did you go and do that.......I'm gonna go tell mommy!! |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 8829929  Canada02/23/2013 06:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1530426 United States02/23/2013 06:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If it were just me that she didn't understand, you would probably be on to something. But its others as well. Now maybe I need all new friends, who take everything literally, all the time, so that she would feel more comfortable but thats not really realistic. She wants to be "in my life" but theres a language and cultural barrier. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 35003952 Germany02/23/2013 06:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Girls and sarcasm...you must be new. You wouldn't stuff mud in her ears either, would you? Either they don't get it, or they don't like it, there are just these two types. Restrict yourself to sweet-talk and calling her a cunt, once in a while to spice it up, that will do.  |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 33228599 United States02/23/2013 06:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Op I'm American and I can't stand sarcasm because if you actually think about it, it's really LYING. Even for laughs, lying is not funny. It's bad. I crack people up and people tell me I'm funny, but I don't lie to accomplish this. Stop lying and partying with lying scum |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1530426 United States02/23/2013 07:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | they're not known for getting humour. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 35001787 being constantly sarcastic is not a nice trait anyway. if she's a nice girl, just accept her for what she is, and try not to be an arse all the time when you're with her, or, ditch her and find a skank with a sense of humour Im not sarcastic in a mean personal way, more like in a general way to point out things I think are ridiculous, unnecessary or stupid. Im self deprecating With it as well. People find it funny, its good in social situations, its part of my personality, always has been. But my GF just doesn't get it! She takes everything literally. Im constantly saying "no baby, thats not what I or they mean" even when im surrounded by others. Yep, nailed it!!....the only one who thinks you're funny IS you I tolerate guys like you for about 5 mins...then I knock you teeth down your throat, take your girl and leave you laughing with yourself. Does the girl that I'm with actually see you suddenly punch me in the face, after kicking it for 5 minutes, Causing teeth to go flying? And This sort of violent passive aggressive behavior would convince her that you are not Psycho who might one day do that to her face? |
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| phoenixe User ID: 34782429 Germany02/23/2013 07:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | as i am having a master´s degree in cynism and, as well, in sarcasm and i am a german girl, maybe - without using these devices of eloquence - she is just not as good with the english language as she would need to be to understand your kind of humor. maybe she is totally lacking understanding of sarcasm in german, too, but this would make look her just "dumb". |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 2836766 United States02/23/2013 07:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 5146667 United States02/23/2013 07:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| phoenixe User ID: 34782429 Germany02/23/2013 07:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "She doesn't understand my humor" Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2836766 You are mistaken. But it is a common mistake so not really your fault. The truth is GERMANS have no humor! you are mistaken as well. maybe it is the language barrier that makes different nations incompatible regarding humor. if one know a foreign language as good as their mother tongue, jokes and humor come naturally and easy to understand. i personally like how, in english, can be played with words and pronounciation, we don´t have this in german. |
| T-Man Entitled title User ID: 29080459  Netherlands02/23/2013 07:32 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | they're not known for getting humour. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 35001787 being constantly sarcastic is not a nice trait anyway. if she's a nice girl, just accept her for what she is, and try not to be an arse all the time when you're with her, or, ditch her and find a skank with a sense of humour Yea op should stop being sarcastic and stop bullshit partys. Be determined yourself and get with the german program. Be censire and honest and hard working. Stop being a javkass |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 25780009 United States02/23/2013 07:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 2836766 United States02/23/2013 07:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "She doesn't understand my humor" Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2836766 You are mistaken. But it is a common mistake so not really your fault. The truth is GERMANS have no humor! Begging you're pardon. I just spoke with your girlfriend. It is NOT that she doesn't understand your humor. It turns out you're just not fucking funny. |
| phoenixe User ID: 34782429 Germany02/23/2013 07:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | sarcasm and cynism, if used regularily, make the person using them look "negative", as these devices of language do not deal with the positive,beautiful things in life, but always with something "bad". maybe she is a positive being and doesn´t understand constant negativity. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 25780009 United States02/23/2013 07:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "She doesn't understand my humor" Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2836766 You are mistaken. But it is a common mistake so not really your fault. The truth is GERMANS have no humor! you are mistaken as well. maybe it is the language barrier that makes different nations incompatible regarding humor. if one know a foreign language as good as their mother tongue, jokes and humor come naturally and easy to understand. i personally like how, in english, can be played with words and pronounciation, we don´t have this in german. he's right, Germans have little to no humor. it's not a language barrier. they don't understand why Americans laugh and smile so much. not that they don't enjoy themselves, they just enjoy life in a different way than we do, which doesn't result in laughing and smiling. |
| Vision Thing User ID: 35009978 United States02/23/2013 07:41 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | maybe it is the language barrier that makes different nations incompatible regarding humor. Quoting: phoenixe if one know a foreign language as good as their mother tongue, jokes and humor come naturally and easy to understand. i personally like how, in english, can be played with words and pronounciation, we don´t have this in german. You mean, you don't have puns in German? |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 21648335 United States02/23/2013 07:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 25780009 United States02/23/2013 07:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "She doesn't understand my humor" Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2836766 You are mistaken. But it is a common mistake so not really your fault. The truth is GERMANS have no humor! you are mistaken as well. maybe it is the language barrier that makes different nations incompatible regarding humor. if one know a foreign language as good as their mother tongue, jokes and humor come naturally and easy to understand. i personally like how, in english, can be played with words and pronounciation, we don´t have this in german. he's right, Germans have little to no humor. it's not a language barrier. they don't understand why Americans laugh and smile so much. not that they don't enjoy themselves, they just enjoy life in a different way than we do, which doesn't result in laughing and smiling. a lot of Europeans and Russians are like that. Americans, English and Australians are the ones who are different. it must be an Anglo thing. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 21648335 United States02/23/2013 07:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 25413197 United States02/23/2013 07:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | they're not known for getting humour. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 35001787 being constantly sarcastic is not a nice trait anyway. if she's a nice girl, just accept her for what she is, and try not to be an arse all the time when you're with her, or, ditch her and find a skank with a sense of humour Im not sarcastic in a mean personal way, more like in a general way to point out things I think are ridiculous, unnecessary or stupid. Im self deprecating With it as well. People find it funny, its good in social situations, its part of my personality, always has been. But my GF just doesn't get it! She takes everything literally. Im constantly saying "no baby, thats not what I or they mean" even when im surrounded by others. Yep, nailed it!!....the only one who thinks you're funny IS you I tolerate guys like you for about 5 mins...then I knock you teeth down your throat, take your girl and leave you laughing with yourself. Does the girl that I'm with actually see you suddenly punch me in the face, after kicking it for 5 minutes, Causing teeth to go flying? And This sort of violent passive aggressive behavior would convince her that you are not Psycho who might one day do that to her face? lol the OP is funny... OP: Sarcasm is a dying art. NOBODY gets it anymore, not just Germans. Everybody takes things so seriously today. |
