Is the stereotype that germans lack humor true?

Yes, do you think that stereotype is correct, that Germans aren't much for humor? Judging by the Germans I've met on the internet, there seems to be some truths to the stereotype. Whenever I tell them a joke, they're usually like " Uh, what's funny bout that? " While the British will piss themselves to the same joke.

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  • olderdude-xx

    The Germans have a different kind of humor than most Americans and British.

    They clearly do have a sense of humor, and laugh at jokes told the right way (that fit the pattern they grew up with).

    This is actually a common issue between different cultures. Humor rarely translates well because of it.

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk

    maybe you didnt tell the joke efficiently enough

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    • 1WeirdGuy

      The punch line was 2 seconds LATE

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  • Somenormie

    Nein.

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  • Tommythecaty

    Funnybot disagrees.

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  • Germans don't seem to grasp sarcasm very well, and can be fairly literal-minded. Something to consider.

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  • LloydAsher

    If that was the case then I would think that half the users on here were german.

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  • ThatOneGuyYouNeverWantToMeet

    https://youtu.be/oy2VqDi4sFg?t=78

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  • Irizu3748392746483938

    No. I know germans that have a great sense of humor. I'm german myself.

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    • Ok, maybe it's just a different sense of humor. Can you tell me a popular German joke in English and I'll see if I find it funny?

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      • Irizu3748392746483938

        I'm not talking humor, as in telling german jokes.

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        • litelander8

          Lol. So dry dude.

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          • Irizu3748392746483938

            I didn't even make a joke.

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        • Okay

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