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Lemmy disproves the stereotype that Germans lack a sense of humor (lemmy.world)
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A solid 30% of posts in my feed are German memes. I don't understand the language, but I love the memes that I can't read.

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[โ€“] tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uk 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Happens with americans too.. they seem to completely miss sarcasm sometimes. Humour is very cultural (and often plays into things a native of the country would know but someone outside sometimes wouldn't).

[โ€“] aidan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That isn't what I said though, which is that specifically I notice it with Germans.