Posted by sigismund on November 13, 2010, at 16:52:29
In reply to Re: Lou's request-uhntllscheighphyndz » sigismund, posted by ed_uk2010 on November 13, 2010, at 11:26:57
>I wouldn't have said they're generally more serious, but they don't make jokes about disaster. The Brits make more jokes about death, a dark sense of humour.
Maybe the difference is between respect vs irreverence?
Americans seem to me to come from a respectful culture. Australians from an irreverent one.
Or to flip that around, Americans seem to Australians to wear their respect on their sleeves.
This is (needless to say) not meant with any disrespect. :)
I can recall occasions where this difference seemed to be the cause of friction here.
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