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Satire/sarcasm doesn't always work cross-culturally (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver to c/justpost

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No joke here. I just think stuff like this is interesting.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I reckon we're a little behind Germany (as the exemplar of extreme directness)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Germans are, in my experience, often presented as speaking the most directly. That is, they tend to say exactly what they mean and are less afraid of saying something that might be considered rude or uncomfortable by less direct cultures.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I can't confirm that.

[–] udon 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think this entire "the Americans" and "the Germans" and "the Japanese" thing in this post is probably super productive and leads us somewhere useful!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

It's really broad strokes and focused on a snapshot of one element of the contemporary culture of those places. I think there's nothing wrong with acknowledging these differences, no more than acknowledging that different cultures celebrate holidays differently.