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Satire/sarcasm doesn't always work cross-culturally (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/justpost@lemmy.world
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No joke here. I just think stuff like this is interesting.

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[โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

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

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I can't confirm that.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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!

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years 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.

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