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[–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Australian sarcasm translates worse online than it does IRL

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    Not wrong lol. Australian humour is a very tricky thing to understand for outsiders.

    I was once accused of being racist for telling a story about how I joked that my black friend didn't need sunscreen.

    Unless you understand how Aussie humour works, you won't understand that I'm actually saying "I don't give a shit about what colour your skin is".

    For the uninitiated, much of Aussie humour revolves around how much you can "take-the-piss" meaning, "I know where your boundaries are, and I'll show you that I respect you by walking up to that line, but not crossing it".

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    Was at the beach with some mates and had some sunblock, after I SlipSlopSlapped, I asked if my black mate if he wanted some, then quickly corrected myself saying "nah you're alright, anyone else?"

    He had a chuckle and said "fuck you", then I gave him the tube because black people still get sunburned.

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