Hello Terry!

08 Feb 20 09:14, Terry Roati wrote to Gerrit Kuehn:


 GK>> Well, just remind yourself that humour is very... subjective at 
 GK>> times, and in here, to make things even harder, easily lost in 
 GK>> translation, context, and connotations (or the lack thereof).

 TR> I totally agree, however one should not get personal if the humour 
 TR> (joke) is NOT about them (personal).

Even that requires that the "humour" is detected as such in the first place.
And what is humour to one, may be prejudice, racism, sexism or whatever to the
other (causing reactions probably perceived pertinent).

 TR> Australians have a wicked sense of humour, that's
 TR> why we are well balanced as we have a chip on each shoulder :)

I know. ;-)
I have a couple of colleagues from Australia, and relatives (my grandaunt
emigrated to Australia in the 1950's) living there.


Regards,
Gerrit

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