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Nationality and humour

posted 11 years ago by ILikeTheTrees
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A lot of the conversation around this film is focusing on whether or not people define it as a comedy, and, on occasion, the peculiarities of Danish humour.
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I'm British (Scottish) and found the film absolutely hilarious. Obviously I can see that the child-rape reference is pretty out there, but there were so many great moments. The scene where Adam asks about the portrait of Hitler had me in stitches.

So, what I want to know is what people of differing nationalities thought of it, and how much influence does nationality have on perceptions of humour?

You're god damn right I did!

[–] Lucy9596 11 years ago

I'm German and i think the film is hilarious!

Will Graham: I don't find you that interesting.
Hannibal Lecter: You will.

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[–] mjd_subs2 11 years ago

I tend to avoid these kind of discussions because I don't believe there is a reason to help perpetrate stereotypes based on people's location. A "sense of humor" is a very personal thing and is usually based on many factors such as upbringing, friendships and, to some degree, culture.

With that said, I am in the USA and have lived here my entire life. I enjoy watching "foreign films" and learning about different cultures and, aside from the example you mentioned, found this movie to be hilarious. I also loved "Keeping Mum" so I might just have a *weird* sense of humor.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

I'm Canadian and I didn't find this film funny at all.