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Originally Posted by Erin Hay Hay
I know how you feel because exactly the same thing happened to me when I moved abroad! Getting immersed in a new culture has been awesome, but 5 years into this experience, I cannot bring myself to mingle with "the locals" because of my sense of humor. As you said it, I am more interested in "geeky" or political kind of humor but I feel that here people laugh more at other people (for example, I don't feel like I could get a kick out of a video of someone falling down the stairs).
But to answer your topic question, no it doesn't mean that you're a bad person. One of my best friends back home doesn't have much of a sense of humor but she's one of the most dependable and caring people I know.
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This is how I feel. It upsets me when people laugh
at others. I notice that a lot of people try to make little jokes at the person's expense when they are upset. They do it with me and don't respect my boundaries enough to stop (even my family is like this).
I think there is a time and place for humor but when someone is upset it's disrespectful to laugh at them, no matter how silly you make think the issue is. Yet people do this, all the time. I've seen people do this with toddlers throwing tantrums or crying over things an adult would think is ridiculous (but it's serious to the child). I don't see what about that is funny?
When I try to be witty back , it's terrible. For awhile I had tried this, but I realized that it's not my strong point. So now if someone asks me a smart-aleck question, and even if I know it is, I will respond literally. I did it the other day with my aunt.