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M. E. Rothwell's avatar

Firstly, how dare you. I’m fairly sure I’ve never been wrong. Not even once.

Secondly, the part I laughed at the hardest in this piece was when you insulted the British, which perhaps only reinforces the stereotype that we love self-deprecation. What really tickled me was the idea that we’re the same as Americans except super gloomy - matches so well onto our history and current politics 😂😂😂

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TanzPunk's avatar

I wish I could afford to be a subscriber right now. I at least want to say how interesting and amusing this was to read. I'm an American who lives in Portugal and I find the Portuguese sense of humor to be a delight. I haven't quite been able to put my finger on it yet, but it's like a wholesome, deadpan, "dad joke" kind of humor. I started writing down several examples of the humorous quips I've encountered here so I could remember them. I also started writing a draft article about an instance in which another American seems to have missed the sense of humor and ended up making an ignorant ass of herself as a result in a dramatic scene that made me embarrassed/ashamed to be American (which is pretty much always).

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