Features of American and British humour

1. Features of American and English humor.

FEATURES OF AMERICAN
AND ENGLISH HUMOR.
The presentation was made by a
student of group 8181
Anastasia Shipulina

2. American and English humor

AMERICAN AND ENGLISH HUMOR
Goal: to understand American and
English humor and learn its features.
The object of research: jokes and
anecdotes of America and England .
Why is this topic relevant? Learning the
humor of these countries increases your
interest in learning a language, helps you
understand another culture , and naturally
increases your "special" vocabulary.
The purpose of the study: to show the
variety of English humor, to prove its
importance in expanding knowledge of
the country of the language being
studied.

3. American and English humor

AMERICAN AND ENGLISH HUMOR
Humor is a significant part of
every person's culture.
The type of humor, its sharpness
and the degree of sarcasm
depends on:
1) the place where you were born,
2) the language you speak and
3) the era in which they were born.

4. American and English humor

AMERICAN AND ENGLISH HUMOR
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, (German writer) wrote:
"Humor is one of the elements of genius .«
A humorous view of life is very important. However, this view is
not always the same. England and America are two separate
cultures that have their own characteristics, their own history
and mentality. The following is an approximate description of
the cultures of these two countries.

5. The mentality of England and America. What Is it?

THE MENTALIT Y OF ENGLAND AND
AMERICA. WHAT IS IT?
«Mentality“ is a way of
thinking, mental skills
and spiritual attitudes
that are inherent to an
individual of a
particular culture or
social group.
The mentality of these
two different countries
can be compared on
the example of 5
spheres of life.

6. 1. Finance.

1. FINANCE.
For the English, salary/money is an
awkward topic.
Americans like to discuss their
financial Affairs, call the price of
things, they like to brag about
expensive things.
Americans don't care where a
person's money comes from.
The English value a good education
more than their roots.
Americans already earn pocket
money as teenagers – this is the
generally accepted norm.

7. 2. Friendship and relationships.

2. FRIENDSHIP AND RELATIONSHIPS.
Americans are friendly. They can be
friendly and responsive in a cer tain
situation. This does not mean that they
want to continue to be friends with you .
In America, there is a concept of
"Kleenex friendship" - "one-time
friendship" (Kleenex – a company that
produces paper handkerchiefs ).
The English are polite and
straightfor ward.Americans like to talk
about their per sonal lives, it is not
considered indecent.
The English, on the contrar y, will not
talk about their per sonal lives, problems
and relationships with strangers.

8. 3. Religion.

3. RELIGION.
In America, religious
life is equated with
social life. About 45
% of Americans
attend Church on
Sundays. But outside
of the Church,
residents of the
States may not lead
a righteous life at all.
In England, residents
do not advertise
their attendance at
Church for them,
this is part of their
personal life, this
part is not shown for
show.

9. 4. Public life and culture.

4. PUBLIC LIFE AND CULTURE.
The English try to get to know their
distant relatives for educational
purposes.
Americans like to show of f their roots .
The English are more reserved in
expressing their feelings and
emotions.
Americans, on the contrary, are very
emotional.
In England, a handshake is a rare
thing. (except for a business meeting).
Americans love handshakes and hugs
on any occasion.In America-right-hand
traf fic.
In England-left-hand traf fic.

10. 5. Behavior and manners.

5. BEHAVIOR AND MANNERS.
Americans have a negative attitude to any criticism .
Americans automatically say "I am sorry“ everywhere.
Pubs are very important to the English. They spend their
leisure time there, relax, meet with business colleagues and
school friends. (By the way, unlike the Americans, it is not
customary to pay each individual bill separately. Usually,
friends order drinks in a circle .)
Americans like to chat in public.
The English are taciturn and will prefer to remain silent . In
England, phrases about the weather are always welcome.

11. Features of humor.

FEATURES OF HUMOR.
In the American T V series "Friends" there was a moment when
the main Jolly Chandler tries to make a funny toast at the
wedding of friends, where most of the guests are English. It
didn't work out…
How can native speakers of the same language not understand
each other? Also, in these countries, dif ferent spelling of the
same word.
Humor (England) vs. humor (America).

12. Features of English humor.

FEATURES OF ENGLISH HUMOR.
Stand up (a solo
performance in front of a
live audience) first
appeared in the UK.
Sketch show (a program
with short Comedy scenes)
is also an English show
(“Monty Python's Flying
circus”).
Humor in England, as a
national trait.

13. Self-irony.

SELF-IRONY.
The English like to laugh at themselves . It is considered that a
person who can laugh at himself is psychologically healthy .
I don’t at all like knowing what people say of me behind my
back. It makes me far too conceited.
(Oscar Wilde)
I got nasty habits, I take tea at three. (Mick Jagger)
I love talking about nothing, father. It is the only thing I
know anything about. (Oscar Wilde)

14. Sarcasm and irony in the direction of a person.

SARCASM AND IRONY IN THE DIRECTION
OF A PERSON.
The object of irony can be interlocutors, weather, political
events. In other words, the English find humor in everything.
For our last number, I’d like to ask your help. Would the
people in the cheaper seats clap your hands. And the rest of
you, if you’ll just rattle your jew elry. (Jonn Lennon)
Women have a w onderful instinct about things. They can
discover everything except the obvious. (Oscar Wilde)

15. Equanimity.

EQUANIMIT Y.
The English joke all the time, but their expressions don't
change. Humor is built on subtle hints and suggestions .
“I really like how loud you play your music”, – an Englishman
will say with an imperturbable slightly sly face, in response to
which you should laugh of f in style : “Oh, yes, everybody loves
me for that, that’s w hy I live alone”, and turn the music down.

16. Play upon words.

PLAY UPON WORDS.
English humour is most associated with words. Most jokes are
based on similarity of words. To understand such a joke, you
need to know the language well, and to create a new one, you
need excellent knowledge.
– Excuse me sir, what is it?
– It’s bean soup.
– I don’t care what it has been. What is it now?
– Why do you think she is now wearing a size 16?
– I guess she just 8 + 8 (ate and ate).

17. features of American humor.

FEATURES OF AMERICAN HUMOR.
“Banana skin sense of humor" is
a well-known joke with banana
skin. American humor: forget the
banana peel.
American humor is funny. English
is smart. (Steve Martin)
Unlike the British, the joke of the
Americans can be seen
immediately.
The humor of Americans implies
the reaction of the publiclaughter. This is a mandatory
aspect.

18. Topics for jokes in America.

TOPICS FOR JOKES IN AMERICA.
national characteristics
(Americans joke about
Canadians),
policy,
celebrities,
historical characters,
lawyers(!)

19. jokes about lawyers.

JOKES ABOUT LAWYERS.
Everyone jokes about lawyers .
There are a lot of anecdotes on this topic.
For example, the Question: what is the difference
between a lawyer and a leech ? A: After you die, the
leech will stop sucking your blood!
Or the Question: what is the difference between a good
lawyer and a bad lawyer? A: a bad lawyer makes your
case drag on for years. A good lawyer makes it last even
longer.

20. Audacity.

AUDACIT Y.
In the US, the content and form of the joke are impertinent.
There is a phone call In the doctor's office. A man claims
that his young son has just swallowed a fountain pen.
"I'm leaving immediately," the doctor said,"but what are
you doing in the meantime?" "I use a pencil."

21. Evidence.

EVIDENCE.
This is a really common thing. Absolute openness of the Joker
– Would you like one?– a colleague of fers a cigarette to
Chandler.
– Would Joey like two pizzas?– he answers her, meaning
that his desire to smoke is as obvious as the desire of the
glutton Joey to eat two pizzas alone.

22. COMPARISON of humor.

COMPARISON OF HUMOR.
1. Irony Subtle mockery is
an element of any show in
England. Americans on the
contrary do not use this,
they can ironize openly and
rudely. BUT!
in America, irony is less
common, because they are
afraid of being accused of
racism/sexism, etc. They
often add "Just
kidding"("Just kidding").

23. COMPARISON of humor.

COMPARISON OF HUMOR.
2. Straightforwardness and playful
aggression Americans are not
duplicitous, they do not hide their
negative beliefs with passive aggressive joking. They can openly
state what they don't like.
That is why English humor seems
intricate, understandable only to
intellectuals!
The American will joke head -on. He
will explain the joke and why it is
funny. The English make jokes with
a "stone face".

24. COMPARISON of humor.

COMPARISON OF HUMOR.
3. Cynicism and self-criticism American
monologues are full of cynicism,
sarcasm, harshness, and even
rudeness.
The comic ef fect occurs when the
stereotype and our expectation collide
with the provocative meaning of the
joke.
The English can just watch the rude
jokes and talk about the weather, as
they are very polite. Cynicism helps
comedians to make fun of themselves,
to make filigree jokes about their own
vices and shortcomings, to criticize
their weaknesses in public.

25. COMPARISON of humor.

COMPARISON OF HUMOR.
3. Buf foonery The Comedy subgenre is "slapstick humor".
There is a phenomenon called "comic violence"when using
cartoons. For example, falling on a banana peel, someone is
hurt, everyone is funny. Flying in the face of a cake -also a
favorite story of this genre.The English don't like this kind of
entertainment.
Americans love this kind of humor. For example, the famous
one is Mr. Bean. In America, popular movies are "home
Alone", the animated series "Tom and Jerry" and the cartoon
with woody Woodpecker. These projects contain elements of
buf foonery.

26. HUMOR

We conclude that humor is an integral part of any
culture. It is different everywhere, but equally positive .
HUMOR UNITES EVERYONE!