01-11-2016, 03:24 PM
Cameron Higgs Wrote:Zafhset Wrote:Understanding sarcasm has nothing to do with being/not being American, by the way.Sarcasm is a uniquely English idea. Sarcasm doesn't really exist in non-Western cultures so some non-Western people might not understand it immediately, particularly without vocal or body cues.
It's not some closed source code that can only be unlocked with sufficient muricanism.
This is occasionally true, as in Japan, but China has quite a bit of sarcasm. It varies from culture to culture. There isn't just "eastern culture" and "western culture". it's a big world... with a varied people.