Like the editor of Exploring Language Gary Goshgarian said “The language of humor is highly interpretative and can be very personal. Humor touches our lives daily in many different ways. We may softly chuckle at the Sunday funny pages, smile at the sarcasm of a coworker, laugh at a well-told joke, or double over in tears watching a stand-up comedian’s routine. Some people prefer the satire of political skits and cartoons, others like social commentary, and still others enjoy the so-called “taste-less” humor of ethnic and sexual jokes.” Humor makes communication much easier and makes people get closer. I still remember the class when we talk about the “Language of Humor”, everyone seemed so happy and excited than ever before. That is the power of humor. How does humor work? I am a Chinese international student, but I still want to say, most of Chinese are not concerned about humor. Maybe it is because of the Chinese culture. Most of Chinese especially those who were born in the 1950s, they even thought that humor was a kind of duplicity or foxery thing. In the old time of china, there was an actor whose name was Paiyou, he just dance in a funny style and he made everyone laugh and happy, however Confucius who is just like a 18th century britisher, said he thought the actor is impolite for
Like the editor of Exploring Language Gary Goshgarian said “The language of humor is highly interpretative and can be very personal. Humor touches our lives daily in many different ways. We may softly chuckle at the Sunday funny pages, smile at the sarcasm of a coworker, laugh at a well-told joke, or double over in tears watching a stand-up comedian’s routine. Some people prefer the satire of political skits and cartoons, others like social commentary, and still others enjoy the so-called “taste-less” humor of ethnic and sexual jokes.” Humor makes communication much easier and makes people get closer. I still remember the class when we talk about the “Language of Humor”, everyone seemed so happy and excited than ever before. That is the power of humor. How does humor work? I am a Chinese international student, but I still want to say, most of Chinese are not concerned about humor. Maybe it is because of the Chinese culture. Most of Chinese especially those who were born in the 1950s, they even thought that humor was a kind of duplicity or foxery thing. In the old time of china, there was an actor whose name was Paiyou, he just dance in a funny style and he made everyone laugh and happy, however Confucius who is just like a 18th century britisher, said he thought the actor is impolite for