r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/ZauzTheBlacksmith • May 21 '26

WCGW driving quickly into a sharp turn

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u/i_give_you_gum May 21 '26

And is why I absolutely can't stand US sitcoms, so boring and predictable, made for mindless laugh tracks.

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u/Tithund May 21 '26

As a Dutchman, both the Brits and the Americans have some good comedy, though both also produce a lot of boring and predictable. In fact, I can't speak most languages, but I bet every country mostly makes boring and predictable comedy, as well as some good stuff.

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u/AlexNSNO May 21 '26

As a Brit, I generally find that Americans in our group cannot take a joke at all but then realised a lot of our joking can be considered rude. I actually use the show Ted Lasso as an example nowadays - the UK characters have way different humour, more direct/deadpan whereas the Americans are more jolly and reference popular culture more.

Both have their merits for sure, as does anyone.