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Subject: Re: Fear of travelling in US Posted on: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 22:18:32 -0600

R H Draney wrote:
> Mike O'Sullivan filted:
>> R H Draney wrote:
>>> If you don't mind I'd like to save this message...see, I'm a participant on
>>> another newsgroup where someone occasionally claims that irony is a British
>>> invention that Americans are unable to understand....r
>>
>> That's sarcasm, not irony!
>
> The standard American stereotype of British humour is that it's cerebral,
> refined, and utterly devoid of offensive boisterousness...people who accepted
> this image had a rude shock when they found out about Benny Hill....r

All people have a rude shock when they find out about Benny Hill.

miguel
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