I found that people are more group-minded in Japan. Television and schools have less emphasis on direct punishment (like getting removed from the classroom and receiving detention), and a greater one on humiliation (like getting singled out by your teacher for something to be laughed at by your classmates).
In the west, comedians who say/do really naughty things that would get them in trouble get a lot of laughs because of its absurdity and that they could get in so much trouble. In Japan, it’s the comedians who act in humiliating ways get more laughs. Interestingly enough, you frequently see angry tantrums as something to laugh at. So if you want to be a funny person, you don’t break things, you do something to humiliate yourself. Otherwise, if you lash out in anger for any reason, you might get laughed at.
Eggyhead@kbin.social 5 months ago
I found that people are more group-minded in Japan. Television and schools have less emphasis on direct punishment (like getting removed from the classroom and receiving detention), and a greater one on humiliation (like getting singled out by your teacher for something to be laughed at by your classmates).
In the west, comedians who say/do really naughty things that would get them in trouble get a lot of laughs because of its absurdity and that they could get in so much trouble. In Japan, it’s the comedians who act in humiliating ways get more laughs. Interestingly enough, you frequently see angry tantrums as something to laugh at. So if you want to be a funny person, you don’t break things, you do something to humiliate yourself. Otherwise, if you lash out in anger for any reason, you might get laughed at.