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29th May 2021, 15:26 | #1 |
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The youth of today
I am not sure if it just me but why do the youth of today seem to have a lack of sense of humour.
I was telling a joke to the wife's son last night and he looked at me as if I had grown a second head. The wife and I thought it was funny, when he had left we realised none of the young we come into contact with laugh or tell jokes. Please tell me I am wrong. I always thought the British had a great sense of humour. |
29th May 2021, 15:34 | #2 |
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If you'd posted it on FB he'd have thought it was hilarious.
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29th May 2021, 16:35 | #3 |
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Er, it might depend a bit on the joke Steve? On the other hand, you are after all an adult. That's a foreign land. And juvenile minds are unfathomable, deliberately.
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29th May 2021, 21:07 | #4 |
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We were explaining to our children ( they are all in there late 20s) about Love they Neighbour. I found it on You Tube and played an episode, you have never seen 4 jaws hit the floor so quickly. When we told them that was Saturday night viewing they were even more shocked.
We have to be careful about what we say in front of them as we get accused of being sexist, racist or biased. With health and safety and the lack of humour I think the future looks bad. Also I find it odd that most youths seem to have there devices on silent most of the time, I was trying to get hold of one of my sons, I had rung him 4 times with no answer and in the end I rung his brother and he passed me across to him as they were together, ''he hadnt looked at his phone''. I am glad I am not young, yes it would have some advantages but I am glad I am in my 50's, I can laugh, I can hang off a ladder with no ear defenders on and when my phone rings I answer it or at least ring back when I can. |
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It's funny how we all have different experiences.
My 19 year old son and his pals are always telling jokes and having a laugh. Some are funny, some are not. That's the thing with humour what makes one person split their sides over can cause another person to scratch their heads. Personally I think that's a good thing |
30th May 2021, 08:54 | #6 |
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I agree with much which has been said above.
Slightly different, but down to what was acceptable and what isn't now. Me and my wife the other evening watched E.T. the extra terrestrial. A classic children's sci-fi film. What could possibly be wrong by today's standards in that you might ask? Well. The part where Elliot has to be collected from school and the mum leaves her 5 year old daughter at home saying "You will be OK, wont you?" Yes, it's a film. Yes it's fantasy. But today even film makers have to be careful not to show things like this in movies. We live in strange times. People get offended by what you have in your sandwich let alone political views.
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My neighbour’s two children have joke books and always tell me a new joke every time I see them, they’re aged only six and eight. They also have books they use to spot items on a car journey and they’ve to tick them off.
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My 2 are 17 and 22, the 22 year old is my daughter and finds some things funny that I find amusing, but I can't see the funny side of things she finds hilarious. The son is the same although he's more on my wavelength with things than the daughter is.
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