Thai sick humor

[Gecko123]

Anybody have any thoughts about whether Thais enjoy a good sick joke?

 

A while back I was discussing a recent murder case with the mechanics down at the Isuzu dealership. A guy murdered his girlfriend and tried to burn her body in the woods by using three motorcycle tires. I made a joke that if he had used three car tires to incinerate the body more completely, he wouldn't have been caught. It seemed like a few of the mechanics found this funny, but I'm wondering if anybody has any comments about whether "sick" humor tickles the Thai funny bone. If there are any examples of Thai sick humor out there, please share them.                                                       

 

 

[mauGR1]

I was talking with a friend the other day, commenting on the balcony jumping, which we hear almost everyday, in Bangkok and Pattaya, i said that it's not polite because somebody has to clean the mess.. He seemed to be mildly amused.

[nikmar]

not sure it counts as sick, but at a school i taught, the head of English got all the kids to run around the field a couple of times whilst other teachers stood at a window and pointed and laughed at the fat kids!

 

 

[Travel2003]

Sometimes they just laugh in a kind of disbelief.

Mostly they like slapstick humor.

 

[Justfine]

Thais laugh more than farangs do at odd jokes

[transam]

13 hours ago, Justfine said:

Thais laugh more than farangs do at odd jokes

Example.....

[Justfine]

2 hours ago, transam said:

Example.....

Everyday. Look around.

[transam]

Just now, Justfine said:

Everyday. Look around.

Where...?

[Justfine]

Like you make a joke about the appearance of people walking past. Thais laugh. Farangs get all ashamed and pc and some get outraged by mere words.

[Travel2003]

1 hour ago, Justfine said:

Like you make a joke about the appearance of people walking past. Thais laugh. Farangs get all ashamed and pc and some get outraged by mere words.

That is true.

But most Thais laugh at the situation, not always the person.

The famous example is if you slide on a banana peel, and they will laugh at the situation, together with you. Not at you.