Humor is highly culturally defined and the lines of good taste are very different from one country to another, and arguably one region, one age group within that country to another. For example, the British Monty Python brand of humor is something that baffles many Brits even after 50 years of its popularity. Some French comedies have subtle jokes that would make only the French chuckle. Some even argue that the American form of humor is so unsophisticated precisely because it stems from a tradition where a land of immigrants can share a simultaneous slapstick laugh. Sometimes a pie in the face is all it takes for strangers to unwind together across language barriers. Chinese culture is a culture mired in taboos. Death and disease are part of that long, unspoken tradition. How could a Danish satirist anticipate the Chinese reaction? Reach out to Yvonne and avoid major mistakes before you meet your Chinese clients.
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