MarkHastings
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When speaking with Americans I am always careful not to make these sorts of joking comments about the US as they tend to provoke somewhat defensive reactions. Even this thread has some examples of this.As an American, I can take jokes. I have no problems with joking, I just feel a lot of the 'joking' is not joking at all. That's why we have issues with what is considered a 'joke'.
When you joke about our sports or the vast majority of McDonalds, I'll laugh right along with you, but when you consider our language and culture to be moronic, I'll take offense as much as the next guy.