"It is deplorable that disinformation about Sweden is spread in this way," wrote the embassy.
  • DannebotOPMBSvenska
    1•7 months ago

    IdiosyncraticSarcasm at 2023-11-22 13:42:50+00:00 ID: kaara51

    Well done mate. Thank you for the explanation. Eventhough, with that said, I think we have pinpointed a lack of classical sarcastic education in the current generation. My generation were brought up on shows like Yes,Minister/Yes, Prime Minister, Not the Nine O’Clock News and the Black Adder series by Sir Rowan Atkinson. It is astonishingly eye opening how the current PC-Oakley generation just don’t get it.

    • DannebotOPMBSvenska
      1•7 months ago

      Keffpie at 2023-11-22 14:09:46+00:00 ID: kaaurbp

      Same. Swedes of an older generation (like me) are even drier than Brits, which caused some initial problems when I first lived in the UK. Now with the Internet I’ve learned that if I don’t use “/s” when making a joke or being sarcastic someone will think I’m serious.