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Can we laugh at ourselves? I mean really laugh at ourselves? - It Started In LA
Can we laugh at ourselves, meaning Australians , British, American, South Africans, Chinese whatever race you are? Can we take it when another race has a go at us? (Hopefully it’s a go at us in jest rather than in spite I hasten to add). I ask this question because yesterday I was entertained by one of the Bloggers I follow posting an article on her Facebook page, “20 weird things that Americans don’t realise make them weird.” I thought it was funny, she clearly thought it was funny or she wouldn’t have shared it. But the responses she got shocked me. I’m sure she wasn’t expecting that otherwise she may not have posted it. Before we turn this into a “see that’s why I don’t like Facebook” bitchfest let’s move on from that for the sake of the story. I happen to love Facebook. For me it does more good than bad. You see, lots of people hopped on and got really defensive. They put their hands on their heart and stood up for themselves. I’m wondering if it was just me who laughed it off or whether others could laugh it off as well. By blogging about this …