I was worried people would laugh at me when I started to talk the language, but they were just pleasantly surprised that I could. The sense of humour here is great - once I could have a giggle, I settled down.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It's hard when you're not a native speaker, because everyone's laughing, and you're like, 'What was that? Can you tell me again?'
I love to laugh, it's my main thing. I love to abuse the English language.
There is the fear, common to all English-only speakers, that the chief purpose of foreign languages is to make fun of us. Otherwise, you know, why not just come out and say it?
Now the point of comedy is not just looking funny, it's use of language. We have at our disposal a great language... and the imaginative, creative use of that language can be at the service of humour.
When I was in improv workshops or doing stand-up or writing comedy with others, or just doing comedy, I just laughed. Funny was funny; I loved to laugh. I always liked people I found generally funny.
Once I realised the value of making people laugh, I got very good at it. Fast.
I think I have a sense of mischief and that I can laugh at myself.
Ever since I was a kid, I just loved those comedians on TV who would just have fun with the language.
All my life, people have made fun of the way I speak. I guess because a lot of my vocabulary is made up of things that other people say. I started making fun of them and imitating them and now that's how I speak.
Everybody laughs the same in every language because laughter is a universal connection.