Quote Originally Posted by InsaneApache
As I said it's probably a UK 'thing' that gets lost on other English speaking peoples.
Poking fun at certain groups isn't limited to the UK. People do it everywhere, usually to the delight of both groups, making fun of each other in a reciprocal manner. But it's impossible for Beirut / other mods to guess what will be understood as lighthearted amusement and what is malicious slander.

I'll take the word of the UK posters that Scousers are known for their sense of humour. But stereotyping can be pushed too far - go try and sell the Sun in Liverpool and see how those scousers respond...

As I'm neither British nor Liverpudlian I'll refrain from a judgement about the thread.

As to stereotyping jokes in general, well most are innocent enough. If you're a Kiwi, deal with hoofed mammal jokes. If you're American learn to deal with people making a video of Yanks bombing placing back to the stone-age that they can't even point out on a map. If you're French, well, the Anglosaxons have got a few jokes in store for you too. Just laugh it off.

The French and British have been poking fun at each other for six hundred years now. Mostly pretty innocent enough. There's no offense taken or intended. I must grant the UK that their humour is indeed unsurpassed. Great wit and satire, and far superior to those perennial 'jokes' about may 1940 by some of their Anglosaxon-brethren. I mean, come on, unless you're John Cleese, try making fun of either Germans or French without mentioning the war for a change, alright?

There's a fine line indeed between what is just plain tiresome and what is a delightful exchange of discourtesies.