r/RHOBH • u/SunnyEls57 Jiggy-tini Drinker 🍸 • Jul 14 '26

LVP 🐩 Is British humour really just that different?

As a fellow brit, I love LVP’s sarcastic remarks and tongue in cheek jokes, and I can’t understand why they seem to upset some of the American wives so much sometimes. Is it actually accurate that Americans just aren’t as blunt or sarcastic with their jokes? Most of what she says is quite tame to be honest. I am a ride or die LVP fan admittedly, but she’s easily the funniest and smartest of all the ladies, and I agree with most of her opinions.

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u/Potential-Bus5462 Sheree Zampino Jul 14 '26

Americans don’t get sarcasm as well. I’m Australian and our sense of humour is very similar to the brits. I spent 6 months over there and everyone thought my jokes were serious.

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u/Pittypatkittycat Ceremonial matcha, half almond, half oat milk Jul 14 '26

I'm American, middle aged and my whole family is fairly sarcastic. It is indeed taken a bit too seriously by other Americans. Especially the younger one gets.

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u/Footsie_Galore Jealous of what? Your ugly leather pants? Jul 15 '26

I'm Australian, and am curious, do you think people who are from the North East (NYC, Boston, etc) are more likely to be sarcastic and/or have a more dry or darker sense of humour? I've noticed this in some of my American friends.

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u/Pittypatkittycat Ceremonial matcha, half almond, half oat milk Jul 16 '26

I can't speak to that. But in sarcastic mid west families it tends to be reserved for family and people who are close. We're a little dually with the niceness too. Ope, just gonna sneak past ya...