Recent days, people including me dont laugh at all. Humor is the powerful way to laugh me and others. I recommend that you just laugh eventhough it's not funny.The research said, "Smiling and Laughing are good for our mental health though these are fake." How about remembering funny jokes like Helen.
First of all thank you for remembering my joke..... Anyway I agree with you that we don't laugh a lot. However, I think it is because we are all busy and lots of things to do. Maybe we don't have time for laugh :'(
As you said, laughing is disappearing and the reason why people don't laugh is because of busy life, tough life. I strongly agree with your recommendation; just laugh even if it is not funny. If we laugh, we can forget about any pressures for a while.
I totally agree with you. When I was in high school, I used to laugh a lot even though the life wasn't really funny. But now, compared to my life at that time, my laughter has disappeared a lot. The reason might be weight and pain of life. As we grow up, we have to think of our future, job and other different things. Like your idea, remembering funny jokes can be one way to laugh. What other things can you recommend? Thank you for your writing!
You're right, Harry. These days, people are very busy. So, there is no reason for laughter and no communication each others. Therefore, Shortage of communication is related to have a laughter.
I agree with your opinion, but It's hard to laugh deliberately. It's better to joke or watch fun video , be the butt of the joke or make someone be the butt of the joke makes me laugh.
I think exactly just like you. If we laugh eventhough something is not funny, people can laugh seeing each others funny laughs. Also, we can get a chance to laugh a lot watching funny programs like "무한도전" or "개그콘서트". It can make more people laugh.
Topic : Do you think smartphones are a really good device to us?
Smartphones make human’s life more convenient. It has too many useful functions such as web surfing. I assert this is bad point of smartphones. This makes people addicted to smartphones. When you take subways or buses, you can easily see everybody in the public transportation uses their smartphones and even with friends, some people keep their eyes on their smartphone. This leads friends to be offended. The original function of ‘Phone’ is to contact with people who are not physically close with yourself. However, comparing to cell phones, smartphones have too many functions and this makes original usage of ‘Phone’ ambiguous. Do you think smartphones are a really good device to us? I don’t think so. Therefore to prevent those problems, in my case, I usually set my smartphone on ‘silent’ when I meet someone. Also, I listen to music or read a book in public transportations rather than using a smartphone. Do you have any others? Or do you think smartphones are a really good device?
Smartphones made us to do many things available. As everyone knows, it can be very useful device to us. To take me as an example, I use my smartphone as various ways. It helps me to do many things which I cannot do it by myself. Also I can get lots of informations from it. However, it is getting problem because of smartphone addiction as you concerned, and it might worsen relationship between "REAL" people. Therefore, to avoid that, I think we have to put aside our smartphones when we are meeting "REAL LIFE" friends.
I think smartphone has both sides; good side & bad side. The good side of smartphone is that we can see news, weather, take a picture, web surfing and even read books. Using smartphone in a good way, For example, is that we can find meaning of words through the internet easily. If we don't have smartphone, we have to carry dictionary everyday. Not only finding words but also we can keep in touch with people abroad using kakaotalk or facebook chat. But it also has bad side too. As you mentioned, these days people just keep their eyes on smartphones when they meet freinds, family, and in class. I think making smartphone as a good device or bad device is ourselves.
The funny thing is that at the time using cellphones, not smartphones, we lived well without feeling any convenience and satisfied with cellphones. And now because we know the convenience of smartphones, it is hard to live with cellphones and without smartphones. Moreover, if we look back that time when using cellphones, we cannot imagine how we live with cellphones and without smartphones.
Smartphone is necessary evil. I get many helps from the smartphone like maps, information about good restaurantsㅋㅋ. Also smartphone makes people to contact easier through messenger apps or SNS. Recently I found my old friend by facebook. But Ironically, Smartphone gives me stress sometimes. When I contact with Kakao Talk to someone who wants me to give quick response, this kind of situation makes me nervous and oppressed. But we can’t stop innovation of technology. We have to adapt to the change and control ourselves not to be conquered by smartphone.
Your opinions totally coincide with mine. Smartphones have many merits but nowadays demerits are becoming more and more serious. As I read your opinion, I felt like watching myself. Using smartphones in the subway and keeping my eyes in my smartphone when I am with my friends. I think this kind of situation wasn't really usual, but nowadays it is becoming more usual. Many people's addiction level is now becoming more worse. To solve this kind of problem, I think one's will will be the most important thing. And what do you think about this idea? Keeping your betteries up to 60 or 70%. If your phone doesn't have enough battery, you can stop using your smartphone even if it is a short time.
It is incontestable that smart phone technology have enriched our life experience. A major problem, however, that it poses is the elimination of real-conversations between individuals. A british psychologist have addressed this phenomenon as 'prison cell in your palms'. Wherever you go : be it cafes or public places, everyone are preoccupied with their 'prison cells' although they are with friends or loved ones. How about if you put your smart phone to rest for a while and spend some quality time in the evening with your family?
Unit 10 : An interconnected world Topic : Risks among globalization.
These days many countries are getting closer in various ways. For instance, lots of cooporporation has been proceeded in industrial sector, research related to medicines and vaccines and so on. Not only those sectors, countries have been made contract such as FTA, NAFTA and made international organizations such as UN, WHO, WTO, and so on. The reason why we do this is to maintain good symbiosis relationship. However, if we do not make contracts or organizations fairly to each countries, some countries who are at a disadvantage might confront following crisis.
First of all, their income distribution can be deteriorated. To avoide this problem, governments might provide proper method of protection. And next, the level of risk of the economy would be increased. This is very debatable among many specialists but each countries does not have whole authority to control other country's policy. Therefore every countries cannot control whole risks. Lastly, in the long-term, it is hard to judge whether interconnection among some industries is profitable or not. One of the way to promote economic growth is to maintain export-oriented economy system. In this point of view, however, value-added industries can be changed when one country's economy structure changes due to globalization. Thus, globalization might deliver advangates to countries but each countries should decide carefully.
I also think this topic, bad side of globalization, as my second writing assignment. However in the position of consumers, globalization is nearly always good. Globalization promotes competition between many companies, so consumers can get and access many options about their interests easily with cheaper price. Moreover, the quality of products is better, even though they are cheaper than before.
This topic is hard to understand : ( But in my opinon, globalization make consumer's choices diversified. For example, In Korea global coporation like Ikea or Amazon is going to flow in Korean industry. So Customers could do overseas direct purchase easily. This phenomenon will make Korean corporation spurred and competitive. Product's price will be going down and customers can choose and buy productds according to thier condition. I don't know that globalization helps government but it will be helpful for customers.
I think globalization has good side and bad side. Today, I'm going to talk about bad sides of globalization. Years ago, Korea government were going to make an FTA with America, importing cows. At that time, American were dying because of their cows. When they eat some food made with cow, they got sick. So, Koreans were mad to their government and gathered to 광화문 Street, claim not to make an FTA with America. I think globalization can make conflict between government and citizen.
In Korea, There's many travel agencies to help people to make their trip easier. And people call travel agency’s tour plan ‘Package tour’. Package tour has many advantages. First, you can see tourist attraction and landmarks in short time. Usually travel agency send bus and guide to pick you up to tourist spot. Therefore, you don’t have to be nervous or confused. You can also have information from the guide. For example, history, culture, mischief and episode about tourist spot.
Second, expense is cheap. Package tour is making people group purchase the travel agency’s tour plan. This purchase way make price lower. So you can travel all around Europe for 2million won. But if you go backpacking, you can only buy Korean air round-trip ticket for 2 million won.
If you are busy to make your own plan and have no time to travel, I recommend this type of tour to you. But In package tour you have no choices about the journey and relaxed mind. Also you have to visit the stores that connected with travel agency, no matter you want or don’t want to.
I prefer backpacking to package tour because of weaknesses that I mentioned, but it’s your choice which traveling type fits you. Traveling is the most effective way to refresh ourselves !
Yes, I really want to go for a travel. Travel can refresh ourselves and give us many valuable experiences. I also think backpacking is better than package tour. I have tried both ways of traveling, and I think package tour is safe and we can get many informations through guide but you become passive. You just follow them but when you do the backpacking, you are going to overcome everything just by yourself. This experience can be valuable to you. Thank you!
I have started travelling abroad since when I was in middle-school, and have travelled 30 countries so far. What I had felf during my travel is that a good travel is 'a travel lead by one's own sentiments and feelings'; that is to say, to go wherever one's feet might take him/her. That is why when I travel, I do not decide the specifics other than the general route itself, because every little thing abroad is a wonder for me. Of course, when travelling abroad it is vital that one have to inform oneself regarding dangerous places or time schedules.
I heard there are lots of tied-in-sale in package traveling. Package tour reduces our difficulties to searching for many things such as where to sleep or where to go and so on. However, I prefer to backpacking. It might be not safe as package tour as Jenny said, but by searching and getting informations can broaden our experiences and can learn a lot! Therefore, if I can prepare everythings properly, I prefer backpacking than package tour :))
Topic – The disadvantages about future technologies.
These days, technologies are growing rapidly. When I was kid, like a robot vacuum and some kind of automatic systems were just a daydream. But look around you. The advanced technologies are using in our lives. Living an easy life from advanced technology, right now, is good. However, there are some disadvantages in todays and future technologies. First, most of our working space will be filled with robots. That means the works for humans are going to decrease. Replacing workforces with robots can give us more comfortable environment, but most of factories will use robots not offices. Hence, the production worker’s job will be disappear but white – collar job will keep going by humans. That is, office workers can have their job continuously but blue – collar workers are going to lose their job. Second, there will be no communications among the people. Even now, when we meet friends, we do not talk a lot just watching their smart phones and we don’t talk often with family just do computer games, watch television. If future technology develop more than today, people will chat on computers or SNS messages.
People just think positive things about the growth of technologies. But we have to prepare for the disadvantages of future technologies
I know what you mean. I am also worried about the future. Because even now when I meet my friends or when I am at home, I usually look at my smartphone rather than talking to my parents or friends. So sometimes I think of the past. When I was young there was no smartphone. But I had a lot of fun with my friends and family. But now it is quite different. Technology has gave us lots of things but there are also lots of disadvantages.
That is a critical view regarding the modern technological advancement. As you have mentioned it is true that robots are replacing human workforce, and that it is taking over human jobs. That statement being true, however, we should not deny that while the use of robot is increasing day by day regardless of the industrial sector, robots cannot fully replace human labour. Works that require the utmost precision like a clock assembly, accessory or repairing machines. So long as we would have a robot that is as precise as human, we will always have a place for human beings.
What kind of humor makes you laugh? Funny stories? Jokes? or gag? I think humor is not only funny jokes but also everything which makes you laugh. Like Hary said already, these days people don't laugh often but that is not mean people don't laugh at all.
There are people who don't laugh at jokes or funny stories but there aren't people who don't laugh when they watch gag programs like 'GAG concert', 'Comedy big league', 'SNL Korea', or any other entertainment programs. For example, GAG concert which is famous gag program has many humorous things like singing 'Let it be' but changing lyrics that telling reality of all workers' situation. It makes people laugh with sympathy because those lyrics satire heavy tasks and stressful things while working. Tha kind of humor is related to the relief theory I think. But most of gag point in gag programs is the incongruity theory.
Besides, there are many other programs make us laugh. In my case, I always have big smiles on my face while watching 'Superman is back' because I like babies and children. I laugh a lot of their unpredictable talking, behaving, and other things. While watching it, my stressful things and any pressures are gone for a while. This program is not containing any jokes or humorous things but still I laugh and relaxed. So what I want to say is that humor doesn't mean only jokes or telling funny stories, anythings make us laugh that is humor. If you laughing code isn't fit with jokes, then watch gag programs or entertaining programs and just LAUGH!.
Amongst such pace of life it is true that our search for some relieving laughter is difficult. As Harry above had stated, even the most forced laughter does the job. Not just laughter out of comedy program, but I believe that a laughter that comes out when one is happy is a true laughter. This can make us more beautiful, and also bring us with various health benefits.
I totally agree with you :) In my case, I don't laugh at jokes usually.. because sometimes just jokes and puns makes me puerile. However, I prefer humors related to certain situation which can make me to feel sympathy or fun situations during conversations! Therefore, I think humor does not inated in jokes and stories. It is contained in every moment but to recognize and laugh is depends on each people.
Have you ever gone through a test in middle/high school that tells about your potential occupation? MBTI, which stands for Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, is a psychological type examination test conceived based on swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung's psychological type. It uses combination of 4 types of psychological type, and shows as a result 16 psychological types, with which one uses to find one's potential career. Whenever I went through this test I always had as a result artist, singer or painter, but currently I'm studying mechanical engineering in hopes of being an automobile engineer. That is why I have always questioned myself whether the MBTI addressed everyone correctly. Even in knowing that it serves merely as a reference, it is somehow disturbing. Do you truly believe that there's a right personality for a certain job?
When I think of my teens, I think it was quite different from now. I had much more laugh and everything was just fun. When I was in high school with my friends, we just laughed at small things like falling leaves.
But now? I don't really laugh a lot. Not only in my life but also in many people's lives, laugh is gone compared to the past. The reason might be our life's burden. As we become an adult, there are lots of things to think and consider. We have to think about our life, future and job. This naturally becomes a pressure. When we were a teenager, our parents gave us everything just like food, money and any other things that we needed and we didn't have many things to think. But now, we worry a lot and think about different things. I think that is why we don't laugh as we used to.
How do you guys think about this reason? Please give me some comments about your thought. Thank you!
Topic : Why Humor Need in Our Life
ReplyDeleteRecent days, people including me dont laugh at all. Humor is the powerful way to laugh me and others. I recommend that you just laugh eventhough it's not funny.The research said, "Smiling and Laughing are good for our mental health though these are fake." How about remembering funny jokes like Helen.
-Harry
Not only for our health but also for our relationship with others, humor is essential because humor makes people attractive.
DeleteFirst of all thank you for remembering my joke..... Anyway I agree with you that we don't laugh a lot. However, I think it is because we are all busy and lots of things to do. Maybe we don't have time for laugh :'(
DeleteAs you said, laughing is disappearing and the reason why people don't laugh is because of busy life, tough life. I strongly agree with your recommendation; just laugh even if it is not funny. If we laugh, we can forget about any pressures for a while.
DeleteI totally agree with you. When I was in high school, I used to laugh a lot even though the life wasn't really funny. But now, compared to my life at that time, my laughter has disappeared a lot. The reason might be weight and pain of life. As we grow up, we have to think of our future, job and other different things. Like your idea, remembering funny jokes can be one way to laugh. What other things can you recommend? Thank you for your writing!
DeleteYou're right, Harry. These days, people are very busy. So, there is no reason for laughter and no communication each others. Therefore, Shortage of communication is related to have a laughter.
DeleteI agree with your opinion, but It's hard to laugh deliberately. It's better to joke or watch fun video , be the butt of the joke or make someone be the butt of the joke makes me laugh.
DeleteI think exactly just like you. If we laugh eventhough something is not funny, people can laugh seeing each others funny laughs. Also, we can get a chance to laugh a lot watching funny programs like "무한도전" or "개그콘서트". It can make more people laugh.
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ReplyDeleteTopic : Do you think smartphones are a really good device to us?
ReplyDeleteSmartphones make human’s life more convenient. It has too many useful functions such as web surfing. I assert this is bad point of smartphones. This makes people addicted to smartphones. When you take subways or buses, you can easily see everybody in the public transportation uses their smartphones and even with friends, some people keep their eyes on their smartphone. This leads friends to be offended. The original function of ‘Phone’ is to contact with people who are not physically close with yourself. However, comparing to cell phones, smartphones have too many functions and this makes original usage of ‘Phone’ ambiguous. Do you think smartphones are a really good device to us? I don’t think so. Therefore to prevent those problems, in my case, I usually set my smartphone on ‘silent’ when I meet someone. Also, I listen to music or read a book in public transportations rather than using a smartphone. Do you have any others? Or do you think smartphones are a really good device?
I totally agree with your opinion mentioned smartphon makes people indifferent. I think we should have put phone aside when we meet face to face.
DeleteSmartphones made us to do many things available. As everyone knows, it can be very useful device to us. To take me as an example, I use my smartphone as various ways. It helps me to do many things which I cannot do it by myself. Also I can get lots of informations from it. However, it is getting problem because of smartphone addiction as you concerned, and it might worsen relationship between "REAL" people. Therefore, to avoid that, I think we have to put aside our smartphones when we are meeting "REAL LIFE" friends.
DeleteI think smartphone has both sides; good side & bad side. The good side of smartphone is that we can see news, weather, take a picture, web surfing and even read books. Using smartphone in a good way, For example, is that we can find meaning of words through the internet easily. If we don't have smartphone, we have to carry dictionary everyday. Not only finding words but also we can keep in touch with people abroad using kakaotalk or facebook chat. But it also has bad side too. As you mentioned, these days people just keep their eyes on smartphones when they meet freinds, family, and in class. I think making smartphone as a good device or bad device is ourselves.
DeleteThe funny thing is that at the time using cellphones, not smartphones, we lived well without feeling any convenience and satisfied with cellphones. And now because we know the convenience of smartphones, it is hard to live with cellphones and without smartphones. Moreover, if we look back that time when using cellphones, we cannot imagine how we live with cellphones and without smartphones.
DeleteSmartphone is necessary evil. I get many helps from the smartphone like maps, information about good restaurantsㅋㅋ. Also smartphone makes people to contact easier through messenger apps or SNS. Recently I found my old friend by facebook.
DeleteBut Ironically, Smartphone gives me stress sometimes. When I contact with Kakao Talk to someone who wants me to give quick response, this kind of situation makes me nervous and oppressed.
But we can’t stop innovation of technology. We have to adapt to the change and control ourselves not to be conquered by smartphone.
Your opinions totally coincide with mine.
DeleteSmartphones have many merits but nowadays demerits are becoming more and more serious. As I read your opinion, I felt like watching myself. Using smartphones in the subway and keeping my eyes in my smartphone when I am with my friends. I think this kind of situation wasn't really usual, but nowadays it is becoming more usual. Many people's addiction level is now becoming more worse. To solve this kind of problem, I think one's will will be the most important thing.
And what do you think about this idea? Keeping your betteries up to 60 or 70%. If your phone doesn't have enough battery, you can stop using your smartphone even if it is a short time.
It is incontestable that smart phone technology have enriched our life experience. A major problem, however, that it poses is the elimination of real-conversations between individuals. A british psychologist have addressed this phenomenon as 'prison cell in your palms'. Wherever you go : be it cafes or public places, everyone are preoccupied with their 'prison cells' although they are with friends or loved ones. How about if you put your smart phone to rest for a while and spend some quality time in the evening with your family?
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ReplyDeleteUnit 10 : An interconnected world
ReplyDeleteTopic : Risks among globalization.
These days many countries are getting closer in various ways. For instance, lots of cooporporation has been proceeded in industrial sector, research related to medicines and vaccines and so on. Not only those sectors, countries have been made contract such as FTA, NAFTA and made international organizations such as UN, WHO, WTO, and so on. The reason why we do this is to maintain good symbiosis relationship. However, if we do not make contracts or organizations fairly to each countries, some countries who are at a disadvantage might confront following crisis.
First of all, their income distribution can be deteriorated. To avoide this problem, governments might provide proper method of protection.
And next, the level of risk of the economy would be increased. This is very debatable among many specialists but each countries does not have whole authority to control other country's policy. Therefore every countries cannot control whole risks.
Lastly, in the long-term, it is hard to judge whether interconnection among some industries is profitable or not. One of the way to promote economic growth is to maintain export-oriented economy system. In this point of view, however, value-added industries can be changed when one country's economy structure changes due to globalization.
Thus, globalization might deliver advangates to countries but each countries should decide carefully.
I also think this topic, bad side of globalization, as my second writing assignment. However in the position of consumers, globalization is nearly always good. Globalization promotes competition between many companies, so consumers can get and access many options about their interests easily with cheaper price. Moreover, the quality of products is better, even though they are cheaper than before.
DeleteThis topic is hard to understand : ( But in my opinon, globalization make consumer's choices diversified. For example, In Korea global coporation like Ikea or Amazon is going to flow in Korean industry. So Customers could do overseas direct purchase easily. This phenomenon will make Korean corporation spurred and competitive. Product's price will be going down and customers can choose and buy productds according to thier condition.
DeleteI don't know that globalization helps government but it will be helpful for customers.
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DeleteI think globalization has good side and bad side. Today, I'm going to talk about bad sides of globalization. Years ago, Korea government were going to make an FTA with America, importing cows. At that time, American were dying because of their cows. When they eat some food made with cow, they got sick. So, Koreans were mad to their government and gathered to 광화문 Street, claim not to make an FTA with America. I think globalization can make conflict between government and citizen.
DeleteTopic : Strengths and Weakness about Package tour
ReplyDeleteIn Korea, There's many travel agencies to help people to make their trip easier. And people call travel agency’s tour plan ‘Package tour’. Package tour has many advantages. First, you can see tourist attraction and landmarks in short time. Usually travel agency send bus and guide to pick you up to tourist spot. Therefore, you don’t have to be nervous or confused. You can also have information from the guide. For example, history, culture, mischief and episode about tourist spot.
Second, expense is cheap. Package tour is making people group purchase the travel agency’s tour plan. This purchase way make price lower. So you can travel all around Europe for 2million won. But if you go backpacking, you can only buy Korean air round-trip ticket for 2 million won.
If you are busy to make your own plan and have no time to travel, I recommend this type of tour to you. But In package tour you have no choices about the journey and relaxed mind. Also you have to visit the stores that connected with travel agency, no matter you want or don’t want to.
I prefer backpacking to package tour because of weaknesses that I mentioned, but it’s your choice which traveling type fits you. Traveling is the most effective way to refresh ourselves !
Yes, I really want to go for a travel. Travel can refresh ourselves and give us many valuable experiences. I also think backpacking is better than package tour. I have tried both ways of traveling, and I think package tour is safe and we can get many informations through guide but you become passive. You just follow them but when you do the backpacking, you are going to overcome everything just by yourself. This experience can be valuable to you. Thank you!
DeleteI have started travelling abroad since when I was in middle-school, and have travelled 30 countries so far. What I had felf during my travel is that a good travel is 'a travel lead by one's own sentiments and feelings'; that is to say, to go wherever one's feet might take him/her. That is why when I travel, I do not decide the specifics other than the general route itself, because every little thing abroad is a wonder for me. Of course, when travelling abroad it is vital that one have to inform oneself regarding dangerous places or time schedules.
DeleteI heard there are lots of tied-in-sale in package traveling. Package tour reduces our difficulties to searching for many things such as where to sleep or where to go and so on. However, I prefer to backpacking. It might be not safe as package tour as Jenny said, but by searching and getting informations can broaden our experiences and can learn a lot! Therefore, if I can prepare everythings properly, I prefer backpacking than package tour :))
DeleteTopic – The disadvantages about future technologies.
ReplyDeleteThese days, technologies are growing rapidly. When I was kid, like a robot vacuum and some kind of automatic systems were just a daydream. But look around you. The advanced technologies are using in our lives.
Living an easy life from advanced technology, right now, is good. However, there are some disadvantages in todays and future technologies. First, most of our working space will be filled with robots. That means the works for humans are going to decrease. Replacing workforces with robots can give us more comfortable environment, but most of factories will use robots not offices. Hence, the production worker’s job will be disappear but white – collar job will keep going by humans. That is, office workers can have their job continuously but blue – collar workers are going to lose their job. Second, there will be no communications among the people. Even now, when we meet friends, we do not talk a lot just watching their smart phones and we don’t talk often with family just do computer games, watch television. If future technology develop more than today, people will chat on computers or SNS messages.
People just think positive things about the growth of technologies. But we have to prepare for the disadvantages of future technologies
I know what you mean. I am also worried about the future. Because even now when I meet my friends or when I am at home, I usually look at my smartphone rather than talking to my parents or friends. So sometimes I think of the past. When I was young there was no smartphone. But I had a lot of fun with my friends and family. But now it is quite different. Technology has gave us lots of things but there are also lots of disadvantages.
DeleteThat is a critical view regarding the modern technological advancement. As you have mentioned it is true that robots are replacing human workforce, and that it is taking over human jobs. That statement being true, however, we should not deny that while the use of robot is increasing day by day regardless of the industrial sector, robots cannot fully replace human labour. Works that require the utmost precision like a clock assembly, accessory or repairing machines. So long as we would have a robot that is as precise as human, we will always have a place for human beings.
DeleteTopic: Humor; Only funny stories and jokes?
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of humor makes you laugh? Funny stories? Jokes? or gag? I think humor is not only funny jokes but also everything which makes you laugh. Like Hary said already, these days people don't laugh often but that is not mean people don't laugh at all.
There are people who don't laugh at jokes or funny stories but there aren't people who don't laugh when they watch gag programs like 'GAG concert', 'Comedy big league', 'SNL Korea', or any other entertainment programs. For example, GAG concert which is famous gag program has many humorous things like singing 'Let it be' but changing lyrics that telling reality of all workers' situation. It makes people laugh with sympathy because those lyrics satire heavy tasks and stressful things while working. Tha kind of humor is related to the relief theory I think. But most of gag point in gag programs is the incongruity theory.
Besides, there are many other programs make us laugh. In my case, I always have big smiles on my face while watching 'Superman is back' because I like babies and children. I laugh a lot of their unpredictable talking, behaving, and other things. While watching it, my stressful things and any pressures are gone for a while. This program is not containing any jokes or humorous things but still I laugh and relaxed. So what I want to say is that humor doesn't mean only jokes or telling funny stories, anythings make us laugh that is humor. If you laughing code isn't fit with jokes, then watch gag programs or entertaining programs and just LAUGH!.
Amongst such pace of life it is true that our search for some relieving laughter is difficult. As Harry above had stated, even the most forced laughter does the job. Not just laughter out of comedy program, but I believe that a laughter that comes out when one is happy is a true laughter. This can make us more beautiful, and also bring us with various health benefits.
DeleteI totally agree with you :) In my case, I don't laugh at jokes usually.. because sometimes just jokes and puns makes me puerile. However, I prefer humors related to certain situation which can make me to feel sympathy or fun situations during conversations! Therefore, I think humor does not inated in jokes and stories. It is contained in every moment but to recognize and laugh is depends on each people.
DeleteHave you ever gone through a test in middle/high school that tells about your potential occupation? MBTI, which stands for Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, is a psychological type examination test conceived based on swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung's psychological type. It uses combination of 4 types of psychological type, and shows as a result 16 psychological types, with which one uses to find one's potential career. Whenever I went through this test I always had as a result artist, singer or painter, but currently I'm studying mechanical engineering in hopes of being an automobile engineer. That is why I have always questioned myself whether the MBTI addressed everyone correctly. Even in knowing that it serves merely as a reference, it is somehow disturbing. Do you truly believe that there's a right personality for a certain job?
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ReplyDeleteWhy humor disappeared in our life.
When I think of my teens, I think it was quite different from now. I had much more laugh and everything was just fun. When I was in high school with my friends, we just laughed at small things like falling leaves.
But now? I don't really laugh a lot. Not only in my life but also in many people's lives, laugh is gone compared to the past. The reason might be our life's burden. As we become an adult, there are lots of things to think and consider. We have to think about our life, future and job. This naturally becomes a pressure. When we were a teenager, our parents gave us everything just like food, money and any other things that we needed and we didn't have many things to think. But now, we worry a lot and think about different things. I think that is why we don't laugh as we used to.
How do you guys think about this reason? Please give me some comments about your thought. Thank you!
This jhwlgus93 is Ji hyeon Yoon(Jenny)^^
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