SENSE OF HUMOUR .....

In Italian senso dell'umorismo , and it's mizah duygusu in Turkish , while it turns to humorintagu in Finnish .  They all depict the same , the extent to which a person finds something humorous , depends on many factors and variables including , geographical locations , culture , maturity , levels of education , religiosity and intelligence .


Humour is the tendency to provoke laughter and provide amusement , the term derives from the ancient Greek humoral medicine , which taught that balance of fluids in the human body , known as humours , controlled human health and emotions . Those who enjoy a good sense of humour , not only see value in making others laugh , but they prioritize laughter themselves in most occasions , thus turning healthier , happier , even making aging a good- humored fact of life .


We all take it for granted that words like "sense of humour" are universally the same , depicting any person on this globe with a humoristic speech and a Witty mind . Most people though appreciate humour and a humorist person .


But I've found through my long years that humour and its applications , have different connotations , and different acceptances in different sides and cultures . In the Eastern Mediterranean , people would associate and describe a humorist person with the ability of catching a fly in the air , for quickness and wittiness , in many other parts humour is perceived differently , more reserved and conservative .


Protestants , Sunni Musslems , Hebraic and most religious people are not too appreciative of very open humour , they all share the firm belief that humour is against faith , and could damage and mock their theological beliefs and divine faith .


One thing the human race historically and up to our site in civilization , we all or at least most , share , cherish and appreciate good humour and a good laugh . Sense of humour is very strongly linked to liberalism , and in many instances one practically can not separate the two .


Indian humour is different from Chinese humour , and both are different from Japanese or Western humour , foreign representatives ought to be very careful joking or making humoristic allusions in other countries as it could be totally mal perceived . American humour is very different from British , Latin European , or even Canadian humour ,  Middle-Easterners differ from Turkish or Persian humour . Even Saudi Arabian and the Gulf Emirates have their own variations from Levant humour .


Arabs in general , with the exception of Egyptians have a limited appreciation of humour , Jordanians are notorious for their serious take on life and serious facial expressions , while Egyptians are known for their jovial approach to any situation, turning the most serious into a joking affair, clearly a pharaonic inheritance rather than a Musslem one , Iraqis are far more rigid than their Syrian , and more so Lebanese counterparts , while Tunisians have  a better developed sense of humour among their north African Arab neighbors .


To finish , life is so much easier with a sense of humour . Khalil Gebran once said "A sense of humour is a sense of proportion".  Looking at us on Earth and assuming it is a creation of God , then God has a fantastic sense of humour . As the old joke goes : "And God promised men that good and obedient wives would be found in all corners of the world , then he made earth round .... he laughed and laughed  and laughed ....


My usual thanks for your times and smiles .