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Originally Posted by BelleZora
I therefore take issue with the many BBC podcasts taking a condescending view of the supposed inability of Americans to grasp irony.
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That's ironic.
Actually, no it's not
. It's really all Alanis Morissette's fault (and I know she's Canadian, but to the average Brit Canada and the US are pretty much the same thing...). Anyway, her song
Ironic got it all wrong, and gave Brits the impression "Americans" don't get irony.
We know different, of course
.