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Scenario

When humor doesn't translate across cultures at work

My Japanese coworkers always laugh politely at my jokes but I can tell they don't actually find them funny, and I'm starting to feel like I'm performing cultural tone-deafness every day.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The collision between comedic traditions reveals how deeply humor is embedded in cultural understanding and shared meaning.

Your guide for this
Nas
Nas works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Comedy traditions across cultures?”

Peri

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