The results of a study by National Taiwan Normal University researchers announced on Wednesday found that Taiwanese use humor infrequently and that certain humor types are linked to mental capacity and well-being. It abounds in Taiwan, with examples found in advertising, popular media and social media. The characters, Wu Dalang (武大郎) and his wife, Pan Jinlian (潘金蓮), are known for being unequal, despite “sharing a bed.”However, not all Taiwanese politicians use offensive humor. A more feasible association could be made between the “Chinese culture’s privileging of humility and interpersonal harmony” and the lack of aggressive humor in Taiwan. There is also a different history of the struggle for emancipation in Taiwan than there was for minority groups in the US.

Source: Taipei Times November 30, 2019 16:07 UTC