By Isa - 15/05/2012 06:48 - United States

Today, my boss at my new job asked whether I was fitting in OK. The company is Swedish, so as a joke, I said that at home I now serve all my food as a smorgasbord, chew on fermented herring and Daim chocolate bars, and buy all my furniture at Ikea. She didn't see the funny side. FML
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ThatsHowItsDoneS 2

I think your boss was looking for just a yes or no answer

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Arrawyn 12

Come on, some people are waaaay too sensitive. I would laugh my ass of if you said that to me

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THE_A_TEEN 27

Would you laugh at stereotypes of your country? Where do you live?

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freakysapiens 7

Can see why, all us swedes live like that.

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HerrBawl 4

Probably because there isn't one. Had you done a Swedish Chef impression on the other hand . . . . .

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ImaginaryFoe 0

Now that would have been funny. "How are you adapting?" "Well! I'm even learning the language: morp, bork, bork." Still a dumb joke to make to your employer but at least it would've been funny. Save your stand-up for your off hours, OP. Stay professional, stay employed.

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starwind3438 9

There was a funny side? It sounded like to you were being a stereotypical jerk.

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lexanianna 11

I'm Swedish and WOW are you wrong about us. Except for Ikea and Daim because I love both! :)

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perdix 29

So, you are saying that the OP was right with 50% of the stereotypes? Batting .500 is awesome in baseball!

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lexanianna 11

I'm saying that the stereotype is in general very wrong but it was still pretty funny. I thought so anyway. The joke you pulled on getting anally raped was just pathetic.

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perdix 29

Did you read or see The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor)?

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lexanianna 11

Yes I have. Several times. And I have also been raped. Jokes about being Swedish are great, I have an Australian boyfriend who say we're all vampires and have to import cows. But jokes about rape are just not funny, regardless which movie they are based on.

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perdix 29

I'm sorry that happened to you. However, you should have said those jokes are not funny TO YOU. For almost all things comical, there will be a small number offended by the subject matter. If one tried to joke completely non-offensively, it would be boring. You don't see me getting bent out of shape with all of the small penis jokes ... wait, why is the delete key so close to the send key? Wait!!!!

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lexanianna 11

Lol yeah I agree with you in one way. Jokes are jokes and shouldn't be looked upon as serious, but there are so many dickheads out there who don't always realise it's a joke (like me in this instance) so having a crack at rapes, suicides or domestic violence and that kind of stuff is just stupid in MY opinion. :)

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perdix 29

That's so racist! However, if you said you drove a Volvo and got anally raped like Lisbeth Salander, that would have been funny. Racist, yes, but funny.

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perdix 29

#65, of course, I am! You should know that by now :)

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lexanianna 11

I just don't think rape is something to joke about.

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OffToTheGayBar 9

The aliens anally raped me. I, as a survivor, find it utterly hilarious. :|

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Devin91 20

Rape is something way to serious to joke about.

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reddudeover 2

70/130 I'm not condoning what he said, but I'd venture to say both of you have probably laughed at prison rape jokes at one point or another. Double standard? I think so.

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nateb123 4

Racism isn't funny. In fact it's so unfunny that I rape racists.

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lexanianna 11

139: I have. Once. When my best friend thought he'd be going to prison I told him not to bend over in the shower. I didn't find it funny but I knew he'd appreciate making fun of the situation rather than making him more depressed by being too serious. He laughed so it worked.

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perdix 29

#146, your sef-righteous indignation just fizzled.

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ImaginaryFoe 0

I've been beaten, raped, and robbed (mercifully not all at once). If I couldn't find my sense of humour again, I probably would've put a bullet in my brain. Some things hit too close to home for me but I realise that not everyone is in the same place I'm in; someone out there *needs* that joke. There are very few, if any, things in life that should never be joked about.

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catkat1988 17

For what it's worth, I thought it was funny and that people should stop being so sensitive about their home countries. If I had been your coworker/boss in a Danish company, and you had said something similar about Denmark to me, I'd have found it funny, or at the very least not inappropriate. Racist? It wasn't like the OP was saying a bunch of bad things about the Swedish people. It's a fact that cultures are different and some things are specific to some countries, and the OP just pointed out some of the things that are Swedish. Getting used to a new country and culture takes a while, which I suppose was why OPs boss asked in the first place, so a more understanding approach would've been to appreciate the effort.

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mowmowlife 21

You could apologize to your boss by explaining you only meant that you enjoy it and you meant it as a friendly gesture. I saw nothing wrong with your joke, but maybe her customs (assuming she is Swedish, but I can't tell) consider it rude. And then make some coffee or something :)

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Lingonberry 4

Du glömde delen där du rider på isbjörnar till jobbet pucko!

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