Humor and culture in international business Chris Smit TEDxLeuven -Part 1 .docx

Humor and culture in international business | Chris
Smit
In international business, humour and culture are important. Chris Smit attempts to illuminate the huge
ramifications of stereotypes and the sense of humour in his TED talk. Every society, according to Chris,
has something distinct about its culture and way of life, which are collectively referred to as stereotypes
in this context. For example, if someone is raised as an Italian, the Italian mafia is likely to be one of the
first things that comes to mind. On the other side, when one thinks of oneself as a German, the inability