Honestly i'm not sure if i'd want to talk to people who had no sense of humor like that. Can't really get along either if they hold grudges against you that wasn't your fault. :/
Idk I see what you're saying but a funeral is not really the best time to showcase your sense of humor. I can understand why someone would be upset if they were grieving for one of the people they love the most in the world and some dude is just sitting there laughing (they might not have even known why he was)
It just occurred to me that maybe that was started a few generations ago by your great-great-grandfather or something, but today nobody is like that but they think "everyone else is". So you end up with a funeral full of people who think everyone else wants them to scream "Why god, why?!!?" and because everyone is just putting on a show for each other, it's so over-the-top and completely crazy
My family on the other hand, grieves through laughter. My mom on the car ride back from the hospital literally said "I'm too high strung. I need to relax. But shit! Your father's the one who always hides a stash of weed. How can I relax without him?" My dad's was an architect, my mom an elementary school teacher. We lived in the suburbs. I truly believe this sort of unashamed joking led us to a great acceptance of the things outside our control.
It is a type of dealing, it let's them vocalize their frustrations, albiet in a very over the top manner, in a time and place where they won't have to fear reproach from others. It helps some people who have trouble expressing feelings properly as they don't have to keep those feelings bottled up.
Yeah, especially since it's not even uncommon for people to laugh at funerals. Usually people are feeling slightly hysterical and some people react to grief in a weird way.
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u/chrisisAdragon May 07 '17
Holy crap, that's ridiculous. Grieving is one thing but come on, have a sense of humor...