Could someone help me to understand a joke?
I am watching on British teen-drama series "Skins" now, then I saw the following chat:
Emily: "Naomi - Get to know me!"
Naomi: I thought it was quite catchy.
Emily: Yeah, well, so's AIDS.
[They laugh.]
Here the situation above:
Emily and Naom are both sixth-form gay students in Bristol, and an election for their student president is coming. Naomi will run for it and Emily is helping her.
Here my questions:
HIV/AIDS is a transmitted disease; is this why it is called "catchy"?
But if that so, why can it be a joke? Since AIDs is a serious disease and HIV+ people likely suffer in people's bias, using "AIDs" for a joke is intolerant in Japan. I mean, at least I have never seen a good character's saying it on Japanese television series. Is it not such "taboo" disease anymore in England?
My other question is: why Naomi's line is in past tense?
I thought it should be "I think it is quite catchy" if Naomi has just listened it. Then I conjured up an idea that there may be some famous slogan of AIDs using "get to know me" sentence in England. But I couldn't find it on google...
Thank you for reading this post. I hope someone would reply me
I am watching on British teen-drama series "Skins" now, then I saw the following chat:
Emily: "Naomi - Get to know me!"
Naomi: I thought it was quite catchy.
Emily: Yeah, well, so's AIDS.
[They laugh.]
Here the situation above:
Emily and Naom are both sixth-form gay students in Bristol, and an election for their student president is coming. Naomi will run for it and Emily is helping her.
Here my questions:
HIV/AIDS is a transmitted disease; is this why it is called "catchy"?
But if that so, why can it be a joke? Since AIDs is a serious disease and HIV+ people likely suffer in people's bias, using "AIDs" for a joke is intolerant in Japan. I mean, at least I have never seen a good character's saying it on Japanese television series. Is it not such "taboo" disease anymore in England?
My other question is: why Naomi's line is in past tense?
I thought it should be "I think it is quite catchy" if Naomi has just listened it. Then I conjured up an idea that there may be some famous slogan of AIDs using "get to know me" sentence in England. But I couldn't find it on google...
Thank you for reading this post. I hope someone would reply me