Olympian
Senior Member
- Joined
- Aug 14, 2008
- Member Type
- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- Hindi
- Home Country
- India
- Current Location
- India
I think it's humorously rude. If someone said it to me seriously, along with the palm of the hand shown to me, I would be rather offended. However, I hear it quite a lot and not only from the younger generation (surprisingly) and it's usually said with a wry smile.
Some time ago I had read in some book that humor is caused (don't remember the exact words in the book) by
1. stating the obvious 2. sarcasm and 3. someone slipping on a banana peel and falling.
I see another thing in some stand-up comedy - namely, profuse profanity. Somehow that is considered funny.