Sarcasm....the highest form of expressing your german disdain

There was a time when i  believed the germans didn't understand  sarcasm. A time when sarcastic response to say, a german pointing out the obvious would immediately be met with confusion...or worse

German: the sky is blue

Me: How observant of you

German: Your right, I am very observant, thank you for noticing

Nevertheless, it has lately come to my attention that the Germans do understand sarcasm, or rather that they understand their own particular brand, which is used almost exclusively to convey spite and what a shitty day, week (or 1939-1945) , they are having

Z.B the word toll (good) is used almost exclusively in a bitter sarcastic sense, much like jawoll (the enthusiastic ja as i call it)

Teacher: Ok you're taking the class today, because i dont feel like it

Ali: but i'm only the assistant, i'm not prepared

Teacher: toll.....(lifeless face)

Ali: ok maybe I could do something, spontaneous

Teacher: das wäre wunderschöne.....(lifeless face)

Ali: erm everything alright?

Teacher: jawoll.....

Ali: right then...vielen Dank

the list could go on but there's no real need, because as I write this, I am reminded that I am simply pointing out what has become obvious to most, that the majority of (ok so not all just mostly older generation) Germans are bitter, humorless and wouldn't know a hard days work because they're already to busy filling out Complaint form b6-325 "had to work beyond lunch time today-therefore couldn't go home and eat cabbage or watch Bauer sucht Frau....also there wasn't enough pickle on my Müsli this morning"

Everyday this blog becomes less of a recording of my experiences and more of a rant....maybe its for the best (und daher wird es vielleicht witziger? Egal!)

Wer ist dieser Sherlock? Das macht kein Sinn

Luckily the irony is lost on me......