Poll: Which country currently is the biggest laughing stock?

[Mock Turtle]

Given that so many countries that have much less impact on world affairs might be so.

Some info that might or might not be relevant:

Top 10 Most Hated Countries in the World | TopTeny.com
Ranked: most corrupt countries in the world

Three choices available - as feeling generous.

PS Perhaps give reasons as to why, and of course add any that you think should be here. Also, this is of course more about any regimes in charge rather than the inhabitants in general.

Mine were Russia, North Korea, and Afghanistan, and all three mostly displaying the arrogance in some sort of belief, and where such tends to cut them off from most other nations of the world.

 

[Altfish]

Voted for my country, the UK

Any country that can ...

• Vote Brexit - i.e. imposed sanctions on yourself
• Elect Johnson - total liar
• Allow Russia to fund the ruling classes
• Have a Royalty

There is more, but you get the point

 

[Rival]

USA.

 

[Revoltingest]

UK is the best to laugh at.
- The royals
- Lucas Electric
- Dentistry

France (though not on the list) is good too.
- Mimes
- Cheese under their fingernails
- Going on strike at the drop of a hat
- Heavy cream sauce on snails

 

[Rival]

Not sure how Afghanistan is a laughingstock. They beat everyone who ever tried to pummel them, the UK, USA, USSR, and now they have installed their own government despite 20+ years of being cowed.

I don't agree with their regime, but they're definitely no laughingstock.

 

[ChristineM]

UK is the best to laugh at.
- The royals
- Lucas Electric
- Dentistry

France (though not on the list) is good too.
- Mimes
- Cheese under their fingernails
- Going on strike at the drop of a hat
- Heavy cream sauce on snails

The royals. Yup.
Lucas is now American
Reports show British teeth are on general far healthy than us teeth
Are British Teeth Really Worse Than U.S. Teeth?.

Only ever seen mime of American TV progs wherebthey are mocking what they don't understand.
Usually cheese is eaten. But if the Simpsons tells you otherwise who am i to argue with that fount of American knowledge of the world.
Going on strike, you got one right. It is every workers right, its called freedom, perhaps you have heard of it.
And how many times do you need telling. Snails are served in garlic butter sauce

 

[Estro Felino]

I would say none.
You should add "none" to the poll.

 

[Revoltingest]

Reports show British teeth are on general far healthy than us teeth

Ya canna argue aginst this..

 

[ChristineM]

Ya canna argue aginst this..

My link was better than your link, nah, nah

 

[Stevicus]

Given that so many countries that have much less impact on world affairs might be so.

Some info:

Top 10 Most Hated Countries in the World | TopTeny.com
Ranked: most corrupt countries in the world

Three choices available - as feeling generous.

I don't know, but neither of these links suggest "laughingstock," which I would consider to be in a different category than the "most hated" or "most corrupt," neither of which is really all that funny.

I did find it interesting that the U.S. is the most hated country in the world, although it's not surprising.

The most corrupt ranking might be questionable, as it lists Singapore as one of the least corrupt. My cousin lives in Singapore, and he described their government as very corrupt.

I would also question their definition of corruption:

Transparency International define public sector corruption as “the abuse of entrusted power for private gain”. The non-profit argues that corruption can take many forms, but generally, public sector corruption tends to come under one of, some, or even all, of the following definitions:

• Public servants demanding or taking money or favours in exchange for services.
• Politicians misusing public money or granting public jobs or contracts to their sponsors, friends and families.
• Corporations bribing officials to get lucrative deals.

In my opinion, any government action which favors business over the common people is prima facie evidence of corruption.

 

[syo]

All countries. Negate borders.

 

[Gargovic Malkav]

As someone from the Netherlands, I'd say Belgium.
Belgian jokes are a thing here.

How do you keep a Belgian busy?
Put him in a round room and tell him there's a bag of fries in the corner (Belgians love fries).

What do you do when a Belgian throws a grenade at you?
Pull out the pin and throw it back.

When does WWIII break loose?
When the Belgians get our jokes.

You get the idea.

 

[Revoltingest]

My link was better than your link, nah, nah

Yours wasn't even animated.
Pbbbbttttt!

 

[ChristineM]

Yours wasn't even animated.
Pbbbbttttt!

Mine was more in the direction of factual,

 

[Guitar's Cry]

For "laughingstock," it is hard to compare with US politics.

"It's all a bloody circus, and the clowns are in control," - Kris Kristofferson.

 

[Revoltingest]

Mine was more in the direction of factual,

 

[RestlessSoul]

I voted U.K. because you can’t really laugh at any of those other places in the poll; their circumstances are too tragic to warrant ridicule, whereas we Brits have always been frankly ridiculous. But at least we know it. The fact we don’t take anything too seriously is our one redeeming national characteristic imo.

US comic Doug Stanhope hit the target when he reacted to news that the U.K. still has a monarch with incredulity, asking “what else you got? A wizard? Unicorns?” We do have a unicorn, on the royal coat of arms.

 

[RestlessSoul]

 

[Rival]

Sad to see so many Brits picking their own country here

 

[VoidCat]

Us Americans laugh at ourselves