This was no apologetic attempt to win London over - local humour was confined to two deliberately desultory references to Dalston and cricket.
Head to the harbourfront and you'll be met with large, juicy specimens at Restaurante Mira Mar (42 Avenida do Mar) where the friendly atmosphere gives a flavour of the local humour and waiters jovially explain how to eat the fish "properly".
Apparently that was just local humour, because he immediately waved us through.
Writing became characterized by acute observation, description of local scenery, humour, and, not infrequently, a pervasive pessimism, as could be seen in novels such as Anton Bergmann's Ernest Staes (1874) and Virginie Loveling's Een dure eed (1892; "A Solemn Oath").
Rony Robinson for his local knowledge, humour and wisdom.
Perhaps the story above is just a case of visitors not getting the locals' dry humour - a cultural misunderstanding, if you will.
Differences occur especially in words of local origin (slang, humour, endearments, abuse) and in borrowings of different origin e.g., Norwegian etasje/Swedish våning/Danish sal 'story' (in a hotel), from French étage, Middle Low German woninge, and Old Scandinavian salr (but with its meaning from North German Saal).
With their DIY trompe l'oeil props, his early films, such as Tales From the Gimli Hospital, mixed Maddin's movie obsessions with skewed humour and local Manitoba lore.
We used local characters to add humour, and included unexpected responses to surprise viewers ("some people ate the washing powder") and provoke questions.
In all the other 80-or-so categories, including Best Primarily Host-Driven Talk Show, Best Humour Personality: Local Market and Best Two-Way Telephone Interview Show, there's the regular full list of five nominees.
His other plays, including The Seventh Day of Creation (1956) and The Age of the Night (1959), have remained popular with the Greek public because of their local subject matter, ironic humour and links to modern European drama.
