Southerners generally have difficulty understanding the jokes when listening to traditional cross talk. Why is this?

Because there are certain cultural differences between the north and the south, their jokes are different.

For cross talk culture, traditional cross talk itself is the cultural content of the north. For friends from the north, it is easy for us to understand the various jokes in cross talk, and at the same time we will be amused and laugh. But when our friends in the south listen to cross talk, we will find that many people simply don’t understand the words in the cross talk, and naturally they don’t find it funny.

1. There are cultural differences between the north and the south.

Let me give you a random example. Even for children in the north, children can understand many words in cross talk. But for southerners, southerners don’t understand many words in cross talk, and they don’t know why there are such jokes. The cross talk culture itself comes from the culture of the north. Friends from the south are relatively unfamiliar with the culture of the northern region, so naturally it is difficult to understand the laughter in the cross talk.

2. There are many cultural allusions in cross talk.

As for the culture of cross talk, many jokes in cross talk come from cultural and historical allusions, which itself requires a certain level of historical literacy, or at least a certain understanding of the relevant history. Friends in the South are generally relatively unfamiliar with traditional culture, and it is difficult to get access to historical education in the education around them. The historical education I am talking about is not about family concepts, but about historical concepts such as the stars of the Tang and Song Dynasties and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Friends in the South are usually not familiar with this history, and there are many historical allusions in cross talk, so many friends in the South cannot laugh when listening to cross talk.

3. Personal differences.

Although the purpose of cross talk is to make people laugh, some people have a lower point of laughter, and it is difficult for them to resonate with the cross talk actors on stage. Naturally, they don’t find it funny at this time. Generally speaking, I think every region will have its own cultural products. In fact, there is no need to show cross talk for everyone to listen to, just like there is no need to show 72 Tenants to friends in the north.