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Nothing is "wrong" with it per say-I have social anxiety disorder and a Learning disability and I don't always catch it and I can take things personally being the sensitive creature I am
Oh, yeah, I can see where that would be an issue! I don't know that there is any place you can really avoid it, just certain people...
it most definitely is - just as types of sarcasm vary from region to region...i've lived all over too..from LA to Nashville to Winnipeg (Canada) to parts of Western Europe...humor varies by region as it is strongly tied to culture and language.. here are some examples --
I'd probably go with Seattle. though feel free to prove me wrong, also the rural south for sure... I speak in sarcasm in pretty much every sentence! Goes right over their heads so then I shutup and get in my place. People in IT (where I work) pretty much constantly speak in sarcasm... ..
most definitely the southern US.....people can be so literal and lack sophistication....being a bit of a smartass myself, it's always been hard for me to befriend the natives. an example: it's been overcast and rainy for a solid week here..so i'm chillin with this girlfriend..at the time, it was really dead downtown...so i say yea, i don't get why it's been so dead..i mean the weather has been so nice lately, in my usual deadpan tone. she says yea i don't get it either, in a kind of serious polite tone..that just made me cringe and go ugh, wtf am i interacting with such thickheaded, serious, boring people?. So today i did some research and found this interesting little clip from a recent study on sarcasm done by the University of Memphis.....
People in IT (where I work) pretty much constantly speak in sarcasm... ..
Where I work, it's all "Yo mama this" and "Yo mama that." Then again, I work at a family owned and operated brothel. That mama really be wearin' a mattress on her back!
Well...here's the definition from an online dictionary. Does it sound like a GOOD thing to you?
Sarcasm is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing. It is strongly associated with irony, with some definitions classifying it as a type of verbal irony intended to insult or wound.
BTW, I'm from NYC and I would suggest you avoid the entire northeast. Ever see the movie "Roxanne" with Steve Allen and Darryl Hannah? There's a scene where Hannah's character is sarcastic and Allen says "Oh. Sarcasm. Yea, we don't get that here." Well, the "here" is Colorado and yea, they really don't. They're refreshingly 95% sarcasm free!
I am going to have to agree with this. I am extremely sarcastic, as are most people in Wisconsin, I lived in Denver for the better part of 5 years, and I can tell you that people out there didn't respond well to my cutting remarks or snarky sense of humor.
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I don't know that there is any place you can really avoid it, just certain people...
Goes right over their heads so then I shutup and get in my place. People in IT (where I work) pretty much constantly speak in sarcasm... ..
So today i did some research and found this interesting little clip from a recent study on sarcasm done by the University of Memphis..... 
