can you maybe elaborate on charles’ and max’ humor being the same? that made my brain explode a little bit at first but now i think it through i must say i couldn‘t agree more and want to compare notes.
also am not a french speaker so any insight in how you think sharls side of it doesn‘t translate well would be appreciated!
thank you <3
Absolutely anon! Let's compare.
So after extensive analysis by the other mother of this discovery @tsarinablogs and I the conclusion was drawn that Charles and Max both have this incredible witty deadpan humour that wanders into dark at times and their delivery is just impeccable. They are slightly different, but the differences are honestly cultural. Charles has an obviously French flavour of humour and Max has an obviously Dutch flavour of humour, but beneath all the cultural layers it makes so much sense why they're able to make each other laugh so easily and why they have inside jokes like "the inchident" or "to my biggest fan" which make both of them cackle like schoolgirls. Also jokes Max has made about Abu Dhabi 2021 or the Charles segment in the squeezie video where he's like "I woke up from a nightmare....I shouted "box box" " like they both have a certain amount of irreverence that match. For me the best example of their shared humour is the iconic Walter Koster question.
Regarding the French not translating well, it's a real shame! Because Charles in French genuinely has me clutching my sides laughing and like I thought he was kind of funny in English but in French he's just incredibly witty and quick with his humour and can deliver it in this deadpan manner that is tear-inducing (same goes for Pierre by the way in that video, his exasperation at Charles and his own quick replies are also so incredibly funny). It's obviously because French is Charles's mother tongue so he thinks quicker and is more comfortable in it but I would highly recommend even watching the squeezie video with English subtitles and French audio to understand Charles's humour. My Italian is sadly not really good enough to check whether he's the same in Italian, but I've been assured that he's more serious, so it's probably because English and Italian are his 'work' languages whereas French is what he speaks in most of his social circles.