breakages

At least you can understand each other.
That would have a five minute conversation for me, without resolution

Same.. The wife doesnt understand uk jokes just yet.. When i say one shes like "hey.. What you mean". Then when i tell her she says its corny

I just gave up making jokes after years of them falling on deaf ears

That's a shame.

I was sent this joke at the weekend.

"My wife suggested that I make a bird table while I'm off work.

She was furious when I put her in 5th place."

I tried to explain it to my wife but after several minutes realised that any smile or laugh would have been out of pity.

I have had similar exasperated states so I often give up.

It like i see tumbleweed when talking

I am the same when told a joke in Tagalog or any other Filipino language dielect , clearly no one else on this thread does or they wouldn't berate their spouses.