Is sarcasm considered bad in Chinese culture?

If you have a non-Chinese face and use sarcasm, many Chinese will get defensive because they will take it as a criticism of their culture. Chinese though, use it all the time in their humor. read more

Sarcasm is definitely part and parcel of Chinese culture, famously. I don't know if it is considered bad, as in impolite, but it could be biting. A sarcastic phrase I like to use is:"make a puddle" and look at your reflection--a sarcastic putdown to people who think too highly of themselves. read more

However, sarcasm and satires are very much like humor, they're extremely culture based. You'll have to immerse in the culture to understand their humor, sarcasm and satires. An American will not be able to understand Chinese humor, similarly a Chinese will not understand American humor. read more

I tried to think of different cases when you would use sarcasm. read more