Which country has the funniest people?

No joke, Americans win, according to a just-released survey of 30,000 people in 15 countries conducted by something called badoo.com, billed by its publicists as "the world's largest social network for meeting people worldwide."

Folks from the USA were voted the world's "funniest nationality ... best at making people laugh" in the survey. (Now, that might not be a total compliment. I remember some French people telling me that they think Americans are "clowns," because we tend to smile a lot and dress in silly fashion, such as wearing T-shirts with slogans and walking around elegant Paris in shorts and athletic shoes.)

Some might say that Britain, the land of sophisticated, dry humor, complicated Cockney jibes and Monty Python, would rank high, but the survey found Brits "not as funny as they think," according to a summary (Brits finished seventh). The Spanish came in second and Italians third. 

The list of funniest nationalities:

1. American

2. Spanish

3. Italian

4. Brazilian

5. French

6. Mexican

7. British

8. Tie: Dutch, Russian

10. Belgian 

Source: USA Today