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Teasing, frequently understood as a type of language play, combines face-threatening and bonding potential, aggression and affection, as well as seriousness and humor. Interestingly, in some cultural contexts, a humorous reaction to teasing seems to be more highly valued than a possible (or even actual) negative interpretation thereof. However, this refers to what the participants in interaction do when they are on stage and others can observe their frontstage performance, that is, in accordance with cultural values and expectations. Drawing on Goffman’s (1959) work on self-presentation in interaction, this chapter aims primarily to analyze the differences between frontstage and backstage perceptions of teases in Australian English and British English. The data for this analysis is taken from two versions of the same reality gameshow - Big Brother Australia 2012 and Big Brother UK 2012 - and much attention is devoted to (im)politeness metadiscourse that is a source of backstage comments. Thus, this chapter contributes not only to a better understanding of the connection between teasing and cultural values in two contexts (Australia and the UK), but also presents its relation to the phenomena of (im)politeness that become accessible through metalanguage.
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