Author Topic: Ethnic joke. (Read 747 times)

miko2d · « **on:** February 08, 2002, 02:27:31 PM »

An American, a Russian and a North Korean are sitting in a restaurant.
The waiter comes up and says: “Excuse me, but I’m afraid we have no more meat.”

Perplexed, the North Korean asks: “What’s meat?”
Even more puzzled, the American asks: “What’s ‘no more’?”
Most puzzled of all, the Russian asks: “What’s ‘excuse me’?”

Curval · « **Reply #1 on:** February 08, 2002, 02:52:14 PM »

There are a few other nationalities that could be lumped in with the Russians on that one.

miko2d · « **Reply #2 on:** February 08, 2002, 04:52:32 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Curval
There are a few other nationalities that could be lumped in with the Russians on that one.

Just realised that the joke may be interpreted incorrectly. I do not know about other nationalities, but this joke (as I see it) does not assume that russians are rude people, only the awfull service they are accustomed to.

miko

mrfish · « **Reply #3 on:** February 08, 2002, 06:03:33 PM »

i live in a town with loads of russians, i'd say it was fair to interpret it either way.

Boroda · « **Reply #4 on:** February 09, 2002, 12:45:31 PM »

Miko, first of all, I have to say that you are a Ukrainian. I am half-Russian half-Ukrainian. Father from "oblast' voyska Donskogo" and mother from Dnepropetrovsk/Krivoy Rog. So, I have a right to take all jokes both about "hohol" and "katsap" personally.

Your impression about Russia is extremely distorted. And this joke never was true, even in Soviet times. I don't know what circles did you live in, but being polite always was a common value in USSR.

I have told enough jokes about North Koreans on this board when I was called "imbecilic commie bastard supporting korean commies". They live in a different society and deserve some respect for thier beliefs and traditions.

What your president said about Iraq, Iran and KPDR is an outrageously impolite expression of agressive intentions.

Animal · « **Reply #5 on:** February 09, 2002, 12:50:59 PM »

shut up you drunken vagabund

Tac · « **Reply #6 on:** February 09, 2002, 12:52:49 PM »

Its a joke boroda, much like all those jokes involving nationalities, they are based on steretypes.

"What your president said about Iraq, Iran and KPDR is an outrageously impolite expression of agressive intentions"

I think that was the idea in the first place. "We're watching you".

Venezuela may probably be added to that list soon too.

Boroda · « **Reply #7 on:** February 09, 2002, 12:53:14 PM »

An "awfull service they are accustomed to" is long gone now.

You should say "Soviet" instead of "Russian".

I always get a perfect service wherever I go, and believe me, I travel all across European Russia, and some times in Siberia. The worst service I get is in Moscow. It means that I get my beer or vodka 2 minutes after I order it. In, say, Leningrad waiters are much faster.

Toad · « **Reply #8 on:** February 09, 2002, 12:53:29 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Boroda
What your president said about Iraq, Iran and KPDR is an outrageously impolite expression of agressive intentions.

While, on the other hand, having your Secret Service train people to hijack airliners out in the desert South of Baghdad, shipping a freighter load of arms to the PLO and starving your own countrymen to death...

are very polite expressions of benevolent intentions?

Boroda · « **Reply #9 on:** February 09, 2002, 01:02:01 PM »

Tac, I don't want this runaway to say any jokes like that about my Motherland. He's not been here for at least 10 years, and he knows nothing about life here.

While, on the other hand, having your Secret Service train people to hijack airliners out in the desert South of Baghdad, shipping a freighter load of arms to the PLO and starving your own countrymen to death...

Toad, you are too clever to say such stupid things.

BTW, I talked to my Father about that Krasnoyarsk radar station. I'll prefer to discuss it in private. Please, do me a fovour, mail me.

Toad · « **Reply #10 on:** February 09, 2002, 01:19:58 PM »

Go ahead Boroda...

Make the case that Iraq ISN'T involved in International terrorism and ISN'T working hard on nuclear, chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction.

Make the case that Iran DID NOT ship a freighter load of arms to the PLO during a period when Israeli-PLO tensions are at an all time high and only ONE country is actively working to help them find a peaceful settlement.

Make the case that the North Korean government is NOT starving their own people. Show where the foreign "disaster relief" aid is going to the "common" people.

Admire who you chose to admire.. I'll do the same, thanks. It's not those three governments in my case.

Krasnoyarsk radar? Mutiltiple members of the USSR government ADMITTED it was a violation of the ABM treaty. That is simply historical fact. No amount of "spin" can change it.

Boroda · « **Reply #11 on:** February 09, 2002, 01:37:02 PM »

Toad, maybe I got you wrong, but I thought you were talking about Russia.

As for your president - I think he is a stupid to spoil relations with Iran, who helped in an anti-terrorist operation. Iraq is a traditional target, it's almost OK, but "the cat will remember the mouse's tears". And PDRK is absolutely out of line here. I hope Russia will protect them. At least by saying a word in the UN.

I mean the people of North Korea, not the regime. But your president Klingon already showed that you don't give a flying f#$k about people. You just "bomb them to stone age".

TV picture is a nice goal, if it can entertain Homer Simpson.

/*Damn, I am involved into another 'antiamerican' thread. And the worst thing is that i'll have to follow the line when i'll get sober */

Boroda · « **Reply #12 on:** February 09, 2002, 01:38:39 PM »

Please tell me a name of a PVO commander who admitted a violation. AFAIR it's a lie.

Mighty1 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 09, 2002, 01:45:36 PM »

J-O-K-E

It was a joke. Funny to most.
You may not think it was funny but who really cares?

Get over it!

SOB · « **Reply #14 on:** February 09, 2002, 02:23:54 PM »

Go away Boroda. This was a joke thread, with a joke in it about ethnic steriotypes. How about you go start your own thread...perhaps you could title it "Why America is evil and Russia is perfect". Has a nice ring to it, eh?

SOB