2006-06-21 07:15:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Other - Destinations
The jokes originated when the Polish were the newest immigrant group.
2006-06-21 08:38:43 · answer #1 · answered by Bug 3 · 10⤊ 1⤋
Actually when people make jokes about other cultures it is only because they either dislike the culture or don't understand it...it is easy to cut up someone else or another culture...it is harder to respect them all...so most folks take the road of least resistance. All the jokes about the Polish being stupid or foolish mainly originated from and during the second world war where the whole country was overthrown in a matter of days. The polish were accused of being stupid for not being prepared....but lets not go there....I am Romanian, from the Province of Transylvania....I have suffered the brunt of many jokes.....I am just glad I am not from Tasmania....I am sure you have heard jokes about those folks and the Tasmanian Devil.......nuff said
2006-06-21 14:23:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
People make jokes about all races and ethnicities being stupid; however, jokes about Polish people are currently considered "acceptable" by our society, while jokes about other races and ethnicities are considered significantly less so.
Plus, it's a lot easier to "spot" a person with a Polish ancestry due to their unique last names, and since there's not a social stigma attached to the jokes (as there is with other easily-identifiable races and ethnicities), there is little risk of offending a non-Polish individual with a Polish joke.
This also explains why Polish jokes usually work just as well when you change "Polish" to another race or ethnicity; the jokes themselves are self-contained, and aiming them at Polish people is simply the most acceptable means of saying "Aren't they funny, they're not like us, they're stupid" that we have in this day and age.
By contrast, jokes about other races and ethnicities tend to be very specific; that is, when applied to a different race or ethniticy than originally intended, they no longer "fit", and so are no longer funny (if they ever were.)
2006-06-21 14:24:16 · answer #3 · answered by daveowenville 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Nazis killed all the Polish intelligensia (the smart people -- they did it because because they were Nazis). From that the Polish people got a reputation from which they never recovered.
Jokes about ethnicities tend to be quite specific. For example (a joke I invented myself): Why does it take three Puerto Ricans to change a light bulb? Answer: One to change the bulb and three to work on the car. (laughter) That doesn't work if you substitute "Polish guys" for "Puerto Ricans". Proof that Polish jokes ARE based on lack of intelligence.
2006-06-21 14:25:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard anyone do that....I have a best friend that's polish and he's the coolest, smartest guy I know....I personally am Czech which is very close to polish and no one calls us stupid either....they just laugh because supposedly all we do is drink beer and eat kolaches
2006-06-21 14:19:21 · answer #5 · answered by jenn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never heard a polish joke.
2006-06-21 14:53:26 · answer #6 · answered by travelinghobo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it makes them feel smarter, even though they're not. I'm not even polish, im just anti-racist.
2006-06-21 14:19:05 · answer #7 · answered by zaorox99 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because nobody knows what a bohunk is anymore.
2006-06-21 14:27:15 · answer #8 · answered by double_nubbins 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because human beings are thoughtless, selfish and uncaring, inconsiderate fools.
2006-06-21 14:20:31 · answer #9 · answered by GTO 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I dont get it either!!!
2006-06-21 14:20:23 · answer #10 · answered by Scarlette 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋