How would you describe the Polish sense of humour?

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Edited by: cjjc Mar 22, 09, 12:59 #1

I got to thinking the other day about how Polish people react to the jokes I've told them and how they have reacted to certain situations we have been together in which I have thought to be funny and they have not and I realised that Poles and Brits have very (sometimes very, very!) different sense of humour.

So I would like to ask how you would generally describe the Polish sense of humour and even to post some Polish jokes or funny stories which make you laugh.

cjjc

McCoyThreads: 46 Posts: 1,756 Joined: Jul 3, 08 ♂	Edited by: McCoy Mar 22, 09, 14:35 #2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80dAtqaAY0s subtitled

osiolThreads: 59 Posts: 4,714 Joined: Jul 25, 07 ♂	Mar 22, 09, 14:41 #3
McCoy: subtitle I like the "Embedding disabled by request" bit. Is that Polish humour?

cjjcThreads: 37 Posts: 463 Joined: Jul 26, 08 ♂	Mar 22, 09, 14:47 #4
osiol: I like the "Embedding disabled by request" bit. Is that Polish humour? LOL I'll do a search for it instead.

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Edited by: JustysiaS Mar 22, 09, 14:55 #5

as per usual it depends on the person. i find that parody, slapstick comedy and laughing at politics, current news, and ourselves as well are quite popular in PL. British humour is dry and ironic, often sarcastic, you also love the play on words, the pun, it's all over the papers but sadly not very funny :/ lol. i reckon it's more often that the Poles don't get British jokes, not the other way round. Brits find PL jokes not very funny, but then Polish jokes lose a lot in translation, even if it's literally the same joke in the 2 languages. to me Polish jokes written by Polish people are the funniest.

cjjcThreads: 37 Posts: 463 Joined: Jul 26, 08 ♂	Mar 22, 09, 14:56 #6
:) I liked it. "Are you trying to sell me a window?" hahaha

VincentThreads: 15 Posts: 1,712 Joined: Sep 9, 07 ♂ [Moderator]	Edited by: Vincent Mar 22, 09, 15:00 #7
osiol: I like the "Embedding disabled by request" bit. Is that Polish humour? cjjc: I'll do a search for it instead. Most times when you see that message, "double clicking" on the video screen will make it work. When posting a utube video it is always best to check in the preview box to see if there is any problems with the link. Hope this helps;)

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Edited by: cjjc Mar 22, 09, 15:03 #8

JustysiaS:

as per usual it depends on the person. i find that parody, slapstick comedy and laughing at politics, current news, and ourselves as well are quite popular in PL. British humour is dry and ironic, often sarcastic, you also love the play on words, the pun, it's all over the papers but sadly not very funny :/ lol. i reckon it's more often that the Poles don't get British jokes, not the other way round. Brits find PL jokes not very funny, but then Polish jokes lose a lot in translation, even if it's literally the same joke in the 2 languages. to me Polish jokes written by Polish people are the funniest.

Of course naturally the translation issue is there and those jokes which are funny only to Poles and those to Brits about the way things are in our separate cultures and as well each to their own in terms of what we personally find funny.

It's interesting stuff though thank you.

Vincent:

Most times when you see that message, "double clicking" on the video screen will make it work. When posting a utube link it is always best to check in the preview box to see if there is any problems with the link. Hope this helps;)

Alternatively just check on the actual youtube page in the embedding box and you will see if you are allowed to embed.

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Foreigner4Threads: 22 Posts: 1,990 Joined: Nov 18, 07 ♂	Mar 22, 09, 15:55 #9
it's been 7 years in poland and i can safely say i will never find Polish humour funny. That isn't to say that it isn't because to many it obviously is but what seems to be considered funny here, i just find simple and stupid. To be fair though, this is something i found to be funny:

cjjcThreads: 37 Posts: 463 Joined: Jul 26, 08 ♂	Mar 22, 09, 15:57 #10
Foreigner4: it's been 7 years in poland and i can safely say i will never find Polish humour funny. What nationality are you?

still_wisherThreads: 7 Posts: 186 Joined: Mar 9, 08 ♂	Mar 22, 09, 16:00 #11
im sorry to say that but i found that the most funny ppl here were in that show for EU ppl living in poland !!! like (Kevin Aiston)..

Foreigner4Threads: 22 Posts: 1,990 Joined: Nov 18, 07 ♂	Mar 22, 09, 16:04 #12
cjjc: What nationality are you? does it matter?

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Mar 22, 09, 16:10 #13

If I invented a French cartoon character called Mademoiselle Dupont, would Poles find the basic concept amusing, or is that too British a form of word-play.
I don't want to have to explain it, but -ont at the end of a French word is pronounced -ą.

I find a lot of laughter with the Polish people I know and spend time with, and that's without being able to use the kind of word-play that I like to use in English.

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Mar 22, 09, 16:30 #14

Foreigner4:

does it matter?

No. I was merely asking.

osiol:

I find a lot of laughter with the Polish people I know and spend time with, and that's without being able to use the kind of word-play that I like to use in English.

Me and my friends have a laugh too but I find it's usually over some kind of situation rather than some play on words... I mean I can't even think of a situation where I use a play on words as a joke.

I always wonder what exactly 'dry-humour' is...

Rafal_1981	Mar 22, 09, 17:26 #15

JustysiaSThreads: 15 Posts: 2,869 Joined: Oct 14, 07 MEMBER ♀	Mar 22, 09, 17:36 #16
tofik is sexy!

Gurl	Mar 26, 09, 02:57 #17
tofiks a pretty snazzy dancer too! i dont like british comdy i dont understand it one of my friends & aunt try to get me to watch british comdy but i laugh at the wrong times

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Apr 24, 09, 14:35 #18

JustysiaS:

as per usual it depends on the person. i find that parody, slapstick comedy and laughing at politics, current news, and ourselves as well are quite popular in PL. British humour is dry and ironic, often sarcastic, you also love the play on words, the pun, it's all over the papers but sadly not very funny :/ lol. i reckon it's more often that the Poles don't get British jokes, not the other way round. Brits find PL jokes not very funny, but then Polish jokes lose a lot in translation, even if it's literally the same joke in the 2 languages. to me Polish jokes written by Polish people are the funniest.

I agree entirely with this statment, with the brittish puns and the dry sense of humour, when explained to someone else they don't quite get it.

But yeah i think polish people are naturally funny, without trying

southernThreads: 116 Posts: 10,959 Joined: May 17, 07 ♂	Apr 24, 09, 15:08 #19
To me both polish and english humour are not very funny.Polish is simple and english is just stating the obvious which is not considered to be stated. But I have found that Poles like russian humour which I also like.For me the best is russian,czech and german humour which is dark and sarcastic.

ShelleySThreads: 18 Posts: 3,647 Joined: Jun 26, 07 ♀	Apr 24, 09, 16:24 #20
southern: russian,czech and german humour which is dark and sarcastic You missed French, they're masters of dark humour.

southernThreads: 116 Posts: 10,959 Joined: May 17, 07 ♂	Apr 24, 09, 18:37 #21
ShelleyS: You missed French Yes,French are quite funny.The same style with german humour but not so sadistic.

freebirdThreads: 3 Posts: 638 Joined: Jun 8, 07 ♂	Edited by: freebird Apr 24, 09, 19:14 #22
cjjc: and I realised that Poles and Brits have very (sometimes very, very!) different sense of humour. often and not only Brits. Actually if you're not getting wasted with them, it's not easy to have fun unless we're talking about some good looking Polish girls :-).

DarunThreads: 1 Posts: 65 Joined: Oct 24, 09 ♂	Apr 7, 10, 21:07 #23
southern: Yes,French are quite funny.The same style with german humour but not so sadistic. I am curious how the german humour is, I think ours (romanian) is pretty sadistic and black at times, but of course it is extremly self-ironic most of the times. Can someone post some jokes specific for polish people, russian and german?

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Apr 8, 10, 08:14 #24

Darun:

Can someone post some jokes specific for polish people, russian and german?

Diabeł złapał Polaka, Ruska i Niemca i mówi do nich:
- Macie tu babę jak któryś ją przeleci to kraj znika ze świata a ludzie idą do piekła.
Po jakimś czasie zachodzi do Niemca a tam Niemiec posówa panienkę aż miło.
- No, Niemiec nie ma was już więcej - mówi Diabeł.
Nastepny był Ruski. Wchodzi do jego celi i widzi że Rusek juz kończy.
- No, Ruski nie ma was na świecie.
W końcu przychodzi do Polaka. Ten siedzi wali konia i spiewa.....
- Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła .....

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Apr 9, 10, 10:09 #25

My subjective impression is that today's younger Poles (japiszony and the like) are not really into traditonal jokes (Did you hear the one about... or Polak, Niemiec i Rusek, etc.). The communist system and the USSR were the source of a great many jokes in the past. Nowadays yougner Poles prefer situational humour -- amusing repartees, put-downs, ridiculing people and situations.
But in our global era, (if the Internet is any indication) there is a huge volume of Polish jokes online -- blonde, Góral, Ślunzak, szkockie, teściowa, etc. Do Poles still tell such jokes at nameday parties and other meet-ups? Maybe only the OAPs do?

ExiledThreads: 5 Posts: 729 Joined: Jan 17, 10 ♂	Apr 9, 10, 10:23 #26
I have discovered that when polish girls say sth funny I usually don't laugh immediately but when I think of that later it seems really funny.With czech or russian jokes you burst out laughing.

1jolaThreads: 33 Posts: 2,737 Joined: Sep 23, 08 ♂	Apr 9, 10, 10:26 #27
Polonius3: or Polak, Niemiec i Rusek, etc.). I've heard Polish Vietnamese ten-year-olds tell these jokes, but I think joke telling has suffered generaly in Poland. There used to be lots of great political jokes which went away with the absurdity of socialism, and are replaced with dumb blond jokes and such.

Miguel ColombiaThreads: 3 Posts: 711 Joined: Apr 20, 10 ♂	Apr 28, 10, 18:14 #28
There is no such a thing as Polish humour.

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Apr 28, 10, 18:56 #29

Miguel Colombia:

There is no such a thing as Polish humour.

Oh, you're an expert on Polish sense of humour now, eh? So, I assume that
you have a thorough knowledge of Polish history, culture and society, are
acquainted with the history and works of most Polish cabarets and stand-up
comedians and basing on all that knowledge (combined with almost native-like
fluency in Polish - necessary to make such study) you draw a conclusion that
there is nothing specifically Polish in the history of humour and comedy in Poland.

Or maybe (just maybe), you are talking through your arse again?

Feckin' retard...

MareGaeaThreads: 45 Posts: 5,527 Joined: Feb 6, 08 ♂	Apr 28, 10, 19:02 #30
Torq: Oh, you're an expert on Polish sense of humour Well, I'm not, but I know that the three smallest books in the history of mankind are: 1) A history of German humor; 2) An overview of French militairy victories and 3) A history of the Italian militairy. :) >^..^< M-G (grin)

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