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[–] nosnahc@lemmy.world 67 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As a french, I'm sick about pretty blond girls that ask about everything because they are blond girls... Yes you're beautiful, no it's not a pass you can use anytime.

[–] problematicPanther@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (4 children)

yeah but, like, would you share your joint with anyone? In my culture, if you're with friends, you puff and pass. But i don't think that applies to strangers walking up and asking you for a hit.

[–] DriftinGrifter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Had one last pull a stranger walked up at a Rave wanting some so i blew down bis throat set and setting are important

[–] Broccoli@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

So you blew a stranger on a festival, got it.

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[–] ExLisper@linux.community 62 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Tiny bit of backstory: I work in Spain so there's a lot of kissing on the chicks when greeting someone. Spanish people kiss twice, in western countries people kiss 3 times so sometimes there's a bit of confusion. Anyway, once a girl from Romania met a French co-worker next to my desk. Typical greeting and she says:

  • How do French people kiss?

The guy got a little bit confused and says:

  • Trust me, you don't want me to show you how the French kiss...

Not really related but I found it extremely funny.

[–] vsis@feddit.cl 14 points 2 years ago

We in Chile we kiss only once. Right side of the face. The fist time I greeted a spanish woman I was confused as hell.

[–] Hiro8811@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

This could be used as a pickup line or something lol

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (4 children)

In France, they kiss between one and four times depending on the region, it's infuriating. I've just decided to not kiss any more. It's a stupid tradition, and it's a great way to catch colds anyway.

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[–] seliaste@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I'm french and the only 3-time country I know is Switzerland

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[–] sciencesebi@feddit.ro 4 points 2 years ago

Somehow it's always the romanians

[–] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 39 points 2 years ago

What he was trying to politely say is “I’m not sharing my joint with vous

[–] far_university1990@feddit.de 39 points 2 years ago (2 children)

𝕯𝖎𝖊𝖘𝖊 𝕶𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖆𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖐𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖎𝖘𝖙 𝖓𝖚𝖓 𝕰𝖎𝖌𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖚𝖒 𝖉𝖊𝖗 𝕭𝖚𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖘𝖗𝖊𝖕𝖚𝖇𝖑𝖎𝖐 𝕯𝖊𝖚𝖙𝖘𝖈𝖍𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉

[–] Siethron@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My brain changed the second word to Rammstein.

I'm just imagining Germans running around shouting "Du" at each other.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Do

Do hats

Do hats fit

Do

Do hats

Do hats fit

Do

Do hats

Do hats fit

Do

Do hats

Do hats fit

Do

Do hats

Do hats fit

Do hats fit

Do hats fit my frog?

Do hats fit my frog?

Do hats fit my frog?

They do. His name is Zog!

I've been going to the store

How many hats should I buy for him?

Ahhhhhh, NINE!

Ahhhhhh, NINE!

I've been going to the store

How many hats should I buy for him?

Ahhhhhh, NINE!

Ahhhhhh, NINE!

Do-do-du-loot-doot-dinna-lunna-loot! Dinnuna-oota-loot!

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[–] _number8_@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago (2 children)

fuck why can't i live in europe. almost every day i have the opposite experience where a well meaning midwest person tries to be friendly and my brain just...stalls and does something like this

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.de 63 points 2 years ago (4 children)

come to berlin nobody here is friendly

[–] snekerpimp@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Have they finally rebuilt the city since the war?

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.de 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's mostly shitty pre WW2 buildings... They do look nice and give the city character I guess.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 7 points 2 years ago

Lot of east-block stuff from after the war too.

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Which stereotype refuses punctuation?

[–] goldgate@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Same stereotype which has a bad school system.

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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 29 points 2 years ago

Every middle-aged German man is named Thomas. No exceptions.

[–] DreBeast@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago

Lol, the French one is true and I had no idea

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (8 children)

They're almost an equivalent price now, thanks to taxes on cigarettes.

[–] Gordon@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Was gonna say, I don't smoke but I was in upstate NY and a guy gave me a $20 to grab him a pack of smokes from a corner store while I was running in to grab a snack, and I thing I got like $1 and change back. I was appalled.

[–] TheBloodFarts@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yup. Gotta say though, it works. I've backed down from impulse buying a pack on several occasions because I didn't want to drop $20 for 30s of satisfaction

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[–] ultra@feddit.ro 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)
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[–] ultra@feddit.ro 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

fuck you, I’ve never had anything stolen in Romania

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[–] Hiro8811@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Blasting music in public, especially the genre called "manele"

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 4 points 2 years ago
[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Hit me with some polish ones, i want to know

[–] ExLisper@linux.community 22 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Once at a railway station in Krakow some polish guy asked me if I would like to cum in his mouth.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] ExLisper@linux.community 36 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No, I was young and stupid.

[–] scarilog@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ah well, you live you learn

to cum in people's mouths when the opportunity presents iteself.

[–] ExLisper@linux.community 8 points 2 years ago

Sure, I guess I just imagined it will be easy to find people to cum in their mouths later in my life so I simply ignored this one random opportunity. Had I known how much time will I have to wait to actually cum in someone's mouth... And how difficult it is to find a random person offering this. It pretty much never happens.

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[–] taanegl@beehaw.org 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Mfs talmbout not needing unions, and then turning around and getting the worst work conditions and ending up in a perpetual state of "this is fine".

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Real. solidarność is not even an yellow union, it's anti-union. During 15 years after its victory Poland was deindustrialized, deunionized and had its already flimsy labour law not even applicable for 50% of jobs. solidarność still exist as the biggest "union" and mostly does things like supporting PiS, doing all possible manner of church servilism and sabotaging other unions.

[–] taanegl@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Well damn, didn't know that. Mostly Polish people tend to be glib about the goings on of Poland proper, mostly because the ones I've met get defensive and are just generally dismissive of ideas like joining a local union without actually properly telling me why they're hesitant.

In my country Polish labourers have kind of been abused as a workforce, but they kind of seem okay being abused as a workforce - when they're not in deep argument over the phone with their agencies. But even then, instead of actually organising in any way, they just accept their fate so to speak, acting all tough, when getting less in the negotiation process and worse contracts generally.

It's gotten to a point where I think employment agencies should be illegal, because they serve more or less as labour "handlers", trying to screw over pretty much anyone, and even technically breaking the law sometimes, all to save their clients (the actual employers) a buck. Trying to withhold overtime, vacation pay, sick days, etc.

This has also lead to a race to the bottom, whereby no youngsters in this country wants to work construction anymore. It's all been cost cut and widdled down to a point where only foreign labour wants to work in those conditions. That's bad.

I'm not against foreign labour, but using foreign labour to manipulate and subvert the local labour market is not cool, and again, I'm not blaming Polish people. I mean get the bag, lol.

But still, greedy asshats are at it again. What's the next market they're gonna fuck up? Who knows?

Also, I'm hopeful for the political turn of events in Poland ^^ I'm not that fond of liberals, be they neo, classic or "social democrat", but I think it was about time to take the PiS out of Poland.

What's your take on Tusk and the new government?

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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

I don't know any Polish stereotypes, but I do know a Polish joke.

Why does The New Polish Navy have glass bottomed ships?

::>!So you can see The Old Polish Navy!<::

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[–] SternburgExport@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago

I would totally see myself doing that. You do me a favor I‘ll do you one. Simple as.

[–] brlemworld@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Respond, yes they are the same price. This place doesn't sell cigarettes, I will sell you at same price as beer.

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