a famous Joke about those who's on sinking boat

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I quoted and translated this from a book on foreigner's jokes mentioning about Japanese people, which is written in Japanese. Please don't take this too seriously, it's a joke with wrong stereo-typed aspects.

This is a story about people on a sinking ferry. The capacity of boats to escape is less than those who on the ferry. Therefore, the ladies, the children and the olds on the ferry come fist to get on the boats. The captain needs to ask the gentlemen who's from various countries to jump into the frigid sea. He said ...

to the English;
It's no wonder gentleman jumps into the sea to be gentleman.

to the Germans;
According to the regulation, the gentlemen must jump into the sea.

to the Americans;
You could be a hero, if you jumped into the sea.

to the Russions;
The bins of vodka were flowed. But, you'd catch them up if you jump into the sea now.

to the French;
Please don't jump into the sea.

to the Japanese;
The all others jumped into the sea.

to the Chinese;
I saw mouth-watering fish swims.

to the North Koreans;
Now, it's the very chance to exile!


Do you know the person in which country wrote this?
Aug 23rd 2010 18:01 Focalist

  • a famous Joke about those who's on sinking boat
  • A famous joke about people on a sinking ship

 

  • I quoted and translated this from a book on foreigner's jokes mentioning about Japanese people, which is written in Japanese.
  • I've translated this from a book, written in Japanese, which quotes foreigners' jokes featuring Japanese people.

 

  • Please don't take this too seriously, it's a joke with wrong stereo-typed aspects.
  • Please don't take it too seriously. It's a joke about false stereotypes.

 

  • The capacity of boats to escape is less than those who on the ferry.
  • The capacity of the lifeboats is less than the number of people on board the ferry.

 

  • Therefore, the ladies, the children and the olds on the ferry come fist to get on the boats.
  • So women, children, and old people have priority in boarding the lifeboats.

 

  • The captain needs to ask the gentlemen who's from various countries to jump into the frigid sea.
  • The captain has to ask the men from various countries to jump into the icy sea.

 

  • He said ...
  • He says ...

 

  • It's no wonder gentleman jumps into the sea to be gentleman.
  • Any man who was a gentleman would, of course, jump into the sea.

 

  • According to the regulation, the gentlemen must jump into the sea.
  • According to the regulation, all the men must jump into the sea.

 

  • The bins of vodka were flowed.
  • The cases of vodka have been washed overboard.

 

  • But, you'd catch them up if you jump into the sea now.
  • But, you can salvage them if you jump into the sea now.

 

  • The all others jumped into the sea.
  • Everyone else has jumped into the sea.

 

  • I saw mouth-watering fish swims.
  • I saw some mouth-watering fish swimming in the sea.

 

  • Now, it's the very chance to exile!
  • Go! Now! This is your chance to escape your country!

 

  • Do you know the person in which country wrote this?
  • Do you know which country the person who wrote this comes from?

 
A good story! I don't know which country the author comes from, but I'll take a wild guess at Russia: 1) because it has the sardonic style of much Russian humour; and 2) because I haven't heard the stereotype about "greedy/hungry Chinese" before, but I think it's one that might come from a neighbour.

Here's another joke about national stereotypes:

- In Britain everything is permitted unless it is specifically forbidden by the law.

- In Germany everything is forbidden unless it is specifically permitted by the law.

- In France everything is permitted even if it is specifically forbidden by the law.

- In Russia everything is forbidden even if it is specifically permitted by the law.
Aug 24th 2010 18:52 suzukimilanpaak

Thanks for the comments. Since I'm putting emphasis on choices of words currently, your comments were really helpful.

I like your quotation anyway.

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