Zombiepirate@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoWhat's your favorite joke that doesn't translate to English very well?message-squaremessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareWhat's your favorite joke that doesn't translate to English very well?Zombiepirate@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square53fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretektite@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 days agoWhat really translates here for me is how exhausting customers can be. If the server forgot to bring a spoon you could have just said that five minutes ago while the soup was still hot.
minus-squareZwuzelmaus@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·10 days ago you could have just said No, you could not, and that’s what makes it a Jiddish joke. It’s cultural, not linguistic.
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoFYI…you might want to edit. Or not, because it’s funny that way.
What really translates here for me is how exhausting customers can be.
If the server forgot to bring a spoon you could have just said that five minutes ago while the soup was still hot.
No, you could not, and that’s what makes it a Jiddish joke. It’s cultural, not linguistic.
FYI…you might want to edit. Or not, because it’s funny that way.