There are roughly 6,500 different languages in the world. The diversity of tongue makes the planet so beautiful in that wherever you find yourself, new experiences await an eager listener.
All one has to do is listen. Plus it’s really fun learning a new language.
But with different languages come all sorts of hilarious moments as well.
Moments that have given birth to jokes such as this one.
The Polish Divorce
A Polish man moved to the USA and married an American girl. Although his English was far from perfect, they got along very well. One day he rushed into a lawyer’s office and asked him if he could arrange a divorce for him.
The lawyer said that getting a divorce would depend on the circumstances, and this conversation ensued:
“Have you any grounds?”
Yes, an acre and half and nice little home.
“No, I mean what is the foundation of this case?”
It’s made of concrete.
“I don’ think you understand. Does either of you have a real grudge?”
No, we have carport, and not need one.
“I mean what are your relations like?”
All my relations still in Poland.
“Is there any infidelity in your marriage?”
We have hi-fidelity stereo and good DVD player.
“Does your wife beat you up?”
No, I’m always up before her each morning.
“Is your wife a nagger?”
No, she white.
“Why do you want this divorce?”
She going to kill me.
“What makes you think that?”
I got proof.
“What kind of proof?”
She going to poison me. She buy a bottle at drugstore and put on shelf in bathroom. I can read English pretty good, and it say: POLISH REMOVER
Poor guy got drowned in paranoia.
You have to wonder if the lawyer dismissed the man or carried on with the conversation for a bit of entertainment.
The Polish accent is pretty distinct though. It’s almost Russian-like but not as hard. There’s a softer touch to it, almost caressing-like in a way. It’s pretty widespread as well.
Must Go has the following on the language,
“Polish (język polski) belongs to the west Slavic group of the Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. Its closest living relatives are Czech, Slovak, and Sorbian. It is spoken by 36.6 million people in Poland. It is also spoken in Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and U.S. The worldwide population of speakers of Polish is estimated at around 39 million.”
See, even if a person can read and understand a foreign language, certain pronunciations or situational uses of words can cause confusion for non-native speakers.
Problem is, the Polish man never confronted his American wife about the bottle of “poison”.
But hey, you really can’t blame him. It’s not exactly his native land and that does things to a man. The dude wants to survive and live his life. Try to imagine the lawyer’s exasperation though.
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