Comments on: Polish Sense of Humor or Lack Thereof http://www.transparent.com/polish/polish-sense-of-humor-or-lack-thereof/ Language and Culture of the Polish-Speaking World Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:42:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: magdaLena http://www.transparent.com/polish/polish-sense-of-humor-or-lack-thereof/comment-page-1/#comment-854 magdaLena Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:21:19 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=537#comment-854 Hi, I'm Polish and I think sense of humour depends only on the personality, character of that particular person. You will laugh at something stupid and funny for you but other people won't. There is no rule, but all in all I think that we have a great sense of humour, especially when we meet with our close friends, because then we feel that we can say whatever we want to. Hi, I’m Polish and I think sense of humour depends only on the personality, character of that particular person. You will laugh at something stupid and funny for you but other people won’t. There is no rule, but all in all I think that we have a great sense of humour, especially when we meet with our close friends, because then we feel that we can say whatever we want to.

]]> By: ola http://www.transparent.com/polish/polish-sense-of-humor-or-lack-thereof/comment-page-1/#comment-853 ola Sun, 14 Feb 2010 08:00:28 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=537#comment-853 The Broad/Doctor joke - God! How does one explain...?! Humour is so complex. A good line, and, above all, punch-line lies in the delivery and the delivery is as much about rhythm and timing as content. You can tell the same joke and it will land flat unless you punctuate it just right. Poszla baba do lekarza is a play on this. Though it's so hard to explain, we all feel instinctively when something lands right and when it dosen't. The "baba" joke became so popular because, even though it's completely surreal, you simply can't get it wrong. The whole joke is simply one perfectly timed punch line. It's not funny because of any sexist undertone, it just "sounds" funny. It "lands" just right. If there's one conclusion to be made it's that the Polish sense of humor is often based on the surreal - and that's something we share with the Brits. It is also why Monty Python has always been hugely successful in Poland. The Broad/Doctor joke – God! How does one explain…?!
Humour is so complex. A good line, and, above all, punch-line lies in the delivery and the delivery is as much about rhythm and timing as content. You can tell the same joke and it will land flat unless you punctuate it just right.
Poszla baba do lekarza is a play on this. Though it’s so hard to explain, we all feel instinctively when something lands right and when it dosen’t. The “baba” joke became so popular because, even though it’s completely surreal, you simply can’t get it wrong. The whole joke is simply one perfectly timed punch line. It’s not funny because of any sexist undertone, it just “sounds” funny. It “lands” just right.
If there’s one conclusion to be made it’s that the Polish sense of humor is often based on the surreal – and that’s something we share with the Brits. It is also why Monty Python has always been hugely successful in Poland.

]]> By: Thomas Cremers http://www.transparent.com/polish/polish-sense-of-humor-or-lack-thereof/comment-page-1/#comment-852 Thomas Cremers Tue, 12 May 2009 07:23:10 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=537#comment-852 Of course they have a sense of humor! My wife is Polish and she decided to marry me, if that's not good for a laugh I don't know what is. I visit Poland every 2 months I meet up with friends and go to my Polish language course in Wrocław. We have loads of laugh and find my self hardly ever wondering what the joke was about as foreigner (I'm Dutch). Of course they have a sense of humor! My wife is Polish and she decided to marry me, if that’s not good for a laugh I don’t know what is.

I visit Poland every 2 months I meet up with friends and go to my Polish language course in Wrocław. We have loads of laugh and find my self hardly ever wondering what the joke was about as foreigner (I’m Dutch).

]]> By: russ http://www.transparent.com/polish/polish-sense-of-humor-or-lack-thereof/comment-page-1/#comment-851 russ Mon, 11 May 2009 21:18:38 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=537#comment-851 Seriously? That's the joke? Just a sexist joke about how wacky and funny it is that a doctor might be a woman? Seriously? That’s the joke? Just a sexist joke about how wacky and funny it is that a doctor might be a woman?

]]> By: Ina http://www.transparent.com/polish/polish-sense-of-humor-or-lack-thereof/comment-page-1/#comment-850 Ina Mon, 11 May 2009 15:04:49 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/polish/?p=537#comment-850 It's funny because the word "doctor" in Polish is masculine. And although it is used for both sexes, the first thought that comes to mind is that the doctor would be a man. That's all there is to it. Hope that helps. It’s funny because the word “doctor” in Polish is masculine. And although it is used for both sexes, the first thought that comes to mind is that the doctor would be a man. That’s all there is to it. Hope that helps.

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