Zombiepirate@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWhat's your favorite joke that doesn't translate to English very well?message-squaremessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1102arrow-down1message-squareWhat's your favorite joke that doesn't translate to English very well?Zombiepirate@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square68fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-210 hours agoAn Ulster Scots one: “Ballymena mawn went uptae glens in Canadae yin dae” “An he saa tae yer man in the pub: What’s that thaer on tha wall?” "An the publickan saa “Why, That’s a moose” "Ballymena man saa: “Aye? That a moose? Sure, if thats a moose then yer cats must be wile big!” "
minus-squareSturgist@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-26 hours agoAs a Canadian in Scotland, this is the number one joke I’m told by Scots. Closely followed by the statement “I’ve a (cousin/sister/brother/uncle/auntie etc) in Canada.” I swear, it’s probably 1 in 3 Scots with family in Canada.
An Ulster Scots one:
“Ballymena mawn went uptae glens in Canadae yin dae”
“An he saa tae yer man in the pub: What’s that thaer on tha wall?”
"An the publickan saa “Why, That’s a moose”
"Ballymena man saa: “Aye? That a moose? Sure, if thats a moose then yer cats must be wile big!” "
As a Canadian in Scotland, this is the number one joke I’m told by Scots. Closely followed by the statement “I’ve a (cousin/sister/brother/uncle/auntie etc) in Canada.” I swear, it’s probably 1 in 3 Scots with family in Canada.