Nicaraguan Joke
Here's an example of a Nicaraguan joke. Basically, it's the standard kind of Pollack joke I used to tell as a kid, before I had any concept whatsoever of what a "Polack" was. Do kids still tell Polack jokes these days? I know I'm going straight to hell for repeating this joke and all, but I just wanted to give an example of the tone and humor of the Nicaraguan jokes told here in Costa Rica. It actually has some intersting social commentary in it, in that the Nicaraguan tries to immitate a Costa Rican, which I've noticed many Nicaraguans do, anxious to integrate themselves here. Many of them start pronouncing the final s and are embarassed about their native dialects.
It's not that funny, really, pretty cheesey actually. I think it was funnier for me in Spanish because there was the added delight of being told a joke in a foreign language and understanding it. It seems like almost everything is funnier in Spanish.
Anyhow.
So this Nicaraguan walks into an appliance store and he asks the clerk, (told in Spanish the Nicaraguan's accent makes more sense) "I like thi TV, how much doe it cost?" The clerk smiles and says, "Ah, you must be Nicaraguan. 40,000 colones." The Nicaraguan says, "40,000 colone! But how did you know!?" And the clerk replies, "I have my way of knowing."
So the Nicaraguan comes back the next day, trying to disguise himself as a Costa Rican. "I really like this TV, how much is it?" The clerk smiles and says, "Ah, you're Nicaraguan. 40,000 colones." The Nicaraguan is frustrated, "But, but, how do you know?" The clerk replies again, "I just have my way of knowing."
So the Nicaraguan comes back again in another disguise. "I like this TV. How much is it?" The clerk just laughs and replies, "Oh, so you're Nicaraguan. 40,000 colones." The Nicaraguan was upset, "But, how could you possibly know?" The clerk smiled and said, "Because this is a microwave."
Har, har, har.
It's not that funny, really, pretty cheesey actually. I think it was funnier for me in Spanish because there was the added delight of being told a joke in a foreign language and understanding it. It seems like almost everything is funnier in Spanish.
Anyhow.
So this Nicaraguan walks into an appliance store and he asks the clerk, (told in Spanish the Nicaraguan's accent makes more sense) "I like thi TV, how much doe it cost?" The clerk smiles and says, "Ah, you must be Nicaraguan. 40,000 colones." The Nicaraguan says, "40,000 colone! But how did you know!?" And the clerk replies, "I have my way of knowing."
So the Nicaraguan comes back the next day, trying to disguise himself as a Costa Rican. "I really like this TV, how much is it?" The clerk smiles and says, "Ah, you're Nicaraguan. 40,000 colones." The Nicaraguan is frustrated, "But, but, how do you know?" The clerk replies again, "I just have my way of knowing."
So the Nicaraguan comes back again in another disguise. "I like this TV. How much is it?" The clerk just laughs and replies, "Oh, so you're Nicaraguan. 40,000 colones." The Nicaraguan was upset, "But, how could you possibly know?" The clerk smiled and said, "Because this is a microwave."
Har, har, har.