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[–] nichtsowichtig@feddit.org 1 points 42 minutes ago

I hate to be that guy - but I'm interested in the data for this map? Or is it made up based on vibes?

[–] Potti@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I'd be interested to hear some bosnian jokes about Gemany

So an archduke walks into a sandwich shop...

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 6 points 6 hours ago

As a Brit, I never joke about the Irish. I was fully expecting it to be a French flag. In fact, I was expecting the French flag to be there a lot

[–] Justas@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago

The joke about Estonians is that they are slow.

[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Nobody's making fun of the Dutch. Good!

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

The Flemish part of Belgium is.

[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 1 points 3 hours ago

Thankfully. It wouldn't be fun otherwise. But they're not pictured on this map

Would be interesting to see the whole statistic of this. For Germany I'm pretty sure, that its quite a close race between Poland and France.

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 22 points 20 hours ago

All this time we thought it was the Germans with no sense of humour. Turns out it was the Belarusians all along

[–] Fabian@lemmy.zip 12 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Italians apparently just joke about each other

[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 5 points 5 hours ago

Don't forget that Italy is basically "The United States of Italy"

[–] brokenlcd@feddit.it 11 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

If you aren't italian. You can't even imagine the animosity between south and north italy. And frankly, in most cases it falls into essentially racism. Even between two adjacent cities. It's appalling.

[–] ladel@feddit.uk 15 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Why has Hungary got it in for the Scots?

[–] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I can't speak about the Hungarians, but at least in Germany the scottish jokes are all about how they are penny pinchers and Scrooges.

Is it a joke if it's true?

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 12 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Haven't heard many jokes about Poland since the 90s maybe early 2000s in Germany.

[–] Hubi@feddit.org 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Really? Car theft jokes are still fairly popular in my experience.

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 7 points 20 hours ago

I know they were, but I haven't heard one for at least 20 years. Maybe we had too many polish seasonal workers in my town, but no stolen cars.

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 11 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Scandinavian banter 101:

  • When one country rips on another country, the 3rd country usually joins on the side of the offender.

Scandinavian banter 201:

  • It's usually between Danes and Swedes, with Norway either getting the popcorn or joining the offense.
  • We rarely see the Finns join in, but they're welcome if they want to.

Scandinavian banter, graduation:

  • Sweden is obviously the inferior country.

EDIT: But if anyone outside of Scandinavia were to mock, for example, the swedes, we've got their backs. I recall something said a while back when Sweden wanted to join NATO, and Erdigan was raising a stink: "Sweden sucks balls. But Erdogan can gargle more of them".

Just for the record: I know many swedes, most of whom are wonderful people.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 4 points 20 hours ago

Swede here, I don't agree that we are the inferior country, but we are absolutely the teachers pet of Scandinavia, and deserve to be mocked like hell for that.

[–] Hubi@feddit.org 6 points 20 hours ago

Austria and Germany:

spoiler

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

I love how belgium is surrounded by banter. 3/4 neighbours chose the tiny state of belgium.

Edit: Oh my god poor Bosnia

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

I'm surprised that italy counts as making fun of itself but not turkey.

I read a shitload of turkish joke books growing up, and the most prominent type of joke is about people from the north (Laz Jokes). I don't remember any greek jokes.

Here's a sample.

Dursun goes to the US. He gets rich. He calls his friend Temel , and says "oooooh man, you need to come here. even if you just pick up the money on the pavement, you'll be rich!" . Temel goes to the US, and as soon as he steps out the airport, he sees a quarter on the ground. He exclaims "I've only been here 2 minutes and I already found my first job!"

Temel and Dursun are stock characters from the north.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 4 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Sweden and Germany really ganged up on. Who is Croatia making fun of?

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

bosnia & herzogovina

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 20 hours ago

Greece, too.

[–] Lembot_0003@lemmy.zip 4 points 21 hours ago

Belarus now jokes about potatoes (lack of potatoes, to be precise)...

[–] illi@sh.itjust.works 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I'm at a loss - who is being made fun of by Northern Ireland?

[–] NichEherVielleicht@feddit.org 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

This ist the rest green of the Irish flag in Britain.

[–] illi@sh.itjust.works 3 points 20 hours ago

Oh. Right, I'm dumb. The blue bit right beside it confused me but that is part of Ireland πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 3 points 21 hours ago

I am offended by this picture. πŸ˜‚

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 2 points 19 hours ago

I think Icelanders joke about Poland more