Some years ago, I heard this joke on a radio show:
In heaven,
the bankers are Swiss,
the lovers are Italian,
the police are English,
the ??? are German,
and the cooks are French
In hell,
the bankers are Italian,
the lovers are Swiss,
the police are German,
the ??? are French,
and the cooks are English.
Pretty clever that, only I’m missing what the Germans do well and the French do poorly. Is it something to do with beer? Welcoming tourists? World domination?
Oh, I’m aware there are other manifestations of this joke, so feel free to post them, and also any theological discussions about, for example, the need for police in heaven. The chaff will keep this thread alive until somebody can come along who can answer my question. Thanks!
Engineers or mechanics. That makes sense! Well, more or less. Obviously, Germans have the strong engineering credentials, but are the French comically bad at it, like say English cooks? They did build the Eiffel Tower. Also, they are half of Air Bus, right? Oh, wait, maybe that’s a bad example.
I head Nametag’s version. I’m going to have to dig up a postcard someone sent me years ago that had all kinds of European stereotypes such as “discreet as a Dane” with a cartoon of a man opening his raincoat ro reveal a virtual pornography shop. If I can find it I’ll have to see if I can make an extended version of the joke.
Pity the poor Canadians. They could have had french cooking, american politics and english culture, but instead they ended up with english cooking, french politics and american culture.
Seriously, the Swiss are not known for their fiery passion and art, whether it’s painting, cooking, or having sex. Though I’ve never had sex with a Swiss Miss before, I’ve been there, and it doesn’t really enter your mind, “what a bunch of sexy people.” At least not to the extent that it does for Italians.