Hello mark,

On Saturday January 26 2019 11:47, you wrote to me:


 ml>  On 2019 Jan 26 15:20:18, you wrote to Lee Lofaso:

 >>>> Or if I asked for a kosher hot dog would you ask me if I was
 >>>> Jewish? Or if I had asked for a Taco, would you ask if I was
 >>>> Mexican?

 >>>> "Well then, because I asked for Polish sausage, why did you ask
 >>>> me if I'm Polish?" The clerk replied, "Because you're in Home
 >>>> Depot."

 MV>> The problem with jokes in so called "international echos" is that
 MV>> jokes seldom make it across a language and cultural barrier.

 MV>> I for one, don't get it. ....

 ml> uncle google is your friend...

 ml>   https://www.google.com/search?q=home+depot
 ml>   https://www.google.com/search?q=grocery+store
 ml>   https://www.google.com/search?q=convenience+store

 ml> TLDR; Home Depot does not sell food... they are a hardware store like
 ml> Lowe's Hardware...

I got that far. Home Depot does not sell food. But they sell whiskey?

 >>>> Or if I asked for some Whiskey, would you ask if I was
 >>>> Irish?" The clerk says, "No, I probably wouldn't."

It makes no sense it if there is not more to "Polish" than just not selling
food in a hardware store.


Cheers, Michiel

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