From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!npois!houxi!ihnss!ihps3!stolaf!borman
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Title: A Joke, Not a Flame
Article-I.D.: stolaf.358
Posted: Sun Jun 13 23:31:03 1982
Received: Tue Jun 15 00:52:35 1982


Yes folks, an honest to goodness joke.  It was told several years
ago by an AFS student (American Field Service - High School student
exchange program with other countries) at commencment.

When telling a joke, how to tell who's the AFS student, the ethnic,
and the average person.

	The average person laughs at the joke.

	The ethnic laughs at the joke, laughs again when
	it's explained, and laughs again when he gets it.

	The AFS'er laughs at the joke, and again when it's
	explained.  He never gets it.

(if it doesn't seem funny, you've never tried to tell a joke
 to a non-native speaker, who's still having trouble with the
 language)

		-Dave Borman