[Lexicog] stereotypical beliefs and lexicography

[Chaz and Helga Mortensen]

The version I've memorized is a little bit different:

In heaven, the police are British, the chefs are French, the auto
mechanics are German, the lovers are Italian and it's all organized by
the Swiss.

In hell, the chefs are British, the police are German, the mechanics
are French, the lovers are Swiss and it's all organized by the
Italians.
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> Have you heard the following "heaven"and "hell" joke?
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> In Heaven:
> The cooks are French,
> The policemen are English,
> The organizers are German,
> The lovers are Italian,
> The bankers are Swiss.
> In Hell:
> The cooks are English,
> The policemen are German,
> The organizers are French,
> The lovers are Swiss,
> The bankers are Italian.
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> Fritz Goerling
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> Miroslava Nikolova wrote:
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> Much has been said about expressions involving the
> names of different nationalities and having a more or
> less negative connotation. What about expressions of
> the kind having a positive connotation. In Bulgarian,
> for example, there is the expression "angliiska
> tochnost" (English punctuality) obviously referring to
> the fact that the English have a reputation for being
> on the dot.
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