Here's an explanation of the 'Russian joke' which is sometimes mentioned in episodes of Luke's English Podcast. Luke's English Podcast - listen and download episodes www.teacherluk... Learn English with Luke Thompson
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@abramovsergey71475 ай бұрын
I am a Russian geologist. I work in Guyana. Guyana is an English speaking country. Guyanese believe that their English is even more correct than that of the Great Britons. Well, one day during the expedition, we ran out of food. This was one of my first expeditions and everything was new. Here you go. I listen to the conversation between the boss and the workers, and I hear the words "food", "Russian". I'm starting to wonder if they want to eat me according to the old local tradition. I felt a bit uneasy. Well, in general, everything ended well, we reached the boats and returned to civilization. And only then did I understand what the word meant, which I understood as "Russian". It was the word "rations", this word is very common here, as the necessary food supplies.
@user-ju3ny4df4w5 ай бұрын
хорошо, что вас не съели😹😹
@leticiadeazevedokarl36577 жыл бұрын
This is just perfect, the joke, the misunderstandings, Paul's insistence in making you repeat it, Ambar laughing at you... and I laugh with her every time!!! Now you can just add this video o the page for each episode where the joke is mentioned. I usually listen to the episodes while driving back home (about two hours on the road) on Friday. It's the best way to relax and get ready for the great weekend that is coming. Thank you Luke. Your podcast is brilliant!
@ptholome6 жыл бұрын
I've asked the same to Luke. But I don't know if he enjoys really with this situation. Paul laughs a lot and likes to bother Luke each time he has the possibility. That's the funny thing with this joke.
@drwal258 жыл бұрын
Omg Luke...i still dont understand this joke, could you explain it again?
@drwal257 жыл бұрын
maybe you could help me please ;)
@Bananananananananan4 жыл бұрын
Russian sounds like rushing (unless you meant... Something else)
@musbah49172 жыл бұрын
Hahah i hope you understand it now
@gracetoni20037 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂That's a good joke! Vero very funny! Well done!! 😂
@ceelee58504 ай бұрын
You are russian, but you weren't rushing when you come here. get it now?
@faustino64362 жыл бұрын
I've been following your podcasts and videos only for some weeks but I love them a lot, thanks for your work. It's the first time that I continue following an English teacher that speaks only English. I've started with your page from the first podcast and I usually listen to them especially when I was driving. Instead in other moments I like to watch or listen to your videos and they are presented by KZfaq without a sequency number. This is the reason because I listened to about Russian joke and I understood what it means only after this video. I've watched this video many times because it's so funny ... alone in the universe... I think one day in a dictionary we'll see among the explanations of the word Russian also "It was used for a joke by famous English teacher Luke Thompson and that means ...
@susancassin13397 жыл бұрын
Hello Luke! Personaly I find this joke hilarious! And even though I'm Russian I got it.😊 And I find this mixed up situation is even more funny. But no wonder it gets on your nerves already. I can't even imagine what it was like for you being on the stage at that monent. Anyways if it's any consolation, I apologize for all Russians who don't even make an attempt to learn English and still travel. And by the way, I've been listening to your podcast on and off for several years now, and I just wanna say a huge thank you for keeping it going! You made a great impact on my English and I am immensely greatful for that! Lots of hugs and kisses from Russia with love!🤗🤗🤗
@user-kw7bt1og9s3 жыл бұрын
This is a good joke) I like it. I do not know if there is a similar expression in English, but in Russian we call this situation a "play on words". This is when words with a similar sound are used in the opposite sense.
@LukesEnglishPodcast3 жыл бұрын
Yes, we say “a play on words” in English too, or “a pun”.
@gelialast80097 жыл бұрын
Hello, Luke! It's great to listen to your podcasts (I'm a fresh blood here, btw), thank you so much! Your pronunciation is one of my favourite British pronunciation, so I always have a good time while listening to you👍 As for Russian-rushing joke, I like it (I'm from Russia too), and obviously they didn't have enough vocabulary and listening comprehension skill to get the meaning. I think a year ago I probably wouldn't be able to catch it either))) It sucks that they didn't react to your joke properly, don't be upset if you'll come across this situation again)) Looking forward to listening to your new podcasts, please keep filming them, they're awesome!
@roxytana717 Жыл бұрын
i don't want this video disappear from the internet 🥺🤣 i just found it in my liked videos. always worth watching 😆
@kos_kolesnikov3 жыл бұрын
OMG, you're a brilliant storyteller. It's so funny! Thank you!
@edwinchimbifranco2804Ай бұрын
I just laughed so much when Amber and Paul were making fun of the vicious cycle.... lolol
@hmeimer95918 жыл бұрын
Hi, Luke! Thanks for everything you are doing, thanks for the podcast. I love it
@GalinCe5 жыл бұрын
What an interesting story! :) I'm Russian, but I hadn't heard this joke before! :) Funny and easy! :):):)
@Selima_net_propal3 жыл бұрын
Actually it wasn’t a russian joke at all, it was the joke for english speakers only, who clearly understand the difference between the word Russian and rushing .
@Olya34885 жыл бұрын
Hilarious! Really. Perfect. You deserve genuine appreciation for this one!
@valentynastoyanova2973 Жыл бұрын
When I've just moved to England and was not able to understand English well, I ordered food and guy who delivered it asked me: (as he and I were emptying his baskets on my kitchen table) are you russian? That gave me a fright :how does he know for God's sake!? 🙃 It took him 5 min to explain a meaning and spelling of the word 'rushing' to me 😂 and it was not even a joke
@MiguelGarcia-ur5en7 жыл бұрын
Okay, that's cool and new for me. I mean, the fact of posting or chatting on KZfaq this way. After watching this video about Luke trying to finish up explaining the Rushing joke, I now understand the comments at the beginning of the episode 425, when Paul start up mentioning it, even before contextualize the episode's content and either Paul and Amber start laughing at that situation. Greets Luke, you're great!!!
@user-ui3wp9yz6k3 жыл бұрын
I got it couple of years ago, but still it's amazed me with it's brilliance))
@alexanderschneider35077 жыл бұрын
To be honest when I only started listening to Luke's English podcast and this joke came up first time for me. I didn't understood it as well (I think you didn't explain it at that time, saying that people should find out by themself). The only thing which I understood was that it is sort of in-joke in your friends company. But now, I just love this meme, lol.
@user-cg2nz2uy8e7 ай бұрын
You know what guys? Im Russian. First of all I understood the joke right a way, second - I find it hilarious.
@arseniyplagov81055 жыл бұрын
Dear Luke, you work so hard, put so much faith into what you are doing. 💎🙏🏻 Humble advice: Accept defeat. Apologise to the Russian gentlemen publicly. Laugh at yourself, rush to Mother Russia and stay there forever.))
@user-tz8kp8uu1w3 жыл бұрын
Luke is polite. I would say "You were so rushing, that you are late" )
@mkemalyigit73 жыл бұрын
Hi Luke Could you please explain the exact moment which i need to laugh? Just kidding :D nice story, nice memory, nice expression. :)
@RhenanMartinsRepoem5 ай бұрын
😅😅 I came from the podcast you have done with lovely Amber and angry Paul. For the joke is okay😅 5:13
@pyaephyo-h6oАй бұрын
Like rushing? Therefore you're late to get on time to a comedy show like that? Like you're rushing. Haha
@katekono1573 жыл бұрын
Paul and Amber are right-it’s hilarious 😂 What wonderful friends you have!
@russetmantle17 ай бұрын
Hi Luke. I wanted to revisit this old vid for a specific reason, so I hope that's OK. I'm one of Paul's Patreon supporters (I'm a native English speaker, for context) and I was at the gig at le Zenith last night. I first subscribed to this channel after I saw you on the Happy Hour livestream and you were touting for subs. I don't really watch much, because I already know English, but you were one of my favourite ever Happy Hour guests and I really enjoy what I've seen of your stand-up style (I loved your set at the Roast, for example: "come see the magic man!"). I cannot tell you how delighted I was when you turned up as a special surprise act to do the first warm-up last night. I think the people around me must have heard me squeak "Luke Thompson!" just as it became obvious Paul was about to announce you, having referenced the "Sorry, we're English" thing. I hope you took it as a loving tribute that Paul made the whole "Russian joke" debacle into a hilarious moment in the show. I'd already watched this here vid, so I knew all about it, but hearing Paul take it on and riff on it in French (I can't remember exactly what he said, but it was like "imagine there's a country called Republique de Se Precipiter...et...", just trying to explain it, pointlessly) made me holler all the more. Anyway, I have no other way to reach you than to comment on a years-old vid, but I just wanted to say I really enjoyed your set last night and laughed my ass off. I hope you had a great time performing in front of over 4,000 people! 😃
@LukesEnglishPodcast7 ай бұрын
Hello! Yes I had a great time. Wonderful room. Fantastic audience. 4200 people - incredible! Very glad you enjoyed it so much. I’m quite happy that Paul is paying tribute to what has become quite a legendary moment on my podcast, and knowing that thousands of people have been laughing at it (finally) during this past year, is great actually.
@89167598 жыл бұрын
...And you rush to explain Russian joke. It's really funny!
@Lilly-iv4rk7 жыл бұрын
Maybe it was all Paul who commented lol
@tomasgallegos3200 Жыл бұрын
When you explain the punchline of a joke,you certainly take the fun out of it😅
@VesselinDochkov7 жыл бұрын
Hi, Luke! Thanks for the podcast. Everything you are doing is great. It's a pleasure to listen to your podcast every morning when I drive to work. Cheers.
@danianesilva3 жыл бұрын
Hi Luke! I'm here because of episode 683 with Marie Connolly! Now I understand and I'm sorry you are stuck in this circle. In short, the irony kkkkkkk Love the podcast! Cheers from Brazil
@senseoflossable2 жыл бұрын
got the Russian joke and can't stop laughing and crying now, you hit a linguistic recursion. and yes I am from russia. for all of Russian lepsters it is absolutely necessary to have a piece of something in your merch store
@wojciechwodarczyk95477 жыл бұрын
I had to watch this video a few times and use the dictionary in order to understand this joke. This is a good joke on the C2 level of English.
@fm32yo6 ай бұрын
Not sure... "U weren't rushing to get here, 'cos u r late", doesn't sound like C2. B2 Maximum 🤔
@user-kp3ty1ce2n3 жыл бұрын
Hello! I have started listening you podcast. It is really great. And this situation is funny!)
@ptholome7 жыл бұрын
I laugh a lot when people ask again and again and again about the Russian joke explanation. :)
@suaptoest4 жыл бұрын
We laugh when a Swede arrives late without even playing a word!
@vladimirsterekhov2837 ай бұрын
I got this joke only after you repeated it, so that makes sense!
@fatmacoskunfirat1292 Жыл бұрын
no worries, Luke, I got the joke in the first place:) I laughed a lot about the situation itself though:)
@user-uo8ik9br7b8 жыл бұрын
Last time, when Amber counted countries where she'd been, Paul just threw awesome punch line with the RJ. Well, this meme will exist as long as you'll be podcasting. Best Regards, Rushin' Russian.
@geniusdexter67 жыл бұрын
Luke's got to embrace it; the russian joke has now become an undying meme. (just like harambe)
@urmidharachatterjee53074 жыл бұрын
You are really a good Person Sir🙏
@Everestino7 жыл бұрын
One of these latest episodes, you said to the audience if you don't know the Russian joke, go and google it yourself. and I was curious and I ended up finding this in google ----- This is Armenian Radio; our listeners asked us: “What is the difference between capitalism and socialism?” We’re answering: “In a capitalist society man exploits man, and in a socialist one, the other way around.”
@Everestino7 жыл бұрын
Got a bit carried away, didn't I?
@ptholome6 жыл бұрын
The freedom.
@NoHealerJustPain7 жыл бұрын
Maybe you just have to write the the whole text of the joke under this video. It can helps especially for whom, who's not native speaker, since it's all about the listener's audition level.
@elenitaspbru6 жыл бұрын
Так спешили, что опоздали. 😂
@jennylovestohavefunbeckyyu90575 жыл бұрын
Наверняка ещё и спотыкались. А вообще хорошо хоть не послали его на том же русском 😂😂.
@suaptoest4 жыл бұрын
Она опаздывает на работу и уходит рано, так что не поздно два раза в день.
@seti18054 жыл бұрын
@@suaptoest Кто опаздывает? Тот кто торопится! Вот в нашей психушке всё так продумано что никто никуда не опаздывает, все получают и завтрак и лекарства во-время.
@fredscuttle65244 жыл бұрын
Hi Luke, I got it straight away. You didn't have to explain it. It was quite funny.
@LukesEnglishPodcast4 жыл бұрын
frank roberts you should have been in my audience that day
@fredscuttle65244 жыл бұрын
@@LukesEnglishPodcast ah ah. I really like your podcasts by the way, especially the one on British humour when you mentioned the Carry On series. The Pythons and Blackadder were great too.
@weightlosschannelpakistan80665 жыл бұрын
Luke: You guys are late, where are you from. Russians: We are Russian. Luke: Were you the one Rushing to get here, were you? (Because you are late) ....
@LukesEnglishPodcast4 жыл бұрын
Not exactly right. “Well, you weren’t rushing to get here, were you?”
@surenmayurov41042 жыл бұрын
Спасибо большое, Люк!
@ninashilo3683 Жыл бұрын
Nezachto
@franloa76784 жыл бұрын
Could you please make another video with a better explanation.Almost understood but I need more details...😂😂😂. Amazing Luke!!!!
@stanisawaporzycka-strzelcz45593 жыл бұрын
I love this story!! :)
@anastasiakudrina91506 жыл бұрын
Hi, Luke! Thanks for your "(the) turn of the screw"! I enjoy it! I'm from Russia! Huhuhu
@user-mx7oc3vs5w4 жыл бұрын
Got it, it's a really wonderful joke) But I have barely understood this one before hearing a whole story :D Thank you for you patience
@anjelikaaminova74313 жыл бұрын
Yeah I didn't understand this Russian joke too, could you explain this ? 😅😅😅
@Selima_net_propal3 жыл бұрын
It’s not a Russian joke at all
@anjelikaaminova74313 жыл бұрын
@@Selima_net_propal actually, it's was a joke , as it was mentioned before by Mr . Thompson 😒
@Selima_net_propal3 жыл бұрын
@@anjelikaaminova7431 it is a really good joke but not russian joke)
@anjelikaaminova74313 жыл бұрын
@@Selima_net_propal em..but why do you so ?
@anjelikaaminova74313 жыл бұрын
@@Selima_net_propal it's a title of video , so how it could be not Russian joke if it's have been written so ? ?
@oopsimath5 жыл бұрын
"Here is more pronunciation. Ration never rhymes with nation,. ..."
@bwtravelgo6 жыл бұрын
super love your accent!!
@lsantinsuarez3 жыл бұрын
Definitively, this joke has come to get you somewhere... but rushing!!! LOL The problem to try understand the meaning of the words without ear its sound. Thanks for all your effort. Where can I no you a beer? ;)
@ailaarzani1243 Жыл бұрын
Where were the guitars here
@AGavrilov827 жыл бұрын
Thx a lot u made my evening. It's really amazing
@voulaadams87447 ай бұрын
It was a game with words😂😂😂
@ghadasuqr343 Жыл бұрын
Lovely
@deepavishwakarma76473 жыл бұрын
"जब वह स्पष्ट रूप से यहां पहुंचने के लिए जल्दी नहीं कर रहे थे, तो आप थे क्योंकि आप देर हो चुकी हैं।" this is what luke said to russian in comedy show ... translated in Hindi for Indian's...
@claudiacano43476 жыл бұрын
I get it Luke, since the first time😁. Greetings from Paraguay.
@alejandroarevalov6 жыл бұрын
Hahahahhaa... Well, I liked that one Mr. Thompson. I got it and it worked for me. But I think these kind of word game jokes are not funny to everyone. Anyway, no worries, I do like that joke and I'll try to tell that one to my job partners... BIG FAN!
@judenihal Жыл бұрын
Mr. Rush Shia would like this
@agirl2853 жыл бұрын
Understanding a joke in other languages is not easy, not only to understand the meaning of the words but the culture behind it , before you can react "laughing".
@ucnguyenminh28014 жыл бұрын
i love the russian jokes and understand it the first time you said it
@jojobenyamin24436 жыл бұрын
Hey Luke, quick comment 😂 I did the same mistake and told your joke to someone from Russia he was upset and I needed to explain it .. it was awkward.
@image8184 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Now I can understand :)
@mariia96827 жыл бұрын
Hi Luke, I've heard that pin from my Russian English teacher😀
@user-ms5ek9lq3m Жыл бұрын
Luke and the curse of Russian joke.
@Ricardo-xg6gx3 жыл бұрын
The Russian joke is a vicious circle, it feeds itself, and it will be always present.
@_Iokanaan_Marusidze_5 жыл бұрын
Thanks !
@Glazurno7 жыл бұрын
Thanks! But I andestended only what you speak about me, Russian. It is so nice! I hope. Could you add the subtitles in the descriptions to your video please?😶
@KutsenkoCG2 ай бұрын
Это клевая шутка Люк 😄
@user-ex3py1ki8n3 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness, I am Russian and I loved the joke XD
@kauaira61989 ай бұрын
haha, so you're stuck in kindda a vicious-cycle! 😆😆😆
@user-gi9ct6cz1l6 ай бұрын
😂I can't stop laughing 😂😂😂
@jenjafree3 жыл бұрын
As they say in Russia: "subtle English humor". And in fact, a funny joke if you know English. I sympathize with your experience, but the situation is really funny
@tarbarsam Жыл бұрын
I like the joke. But to be honest, when I heard this in podcast, I thought it’s some kind of term like daddy joke. Thank you for explanation.
@user-ur9bv6wi2j2 жыл бұрын
Great 👍
@mariastelaalderete54072 жыл бұрын
GREAT!!!!!!!
@sunthareesuntharee59768 жыл бұрын
Aha...and now I understand your Russain joke!
@agirl2853 жыл бұрын
I like Mr Bean, he doesn't talk too much but very funny :),makes us laugh a lot!
@KonstantinEgorovSpb3 жыл бұрын
Homophone puns are tricky and not caught by everyone. Take it easy)
@AlexFG247 жыл бұрын
Well for the Russian ear, the words Russians and rushing sound almost indistinguishable :)
@LukesEnglishPodcast7 жыл бұрын
Александр Гашило Yes, that's the point of the joke!
@AlexFG247 жыл бұрын
I understand of course. But... There is a reverse situation. When a set of ordinary English words sounds like something funny in Russian. For example words "peace", "door" and "ball" uttered quickly merge into an indecent Russian word "pizdobal". A word that means a person who too often lies.
@LukesEnglishPodcast7 жыл бұрын
Александр Гашило Haha! But how often are you saying 'peace door ball' in a sentence? Just kidding - I expect there are lots of examples of English words that sound like Russian things. In French, for example, the expression "J'en ai marre" (I'm fed up) sounds exactly like "Johnny Marr" (the guitarist in The Smiths.
@AlexFG247 жыл бұрын
Well, there is an even more terrible example. The beautiful phrase "blue water", again said quickly means in Russian "vomit." Seriously, this is not a joke. Such are the language strangenesses :)
@LukesEnglishPodcast7 жыл бұрын
Александр Гашило I'll bear that in mind if I ever want to go swimming in Russia! :)
@ooisee7 жыл бұрын
Well, the joke is quite good though. I remember it was one of my first jokes in English. (I'm native Russian speaker. ) But what I did not understand from the context is why are you explaining it over and over again?
@astranovas42632 жыл бұрын
I've just found that video and thinks that joke is very simple to understand (actually im russian!). Actually, it's very funny (but I think if I will be on this stand-up as a person who was late, I felt myself embaressed and not reacting at all xD)
@alex-alex18543 жыл бұрын
You remind me young Mark Knopfler
@user-ql3ee6kn8z3 жыл бұрын
Luuuke, I didn't get the russian joke. Explain more specifically please
@TheVirtualC6 ай бұрын
The Russian understood the joke but he didn't laugh because he was "Putin". (Probably only Brazilians will understand this joke)
@user-ui3wp9yz6k3 жыл бұрын
More then 17000 views here, which means minus 17000 comments asking for exploration))
@nancyhey10126 жыл бұрын
That's a shame, because I know a lot of Russian people and people of Russian descent who say they hear jokes all the time about "Rushing Russians" when they tell people that they are Russian, such as "you're rushin' around a lot", or "you're always in a hurry", and they get it right away and think it's funny.
@bazingus6 жыл бұрын
great and easy joke! hahaha rushing is not an uncommon word, so is easy even if english isn't your first language...
@vadimsimon88805 жыл бұрын
Got it! Great!
@liouboffZolotchevsky3 жыл бұрын
Someone's rushing, someonee's britting.
@max_from_rostov3 жыл бұрын
When you are Russian and didn't get the joke...
@FoxtrotRU Жыл бұрын
Shouldn't those missing the Russian joke polish their English?
@arnoldboczek5293 жыл бұрын
I can't read these comments. It wasn't really a joke, just a situation joke, you people can't just take it and tell it without that specific context because it sounds weird... 🤔
@johannesmartins58733 жыл бұрын
Hey, Luke. I didnt understand the russian joke. Paul Taylor tell me to say that hahahahaa
@shithappens89115 жыл бұрын
Your head looks unproportionaly large in this video lol - of course it isn't really, just it might be better to be a bit farther away from the camera. Cheers from a ninja coming out of the shadows!
@RicardoHernandez-nd5pp4 жыл бұрын
Ok. Hello
@catherinebear49328 жыл бұрын
Cool :)
@alexanderschneider35077 жыл бұрын
Aren't you that famous Cat from comment section of Luke's English Podcast?
@catherinebear49327 жыл бұрын
Cat? Never heard of it. ;)
@catherinebear49328 жыл бұрын
Btw: I am from Russia
@andresmauriciomahechagarzo62077 жыл бұрын
So You're rushing :)
@catherinebear49327 жыл бұрын
No, not really... :))
@ptholome7 жыл бұрын
No, only the Russian people arriving after the show had started were rushing... The joke was not so bad but people didn't understand it and... The Russian joke because the whole situation create when Luke started to explain it and the audience was not laughing at all except Paul and Amber who were there laughing because the situation was funny. Not for Luke of course..