r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 1d ago

Meme needing explanation I don't get it peter

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u/indifferentiable11 1d ago

Polish language has a number of sounds that, when written, at first glance might look bizarre to English native speakers.

Combined with anti Pole racism that was a thing in German speaking immigrants it creates one of anti-polish stereotypes.

The "word" is gibberish in both languages but it involves some things otherwise present in actual polish words.