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* Ethnic stereotypes. The Russians have a lot of ethnic stereotypes similar to Rabinovich above. A typical joke goes like "An Englishman, a French guy, and a Russian sit in a bar..." and is quite similar to analogous jokes in British humour. Favorite targets are:
* Ethnic stereotypes. The Russians have a lot of ethnic stereotypes similar to Rabinovich above. A typical joke goes like "An Englishman, a French guy, and a Russian sit in a bar..." and is quite similar to analogous jokes in British humour. Favorite targets are:
** Chukchi, the native people of Chukotka related to [[Eskimo Land|Northwestern Native Americans]], are the all-time favorites, often seen as generally primitive, uncivilized and simple-minded, but clever and philosophic in a naive kind of way.
** Chukchi, the native people of Chukotka related to [[The Great White North|Northwestern Native Americans]], are the all-time favorites, often seen as generally primitive, uncivilized and simple-minded, but clever and philosophic in a naive kind of way.
{{quote|'''Chukchee:''' Hey, I was in the city, purchased TV, [[Verbal Tic|however]].
{{quote|'''Chukchee:''' Hey, I was in the city, purchased TV, [[Verbal Tic|however]].
'''Geologist:''' Dude, you need an outlet to plug TV in!
'''Geologist:''' Dude, you need an outlet to plug TV in!