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Yup, the original was: “In America, you can always find a party. In Soviet Russia, Party always finds you!” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Smirnoff#Russ
by Samuel_Michon 13y ago
Yup, the original was:
“In America, you can always find a party.
In Soviet Russia, Party always finds you!”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Smirnoff#Russian_reversal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Smirnoff#Russian_reversa...
- cema 13y agoI have always thought it was all his pun on: "Under capitalism, a man exploits a man. Under socialism, it's the other way around!" But I may have been mistaken.
- Samuel_Michon 13y agoThat’s a real possibility, as that Russian (or Polish, depending on who you ask) joke had been making the rounds for almost 30 years when Smirnoff moved to the US in 1977. http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/under_capitalism_man_exploits_man_under_communism_it_is_the_other_way_aroun/ http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/unde...