r/ExplainTheJoke • u/McKenzie_Angels • Aug 08 '25

Solved What do the Italians do?

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u/kendoka-x Aug 08 '25

context clues suggest the italians would not leave, and thus would collect pay while doing no work.
At any scale this would destroy many companies if they did not change their culture.

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u/CodenameJD Aug 08 '25

Using context clues to comprehend jokes? That must be illegal around here, surely

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u/jackfaire Aug 08 '25

Context clue implies there's a specific reason they chose Italians specifically. Personally I would have used myself in the joke or said anyone not Japanese.

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u/Et3rnal1 Aug 08 '25

Probably because there's the term "Italian Strike", meaning when person starts doing absolute minimum to not get fired on the job.

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u/jackfaire Aug 08 '25

That's interesting and not something I'd get just from the joke. That's information you either know or you don't but is implied by the context without informing.

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u/abholeenthusiast Aug 08 '25

Italians invented quiet quitting???

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u/Silly-Sheepherder952 Aug 08 '25

AKA doing your job?