A Journalist has to write a story on the lack of meat in Poland. So he goes off to Poland and asks the people: “Excuse me, what do you think of the lack of meat in Poland?”

All the poles reply: “Meat? What is meat?”

Seeing he cannot get an answer in Poland he goes to the USSR and asks the Soviets:

“Excuse me, what do you think of the lack of meat in Poland?” All the Soviets reply: “Think? What is think?”

Seeing he cannot get an answer in the USSR he goes to the USA and asks the Americans: “Excuse me, what do you think of the lack of meat in Poland?” All the Americans reply: “Lack? What is lack?”

Seeing he cannot get an answer in the USA he decides to go to Israel, and asks the Israelis: “Excuse me, what do you think of the lack of meat in Poland?” To which all the Israelis reply: “Excuse me? What is excuse me?