One, Two, Three

One American = a businessman;
Two Americans = a market;
Three Americans = a cartel.

One Dutchman = a citizen;
Two Dutchmen = a bicycle club;
Three Dutchmen = irrigation.

One Englishman = a bore;
Two Englishmen = a club;
Three Englishmen = an Empire.

One Frenchman = a lover;
Two Frenchmen = an affair;
Three Frenchmen = a menage.

One German = a burger;
Two Germans = a beer parlour;
Three Germans = an army.

One Irishman = a drinker;
Two Irishmen = a fight;
Three Irishmen = a partition.

One Italian = a tenor;
Two Italians = a duet;
Three Italians = an opera.

One Japanese = a gardener;
Two Japanese = a cult;
Three Japanese = electronics.

One Russian = a melancholic;
Two Russians = a chess game;
Three Russians = a revolution.

One Swiss = one Swiss;
Two Swiss = two Swiss;
Three Swiss = three Swiss.


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