The first man married a Greek girl.
He told her that she was to do the dishes and house cleaning.
It took a couple of days, but on the third day he came home to see a clean house and dishes washed and put away.

The second man married a Thai girl. He gave his wife orders that she was to do all the cleaning, dishes and the cooking.
The first day he didn't see any results but the next day he saw it was better. By the third day he saw his house was very clean, the dishes were done, and there was a lovely dinner on the table. ...

The third man married a girl from Newcastle, Australia. He ordered her to keep the house cleaned, wash the dishes, mow the lawn, do the laundry , and a hot meal on the table every day.
The first day he didn't see anything, the second day he didn't see anything either, but by the third day some of the swelling had gone down and he could just about see enough out of his left eye to fix himself a sandwich and load the dishwasher.