Polish Guy Measuring Stick

An American is walking down the street when he sees a Polish guy
with a very long pole and a yardstick. He's standing the pole on its
end and trying to reach the top of it with his yardstick.
Seeing the Polish guy's ignorance, the American wrenches the pole
out of his hand, lays it on the sidewalk, measures it with the
yardstick, and says, "There! 10 feet long."
The Polish guy grabs the yardstick and shouts, "You idiot American!
I don't care how long it is! I want to know how high it is!"