Archive for February, 2012
Tyskie – Polish beer Posted by Kasia on Feb 4, 2012
Tyskie is the most recognised and best-loved Polish beer. The brand belongs to Kompania Piwowarska, a subsidiary of SABMiller. Tyskie is brewed from crystal clear spring water, superior varieties of barley malt and hops which deliver an aroma assuring its excellent taste. More and more beer-drinkers around the world are developing a taste for Tyskie…
Doing business in Poland – do they know it is lunchtime? Posted by Kasia on Feb 3, 2012
When you’re abroad, never assume that your habits are the same as those of your business partner or client. In Poland, as in many other countries, even mealtimes are different. Breakfast, Second Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Supper – that’s usually the order. Many British business people are caught out by the Polish second breakfast tradition…
Nobel Prize-winning Wisława Szymborska dies at 88 Posted by Kasia on Feb 2, 2012
Nobel Prize-winning poet Wisława Szymborska died Wednesday at home in Kraków, Poland. The 88-year-old poet had been afflicted with lung cancer. Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski said on Twitter that her death was an “irreparable loss to Poland’s culture.” When Szymborska was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1996, the committee cited her “for poetry…