Archive for 'Culture'
The Mythical Polish Plumber Posted by Anna on Jun 16, 2008
My favorite politician, Nicholas Sarkozy went to Poland a few weeks ago and chatted with the Polish honchos in charge, namely, with one of the ducks – Lech Kaczyński. (The surname “Kaczyński” comes from the word “kaczka” which means “a duck” in English.) While in Poland, my favorite politician made the announcement of opening the…
Poles vs Poles Posted by Anna on Jun 9, 2008
The Euro Cup 2008 frenzy has started. TV programming has been rearranged, matches are replayed at nauseam by every news outlet imaginable, newspaper sports pages have swollen to twice their normal size and people on the streets proudly strut in their national colors. Yep. It’s all soccer. All the time. Soccer, or football, as we…