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On Annas and Agnieszkas Posted by Anna on Dec 21, 2009
I know there are some foreigners out there who are convinced that 50% of Polish women are named Anna and the other 49% – Agnieszka. The remaining percent is claimed by Katarzyna, Małgorzata and Edyta, with a few Grażynas stuck in there for variety’s sake. I always shook my head with disbelief when I heard…
When “witam” Is Not Welcomed Posted by Anna on Dec 18, 2009
I have to tell you about something that happened this week. And after you hear this story, please tell me what you think… So, I had to write an email to somebody. A perfect stranger. A person I’ve never met. A person who happens to hold an important position at one of the institutions of…
Odd and Funny Place Names in Poland Posted by Anna on Dec 15, 2009
One of the joys of traveling in a foreign country (or reading a map, if you can’t travel) is seeing all the strange, wonderful, funny and otherwise goofy names along your route. That applies to just about any country, as people living in F*@#$g (Austria) and Climax Springs (USA) can tell you. And Great Britain…
Polish Christmas Eve Celebrations – one more time Posted by Anna on Dec 12, 2009
Because I know that not everyone reads all the comments to all the posts, I took the liberty of “borrowing” two entries from the “Polish Christmas Eve Abroad” post and including them here, as I think they are great and everybody should see and read them. 🙂 The first one is from Kim in Boston…
Polish Christmas Eve Abroad Posted by Anna on Dec 8, 2009
So, have been naughty or nice? Did Święty Mikołaj bring you anything exciting? What? Don’t tell me that you forgot about Mikołajki (6 grudnia – December 6th). I wrote about Mikołajki last year, and I’m sure you remember that I think it’s a totally unnecessary tradition. I would much rather hold off for a bigger…
Christmas Cards Posted by Anna on Dec 4, 2009
I am sorry this post is so late, but I’ve been buried under a mountain of season’s greetings cards (kartki świąteczne, most of which still need to be written) and it took me some to dig myself out. And speaking of Christmas cards, Mary K. suggested that I should write something about them. Her suggestion…
November Picture Post – Photos of Poland Posted by Anna on Nov 30, 2009
It’s November 30th today and that means only one thing in Poland – Andrzejki. The feast of St. Andrew’s, celebrated in a very unsaintly way – by fortune telling, singing, dancing and much drinking. I think I wrote about Andrzejki last year, so I’m not going to repeat myself. And besides, I’ve never been a…