Archive for 'Culture'
Traveling by Train in Poland Posted by Anna on May 17, 2009
I’ve never traveled much around Poland. Apart from Trójmiasto (Tri-city: Gdańsk, Sopot, Gdynia), I have only been to Warsaw. So, I thought it was high time that I got off my exponentially growing four letters (three in American and four in British English) and saw a bit more of this beautiful country of ours. And…
Eurovision 2009 – Second Semi-Final (Live) Posted by Anna on May 14, 2009
The first semi-final, which took place on Tuesday, was not broadcast in Poland. I guess since the Polish song competes tonight in the second part, TVP1 (Polish TV, channel 1) didn’t see any reason to show it. They showed re-runs of “Heroes” instead. Well, tonight is the night. The Polish song “I Don’t Wanna Leave”…
Polish Blog Is One Year Old Posted by Anna on May 10, 2009
You know what? This week, little blog is ONE YEAR OLD! Happy Birthday Polish Blog! Well, technically, my first post appeared on May 11, 2008, but I just can’t wait till tomorrow! I must say this has been an interesting year. Sometimes challenging, sometimes lost in translation, sometimes controversial, but never boring. At least it…
Polish, English or Ponglish? Posted by Anna on May 7, 2009
No, I am not talking here about the butchered combination of Polish and English that some of my fellow countrymen, who spent more than two months abroad, are so fond of. I’m talking about the signs I saw at one of the largest bookstores in Gdańsk. I went to Dom Książki (literally: dom = house…
Fifth Anniversary of Joining the EU Posted by Anna on Apr 30, 2009
Tomorrow is the fifth anniversary of the enlargement of the European Union. Yes, it’s been five years already since the day Poland joined “Europe”. This, and the swine flu seem to dominate the news today. But, frankly, people are more interested in the flu than in the anniversary. It’s amazing how quickly we learn to…
Polish Sense of Humor or Lack Thereof Posted by Anna on Apr 28, 2009
I went to Grycan today (yeah, czas na lody – time for ice cream) with one of my pals and he (oh, hi Martin!) had some interesting things to say about how he perceives our (as in: Polish) sense of humor. But before I proceed any further, just to make things absolutely clear – Martin…
Na poczcie – At the Post Office Posted by Anna on Apr 26, 2009
I had to go to the Post Office yesterday and managed to make a total fool out of myself in the process. And all this shame and public humiliation could have been avoided, if only I had paid closer attention when reading blogi (blogs) by foreign expats in Poland. So, this is what happened. I…