Deadly Weekend on the Roads Posted by Anna on Jun 15, 2009
Much can be said about Polish roads and Polish drivers and none of good, unfortunately. Until last weekend I had thought those were nasty exaggerations, at least for the most part. I drive from time to time in Gdańsk and while it can be scary, it’s certainly not suicidal. Last weekend, however, has totally changed…
Concise Polish Grammar – A Handbook for Foreigners – book review Posted by Anna on Jun 12, 2009
I finally managed to get my hands on “Concise Polish Grammar – A Handbook for Foreigners” by Magdalena Foland-Kugler (ISBN 978-83-89913-51-7) published by Exlibris. I haven’t read this book from cover to cover yet, just briefly paged through the sections that interested me the most. What immediately jumped out at me is the fact that…
Essential Phrases – part 1 Posted by Anna on Jun 9, 2009
Take any random phrasebook (any language will do) and look inside. You will see a whole bunch of very useful expressions that, no doubt, are essential to your survival in a foreign land. Phrases such as: “Where is the national museum?” (Yeah right, like you are really going to understand the answer. A lot easier…
Going to the Polls Tomorrow Posted by Anna on Jun 6, 2009
Tomorrow we have the European parliamentary election (wybory do Europarlamentu) and I still don’t know who to vote for. This will be my very first voting in Poland and I am determined to participate. I have zameldowanie (official registered domicile), I have dowód osobisty (ID card) and I am eligible to vote. Don’t laugh, but…
June 4th, 1989 in Poland Posted by Anna on Jun 3, 2009
Tomorrow is the glorious 4th of June, and that’s all we’ve been hearing about recently. Personally, I’m tired of it already, and it’s not even the 4th yet. Why tomorrow is so important, I hear you ask? It’s the 20th anniversary of the fall of communism. I understand it’s an important anniversary, but really, what…
Welcome to Hel! Posted by Anna on May 31, 2009
Hel (with one “L”) is a very pleasant place, I know because I went there yesterday. I would post some photos, however the file upload problem hasn’t been resolved yet (but the guys from Transparent are doing what they can to get it sorted out). So, instead of looking at pretty pictures of Hel, you’ll…
Polish Spelling Needs a Revolution (or at least – a sensible reform) Posted by Anna on May 28, 2009
I’m beginning to develop very strong feelings for Krystyna Bochenek. I’m not quite sure what kind of feelings, but I am sure they are strong. Why, you want to know? Ok, I’ll tell you. I was watching the news yesterday, or rather, ignoring the news, as I normally do, until I heard a reporter saying…