Hello everyone!<\/p>\n
So… how does it feel to live in 2010? I see there\u2019s a debate going on in the media (at least in the US) on what to call this year in English: twenty-ten or two thousand ten. I\u2019m in the 20-10 camp myself. We should definitely learn how to say those big numbers in Polish, but let\u2019s do it another time.<\/p>\n For now, let\u2019s take a quick look at the last decade. And boy oh boy, was it a busy decade for Poland, or what!<\/p>\n First, we got to finally join the European Union. That was back in 2004 and seems like so long ago now, but in fact it was just a little over 5 years ago. Then we got to join the Schengen zone, and the rest is history. And oh yeah, let\u2019s not forget Canada which very kindly allowed us to visit our friends and relatives in Toronto and Vancouver\u00a0 bez wiz<\/strong> (without visas). How awesome is that?<\/p>\n Poles can travel freely now, move to and work in other EU countries and basically do what they want where they want.<\/p>\n What a difference a decade can make! Ten years ago who would have thought that people from Canada and Australia would actually desire a Polish passport (polski paszport<\/strong>)! And jump through a multitude of legal hoops to get it!<\/p>\n Yes, it was a very interesting decade indeed!<\/p>\n I am not sure what the next ten years will bring for Poland. Because with Poland, you just never know.<\/p>\n One of my friends wishes for visa-free travel to the US. Personally, I don\u2019t think it will happen before 2156, or so. But if it by some chance does happen earlier, be sure to remind me and I\u2019ll eat my words, OK?<\/p>\n So, what do you think this new decade will mean for Poland? Will things change or will it be just more of the same?<\/p>\n Useful words:<\/p>\n PS. And what about your postanowienia noworoczne<\/strong> (new year’s resolutions)? Would you like to share?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello everyone! So… how does it feel to live in 2010? I see there\u2019s a debate going on in the media (at least in the US) on what to call this year in English: twenty-ten or two thousand ten. I\u2019m in the 20-10 camp myself. Luckily, there\u2019s no such problem in Polish. It\u2019s rok dwa…<\/p>\n
\nLuckily, there\u2019s no such problem in Polish. It\u2019s rok dwa tysi\u0105ce dziesi\u0105ty<\/strong> (year two thousand ten) whether you like it or not. And yeah, it\u2019s a mouthful, that\u2019s for sure. But that\u2019s how we say it in Polish. And just wait till the next century rolls around! Ha! Then it will get even more complicated. But fortunately, we don\u2019t have to worry about it for nast\u0119pne dziewi\u0119\u0107dziesi\u0105t lat<\/strong> (another 90 years).<\/p>\n\n