the POLSKI blog

AKA the band with the hottest singer in Poland (not my words).
Zakopower is a relatively new band, formed in 2005 by Sebastian Karpiel-Bułecka (second from the left), who was born in Zakopane (hence the name), Polish capital of winter sports. They quickly became popular as their music combines ever-popular in Poland folk as performed by [...]

“Did you know Barack Obama has Polish blood? Yes, his grandpa ate a Polish missionary”
This is a ‘joke’ I heard in Poland last week. It was attributed to Poland’s Foreign Minister (!), Radek Sikorski. The politician later had to explain that he did not actually tell the joke, he only used it as an example [...]

This post will mean nothing to those of you who live outside London (WELL outside London) or outside the UK, but three south Londoners, Lolly, Gary and Richard have just created a new social group called Dirty South Twit.
It’s a group of people – mainly, I presume, bloggers – who use and love Twitter. The [...]

… but still charming. Polish autumn as seen by me last week.
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Ask any Pole in the UK, what food they miss and I’m sure quite a few of them will say they miss Polish bread. I do. Why?
To begin with, we hardly ever eat toast. Bread is something Polish people will be picky about. Take Tarnów, for example. This city in south-eastern Poland (116,000 people) sells [...]

Well, he’s been trying to rescue his pension pot by doing some adverts for a Polish bank and making a few people laugh in the process.
Celebrity endorsement is not a new phenomenon in Poland, but it was the first time a well-known foreign star appeared in a bank ad. Despite the fact that both the Monty [...]

No, not flapping. Clapping.
Is it true that – when you are on a plane full of Poles – people will start cheering and clapping their hands upon landing? Sadly, yes.
Sorry, I still cannot comprehend why people treat landing like the biggest achievement of the human race. Get over it! Do you clap when you park your car?
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Just got back from Poland and decided I need a new template. As you do.
Well, here it is. Simpler than the previous one. I hope. And doesn’t break on IE.