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16 Mar, 2012

Coming soon!

Posted by: Michał In: bits and bobs

Quick Polish language video lessons – one phrase per video. Stay tuned!

17 Oct, 2011

Warsaw’s newest attraction: a foldable roof

Posted by: Michał In: bits and bobs

Poland is getting ready for the Euro 2012 football tournament. The biggest football venue, the National Stadium in Warsaw, is rumoured to be one of the most expensive structures of its kind in the world. The officials responsible for commissioning the stadium deny it claiming it’s not even in the Top10 most expensive football stadia [...]

18 May, 2011

I need your vote. Yes, yours!

Posted by: Michał In: bits and bobs

Oh, I do like getting good news. Who doesn’t? For the second year in a row, this blog has been nominated in the Language Lovers contest and I need your support! One of the reasons why this blog was set up was to teach people all over the world some useful Polish phrases and some [...]

24 Feb, 2011

Facebook is taking Poland by storm

Posted by: Michał In: bits and bobs

I have noticed in the past couple of months an increase in the number of friend requests from my old friends and acquaintances in Poland. And indeed, official numbers suggest that after years of relying on Nasza Klasa, Poles are now flocking to Facebook. A recent post on the Social Bakers website claims that in [...]

Kocham Cię. I love you. More language of love – here. More “Polish your Polish” – here. Kocham Cie image by Funky Tee, via Flickr, used under the CC licence

18 Nov, 2010

Poland inspires the Philipines

Posted by: Michał In: bits and bobs

The Polish Tourist Board should be proud. Their campaign to promote Poland is certainly working. Well, kind of. The Philippines have launched a new tourism campaign, Kay Ganda (‘so beautiful’), which, it would seem, borrowed a thing or two from the logo of the above mentioned Polish Tourist Board: Thoughts?

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04 Aug, 2010

Polish film posters which lost the plot

Posted by: Michał In: bits and bobs

Just wanted to let you know about this brilliant comparison gallery the Daily Telegraph put together. “The film posters that lost the plot” gallery focuses on how communist Poland attempted to create “something that would defeat [stereotypical] Western film posters”. It’s a great gallery, but also a nice read. The Telegraph reveals how a state-owned [...]

18 Jul, 2010

London has its Polish bank now too

Posted by: Michał In: bits and bobs

I noticed today that Poland’s once biggest bank had opened a branch in central London. PKO Bank Polski has a nice shiny branch in Shaftesbury Avenue. Weird location if you ask me, but maybe there are more branches in other parts of London. As it’s Sunday, I couldn’t go inside and check what’s on offer, [...]

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