Is Carrie Bradshaw from “Sex and the City” a man? Does Ugly Betty speak like a middle-aged, slightly bored and cynical man? Yes. And yes. If you are in Poland, that is. Let me explain. I’ve been asked a few times – and heard people talk about – the fact that Polish TV airs foreign [...]
I came across a post by a fellow Pole, Sylwia on her personal blog, in which she extols the virtues and the beauty of “The Golden Polish Autumn”. Yes, such a phrase exists and is usually applied to the period between early and mid-October, when you are lucky to have a few sunny days and [...]
One of the reasons why I decided some time ago to start this blog was the fact that some of my closest friends were so bloody ignorant (sorry if you are reading this) about Poland, it wasn’t even funny any more. While planning summer holiday, I suggested at some stage going for a week to [...]