Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far Dominant theme of last week in Polish politics was fascism. First, there was a march of neo-nazi organisation ONR (Radical-Nationalist Camp), in which bunch of uniformed young people holding flags of Poland and their organisation […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 23

Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far Easter period is usually quiet in Polish politics. Members of government and MP’s are usually spending this time with their families, remembering crucifixion of Jesus. Or Brian for that matter, if we believe a front […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 22

Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far It’s official: Poland is more Catholic than a Pope now. While the church officially recognizes prophecies from Fatima, it does not includes them as a official dogma. Even Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, a conservative chairman […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 21

Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far Extending term of Donald Tusk as president of the European Council shaked Poland for a while. Jarosław Kaczyński during a shouting session in a Polish parliament (as polish parliament slowly turns into some poor stage […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 20

Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far To celebrate 20th chapter of our series, Polish government prepared something special: a spectacular harakiri of our foreign politics. This is not even funny any more. Let’s then leave other topics for this time, and […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 19

Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far The nation chosen ones have really hard life, and then they have to face people’s criticism. They work hard like noone else: Bartłomiej Misiewicz for example worked so hard, that he had to go for […]
Morvern, Ardnamurchan and Moidart

Although Scotland is a sparsely populated country for European standards, those who seek to enjoy it’s beauty on their own can find even those tourists that can be met at Loch Ness or on the route to Skye to be an annoying crowd. Some say that the true uninhabited Scottish mountains can be found only […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 18

Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far Poland finally had it’s five minutes, for which Foreign Minister Waszczykowski was longing so much. He even had a chance to speak with people who really matter! To be honest, his exchange with Frans Timmermans […]
Britons: give me a blowjob* and translate correctly!

Let’s state the obvious: there is an elephant in the room. Britons cannot into languages. Of course, there are many who speak more than just English, but in general, Britain is all about English. Average Briton can live all his life with virtually no contact with foreign languages. There is virtually no foreign music on […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 17

Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far Many of my readers, including some Czechs, send me links to recent events in Poland, asking me to cover them in this series or ask “why I never mentioned this or that”. The answer is […]