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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 16
Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far “The year is 2017 AD. Mazowsze is entirely occupied by Warszawa. Well, not entirely. One small village of indomitable PO voters still holds out against the invaders. And life is not easy for the PiS […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 15
Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far Finally, there is hope for a bit of fresh air in Poland. The PiS government after denying that smog is a problem has finally decided to address the problem. That came a bit unexpected if […]
Scotland allows Poles like me to have our dream lives
The internet nowadays is full of people who are happy to tell you how to have a good life. One group urges you to join them in leaving the rat race, drop everything and retire to some exotic country where life is cheap and beaches are beautiful. Another group includes motivational speakers who urge you […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 14
Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far US Soldiers recently deployed on the Polish soil seems to have not doing very well. In a few days they are here, they have managed to crash two humvees into each other, spill a load […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 13
Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far While across the globe people enjoy the sun at sunny beaches of Santo Subito, capital of San Escobar, a country invented by Polish foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski, Poland is hidden under winter blanket of snow, […]
If that’s who we are, we are doomed.
I am trying to avoid being enclosed in my “information bubble”. This is why I am visiting various places in Polish internet, including a popular digg clone – wykop.pl. I want to get an insight into ways of thinking of Poles, who happen to have different views to mine. I have to admit, that recently […]
Is air-pollution problem in Poland really a new thing?
Smog recently became a number one topic in Poland. Internet is full of information about smog alarms and yet another safety limits being exceeded. Of course many people already seeks someone to blame, so no wonder, that it become a hot political topic as well. One could get a feeling that smog in Polish cities […]