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 […]
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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 […]
Kaczyński’s Golem
I need to take break from my “Meanwhile in Cuckooland” series, as the matter in question is not funny. Jarosław Kaczyński rise to power was build on fuelling xenophobic moods in the society and flirting with extreme right. My first ever piece for Britske Listy was pointing out this very problem. Today, actions of PiS […]
I’m dreaming of a Polish Christmas, not those from Coca-Cola ads.
In the last days of November, I switch my British radio off for good after hearing the voice of George Michael for the first time. The fact that a heartbreak song became a Christmas anthem says a lot about how shallow Christmas became in Anglo-American culture. In Britain you want it all, and you want […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 12 – Anniversaries and Month-inversaries.
Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far Last days have passed in Poland under the sign of anniversaries. Or month-iversaries, as in case of the 80th month-iversary of the Smoleńsk crash. The most important anniversary is 13th of December. 35 years ago […]
Meanwhile in Cuckooland 11
Click here to read previous chapter of the series Click here to see all chapters so far So PiS was right after all! There are foreign agents trying to influence Polish politics from the inside. Luckily for everyone, crisis has been solved now, after Robert Grey, a deputy minister of foreign affairs got sacked. On […]