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New Polish Christmas Traditions

Poland has learned a lot from its open contact with Britain over the past 20 years. For example, it has learned that Britain features less gold paving in metropolitan areas than it might have been led to believe. Poland has also started to pick up some bad habits, especially when it comes to Christmas.

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  • A very silly post in which I point out childish double-entendres. Polish tits Favourite quotes: "the biggest of European tits, this species does not avoid the human nearness…" "Great tit does not avoid human" A–Z of Polish Birds Favourite quotes: "some birds wander as rare vagrants as far as Great Britain…" Polish birds in the pictures of Przemyslaw Pawlak Favourite quotes: "Great Tits in Duet! Enjoy the watching!" "Against the Pink Sphere" #
  • The Overconfident Pedestrian. My latest column for the Krakow Post. "I’ve never thought of myself as an overconfident pedestrian. If anything, living in Poland has turned me into a starkly petrified pedestrian, but according to a new road safety campaign, it turns out I’m as naïve as a boy scout at a cross-dressing convention…" Read the rest on the Krakow Post website. #
  • Apologizing to Poland My latest column in the Krakow Post. "I wish to take the opportunity to offer my sincere and heartfelt apologies to the people of Poland. I was misinformed/not thinking/drunk at the time and I promise it will never happen again. I have yet to do or say anything to offend Poland, but I feel I should get my apologies in now for when the inevitable happens. Apologising to Poland is the new “coming out” or tearful “drug hell” confession; you’re nobody until you’ve done it." Read the rest on the Krakow Post Website#

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