When working with Polish people, it’s almost inevitable that history will come up at some point. We ended the previous post with the partitions of Poland, which lasted for 123 years and had a profound impact on Polish culture. When…
Many posts on this website focus on travel, as understanding different cultures is central to both my professional interests and personal motivations. That’s why I travel far more often than the average holidaymaker. In fact, I’d love to do it…
As promised, this week’s post is published on Thursday instead of Monday. Why? There’s a perfectly valid reason. This Thursday is a very special day, the sweetest day of the year in Polish culture. It’s called Tłusty Czwartek, which literally…
Hello, My name is Konrad Wdowiak, and I was born in Poland in 1976, at a time when the communist regime was beginning to lose the support of the Polish people. Eventually, the government imposed Martial Law, closed the borders,…