Two things I look forward to most at Christmas Christmas is just around the corner, and what I look forward to most every year are really only two things: the twelve traditional dishes on the table (more on that elsewhere) and that one magical moment when, just before the meal, the whole family shar
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The following article is an English summary of the German video from the “Warschau im Blick” (Warsaw in Focus) series on the “My Warsaw / Mein Warschau” YouTube channel. English-speaking readers who also understand German are warmly invited to watch the video on YouTube or listen to the podcast vers
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Polish Holiday Drama: “The most expensive holiday destination in the world? Poland.” Just days into the holiday season, the media landscape is once again flooded with infamous vacation snapshots from Poland: a restaurant receipt takes center stage. The captions? Always dramatic. The conclusion? “Foo
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Jarosław Kaczyński has been a member of the Polish parliament since 1991, the chairman of the Law and Justice party (PiS / Prawo i Sprawiedliwość) since 2003, and served as Prime Minister of Poland from July 14, 2006, to November 16, 2007. What more could someone want from politics after such a care
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Suddenly, They Were Not There When I moved to Warsaw in 2008 to study here, I was fascinated by the city and let myself be carried along by its energy. Over time, however, I started noticing things that were quite different compared to other cities in Germany. My circle of acquaintances naturally co
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In front of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (POLIN) in Warsaw’s Muranów district, which was predominantly inhabited by Jews until 1939 (the so-called Northern District) and from October 1940 constituted most of the Jewish Ghetto, an elderly man cast in bronze sits on a bench. On the r
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Due to its proximity to the neighboring country, many vacationers travel to Poland by car. Depending on the place of residence in Germany, the distance can be greater, making the car journey quite time-consuming. Especially for a shorter stay or a weekend trip, choosing the airplane as a means of tr
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The Bizarre Calculation Method Many people firmly believe that the average salary is unable to realistically depict the financial situation of workers, whether they are German or Polish. The calculation includes both the highest earners and those with the lowest wages. To determine the value, all sa
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When it comes to national pride, Germans don’t take it lightly. Even in discussions among fellow Germans about nationalism, patriotism, and identity, we rarely agree on how to distinguish these terms from one another. Mutual understanding is seldom found. This fact wouldn’t surprise me i
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The job market in Poland today The Polish job market in January 2023, according to data from the Central Statistical Office (GUS), comprises a total of 15,043.4 thousand individuals. Among them, 52.8% were men, and 47.2% were women. The average age was 42.4 years, with a median age of 42.0 years, wh
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