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Polska Dotty: Carp in the Bathtub, Throttled Buglers, and other Tales of an Englishman in Poland
Author: Jonathan Lipman
Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 1890 KB
Publisher: Jonathan Lipman (30 Oct 2011)
Language: English
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Are you travelling to Poland and wish to know more about the Poles you'll encounter? Have you ever wondered what makes your Polish plumber or cleaner or waitress tick? Are you fascinated by this country of forty million - one of the most visited countries in the world - rich in natural beauty, cultured, and famous for its people's wanderlust? What book do you pick for background and insight? A superficial travel guide? A dry history book? No! You need the genre-busting Polska Dotty. Employing themed chapters ("Customer Service", "Work and Entrepreneurs", "The Polish Character"), it follows the hilarious story of a newlywed English lad and Polish girl from their wedding in Krakow through two succeeding years based in Warsaw. It takes an intelligent approach, mixing amusing anecdote with fact to inform about all aspects of Polish society including its history, politics, religion, language, work ethic, and family values. It sets off for the heart of Poland, and on the way offers an education on the Polish condition like no other. Polska Dotty is a funny, heartfelt, sparkling read, a touching portrayal of an Englishman's integration into Polish life.
Jonathan Lipman was born in Oxfordshire, England in 1968. In the 1980s he met many temporary émigrés from Eastern Europe - including Russians, Romanians and... Poles. They were visitors to his father's team that pioneered wind energy in the UK. At the age of 25, he met a variety of East Europeans on a course at Oxford University, and fell in love with one of them - Marzena, a Pole. After qualifying as a lawyer in 1997, Jonathan married Marzena in romantic Krakow, Poland, and they spent the next two years living in Warsaw. Jonathan worked for a renowned Polish law firm; Marzena completed her doctorate. In 1999 they decided to return to England, where Jonathan could continue to practice in English law. He is now UK Legal Director of a large motor manufacturer. Marzena works in consumer affairs.