Arizona, communism, and a glass of Chablis
I often say that I am a child of communism (born and university educated still in communist Poland, I wrote about it here). It has had a significant impact on how I have viewed reality around me and myself in it. As I grow older I reach back to to that time. In this post, I want to tell one of my favourite stories from the times of communism. So, here is a post about Polish ‘wine’ and my first ever glass of wine. Continue reading “Arizona, communism, and a glass of Chablis”
Masks and the nation
I have been looking at social media responses to Covid19 masking mandates in Poland. They make a very interesting reading and, in this blog, I want to share one of the posts as representative of one of the narratives. Continue reading “Masks and the nation”
Podcasting wine
I have discovered podcasts. For some time, I’ve heard podcasts are an interesting replacement of radio or other media, but somehow, I haven’t been interested. But recently I realised that instead of half-listening to music when I drive or walking mindlessly with my dog, I could actually listen to something. And the something I decided on was podcasts on wine. Indeed, after some searchers, quite a lot appeared. In this post, I want to write about my experience as a podcast listener. Continue reading “Podcasting wine”
Linguistics of pomposity
Meg Maker wrote “We need to talk about wine talk” (link here) an introduction to a panel on the language of wine. She writes that the ‘language of wine needs a reboot’. In this post I want to respond by saying two things. First, largely, the article is not about the language of wine. Second, if it were, Meg Maker’s writing would be part of the problem. Continue reading “Linguistics of pomposity”