Organization: The American University - University Computing Center
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 16:03:07 EST
From: Hannah J. Wolken <HW5586A@auvm.american.edu>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.polish
Subject: Re: letter from Tobias Eigen

From:         "Hannah J. Wolken" <HW5586A@american.edu>
Organization: The American University
Subject:      Re: Warsaw Voice and Adam Mickiewicz
To:           Tobias Eigen <proteus1!eigent@uunet.UU.NET>

Hi- I tried to send this message out a while ago but I think I got your address
 wrong (I'm still figuring this whole E-mail thing out).  I just got back from
vacation and found that it hadn't been sent so here goes again...
---------------------------Original Message------------------------------------
Hi Tobias
Sorry I took so long to answer your note.  I'm always eager (possibly over-eage
r) to talk about my experience in Poland.  Picking random cities in Polanc can
be a dangerous way to travel there.  The points of interest can be few and far
between and are often subtly hidden in the few existing guidebooks, but I do ad
mire your spontaneity!  I absolutely loved living in Poznan!  Yes its a bit gre
y and drab in the winter, and the smell of coal never quite leaves the air but
after a week or so you find the more interesting things to do.  The spring and
summer are quite beatiful and there are numerous parks, theatres, and clubs to
visit.  I also happened to be living in the dorm that had one of the more excit
ing night clubs on the first floor so, except for Lent when the clubs close dur
ing weekdays, there was always dancing and drinking going on.  The history of t
he place is also truly amazing lending to a lot of great museums, monuments, an
d the one section of Poznan that comes close to being beautiful, the Old Town.
 I'm still not quite sure why I'm so passionate about Poland, it could be a com
bination of the people I met, the weekend trips, the easy classes, but I just l
oved it.  The movies do tend to be a little more dry in Polish though.  Usually
 the strongest expletive used in the subtitles is the Polish equivalent of a fo
rceful "darn!", and the punch lines in the subtitles are always exactly ten sec
onds before or after the english one but you get used to it after a while.  I d
id get to watch the European version of Basic Instinct there though, and it was
 a tad bit different from the American one, some of the profanity was actually
left in.  I seem to be rambling here, as I tend to do on the subject.  I'm sorr
y you didn't enjoy it as much as possible but I can understand.  When I was the
re few enough people spoke english and even less probably did two years ago.  W
hat was it like when you were there?  What other cities did you visit in Poland
?  How long were you travelling for?  I would love to hear more about your trav
els there, as I'm sure it was much different then judging by the changes I saw
in the short time I was there.  Thanks again for your ntoe and I hope I haven't
 put you off with my nostalgic monologue.  Bye!
-Hannah
(I think I live around the corner from you- 39th and Tunlaw)
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Date:         Thu, 07 Jan 93 09:05:14 EST
From:         "Hannah J. Wolken" <HW5586A@american.edu>
Organization: The American University
Subject:      Re: Warsaw Voice and Adam Mickiewicz
To:           Tobias Eigen <proteus1!eigent@uunet.UU.NET>

Hi- I tried to send this message out a while ago but I think I got your address
 wrong (I'm still figuring this whole E-mail thing out).  I just got back from
vacation and found that it hadn't been sent so here goes again...
---------------------------Original Message------------------------------------
Hi Tobias
Sorry I took so long to answer your note.  I'm always eager (possibly over-eage
r) to talk about my experience in Poland.  Picking random cities in Polanc can
be a dangerous way to travel there.  The points of interest can be few and far
between and are often subtly hidden in the few existing guidebooks, but I do ad
mire your spontaneity!  I absolutely loved living in Poznan!  Yes its a bit gre
y and drab in the winter, and the smell of coal never quite leaves the air but
after a week or so you find the more interesting things to do.  The spring and
summer are quite beatiful and there are numerous parks, theatres, and clubs to
visit.  I also happened to be living in the dorm that had one of the more excit
ing night clubs on the first floor so, except for Lent when the clubs close dur
ing weekdays, there was always dancing and drinking going on.  The history of t
he place is also truly amazing lending to a lot of great museums, monuments, an
d the one section of Poznan that comes close to being beautiful, the Old Town.
 I'm still not quite sure why I'm so passionate about Poland, it could be a com
bination of the people I met, the weekend trips, the easy classes, but I just l
oved it.  The movies do tend to be a little more dry in Polish though.  Usually
 the strongest expletive used in the subtitles is the Polish equivalent of a fo
rceful "darn!", and the punch lines in the subtitles are always exactly ten sec
onds before or after the english one but you get used to it after a while.  I d
id get to watch the European version of Basic Instinct there though, and it was
 a tad bit different from the American one, some of the profanity was actually
left in.  I seem to be rambling here, as I tend to do on the subject.  I'm sorr
y you didn't enjoy it as much as possible but I can understand.  When I was the
re few enough people spoke english and even less probably did two years ago.  W
hat was it like when you were there?  What other cities did you visit in Poland
?  How long were you travelling for?  I would love to hear more about your trav
els there, as I'm sure it was much different then judging by the changes I saw
in the short time I was there.  Thanks again for your ntoe and I hope I haven't
 put you off with my nostalgic monologue.  Bye!
-Hannah
(I think I live around the corner from you- 39th and Tunlaw)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.polish