Friday, 12 October 2012

The Sound of Europe Changing

Not long ago I was on a ferry –crossing from Dover to Dunkerque.
We were welcomed over the ferry’s intercom system. Safety instructions were given.
First in English. Then in French (after all we were on a crossing to France). Then in POLISH and, as the last language, in German.
 
It does not seem many years ago that we looked at unfamiliar number plates when going down the German motor ways, and discovered that they were Polish. And now Polish is slowly becoming a part of the public European soundscape. Most of us do not understand the language, but many of us have reached the point where we can identify it.
So, welcome to the sound of Polish. And to the Poles, of course.

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