The EU “controls just about every aspect of our daily lives”? That’s just Daily Mailesque hysteria.

In any case, culture changes all the time, with or without the EU. When one considers that, say, many people in Britain listen to music or watch television programmes from the US, when one sees that many footballers come from outside of GB (and are largely better), when one can see that art has always been influenced by movements outside of GB, or when one can see that the religions of GB (to name just a few, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism) have their roots away from GB one sees that it is impossible to put borders on culture. Even if GB closed all its borders it would still be influenced by movements abroad, like Poland was pre-1989.

Still, 50 groszy or 1.5 złoty isn’t much. At least the toilets are clean and not vandalised. Of course, I’m not a big fan of having women walking behind me when I’m at an urinal, but the only bother for me is that they are closed (here in Wrocław at least) from about 7pm.

By the way, you may have heard the slang in the English language for having a piss: To spend a penny.

Not that “wav” offers itself well to people trying to market a city.

I like it there, i am glad i found your blog. niec to read about Poland.

If I may dare to mention, a click on my name will show the reader my reaction to various articles written on the Guardian special, including on the article by Timothy Garton Ash.