Do you know this situation when you hear somebody speaking in a foreign language and it is quicker than Ferrari driven by Usain Bolt? Is it the result of unfamiliarity or maybe different languages have different paces? Linguist François Pellegrino…
He once said that ‘if there is a God, his plan is very similar to one without a plan’. Fortunately, he knows what he has to do. Help people whose lives are too a lot different to ours. That’s why…
What is a real fantasy today, can be a usual habit tomorrow. In the sixties everybody expected that in the XXI century we’ll live on Mars or maybe even further. It didn’t happen, but we invented smartphones, self-driving cars and…
Each year, the World Health Organisation published the ranking of countries where it is hardest to remain sober. Belarus (17,5 litres per year) is the uncontested leader before Moldova, Lithuania and Russia. As the communism was making everybody happy,…
“The Beatles”. Two words that changed the world. Maybe the Internet and drones wouldn’t have been invented without Paul McCartney’s band. Maybe your life would be different. But without a doubt, nobody back then would be interested in buying a…
Whatever happens on the Oscars night, it won’t be very positive for him. The selection between award for not the best movie and another unsuccessful nomination is worse than playing a love scene with Terminator and Hulk. This year he received…
Once upon a time in Poland, Ludwik Zamenhof tried to invent a new, international language. He selected the easiest words and grammar rules from the different ones. He called it Esperanto, but didn’t realise how lazy people are. Especially the…
Being a politician isn’t easy. Sometimes it’s just impossible to make everybody happy. But you can’t dwell on the fact as you can’t make everyone happy. That’s why they created the post of “minister for happiness” in United Arab Emirates.…
Like Mark Twain once said, sometimes it’s “better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt”. You also have to remember this rule when you are trying to use gestures in foreign…
The trains are now accelerating to about 500 km/h in China. France has its TGV and Italians are eating pasta while on the Pendolino travelling very fast. In Central and Eastern Europe trains are still slower than marathon runners on…