Somehow, Tom and I brought the Chicago winter weather with us. The week prior to arrival in Warsaw the weather was in the 40's and this week it has been in the Teens and snowing. But, supposedly the warm weather is coming soon. While out and about I have been wearing my ear muffs to keep my ears nice and toasty. And, I have noticed a lot of Polish people giving me a second look. At first, I assumed it was simply because I am an American. But, then I started looking for other ear muff wearers....and in my almost week here I have not found a single one! And, the Poles really bundle up here in the weather...hats, scarfs, gloves, mittens, but...NO earmuffs! Maybe I'll start importing them and start my own earmuff business, although by the looks I am getting I am not sure how popular it will be. My earmuffs are keeping my ears warm and my hair looking good, so I have no plans to change my plans. : )
As a side note, Tom and I had a low key anniversary celebration last night. We went and picked up kebabs (or k-bobs as the Polish pronounce it) for dinner. Kebabs are pretty much the Polish version of a gyro sandwich. Chicken or lamb meat inside of an extra thin pita bread filled with lots of shredded cabbage (surprise surprise!). They are really delicious and made for a nice quick dinner after a long day at work for Tom.
Europe Learning #2: The Polsih don't wear earmuffs....or at least I haven't found the ones that do!
earmuff imports - I like the idea - maybe I could knit them and we could take over the Polish market ;-)
ReplyDeleteHope your saving your Euro-learnings for your book.