I’m always very surprised when I hear that people with absolutely no prior connection to Poland want to learn Polish. It’s one thing when someone has Polish roots, or a Polish name, or a polish spouse, or plans to move there. But it’s completely another when someone wants to learn Polish “just because.” Just because they think Polish is a beautiful language, or just because they love Chopin. And it really does happen!
It’s happened today, as a matter of fact. I got a phone call from my old friend in Japan. He’s not Polish, he’s very much Japanese. So he woke me up (hello! Forgot about the time difference!) and said:
“An acquaintance at work wants to rearn Porish. Can you help her?”
How dude? How? I’m a few thousands miles away!
