Fish & Chips = Polish?
Apr 27, 2023 9:19 pm
Hi,
If you enjoyed our last issue's look at Polish shops in the UK copying big names in Poland, you may have noticed this timely news sent in by a reader. I hadn't noticed the similarity in the logos in the case, but lawyers clearly did.
As for all those small shops "paying homage" to bigger ones that I mentioned in the last newsletter, I'm guessing big brands don't sue people like that because they're small fry. It's just not worth it. The game changes when its Tesco vs Lidl.
It all reminds me of another excellent "homage" I saw the other day:
Marek on display in Warsaw
The Museum of Warsaw's current exhibition Rising From Rubble is all about how the city was a big pile of rubble after WWII. It stayed that way for a while, and people kept living in it anyway.
It turns out the exhibition features some of Marek's illustrations from his 1946 visit to the city.
The photos here were sent to me by a friend. I hadn't seen these particular ones before, I assume they've been part of the museum's collection since the 1940s.
You can see more of Marek's illustrations and read about his visit in the ebook I published last year: Warsaw 1946: In the Shadow of the Mechanised Apocalypse.
Anecdotal cooking history of the week
Like many interesting things in Western culture, the British staple fish and chips may have been invented by, or at least popularised by, Polish Jews. At least, this is what I heard this week.
Is Gary Lineker a Polish Jew? I don't think so, but I do like this photo of him.
Fish and chips can now, I assume, be added to the long list of cool stuff Polish Jews have done for the world. It's a sub-section of cool stuff that Poles have done for the world (all the best bits, basically).
Highlights include:
I'm not going to back this up with much evidence, obviously. But trust me, I'm a random newsletter.
That's all I've got for you this week. Many thanks for reading. Enjoy your life until next time.
Adam
Adam Zulawski
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