Rita Wiśniewska

Rita Wiśniewska is a third-year European Law student.

More a ballerina than a tennis player
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More a ballerina than a tennis player

“Why didn’t you sign me up for tennis classes when I was younger?"
We are like plants
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We are like plants

"It is truly surprising how people’s attitudes change as soon as rays of sunshine bless their eyes"
Poles and Brazilians
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Poles and Brazilians

"Poles are much more similar to Latinos than to their neighbours with whom they share a border on the map"
Goodbye US, hello Asia
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Goodbye US, hello Asia

"The world is obsessed with K-pop, matcha lattes, traditional Chinese medicine and Pad Thai straight from street food vendors"
Poland is no Eden
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Poland is no Eden

"Without knowledge of the Polish language, you risk being completely excluded"
The house must be spotless for Easter
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The house must be spotless for Easter

"Let’s start with the fact that, for Catholics, Easter is more important than Christmas"
No chocolates on Women’s Day?
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No chocolates on Women’s Day?

"Mostly, my mission involves traumatising Western European men with the behavioural standards expected by Slavic women"
Library or Friday market
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Library or Friday market

"Without noise cancellation or your favourite music facilitated by earphones, focusing in the ICL is simply impossible"
No thoughts behind the eyes
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No thoughts behind the eyes

"It is heartbreaking to see how the children of today fry their brains and abandon curiosity"
Home, where is it?
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Home, where is it?

"When I leave a house, there is always something I leave behind"
Flying home for Christmas
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Flying home for Christmas

"I was scared of sitting down at the Christmas table, as year after year there would be more empty chairs"
Long live mockery
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Long live mockery

"Black humour and the ability to joke about yourself is sturdily grounded in our Polish culture"
People are getting dumber
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People are getting dumber

"Honestly, I cannot stand the fact that people open ChatGPT before they even try to read the whole task to be solved"
A second soul
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A second soul

"Never forget to incorporate gesticulation – after all, it is a language too, that could clarify the chaos coming from your mouth"
Love stories
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Love stories

A smile from the other side of the café is considered a try-hard and embarrassing, because who would be so desperate to behave as such?
Life is love is food is life
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Life is love is food is life

"In food, there is a history written, a history of people tied to their culture and origin"
Forget passports, show me your medicine cabinet
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Forget passports, show me your medicine cabinet

"Whoever has the antibiotic or sinus steroid nose sprays is basically immortal"
Venomous snakes
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Venomous snakes

"There is no reason to think your happiness will depend on denying yourself comfort"