Everyone knows the phrase "Third World country" and many people know the phrase "First World country", but no one knows anything about Second World countries. Pressed for an answer, no one could identify a Second World country.
Except people who've been there.
Here's a good rule of thumb: does the country have the technical know-how and supply system to provide a three-egg omlette made with fresh eggs, mild cheddar cheese and thick Canadian bacon, like I had this morning? Can it offer to the wary traveller fresh squeezed orange juice, crisp Texas toast and homemade strawberry preserves, as I enjoyed when I woke up? Can you eat this meal while scanning at leisure over 150 channels on satellite television, ranging from baseball highlights to cooking shows to mindless Hollywood entertainment news? If not, but it still claims to be civilized, then it is probably a Second World country. Like Yugoslavia or Armenia or Albania.
Or Poland.
News, entertainment, beer, boobies, humor, and so very much more.
Just as you followed the exploits Laverne & Shirley after they moved to L.A. from Milwaukee in a desperate grab for ratings, you can now follow the continuing adventures of the snarky Babes in Poland babes as they traverse and negotiate their way through the tricky shoals of law school, life, and lamentable fashion decisions.
The disturbingly hilarious adventures of two white women traveling alone and starving slowly in Eastern Europe. Better than tales of Aruban abduction. You heard me. Better.
That's great. I'm so happy for you that you get to live in America and eat great American food and watch American tv.
Meanwhile I am starving in Poland with only pornography to watch.
Posted by: cracow_couture | June 21, 2005 at 10:13 AM