Love in Poznań Style
Autumn smells different in Poznań. It smells of St. Martin's croissants, cinnamon, and the faint scent of chimney smoke. People stroll through parks in warm sweaters (like the blue one in the photo), collecting maple leaves, and admiring small, ornamental pumpkins.
But there's something else in Poznań—a certain kind of love. A love that's neither loud nor intrusive. It's warm, cordial, and... a little undivided.
Julia, who moved to Poznań for college, struggled to understand this phenomenon for a long time. When she showed her Poznań-born friend, Michał, the "finger heart" gesture—the Korean symbol of love—he laughed and replied, "It's a bit different here."
Michał, proud of his Poznań identity, had a certain talent. One day, when Julia was telling him about her homesickness and how she missed "small gestures," Michał had an idea.
He took his favorite white T-shirt. Then, with surgical precision (because croissants are serious business!), he drew a "finger heart" gesture on it. But instead of the empty space between the fingers, where the heart should have been, he placed a miniature croissant.
"See, Jula?" he said, pointing to the T-shirt. "This is Love, Poznań Style. You give someone your heart, but at the same time you make it clear that you don't share a croissant. You can give love, but the best part stays yours."
Julia laughed. It was perfect. It was the essence of Poznań – cordiality combined with respect for tradition and the sacredness of the croissant.
Since then, this T-shirt has become their little secret and a joke. It's a reminder that true love understands when something is too good to share. It's a symbol of autumn, of Poznań, and of a love that respects every little thing, even the sweetest, most personal.
Made of 100% quality, organic cotton that spun so beautifully (ring-spun, if you will). For both her and him, I mean for any self-respecting woman. It's luxuriously comfortable, and on top of that, you're helping the planet because it's eco-friendly. What more could you want?
Take a measuring tape and measure yourself, then compare it to the chart. Simple.
