Today I would like to tell you a few words about what such preparations for the fair look like, because I have the impression that the idea of it is completely different from the brutal reality. To be clear - my perception was also different, it was also different from the "real".<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The reality of the fair is that we landed in Las Vegas on Saturday, at different times, and the fair started on Tuesday. In theory, it doesn't look bad and we stuck to it. On the day of arrival in the United States, there was still enough energy and enthusiasm to walk along the boulevard in the evening and admire something. But the next day the prose of life caught up with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We got up at dawn, before 7 o'clock, because firstly the sun was rising beautifully outside the window, and secondly - it was difficult to change to a completely different time. We have already agreed in a larger group that we will eat some breakfast in the morning - our friend Dawid, who was in Vegas last year, recommended Denny's restaurant - and then we will go to our stand to see how the work is progressing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dawid, our technical specialist who had flown to the United States to check whether the products had been properly installed, looked dull and his eyes were not fully rested. He spent the entire previous day in the hall, where, with the help of employees of the Turkish company that was setting up our stand, he worked hard to put our windows and large structures in the right places. It may seem so simple that what's the problem, inserting a window into the correct hole - unfortunately, the problem is many times more complex if we are talking about specialized structures that additionally require a power connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, we weren't expecting anything difficult, after all, most of the structures had already been installed, so we walked to the hall cheerfully and in good spirits. It was barely after 8 o'clock, the sun was shining beautifully - we thought it would last two or three hours, plus we would record something, and then it was just sightseeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We left well after 9 p.m. Both on Sunday and Monday. Cruelly crawled through. But with a sense of duty well done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Already on site, we realized that there was still a lot of work to be done and all hands were on deck. We also found out that two days until the fair are terribly short and that we have to really work hard to get everything done on time. It was necessary to adjust the windows, assemble the floor from scratch (applause for Mateusz and Sebastian, they managed it on their own), wash the windows, clean, arrange everything, and take care of the smallest details. It can't be described in words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These two days, during which there was very little sleep and breaks for rest, gave us a hard time, but... at the same time, they built something without which we couldn't go any further. Fantastic atmosphere inside our team. In this hardship and toil, we were able to consolidate ourselves incredibly and have a lot of fun at the same time. There was no topic or problem that we couldn't handle. We needed a cutting saw (because we only had a hand saw?). So, go to the Poles from the competition, who set up their stand literally twenty meters away, and maybe they will lend it to us (they did without any problem). Need to put a floor? \u2013 I will cut,<\/em> \u2013 says Mateusz, \u2013 You will drill<\/em> \u2013 he turns to Seba, \u2013 and you\u2026<\/em> \u2013 he looks at me meaningfully. \u2013 I'm not technical<\/em> \u2013 I point out right away. \u2013 Well\u2026 \u2013 Mateusz thought for a moment. \u2013 Well, you will mean it. Come on, I'll show you.<\/em> \u2013 In such an atmosphere, the work went smoothly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What also surprised me there was the fact that Americans are very open and very helpful. And they talk a lot and joke a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This openness, attention to detail, appreciation of small things - this is what we can learn from them. I don't know how much of it is a game and how much is sincere intentions, but Americans have an empathy level of a thousand or more. It manifests itself in small gestures. Girl in the Adidas store. She spent half an hour looking for a T-shirt for me and then gave me her employee discount. Or another action. I gave the woman from the IBS service the Knoppers that Mateusz left because she helped speed up the arrival of the forklift on the last day. She was genuinely surprised and moved. \u2013 That was so sweet, honey!<\/em> \u2013 she shouted after me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A moment later, a service guy accosted me. He asks directly: \u2013 What did you give her? Candy?<\/em> – NO<\/em> \u2013 I say. \u2013 Candy bar.<\/em> – On what occasion?<\/em> – No chance. She helped me, so I wanted to return the favor.<\/em> – That's so cool, man<\/em>, \u2013 he patted me on the back. \u2013 That's so cool.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the phrase that you hear most often is: I appreciate it!<\/em> Whatever you do for them, they immediately appreciate it. And you don't know how much of it is sincere and how much of it is acting, but even if it's the latter, it's high-level acting. Because they are really happy when you do something for them. For example, during the fair, we approached people sitting at the stand to give them water or give them "Ptasi Mleczko", which the management board took especially from Poland. They didn't expect it at all, as if only Bertrand's stand had such attractions. Their eyes widened with surprise, then this surprise turned into enormous gratitude, and finally what do you hear? First a short "Thank you", and then a quick one: - I appreciate it!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I will come back to what happened at the stand in the next entry. I will end this one with... a Polish accent. Well, when we were walking to the hall on Monday morning, when we were actually at the entrance, we noticed that there were three food tracks parked literally twenty meters away. It wasn't strange at all, rather normal. A moment later, we rubbed our eyes in amazement when we noticed that one of them had a huge graphic with... dumplings. And the caption: PIEROGI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When I posted this photo on my private Instagram, after a few minutes a friend who had traveled all over the United States contacted me. He also wandered around Las Vegas a bit, experienced and saw his share, including Britney Spears leaving one of the casinos. \u2013 But I didn't know they sold dumplings<\/em>, \u2013 Pawe\u0142 writes to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And we do. Although I'd rather see Britney.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201eTrasa nam dobrze znana. Od jednego baru do baru\u2026\u201d \u015bpiewa\u0142 dobrze znany polski zesp\u00f3\u0142 Kult. Parafrazuj\u0105c nieco te s\u0142owa, mog\u0119 napisa\u0107, \u017ce podczas naszego tygodniowego pobytu w Las Vegas, nam, za\u0142odze Bertrand, trasa te\u017c by\u0142a bardzo dobrze znana. 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