Tooth Hurty!

Over the weekend I was struck by one of the worst pains of all – toothache. Anyone who has experienced such a discomfort will know how terrible it is and there’s no point pretending it will go away. It just doesn’t!

After booking myself an appointment, the dentist told me I needed one of my wisdom teeth removing and it was going to cost me PLN 180 for the privilege. On top of the PLN 50 appointment fee it was a pretty expensive day out.

I got home, shovelled a load of pain killers down my neck and tried to sleep.

After relaying this sorry tale to my dad the following day, he questioned just how much it had cost me. I confirmed it was PLN 230. This is no joke – but when you speak these words back in English it’s actually very, very funny. ‘Two-thirty’. Or (said in another way) ‘tooth-hurty’.

It kind of softened the blow a little bit as I was laughing for hours afterwards! Next time I go to the dentist, I hope it’s just as amusing…