Monday, March 9, 2009

Top Like 50 Thousand Ways You Know You're a Brazilian

Here's a little blast from the past: I saw this group on a friend's Facebook page (thanks Marilia!) and thought it was quite accurate, so here you go:

Top Like 50 Thousand Ways You Know You're a Brazilian:

You think American bathing suits are enormous;

You like Guarana better than any soda;

You know Xuxa and Pele;

You still argue Pelé is better than Maradona;

You would rather die than see Argentina beat Brazil in soccer;

BBQ means steak, sausage, chicken, pork, rice, farofa, molho and beer;

You are the loudest person in the room;

You have a Brazilian flag on almost everything you can put one on;

You travel to Brazil and instead of taking a suitcase with all your stuff, you take presents for the entire family, the dog, the neighbor...;

You're so proud that you're Brazilian you make sure everybody knows;

You leave your house spotless when you have people coming over;

You have a sweet ass (or wish you had it or like women that have them) & you know how to shake it;

You can drop it like it's hot;

Most of your jokes are about Portuguese people;

You take soccer way too seriously;

You cried when Brazil lost the World Cup;

You clap when singing Happy Birthday;

You know what Capoeira is;

You know a lot about Samba and MPB;

You eat rice and beans almost 7 days a week;

Your breakfast consists of milk & coffee and bread with butter;

You know : Os Trapalhoes, Turma da Monica, Zico, Caetano Veloso, Tom Jobim, Elis Regina, Ronaldinho, Jo Soares, Cazuza, Gilberto Gil, Silvio Santos, Roberto Carlos, Ayrton Senna, Carmem Miranda & Chico Xavier;

You are so used to corruption that nothing surprises you anymore;

You know how to play dominoes and cards;

You have a sense of fashion;

You wear flip flops, a lot!

You know how to play volleyball and handball;

You take pictures everywhere you go;

You know what it's like to buy liquor/cigarettes without an ID;

You know how to party, and if the party isn't over until after 5am...its not a party!

Any holiday, official or not, is a legitimate excuse for a week vacation;

You know what Feijoada and Pavé are;

Your favorite drink is Caipirinha;

You dress up to go to the grocery store;

You spend an entire day at the beach;

You are too friendly;

Cachaça rocks;

You grew up dancing & singing to Xuxa;

Easter without Bacalhau doesn't really feel like Easter;

You own Havaianas in almost every color;

You went to Disney World for your 15th birthday;

No meal is complete without rice & beans;

You like mayo on your hot dogs and Americans think you're crazy for it;

You love chicken heart;

You know Bossa Nova and Forró.

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3 comments:

Arlene said...

Descordo de alguns mas é legal a lista! ;)bjs

vforte said...

Absolutamente verdade!
Concordo com tudo!!
Mamae

Tia Dri said...

Tiago! lista perfeita!!!
Nao tem nem que tirar ou por!
bjs, Tia Dri