Facebook, Danmark og Brasilien

Facebook er en netværks hjemmeside, hvor familien Larsen her bruger meget tid for nylig.

Jeg fandt nogle sjove grupper der. En af dem hedder "You know you've been in Denmark too long when…", og så beskriver de nogle ting kun dansker kunne gøre. Her er en list af de ting, jeg kunne genkende fra Jonas og andre jeg kender:

    * You go to the supermarket and buy three good beers and 10 not too good ones.

    * You honestly believe that the distance between Copenhagen and Aarhus is long.

    * The first thing you do on entering a bank/post office/pharmacy etc. is to look for the queue number machine.

    * You accept that you will have to queue to take a queue number.

    * Can't remember when to say "please" and "excuse me".

    * You know the meaning of life has something to do with the word "hyggelig".

    * You are very surprised when you receive compliments about ANYTHING – including your appearance/clothing! In fact when you do, you find it suspicious and start thinking they might have ulterior motives.

    * You don't think it strange that no one ever comes by to visit without being invited and you never show up at any one's place unannounced either.

    * You wouldn't dream of coming even 10 minutes early to a party. (Once around the block is always an alternative)

    * You find yourself lighting candles when you have guests – even if it is brightly sunny outside and 20 degrees.

    * You understand why not every type of meat can be put together on top of the bread.

 Jeg kunne selv tilføje et par ting, som jeg tror, det er særlig dansk eller nok meget anderledes end i Brasilien:

    *  At fjerne sko, når man kommer hos nogen.

    * At spise først, når værten har sagt "værsgo".

    * At sige "tak for mad" til værten, når man er færdig med at spise. 

Der er også en om Brasilien med det samme princip, som hedder "You know you're Brazilian when…". Her er en udvalg af de ting, som jeg tror Jonas kunne genkende fra mig eller mine venner:

    * If someone tells you to be at a certain place at 1:00 pm, you don't show up until 2:30 or 3:00 p.m. -> Det gør jeg ikke!!!

    * Your entire family goes to grandma's house on Sundays for a big family get together….even when you guys see each other everyday. -> Det plejede vi at gøre, og det var super hyggeligt!

    * BBQ means steak, sausage, chicken wings, pork, rice, farofa, molho and beer. -> NamNam! Ingen hakkebøffer!

    * You are the loudest person in the room. -> Det er jeg heller ikke…   

    * You leave your house spotless when you have people coming over. -> Det gør jeg faktisk!

    * You cried when Brazil lost the world cup. -> Nej, men selvom jeg er ligeglad med fodbold, bliver jeg rigtigt trist hver gang, de taber i VM.

    * You go to a birthday party,and you can't leave until you take that piece of cake home. -> Det gør jeg ikke mere…

    * You know what Capoeira is.   

    * You eat rice and beans at least 7 days a week. -> Det gør jeg heller ikke mere…

    * You are so used to corruption that nothing surprises you anymore. -> Trist nok…   

    * You take pictures everywhere you go. -> Det gør jeg lidt mindre end jeg plejede.

    * You dress up to go to the supermarket. -> Det gør jeg stadigvæk!

    * You own havainas in every color imaginable. -> Kun de hvide med flaget.

    * You went to Disney World for your 15th birthday. -> Jeps!

    * Everyone thinks you're everything but Brazilian.

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