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On April 19 2014 02:37 fabiano wrote:
Currently living in Brasília (only 5 months here), but I'm from the very south of the country (Santa Maria, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul).
I still feel quite a foreigner, the culture, the weather and the people feel so different :o
The culture of the south vs north differ that much in Brasil? City vs rural? I've always wanted to visit South America and the World Cup would be the perfect time. If only I wasn't staring down the barrel of so much debt thanks to law school right now.
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On April 19 2014 02:21 Pandemona wrote:
Yeah i'll make sure i have a tablet or something with me so i can still do my World Cup threads and of course...PICTURES :3
You do know what kind of... pictures... we expect in World Cup threads right?
On April 19 2014 02:56 Craze wrote:Show nested quote +On April 19 2014 02:37 fabiano wrote:
Currently living in Brasília (only 5 months here), but I'm from the very south of the country (Santa Maria, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul).
I still feel quite a foreigner, the culture, the weather and the people feel so different :o The culture of the south vs north differ that much in Brasil? City vs rural? I've always wanted to visit South America and the World Cup would be the perfect time. If only I wasn't staring down the barrel of so much debt thanks to law school right now.
I also want to visit South America in the near future but I wouldn't go during world cup :p. Tickets/hotels are way too expensive during this time imo. Unless you're a huge football fan who's willing to really shell out the cash.. I wouldn't find it worth it.
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Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
On April 19 2014 03:15 Twisted wrote:Show nested quote +On April 19 2014 02:21 Pandemona wrote:
Yeah i'll make sure i have a tablet or something with me so i can still do my World Cup threads and of course...PICTURES :3 You do know what kind of... pictures... we expect in World Cup threads right? Show nested quote +On April 19 2014 02:56 Craze wrote:On April 19 2014 02:37 fabiano wrote:
Currently living in Brasília (only 5 months here), but I'm from the very south of the country (Santa Maria, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul).
I still feel quite a foreigner, the culture, the weather and the people feel so different :o The culture of the south vs north differ that much in Brasil? City vs rural? I've always wanted to visit South America and the World Cup would be the perfect time. If only I wasn't staring down the barrel of so much debt thanks to law school right now. I also want to visit South America in the near future but I wouldn't go during world cup :p. Tickets/hotels are way too expensive during this time imo. Unless you're a huge football fan who's willing to really shell out the cash.. I wouldn't find it worth it.
Oh not the ones from Copacabana beach :3333 or CARNIVALLLLLLL ? xD
I'll try and get most of the games i go too! Uruguay one im looking forward too. Seeing my boy CAVANIIIIIIII
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So now Vincent Tan is demanding that Crystal Palace be docked points, would it be a stretch to think he would want the points to go to Cardiff?
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Nice it'll be hilarious if we'd see you with a TL shirt. I'm jealous =/
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Have fun in Brazil Pande, and don't worry about the football thread while you are over there lol. Just have fun 
Oh, and try to jump in front of every tv camera you see, we need that 'TL shirt on tv' screenshot 
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On April 19 2014 03:19 Pandemona wrote:
Oh not the ones from Copacabana beach :3333 or CARNIVALLLLLLL ? xD
yes those.
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On April 19 2014 02:56 Craze wrote:Show nested quote +On April 19 2014 02:37 fabiano wrote:
Currently living in Brasília (only 5 months here), but I'm from the very south of the country (Santa Maria, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul).
I still feel quite a foreigner, the culture, the weather and the people feel so different :o The culture of the south vs north differ that much in Brasil? City vs rural? I've always wanted to visit South America and the World Cup would be the perfect time. If only I wasn't staring down the barrel of so much debt thanks to law school right now.
Everything is overpriced because of the World Cup, and you can be sure brazilians will "exploit" naive foreigners (especially the taxi/cab drivers). An important advice is to NEVER take an illegal/shady cab. They will likely charge you an absurd and arbitrary value for a ride. And, of course, as with any illegal activity, there are risks of robbery and other bad stuff.
+ Show Spoiler +I wouldn't call my case a "city vs rural" issue, it's something more specific to myself. Overall the brazilian culture, generalizing, is similar all around the country, but every state has it's peculiarities. I'd say it's related to habits, accents, looks, the way people interact among themselves, what is on local TV, what people talk about. Brasília is in the center of the country, and the diversity here is very high. There are people from everywhere, north, south, southeast of the country, and it is not that uncommon to bump into chinese, african, russian and other people from different nationalities. Where I come from everything is a lot more homogeneous, so I was not used to speaking to people with different accents, and the first few days I felt really off place, especially because of the accent/looks. Today I can say I'm used to it now, though, but my co-workers are always making fun of me (in a joking way, not mean or anything bad) because of my accent... It has been a really interesting experience. The people from northeast of the country are super chill and fun, easy to joke with and overall they look always happy. But I feel like I don't belong here, I want to go back to my state as soon as possible. I miss the southern girls, the colder weather and the MUCH cheaper apartment rentals (damned be these overly expensive tiny apartments), my family and especially my dog. Also, if you want to know South America, I don't think Brasília is a place worth to spend more than 1 or 2 days visiting, there is not much to see. In Brazil, my advice would be: For the summer (beach, hot girls): Rio de Janeiro is definitely a must go (to the richer areas only, of course) Recife has an extremely beautiful beach (but don't go swim in the ocean without a native, because of shark attack risks). Florianópolis is a beautiful island (many foreigners on Jurerê International Beach, and no risk of shark attack). Recife is summerly all year long, but Florianopolis is cold and rainy during winter (June through August), and since around May it becomes harder and harder to get beach-days, although it is not too rare to have a random heat wave. For the winter (wine, cosy, food, more chill/rural scenery): Gramado, Canela, Bento Gonçalves, Caxias do Sul. And since you are close, Punta del Este (Uruguay) and Buenos Aires (Argentina).
I'm sorry Pandemona, but I don't think England will go too far this year :d
If Germany can overcome the weather, they are the favorites. But the damn Argentinians would be delighted to win a WC here, so if Messi can get the team to work with him....
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Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
When do we ever go far xD
But we always the best country in the world at hyping our chances!!! Haha, i'll be there if they need a sub or probably more likely a manager!!!
I'll of course still do the threads over there, it will make me feel like a special reporter on the scene :3 Ill try some hotbid interviews? LOL xD
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England also has the best song..
Three lions (and a horse) on the shirt!
gonna listen to it now
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Atletico only need 3 wins in their last 4 games to take the La Liga title now, @Valencia, @Levante, vs. Malaga, @Barcelona. If they win the first 3, they are clinched before the last day vs. Barca.
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On April 19 2014 06:47 ZapRoffo wrote:
Atletico only need 3 wins in their last 4 games to take the La Liga title now, @Valencia, @Levante, vs. Malaga, @Barcelona. If they win the first 3, they are clinched before the last day vs. Barca.
They're only 3 points up on Real when Real make up for that one game less played. So if they lose the last game and Real wins all games, they're equal in point with an inferior goal difference, right?
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On April 19 2014 10:24 aseq wrote:Show nested quote +On April 19 2014 06:47 ZapRoffo wrote:
Atletico only need 3 wins in their last 4 games to take the La Liga title now, @Valencia, @Levante, vs. Malaga, @Barcelona. If they win the first 3, they are clinched before the last day vs. Barca. They're only 3 points up on Real when Real make up for that one game less played. So if they lose the last game and Real wins all games, they're equal in point with an inferior goal difference, right?
Atletico are 6 points ahead of Real with 1 more game played.
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On April 19 2014 10:24 aseq wrote:Show nested quote +On April 19 2014 06:47 ZapRoffo wrote:
Atletico only need 3 wins in their last 4 games to take the La Liga title now, @Valencia, @Levante, vs. Malaga, @Barcelona. If they win the first 3, they are clinched before the last day vs. Barca. They're only 3 points up on Real when Real make up for that one game less played. So if they lose the last game and Real wins all games, they're equal in point with an inferior goal difference, right?
In La Liga the tiebreaker is head to head, not goal differential, and Atletico has a win and a draw vs. Real.
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Why would you play Kane and Adebayor when you have Soldado?
Adebayor should be supporting Soldado, he can control high balls thanks to his height, and Soldado's finishing is pretty good. They can make a pretty good team, no?
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Adebayor is really underrated imo. He's playing great this season.
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Norway28908 Posts
mats møller dæhli has had a fantastic development over the past 2 months, been a long time since I thought a Norwegian was the best player in a PL match. I actually think cardiff can survive now, they're looking much, much better than 3 matches ago.
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and whoa, shocking stoke statistic: This season they only have 2 goals from headers, the least of any PL team. (During Pulis' years, they never had a season with less than 9. )
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watch Dortmund vs Mainz - awesome offensive football game
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Norway28908 Posts
and that did not look like a penalty to me :'(
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