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Old 01-13-2017, 05:35 AM
 
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
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Brazil, which is regarded as a hot country, has however (and maybe because of this) one of the largest indoor ski domes of the world, in the city of Gramado. They have a plan to become in the near future the second largest of the world, only behind of Ski Dubai.
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Old 01-13-2017, 09:29 AM
 
Location: East Coast of the United States
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India is just a poor 3rd world country, right?

How many of you know that India has succesfully sent spacecraft to Mars?
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Old 01-13-2017, 09:34 AM
 
Location: Finland
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India is just a poor 3rd world country, right?

How many of you know that India has succesfully sent spacecraft to Mars?
India also has 12% of the population living under $2 a day, which is extreme absolute poverty.
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Old 01-13-2017, 09:47 AM
 
Location: Hamburg, Deutschland
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One of the stereotypes about Germany I am aware of, is that nowadays it is an extremely Americanized country, saturated with pop culture and that all the glory of its classical culture is left in the past. The grand opening of the ultra-modern home for classical music in the city of Hamburg that took place this Wednesday, sort of defies this stereotype.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/10/a...many.html?_r=0
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Old 01-13-2017, 10:16 AM
 
Location: Fortaleza, Northeast of Brazil
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India also has 12% of the population living under $2 a day, which is extreme absolute poverty.
on the bright side, 88% of India's huge population of over one billion people are NOT living under $2 a day


and on a side note, they sell over 30 million smartphones in India in a quarter of a year (three months):

Over 32 million smartphones shipped in India in Q3: IDC - The Hindu

that gives a total of around 120 million smartphones sold in India per year, equivalent to the total population of Germany plus the total population of Poland
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Old 01-14-2017, 12:25 AM
 
Location: Finland
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on the bright side, 88% of India's huge population of over one billion people are NOT living under $2 a day


and on a side note, they sell over 30 million smartphones in India in a quarter of a year (three months):

Over 32 million smartphones shipped in India in Q3: IDC - The Hindu

that gives a total of around 120 million smartphones sold in India per year, equivalent to the total population of Germany plus the total population of Poland
The Indian government has said that poverty is the nation's greatest challenge. Things are going for the better, but much work is still needed.
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Old 01-14-2017, 05:00 AM
 
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For popular tourists, (not for cultured tourists) Spain is a Country only of Fiesta ,Siesta BUlls ,Sun ,Beaches .good Gastronomy and flamenco.-

It is true that in Spain there are famous many Festivals in the summer ,very good beaches and good gastronomy.

The other things following, are totally false.-

1)The nap is only for people asleep sick, or old men retired as in all countries ,The error is perhaps due to that in the South of Spain.
Only when in the summer it reaches 45 degrees as is logical the work is interrupted and resumes at sunset ,.


2)The guitar and Flamenco is only of the Folklore of Andalucia .In the Great majority of Spain does
not seem anything the Floklore, abounds the music of bagpipe as in Scotland.-

3)The climate of the North of Spain has little Sun and it is abundant in rain and the Industry and there is very good level economic .-

The Center of spain has a very hard and cold winter.-

4)The Bulls are a Festival traditional very minority.-

Despite these errors,in this month it is known that in the year 2016 Spain has beaten its record of Tourists with 75 million .-.-
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Old 01-14-2017, 05:07 AM
 
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I correct an error in my previous post I meant 75 millions of tourists in the last paragraph.-
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Old 01-14-2017, 09:34 AM
 
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Brazil, which is regarded as a hot country, has however (and maybe because of this) one of the largest indoor ski domes of the world, in the city of Gramado. They have a plan to become in the near future the second largest of the world, only behind of Ski Dubai.
Rio Grande do Sul is freaking cold in the winter! I had wool pants, a wool sweater, a thick jacket, boots, and I was still freezing. It doesn't help that alot of people don't have heaters.
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Old 01-14-2017, 09:39 AM
 
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and it's hard to understand why people think it's strange that country farm life is extensive in Brazil, once you realize that Brazil is the world's largest producer of coffee, the world's largest producer of sugar cane, the world's largest producer of oranges, the world's second largest producer of soybean, the world's second largest producer of beef, the world's third largest producer of corn, and the world's third largest producer of dry beans
Because of the stereotype that is well known for Brazil- tropical beaches, bikinis, favelas.

Movies don't help- the ones that become world famous perpetuate this stereotype.

My last time in Brazil we went to Rio, but also to a beautiful family farm where we ate homemade bread, fresh meats and cheeses, and hung out with many farm animals. It was amazing.
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