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I am pretty sure that in LA English is the most commonly spoken home language, even if it's not a majority there, and may only be in the 40% range. I don't think Spanish home speakers are more numerous than English home speakers in LA. Though in Miami they are I am sure. And in El Paso too and a number of other places I think.
In LA County, the language spoken at home is 46% Spanish and 43% English. I was recently there and saw it myself.
Yes, I know this. They give swimming lessons to people and put horses' heads into beds. And they say "fogeddaboutit" a lot.
Italian Americans praising their italian culture give me the same impression as Cajun people in Louisiana speaking like people who lived under the reign of Louis XV
Not that there's anything wrong with that, but this has little to do with actual modern italian culture
Italian Americans praising their italian culture give me the same impression as Cajun people in Louisiana speaking like people who lived under the reign of Louis XV
Not that there's anything wrong with that, but this has little to do with actual modern italian culture
In my experience Italians in Italy either LOL or freak out when they are told that this is *some people*'s idea of what Italian culture is.
Although modern Italian culture in Italy has some pretty weird stuff too.
Myth: Brazil is overcrowded of slums
Fact: Slums do exist, but only about 6% of the population live in them; the overwhelming majority of brazilians live in decent houses.
Myth: Brazilians love samba and are good at dancing
Fact: Samba is not even the most popular style in Brazil. The so-called "sertanejo" (a kind of country music) is the preferred by most and MPB (Brazilian pop) comes after. Samba comes only in the third position and, at least in São Paulo, I doubt that it's more popular than rock and roll.
Myth: Brazil is all about sun and beach
Fact: Since most of country is hot and a huge share of the population live in the coast, this is not a myth at all; however about 25% of the brazilians live below the Tropic of Capricorn and/or highlands, where winters are cool and frost is common. Snowfalls are much less common, but sometimes happen.
Myth: It's okay to speak Spanish in Brazil, since Portuguese is similar and mutually intelligible.
Fact: Absolutely wrong. The distance between both is more or less the same of that between German and Dutch. Without previous education, one can grasp some words and sentences from another, but not enough to have a decent conversation.
I am pretty sure that in LA English is the most commonly spoken home language, even if it's not a majority there, and may only be in the 40% range. I don't think Spanish home speakers are more numerous than English home speakers in LA. Though in Miami they are I am sure. And in El Paso too and a number of other places I think.
English remains in the plurality in both metro Los Angeles and Miami according to the US Census' American Community Survey. El Paso wasn't on the data release I saw, however.
*Kangaroos and koalas roam our streets
*We either live near the beach or in rural areas
*It's always sunny and dry
*No such thing as snow
*Everyone has a thick accent
*Kangaroos and koalas roam our streets
*We either live near the beach or in rural areas
*It's always sunny and dry
*No such thing as snow
*Everyone has a thick accent
Well, after that viral video of a dude boxing a kangaroo in his farm, i'd to say that the bolded point is a loss cause for you, guys
Myth: Brazil is overcrowded of slums
Fact: Slums do exist, but only about 6% of the population live in them; the overwhelming majority of brazilians live in decent houses.
The slums tend to get a lot of bad repo, but only represent a small portion of the country.
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Myth: Brazilians love samba and are good at dancing
Fact: Samba is not even the most popular style in Brazil. The so-called "sertanejo" (a kind of country music) is the preferred by most and MPB (Brazilian pop) comes after. Samba comes only in the third position and, at least in São Paulo, I doubt that it's more popular than rock and roll.
I wouldn't be surprised if rock music is extremely popular, given the number of international acts performing there, not to mention the local scene. I heard that bands like the Rolling Stones and Iron Maiden witnessed their largest concert attendance when performing in Rio.
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Myth: Brazil is all about sun and beach
Fact: Since most of country is hot and a huge share of the population live in the coast, this is not a myth at all; however about 25% of the brazilians live below the Tropic of Capricorn and/or highlands, where winters are cool and frost is common. Snowfalls are much less common, but sometimes happen.
That's because in a lot of travel ads Rio ends up being the poster boy for Brazil and by extension it's beach cultures features heavily in promos.
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Myth: It's okay to speak Spanish in Brazil, since Portuguese is similar and mutually intelligible.
Fact: Absolutely wrong. The distance between both is more or less the same of that between German and Dutch. Without previous education, one can grasp some words and sentences from another, but not enough to have a decent conversation.
I have a decent command of Spanish yet can't understand Portuguese. I asked a number of native Spanish speakers and they told me that they have trouble understanding Portuguese, but that Brazilians had a much better grasp of Spanish. Not sure to what extent that is true.
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