Partner: Ana Claus
Date: Feb. 14th
Time: noon-1 p.m.
Location: CIES
Topic discussed: Soccer, work, travel, Brazil
Cultural and or linguistic topics you and your partner discussed: We talked a lot about the differences between Brazil and the U.S. I learned that in Brazil one is expected to show up late to parties. If, for example, you are told that a party starts at 6 p.m., you should arrive, say, two hours late. Ana also told me that there's a negative perception of Brazilans; some consider them lazy because they have so many holidays, thus time off from work. I told her that I thought people who worked longer hours did so out of necessity, and that making the same money while working fewer hours sounded ideal, and that I was jealous.
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