Tópico: 20 reasons I hate living in Brazil

[DDV]

Of course I'm generalizing and exceptions abound, but after living in Brazil for 3 years with my Brazilian spouse, my observations are as follows. In general:





1. Brazilians have no consideration for people outside their immediate circle, and are often just plain rude. For example, a neighbor who plays loud music all night; and even if you ask him politely to turn the volume down, he tells you to f**k off. And basic politeness? A simple "excuse me" when someone almost knocks you over on the street? Forget it.

2. Brazilians are aggressive and opportunistic, and usually at someone else's expense. It's like a "survival instinct" in high gear, all the time. The best example is driving. If they see a way to pass you, they will, even if it means almost killing you, and even if they're not in a hurry. So why do they do it? It's just because they can, because they see the opportunity. They feel like they always need to take whatever they can, whenever they can, regardless of who is harmed as a result.

3. Brazilians have no respect for their environment. They dump big loads of trash anywhere and everywhere, and the littering is unbelievable. The streets are really dirty. The natural resources, abundant as they are, are being squandered at an amazing rate with little or no recourse.

4. Brazilians tolerate an amazing amount of corruption in both business and government. While all governments have corrupt officials, it's more obvious and rampant in Brazil than most countries, and yet the population keeps re-electing the same people.

5. Brazilian women are overly obsessed with their bodies and very critical of (and competitive with) each other.

6. Brazilians, especially men, are highly prone to extramarital affairs. Unless the man never leaves the house, odds are he has a mistress.

7. Brazilians are very expressive of their negative opinions of others, with complete disregard about possibly hurting someone's feelings.

8. Brazilians, especially people who perform services, are usually unreliable, lazy and almost always late.

9. Brazilians have a very prominent classe system. The rich have a sense of entitlement that is beyond a caricature. They think the rules do not apply to them, that they are above the system, and are very arrogant and inconsiderate, especially with each other. The poor, meanwhile, are paid so little that they never have an opportunity to lift themselves out of poverty and therefore often turn to crime or simply become lazy and indignant regarding their jobs because they see no hope for the future and no point in trying to do a good job.

10. Brazilians constantly interrupt and talk over each other. Trying to have a conversation is like a competition to be heard, a shouting match.

11. Brazilian police are essentially non-existent when it comes to enforcing laws to protect the population, such as enforcing traffic laws, finding and arresting thieves, etc. Laws exist, but no one enforces them, the judicial system is a joke and there is usually no recourse for the citizen who is robbed, cheated or otherwise harmed. People live in fear and build walls around their houses or pay high fees to live in gated communities.

12. Brazilians make everything inconvenient and difficult. Nothing is streamlined or designed with the customer's convenience in mind, and Brazilians have a high tolerance for astounding levels of unnecessary and redundant bureaucracy.

13. Brazilians tolerate such high taxes and import duties that make everything, especially home products, electronics and cars, unbelievably expensive. And for business owners, following the rules and paying all your taxes makes it almost impossible to be profitable. As a result, corruption and bribes in business and government are commonplace. The bureaucracy, laws and high taxes exist to provide the opportunity for the corrupt to facilitate "working around" the system. Meanwhile the consumer is forced to bear an extraordinarily high cost of

 14. It's hot as hell 9 months out of the year, and central heating/cooling doesn't exist here because the houses are not constructed to be airtight or insulated or include air ducts. So you either suffer for 9 months or confine yourself to a small room with a wall a/c unit. And in the 3 months where it actually gets "cold," you freeze at night.

15. The food may be fresher, less processed and generally healthier than American or European food, but it is bland, repetitive and very inconvenient. Processed, frozen or ready-made foods in the supermarket are few, expensive and generally terrible. Most foods are made from scratch and if you can't afford a maid to do it for you, you'll spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Restaurants abound but there are few convenient options, as Brazilians favor sit-down meals and there are almost no drive-thrus except crappy fast food.

16. Brazilians are super social and rarely spend any time alone, especially meals and weekends. This is not necessarily a bad quality but personally I hate it because I enjoy my space and privacy, but the cultural expectation is that you will attend (or worse, invite) friends and family to every single meal and you are criticized for not behaving "normally" if you choose to be alone.

17. Brazilians stay very close, emotionally and geographically, to their families of origin their whole lives. Like #16, this is not necessarily a bad quality but personally I hate it because it makes me uncomfortable and affects my marriage. Brazilian adults never "cut the cord" emotionally and their family of origin (especially their mothers) continue to be involved in their daily lives, problems, decisions, activities, etc. As you can imagine, this is extra difficult for a spouse from another culture where we generally live in nuclear families and have a different dynamic with our families of origin.

18. Electricity and internet service are completely unreliable.

19. Water safety is questionable. Brazilians drink it without dying, sure, but based on the total lack of enforcement of other laws and abundance of corruption, I don't trust the government that says it's totally safe and won't hurt you in the long term.

20. Brazilians only have 1 kind of beer (a watery pilsner) and it really sucks, and of course, imported beers are expensive.


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[Dr. Manhattan]

Of course I'm generalizing and exceptions abound, but after living in Brazil for 3 years with my Brazilian spouse, my observations are as follows. In general:


1. Brazilians have no consideration for people outside their immediate circle, and are often just plain rude. For example, a neighbor who plays loud music all night; and even if you ask him politely to turn the volume down, he tells you to f**k off. And basic politeness? A simple "excuse me" when someone almost knocks you over on the street? Forget it.

Não chega a ser mentira, mas na verdade varia muito de região para região.

2. Brazilians are aggressive and opportunistic, and usually at someone else's expense. It's like a "survival instinct" in high gear, all the time. The best example is driving. If they see a way to pass you, they will, even if it means almost killing you, and even if they're not in a hurry. So why do they do it? It's just because they can, because they see the opportunity. They feel like they always need to take whatever they can, whenever they can, regardless of who is harmed as a result.

Sei que é tu quoque, mas esse cara já teve a oportunidade de dirigir na Itália?
De qualquer forma, também varia de lugar para lugar, mas eu diria que tem muito mais a ver com pouca fiscalização do que com cultura.

3. Brazilians have no respect for their environment. They dump big loads of trash anywhere and everywhere, and the littering is unbelievable. The streets are really dirty. The natural resources, abundant as they are, are being squandered at an amazing rate with little or no recourse.

Isso é verdade, mas também tem muito a ver com falta de infraestrutura, coleta adequada e falta de educação da população.

4. Brazilians tolerate an amazing amount of corruption in both business and government. While all governments have corrupt officials, it's more obvious and rampant in Brazil than most countries, and yet the population keeps re-electing the same people.

Verdade, mas também é verdade em muitos outros lugares. Não deixa de ser uma vergonha, no entanto.

5. Brazilian women are overly obsessed with their bodies and very critical of (and competitive with) each other.

Ou seja, são humanas. E se você tem um clima que permite exibir mais o seu corpo, é natural que elas se preocupem mais com ele.

6. Brazilians, especially men, are highly prone to extramarital affairs. Unless the man never leaves the house, odds are he has a mistress.

Bullshit. Eu diria é que os brasileiros são menos hipócritas em relação a isso.

7. Brazilians are very expressive of their negative opinions of others, with complete disregard about possibly hurting someone's feelings.

Bullshit.

8. Brazilians, especially people who perform services, are usually unreliable, lazy and almost always late.

Varia muito, mas é verdade em muitos casos.

9. Brazilians have a very prominent classe system. The rich have a sense of entitlement that is beyond a caricature. They think the rules do not apply to them, that they are above the system, and are very arrogant and inconsiderate, especially with each other.

Não considero os ricos brasileiros muito piores do que os de outros lugares.

The poor, meanwhile, are paid so little that they never have an opportunity to lift themselves out of poverty and therefore often turn to crime or simply become lazy and indignant regarding their jobs because they see no hope for the future and no point in trying to do a good job.

Bullshit preconceituoso.

10. Brazilians constantly interrupt and talk over each other. Trying to have a conversation is like a competition to be heard, a shouting match.

Isso é comum aqui no CE. E costuma ser irritante, de fato. Mas usar isso como desculpa para "odiar" o país é frescura.

11. Brazilian police are essentially non-existent when it comes to enforcing laws to protect the population, such as enforcing traffic laws, finding and arresting thieves, etc. Laws exist, but no one enforces them, the judicial system is a joke and there is usually no recourse for the citizen who is robbed, cheated or otherwise harmed. People live in fear and build walls around their houses or pay high fees to live in gated communities.

Sem comentários.

12. Brazilians make everything inconvenient and difficult. Nothing is streamlined or designed with the customer's convenience in mind, and Brazilians have a high tolerance for astounding levels of unnecessary and redundant bureaucracy.

Depende. Se for um serviço público, concordo. Na iniciativa privada costuma ser diferente.

13. Brazilians tolerate such high taxes and import duties that make everything, especially home products, electronics and cars, unbelievably expensive. And for business owners, following the rules and paying all your taxes makes it almost impossible to be profitable. As a result, corruption and bribes in business and government are commonplace. The bureaucracy, laws and high taxes exist to provide the opportunity for the corrupt to facilitate "working around" the system. Meanwhile the consumer is forced to bear an extraordinarily high cost of

Verdade.

14. It's hot as hell 9 months out of the year, and central heating/cooling doesn't exist here because the houses are not constructed to be airtight or insulated or include air ducts. So you either suffer for 9 months or confine yourself to a small room with a wall a/c unit. And in the 3 months where it actually gets "cold," you freeze at night.

Mimimi. Se ele gosta de aquecimento central & ar condicionado, deveria se mudar para um lugar civilizado, como o Japão .

15. The food may be fresher, less processed and generally healthier than American or European food, but it is bland, repetitive and very inconvenient.

 

Processed, frozen or ready-made foods in the supermarket are few, expensive and generally terrible.

 

Most foods are made from scratch and if you can't afford a maid to do it for you, you'll spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Restaurants abound but there are few convenient options, as Brazilians favor sit-down meals and there are almost no drive-thrus except crappy fast food.

O que esse cara quer? Drive-thrus oferecendo Filé mignon ao molho madeira?

16. Brazilians are super social and rarely spend any time alone, especially meals and weekends. This is not necessarily a bad quality but personally I hate it because I enjoy my space and privacy, but the cultural expectation is that you will attend (or worse, invite) friends and family to every single meal and you are criticized for not behaving "normally" if you choose to be alone.

Bullshit.

17. Brazilians stay very close, emotionally and geographically, to their families of origin their whole lives. Like #16, this is not necessarily a bad quality but personally I hate it because it makes me uncomfortable and affects my marriage. Brazilian adults never "cut the cord" emotionally and their family of origin (especially their mothers) continue to be involved in their daily lives, problems, decisions, activities, etc. As you can imagine, this is extra difficult for a spouse from another culture where we generally live in nuclear families and have a different dynamic with our families of origin.

Ainda é comum e uma herança de nossa cultura latina, mas está mudando rapidamente. De qualquer forma, isso é outra característica que varia muito de família para família e de estado para estado.

18. Electricity and internet service are completely unreliable.

Novamente: depende. Vivo num dos estados mais pobres da União e desde que mudei para minha nova casa, três anos atrás, só tive problemas com internet umas duas vezes. E não temos problemas de eletricidade.

19. Water safety is questionable. Brazilians drink it without dying, sure, but based on the total lack of enforcement of other laws and abundance of corruption, I don't trust the government that says it's totally safe and won't hurt you in the long term.

Novamente, isso varia muito de lugar para lugar. E não tenho lembrança de nenhuma tragédia como a de Walkerton, Ontario.

20. Brazilians only have 1 kind of beer (a watery pilsner) and it really sucks, and of course, imported beers are expensive.

Concordo! Porém, nos últimos anos tem aparecido algumas cervejas premium interessantes.
Resumindo: flame bait, com uma mistura de reclamações válidas com preconceito explícito e mimi afrescalhado.

[DDV]

Dr Manhattan, você está separando os problemas em coisas "do povo" e coisas "do governo" (Ex: jogam lixo no chão porque não há coleta adequada, são mal-educados no trânsito por falta de fiscalização, etc). A mulher que escreveu isso parece que não fez essa separação, e eu acho que não é imperativo, dado que o país é democrático e o governo é reflexo do povo.

[Geotecton]

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19. Water safety is questionable. Brazilians drink it without dying, sure, but based on the total lack of enforcement of other laws and abundance of corruption, I don't trust the government that says it's totally safe and won't hurt you in the long term.

Novamente, isso varia muito de lugar para lugar. E não tenho lembrança de nenhuma tragédia como a de Walkerton, Ontario.
[...]

Neste ponto eu discordo Dr. Manhattan, pois diariamente a "tragédia de Walkerton" se repete em todo o Brasil onde não há tratamento adequado de água e, principalmente, onde não há coleta e tratamento de esgoto.

[Barata Tenno]

E sobre o transito, não acho que seja problema de fiscalização apenas, brasileiros dirigindo no Japão também são maus motoristas.

[Dr. Manhattan]

Dr Manhattan, você está separando os problemas em coisas "do povo" e coisas "do governo" (Ex: jogam lixo no chão porque não há coleta adequada, são mal-educados no trânsito por falta de fiscalização, etc). A mulher que escreveu isso parece que não fez essa separação, e eu acho que não é imperativo, dado que o país é democrático e o governo é reflexo do povo.

Não. Estou separando "traços culturais" de "comportamentos circunstanciais". Proximidade da família é um traço cultural, difícil de se modificar. Jogar lixo no chão por não haver coleta é algo que é fruto das circunstâncias. Na maior parte da minha cidade não vejo pessoas jogando lixo nas ruas, mas vejo isso próximo a uma favela no meu bairro. Seria uma cultura de sujar o espaço público algo restrito a um bairro?

[Diegojaf]

Até que ponto essas coisas são exclusivas de brasileiros?

[Dr. Manhattan]

E sobre o transito, não acho que seja problema de fiscalização apenas, brasileiros dirigindo no Japão também são maus motoristas.

Verdade. Mas é uma atitude criada (acredito) pela falta de fiscalização. Imagino que isso também valha para os italianos, mas não conheço bem o país...

E sobre o tratamento de água: embora seja verdade que o acesso a água tratada e, principalmente, ao tratamento de esgoto ainda sejam um grande problema no Brasil, não creio que a autora do texto tenha vivido em lugares onde isso tenha sido um problema tão sério ao ponto de se tornar um motivo para "odiar" o país. Aqui em Fortaleza, por exemplo, a água da torneira é potável (se você confiar no encanamento da sua casa ), mas ninguém bebe a água da torneira pelo sabor de cloro. Claro, se você for para Cafundós (nome real) ou outro lugar no sertão você talvez tenha que tomar água de poço (e correr para o hospital mais próximo).

Até que ponto essas coisas são exclusivas de brasileiros?

Até onde sei, nenhuma. Morei na Europa e lá tive que lidar com burocracia (não tanto quanto aqui, concedo), como de praxe por lá meu apartamento não tinha aquecimento central nem ar condicionado, vi gente jogando lixo nas ruas (quando sabiam que não seriam pegos) e a fast food era uma droga. Os espanhóis, portugueses e italianos costumam ficar morando com os pais até 30+ anos de idade. Quando morei no Canadá, havia uma muito frequentada loja de bronzeamento artificial dentro da universidade - vi também meninas com minissaias sob um frio de 10 graus negativos. Pesquisas dizem que os americanos costumam trair com frequências seus parceiros,  etc. etc.

[Barata Tenno]

Porra, existe mesmo uma cidade chamada Cafundó...

[Dr. Manhattan]

Porra, existe mesmo uma cidade chamada Cafundó...

No duro: http://g1.globo.com/ceara/noticia/2011/12/energia-eletrica-chega-cafundo-e-escondidinho-ce-pela-primeira-vez.html

Agora falta saber se "Onde Judas perdeu as botas" existe!

[Südenbauer]

Não entendi a reclamação sobre a comida e a estrutura familiar. Aliás, os estrangeiros geralmente apontam essa ligação com a família como um ponto positivo dos brasileiros. E, tchê, vai pra cozinha fazer comida de verdade e não reclama! Também não vejo o fato das mulheres serem mais preocupadas com a beleza um ponto negativo.

Tem uns pontos que todo mundo já sabe que é problema daqui mesmo, O único ponto incontestável é o das cervejas mesmo. Mesmo que a gente produza nacionais de qualidade, como a Eisenbahn, o sistema faz com que elas sejam muito caras.

[Cumpadi]

"10. Brazilians constantly interrupt and talk over each other. Trying to have a conversation is like a competition to be heard, a shouting match." Esse ponto aqui é falso, isso ocorre em qualquer lugar, não é culpa de ninguém que a outra começou a falar ao mesmo tempo, aí ambas se calam e falam: fala aí, aí ambas começam, aí ambas se calam... (ao menos aqui em brasília com quem eu converso é assim)

[biscoito1r]

E sobre o transito, não acho que seja problema de fiscalização apenas, brasileiros dirigindo no Japão também são maus motoristas.

Acho que os Brasileiros que dirigem mal aqui o faziam pelo fato de nunca terem colocado a mão no volante. Muitos vieram de cidades pequenas, sem tráfico. No Brasil elas nem conseguiam sair com o carro pelo fato de ser de marcha. Em países industrializados, carros hidramáticos são bem mais comuns. Agora se vc acha que brasileiro dirige mal, vc tem que ver os Liberianos dirigindo.

[Price]

Dirigir mal é sinônio de não respeitar as regras de trânsito, ou não tem nada a ver?

[Barata Tenno]

Dirigir mal é sinônio de não respeitar as regras de trânsito, ou não tem nada a ver?

Não respeitar as regras de transito, não respeitar os outros motoristas, não respeitar os pedestres, achar que é dono da rua, achar que rua é pista de corrida, etc etc etc...

[_tiago]

Blá... Eu também não gosto daqui.
Pra tudo existem exceções, mas a política é de dar nojo, o povo é mal educado, oportunista, ignorante e grosso. Uma hora você se cansa e começa a ser grosso, ignorante e oportunista, também, quase que involuntariamente.

Mas eu tenho dúvidas se longe daqui é muito diferente disso.

[Cumpadi]

Blá... Eu também não gosto daqui.
Pra tudo existem exceções, mas a política é de dar nojo, o povo é mal educado, oportunista, ignorante e grosso. Uma hora você se cansa e começa a ser grosso, ignorante e oportunista, também, quase que involuntariamente.

Mas eu tenho dúvidas se longe daqui é muito diferente disso.

Depende dos olhos de quem vê...

[Buckaroo Banzai]

Uma vez vi algo menor, num sentido um pouco parecido, onde uma americana falava (dentre outras coisas, talvez) sobre ser meio surpreendente/coisa de se gabar que aqui no Brasil o marido ajude a lavar pratos e outras tarefas domésticas, comparando com a situação dos EUA nos anos 50 ou algo assim. Eu imaginava que não fosse tão diferente nos EUA, como é dado a entender.

[Derfel]

Também se tem a noção (irreal) que o Brasil seja homogêneo, o que não é. Brasil, no caso, se refere a apenas Rio e São Paulo. Um exemplo disso é uma reportagem sobre, justamente, o trânsito que passou ontém, na Ana Maria Braga. Falava que não se respeitava a faixa de pedestre e mostrava a situação no Rio, em cuiabá e Maceió. Ora, em Natal, em João Pessoa e Brasília a faixa de pedestre é respeitada. Existe uma diferença cultural grande entre os estado e regiões em que grande parte dessa lista cai em um ponto ou outro. E listas sobre isso podem ser feitas sobre qualquer lugar ou coisa, bem como o contrário, listas de porque se adora viver em tal lugar.

[Geotecton]

Dirigir mal é sinônio de não respeitar as regras de trânsito, ou não tem nada a ver?

Não respeitar as regras de transito, não respeitar os outros motoristas, não respeitar os pedestres, achar que é dono da rua, achar que rua é pista de corrida, etc etc etc...

Sem considerar a péssima educação dos pedestres.

[EuSouOqueSou]

1. Brazilians have no consideration for people outside their immediate circle, and are often just plain rude. For example, a neighbor who plays loud music all night; and even if you ask him politely to turn the volume down, he tells you to f**k off. And basic politeness? A simple "excuse me" when someone almost knocks you over on the street? Forget it.

Fato. Não sei dizer até que ponto isso é cultural ou má educação mesmo. O povo não tem o hábito sequer de dar um bom dia pra alguém que vê todos os dias num ônibus.

2. Brazilians are aggressive and opportunistic, and usually at someone else's expense. It's like a "survival instinct" in high gear, all the time. The best example is driving. If they see a way to pass you, they will, even if it means almost killing you, and even if they're not in a hurry. So why do they do it? It's just because they can, because they see the opportunity. They feel like they always need to take whatever they can, whenever they can, regardless of who is harmed as a result.

Fato. Em outras palavras, a lei de Gerson e o famigerado "jeitinho brasileiro".

3. Brazilians have no respect for their environment. They dump big loads of trash anywhere and everywhere, and the littering is unbelievable. The streets are really dirty. The natural resources, abundant as they are, are being squandered at an amazing rate with little or no recourse.

Bom, aqui no CE o povo nao liga tá nem aí mesmo, joga tudo que é lixo na rua. Mas já me disseram que em Salvador o povo já mais consciente em relação a isso. Nesse caso acho que varia muito de região pra região.

4. Brazilians tolerate an amazing amount of corruption in both business and government. While all governments have corrupt officials, it's more obvious and rampant in Brazil than most countries, and yet the population keeps re-electing the same people.

Nem precisa comentar.

5. Brazilian women are overly obsessed with their bodies and very critical of (and competitive with) each other.

Ela é feia.

6. Brazilians, especially men, are highly prone to extramarital affairs. Unless the man never leaves the house, odds are he has a mistress.

mimimi, opinião feminina sobre os homens: sao todos iguais.

7. Brazilians are very expressive of their negative opinions of others, with complete disregard about possibly hurting someone's feelings.

Nao creio que isso seja exclusividade de brasileiros.

8. Brazilians, especially people who perform services, are usually unreliable, lazy and almost always late.

Concordo apenas com o "sempre atrasado". Aliás, brasileiro se atrasa em tudo: reunião, viagem, show, etc.

9. Brazilians have a very prominent classe system. The rich have a sense of entitlement that is beyond a caricature. They think the rules do not apply to them, that they are above the system, and are very arrogant and inconsiderate, especially with each other. The poor, meanwhile, are paid so little that they never have an opportunity to lift themselves out of poverty and therefore often turn to crime or simply become lazy and indignant regarding their jobs because they see no hope for the future and no point in trying to do a good job.

De onde ela é mesmo?

10. Brazilians constantly interrupt and talk over each other. Trying to have a conversation is like a competition to be heard, a shouting match.

Fato. Talvez seja pelo mesmo motivo exposto no item 1.

11. Brazilian police are essentially non-existent when it comes to enforcing laws to protect the population, such as enforcing traffic laws, finding and arresting thieves, etc. Laws exist, but no one enforces them, the judicial system is a joke and there is usually no recourse for the citizen who is robbed, cheated or otherwise harmed. People live in fear and build walls around their houses or pay high fees to live in gated communities.

mimimi.

12. Brazilians make everything inconvenient and difficult. Nothing is streamlined or designed with the customer's convenience in mind, and Brazilians have a high tolerance for astounding levels of unnecessary and redundant bureaucracy.

Não entendi bem o que ela quis dizer aqui.

13. Brazilians tolerate such high taxes and import duties that make everything, especially home products, electronics and cars, unbelievably expensive. And for business owners, following the rules and paying all your taxes makes it almost impossible to be profitable. As a result, corruption and bribes in business and government are commonplace. The bureaucracy, laws and high taxes exist to provide the opportunity for the corrupt to facilitate "working around" the system. Meanwhile the consumer is forced to bear an extraordinarily high cost of

Fato. Basta ver o exemplo dos preços de eletrônicos e automóveis.

14. It's hot as hell 9 months out of the year, and central heating/cooling doesn't exist here because the houses are not constructed to be airtight or insulated or include air ducts. So you either suffer for 9 months or confine yourself to a small room with a wall a/c unit. And in the 3 months where it actually gets "cold," you freeze at night.

15. The food may be fresher, less processed and generally healthier than American or European food, but it is bland, repetitive and very inconvenient. Processed, frozen or ready-made foods in the supermarket are few, expensive and generally terrible. Most foods are made from scratch and if you can't afford a maid to do it for you, you'll spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Restaurants abound but there are few convenient options, as Brazilians favor sit-down meals and there are almost no drive-thrus except crappy fast food.

16. Brazilians are super social and rarely spend any time alone, especially meals and weekends. This is not necessarily a bad quality but personally I hate it because I enjoy my space and privacy, but the cultural expectation is that you will attend (or worse, invite) friends and family to every single meal and you are criticized for not behaving "normally" if you choose to be alone.

17. Brazilians stay very close, emotionally and geographically, to their families of origin their whole lives. Like #16, this is not necessarily a bad quality but personally I hate it because it makes me uncomfortable and affects my marriage. Brazilian adults never "cut the cord" emotionally and their family of origin (especially their mothers) continue to be involved in their daily lives, problems, decisions, activities, etc. As you can imagine, this is extra difficult for a spouse from another culture where we generally live in nuclear families and have a different dynamic with our families of origin.

Choque cultural. Pelo menos nos itens 16 e 17 ela admite que nao sao caracterísitcas ruins.

18. Electricity and internet service are completely unreliable.

Creio que, no geral , é isso mesmo.

19. Water safety is questionable. Brazilians drink it without dying, sure, but based on the total lack of enforcement of other laws and abundance of corruption, I don't trust the government that says it's totally safe and won't hurt you in the long term.

Puro achismo, outro mimimi.

20. Brazilians only have 1 kind of beer (a watery pilsner) and it really sucks, and of course, imported beers are expensive.

Concordo, cervejas aguadas e ruins, blé.

Of course I'm generalizing and exceptions abound, but after living in Brazil for 3 years with my Brazilian spouse, my observations are as follows. In general:

Como ela mesmo admite no início, é claro que existem exceções e é claro que cada comportamento se observa em maior ou menor grau em um lugar ou outro, mas NO GERAL é por aí mesmo.

[Gaúcho]

Aqui no RS é até bom de se viver

[Price]

5. Brazilian women are overly obsessed with their bodies and very critical of (and competitive with) each other.

6. Brazilians, especially men, are highly prone to extramarital affairs. Unless the man never leaves the house, odds are he has a mistress.

20. Brazilians only have 1 kind of beer (a watery pilsner) and it really sucks, and of course, imported beers are expensive.

Que absurdo, não acredito como as pessoas vivem no Brasil...

[Derfel]

Acho que já está sendo produzida aqui a Stella artois que é uma lager.

[Price]

Temos as caçhacas artesanais, melhor do que qualquer cerveja.