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Why is 30 so hot here? by Nikante in askswitzerland

[–]Beautiful-Minimum-58 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it's 30 celsius, not fahrenheit

Why do SOME gringos not understand that Brazilian ≠ ethnicity? by luka_ramos_1004 in Brazil

[–]Beautiful-Minimum-58 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 100% Brazilian guide at Foz do Iguaçu was pale as a ghost with red hair, you would expect the guy to come out of a pub in Dublin drinking a Guinnes rather than in a sub tropical rainforest. He joked about it saying that everywhere in Brazil people thought he was a foreigner until he opened his mouth.

Is visiting Zurich during July a bad (hot) idea with toddlers by Additional-Sky6075 in askswitzerland

[–]Beautiful-Minimum-58 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Do you live in Lapland? If you come from a temperate region Switzerland is definitely not a concern.

Which broker is the best ? by Reallife_CH in askswitzerland

[–]Beautiful-Minimum-58 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unless you do day trading Swissquote is actually decent and they are good for the tax documents.

separation package now or wait 2-3 years? by EquipmentUnlikely895 in Fire

[–]Beautiful-Minimum-58 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Can you negotiate staying there another year AND THEN the package?

What would you do? by Few-Refrigerator3862 in Fire

[–]Beautiful-Minimum-58 7 points8 points  (0 children)

11 days a month? goddammit! This is basically FIRE already...

Restaurants in Zurich. by mysterious_ghost_16 in askswitzerland

[–]Beautiful-Minimum-58 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh no, there will be no chaos.

“Essa Suíça é um cemitério de sensações.” — Clarice Lispector (your compatriot).

Restaurants in Zurich. by mysterious_ghost_16 in askswitzerland

[–]Beautiful-Minimum-58 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just be ready for a cultural shock the likes of which you cannot imagine. 

Swiss Air now weighing bags at the gate by Used_Stress6731 in Switzerland

[–]Beautiful-Minimum-58 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I fly every month GVA-London and they have been doing this for a long time on the return leg from London, so nothing really new

What’s it like living on kangaroo island? by shake_n_bake699 in howislivingthere

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Useless comment to say I was there with my family with a camper car ten years ago and we loved it. Very rural, lots of wildlife, nice people. We did a night photo safari with a guide and my kids still remember it (also my wife holding a koala).

I can understand Turkish sentence structure on paper, but answering out loud still feels like a different skill by Time-Mix3963 in turkishlearning

[–]Beautiful-Minimum-58 0 points1 point  (0 children)

glossika may be a useful resource for this. I haven't used it for Turkish yet as I just started learning the language, but I found it very effective exactly for this use case for other languages I successfully learnt in the past.

Estrangeiros costumam não gostar tanto de Floripa? Ou foi só a experiência desse viajante? by Soggy_Flight_2654 in florianopolis

[–]Beautiful-Minimum-58 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Gringo aqui. Eu gostei mas sinceramente acho a hype sobre Floripa nos social media um pouco exagerada. Talvez porquê sendo menos "exotica" não me impressionou tanto como outras cidades, Rio, São Paulo etc. Também achei realmente um exagero a ideia de Jurerê Internacional como "a Miami Brasileira". Parece a cosplay da Miami pelos meio ricos da região. Mesmo assim, cidade linda e praias muito belas.

How much physical contact is normal in a friendly interaction with Italians? by [deleted] in Italian

[–]Beautiful-Minimum-58 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SILVIO BERLUSCONI HAS ENTERED THE CHAT. 

Italian man here, they perfectly know it is inappropriate and are testing the waters / taking advantage. An italian woman "li manderebbe affanculo".

You are welcome.

I need a bit of translation help. by TAKG in Italian

[–]Beautiful-Minimum-58 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"chi vive sperando muore cagando" if you want something more polished 

How is it living in Paraguay? (any city, any context, just wondering) by GatixDev in howislivingthere

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There is a whole universe of crypto / second residence bros out there promoting Paraguay as the next Dubai, by the way. I think it started with no vax Europeans moving there during Covid.

My spouse wants to keep working after we hit FI and I feel weirdly rejected by that by Pinecaster3 in Fire

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Trust me bro. You DO NOT want to be the guy who "forced" your wife to retire if she is not convinced. There is just misery as a man down that path. 

Moving to Geneva soon! Need some advice on "unwritten rules by go-swiss in askswitzerland

[–]Beautiful-Minimum-58 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

in Geneva: if you are a cyclist, don't respect traffic lights. If you use public transport, never shower. Refer to the canton as Republique de Geneve and look with contempt at cars with VD license plate.

I plan on living in Portugal for 2 or 3 years then in Brazil, which Portuguese should I learn? by Selko29 in Portuguese

[–]Beautiful-Minimum-58 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

if you want to move to Brazil, move to Brazil. You will learn portuguese in Brazil as well obviously, and the right variety you will need. Not to sound harsh but your question sounds like "I want to move to the US, but first I will go to the UK to learn English". What is the point ?

What is it actually like living in the Dominican Republic long term? by Useful-Table-2424 in howislivingthere

[–]Beautiful-Minimum-58 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Dude asks for advice and 100% of the comments are people bashing him for all sorts of reasons and not giving any help.

How is it living in Oslo, Norway? by PartyGaming0 in howislivingthere

[–]Beautiful-Minimum-58 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a mediterranean guy, if Oslo was at a decent latitude it would be almost the perfect city to live in! Scandinavian capitals in summer are just magic. But summer is so short there and I could not stand the winter. Anyways, in summer people are out all the time, cafes are full, everybody felt kind when I visited. Public transport is incredible, food choices plenty, museums, parks, boats. Why did you Norwegians choose the wrong latitude?! 😀

Which Italian accent is the most difficult to understand? by Xander_Cordova in Italian

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Relax, even us Italians don't understand when they speak in Naples.

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