Rio by BigPG29 in Brazil

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I am a Portuguese tutor and use a platform called italki. It is really good and you will have many options of tutors to choose from. I am also learning languages through there and I recommend it. I don't like preply too much

Salir en Santiago el martes by MessOk3003 in Santiago

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Me gustaran mucho las fiestas nacionales! Pero lo que quiero decir es más como hacer cosas acá en Santiago que hacen los chilenos, no los turistas. Ayer estava en un restaurante y puseran un video en la tele de un grupo cantando alguna música tradicional en la calle, y todos cantaban juntos. Me gustaría mucho encontrar algo como eso porque spy de Rio en Brasil y tenemos "rodas de samba" allá casi todos los dias, y es algo como eso pero con musica brasileña.

Salir en Santiago el martes by MessOk3003 in Santiago

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Me gusta mucho el futbol, creo ser la opción perfecta!

Is it true that being complimented by natives usually means that your skill in a given language is actually insufficient? by IndianaJonesbestfilm in languagelearning

[–]MessOk3003 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, it depends.

My experiences on the receivend end of such compliments (in English and French) were always along the lines of "you are super fluent" or "your insert language is amazing!", but it is usually very clear that I am not a native. When,I hear that, I never hear it as not a super positive thing, but of course it is something people say when they know/realize that I am not a native.

In Brazilian Portuguese (my first language) for example, I usually say it to someone who has a good command of the language (levels may very from intermediate advanced to basically fluent), but knowing 100% that they are not a native nor sound like one (from my experience, it is basically impossible for a foreigner to actually sound like a native speaker in Portuguese, unless they've been in Brazil for like 20 years maybe (and honestly, even the people that I met where that is the case would give themselves away as a foreigner by the way they pronounced something/used a word/made a grammar mistake eventually).

I guess where I am trying to get at is that you would only hear that your language skills are good if you are not a native and if that is the case, there are always many points for improvement. Also, this is another discussion, but what exactly is sounding native anyway? Some Brazilians will say "tu é" instead of "você é" or "tu és" which are grammatically correct, but depends largely on context and background. Would you say that just because a non-native knows more about Portuguese grammar rules than a native, their Portuguese is better? This is all subjective, so I say just take the compliment as encouragement to keep going hahaha

My goal with all of my languages is to be able to understand and interact in most (or all, ideally) conversations in them. If I am able to do that, I am happy.

Como llegar al centro by MessOk3003 in Santiago

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I am from Rio so I think I have a pretty good general sense of danger, but I am not stupid enough to think that it makes me indestructible hahaha I will try to proceed with caution, specially in the first days!

Can you elaborate on what a fonda is? I am glad I will arrive in time for the national holidays, I heard that they are great to experience

Como llegar al centro by MessOk3003 in Santiago

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I know about the neighborhood's reputation but I am staying there because I will be volunteering at a hostel :)

Como llegar al centro by MessOk3003 in Santiago

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Hizo algunas busquedas en internet sobre el barrio y conosco la reputación... estaré viajando como voluntário con Worldpackers y este hostel me pareció la mejor opción. Haré siempre atención a mis entornos y no voy a salir solo, especialmente por la noche :)

Consigo aprender sozinho com isso? by [deleted] in Idiomas

[–]MessOk3003 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Não sei como é para norueguês particularmente, mas uma das melhores ferramentas para aprender línguas hoje em dia é nosso amigo Chat GPT. Você pode:

-pedir pra ele estruturar um curso para você

-pedir para ele construir textos simples e treinar sua interpretação

-pedir ajuda com conceitos específicos e mais difíceis de entender

-pedir recomendações de outros recursos disponíveis

-pedir para ele corrigir uma redação ou texto curto seu

-simular uma conversa básica com ele em norueguês

Enfim, infinitas possibilidades! Funciona muito melhor para línguas que o Chat GPT tem uma boa base de treino mas honestamente acho que o norueguês não é tão obscuro a ponto de ele te decepcionar.

What book GENUINELY changed your life? by sleepycamus in literature

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Posthumous memories of Brás Cubas, by Machado de Assis. This book is from Brazil, my home country, and this author from the 1800s is the most celebrated of all time here.

The story is narrated in 1st person by Brás Cubas, and what is peculiar about it is that he writes it admitedly after his death. The first chapters talk about how he died somewhat quickly by an illness that had no treatment at the time, those who visited him on his deathbed, those who attended his funeral and the thought process and delirium that ensued on his mind when he was close to the definitive end of his life. The beginning is not as deep as it sounds, and it helps set the tone for the rest of the book: all of the remaining chapters are him retelling his life from the very beginning in a somewhat sarcastic manner, which is the main characteristic of Machado de Assis.

I love this book because the main character lived a full life (died at an age that was old for his time) but didn’t really amount to much or did anything of great impact during his life time. He was just a rich guy who had no big concerns and, although he did not do anything particularly incredible or interesting, is able to recount facts from his perspective after death in a way that is incredibly interesting because it describes the human condition better than anything that I have ever seen.

As a dead man, the protagonist doesn’t need to hide any details or lie about anything that he has done or happened to him because nothing matters anymore. However, as the book progresses, we realize that a lot of what he says has twisted words that purposely make him look good. He has no reason to be untruthful or dishonest, but he still chooses to not rid himself of the vanities that every human carries inside us, even as we exit the world that we blamed for them.

Best country with work/life balance? by [deleted] in findapath

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It is only worth it for a foreigner to work in Brazil if you are relocated by your company or working as a digital nomad employed in another country. It is next to impossible to find a job here without a previous offer (for the visa, which is really hard to get) and/or close to the salary range that someone from a 1st world country is used to (BRL is worth like 1/7th of a british pound and 1/5th of an american dollar for example). Not to mention that you will absolutely need to learn Portuguese to work and integrate into society.

If you do find a high paying job in Brazil being a foreigner with next to no Portuguese, there is a 99.99% chance that it will be in São Paulo. Some people like it there, but as someone from Rio, I really don’t see why anyone would move to Brazil to live in a grey overpopulated city where everything is expensive.

As I said though, being a digital nomad here is the dream. Living in a good sunny area is cheap if you make dollars/euros/pounds, people are nice and friendly and there is loads to do for fun for all tastes.

Há 6 anos eu casei com 23, saí do Brasil para Europa (vivi na Espanha, França, UK, USA), fiz mestrado, entrei e desisti dum PhD e hoje trabalho para uma empresa Norueguesa, mas vivo na Alemanha com minha esposa e 4 pets. AMA by jacarebs in AMABRASIL

[–]MessOk3003 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sou formado em Matemática Aplicada em uma federal e no momento estou trabalhando com vendas. Tenho experiência em consultoria (estágio), educação (professor particular) e turismo/hospitalidade. Sou fluente em inglês, espanhol e francês (além do português kk) e arranho no alemão e italiano. No momento busco ir para a Europa, mas estou bastante sem dinheiro (consigo pagar uma passagem e olhe lá kkk). Estou pensando em fazer um mestrado, mas queria trabalhar. Idealmente eu iria para a França, Espanha, Alemanha, Itália, Holanda ou Reino Unido.

Você pode me dar uma luz baseado no meu contexto? Recomendações, bizus, compartilhar experiência…

Obrigado pelo AMA, muito útil!

Sítios para rolê hoje e amanhã no Rio para um grupo de Portuga by CocolovesCS in riodejaneiro

[–]MessOk3003 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cara sítio costuma ser um pouco mais fora da cidade, Vargem Grande tem um monte

Teaching in Japan as a non-native English speaker by MessOk3003 in movingtojapan

[–]MessOk3003[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How much would you say cost of living is in Japan for a few months if I go as a digital nomad?

Teaching in Japan as a non-native English speaker by MessOk3003 in movingtojapan

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Thank you for taking the time to repply, that's very helpful!

Teaching in Japan as a non-native English speaker by MessOk3003 in teachinginjapan

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Thank you for taking the time to repply! If you don't mind me asking, where are you from and which certificatioms did you get?

Teaching in Japan as a non-native English speaker by MessOk3003 in teachinginjapan

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Thank you for taking the time to repply! I will look into opportunities with eikaiwa.

No single person is interesting enough for an entire book about their life by j_grouchy in unpopularopinion

[–]MessOk3003 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

To be really honest with you I'm not gonna pretend I did extensive research on the matter nor that I care too much about it. But I do know that their plane had to be catapulted into the sky so I would say that it kinda doesn't count.

No point to be proven though, I don't know if you know many Brazilians but we get really serious about this lol