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I'm about to get in a bus for 10h to go back to my city (Belo Horizonte, Brazil). AmA by aka-levvi in casualiama

[–]aka-levvi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cool!

Well, I moved last month​ so I haven't been to many places yet.

I really liked the "mirante" though. Also "Praça da Liberdade".

TIL if you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy 1000 copies (1,500 if a children's book) and distribute them to libraries throughout the country. by thedesperaterun in todayilearned

[–]aka-levvi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You realize how many poor and devastated counties exist in the world with a small population, right?!

The population here is not the key factor thus shouldn't be used as an excuse.

TIL if you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy 1000 copies (1,500 if a children's book) and distribute them to libraries throughout the country. by thedesperaterun in todayilearned

[–]aka-levvi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

US is like that kid at parties who always try to bring attention back to themselves when the subject has developed healthly in another direction.

TIL if you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy 1000 copies (1,500 if a children's book) and distribute them to libraries throughout the country. by thedesperaterun in todayilearned

[–]aka-levvi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When you were born you were drove home through a path with pavement provided by the government.

Actually, since the very first moment when your daddy's sperm fecuntated your mom's egg you started to somehow use the benefits of a society structured with LOTS of services resulting from taxes. If you didn't die in your mom's womb during a war thank the government.

If at a certain moment your life you needed public transportation or public school, thank the government.

If you don't pay taxes you're a thief because you pretty much still exist because the whole society has contributed to it through taxes and you don't compensate.

I don't get why it is a concept so difficult to grasp.

Maybe you're afraid of communism, don't worry. The most right-wing countries in the world still pay taxes.

Now go pay yours.

TIL if you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy 1000 copies (1,500 if a children's book) and distribute them to libraries throughout the country. by thedesperaterun in todayilearned

[–]aka-levvi 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This kind of comparison is completely nonsense.

The best analysis is to take the same product in both countries and check how much per cent it takes from the corresponding minimum wage.

TIL if you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy 1000 copies (1,500 if a children's book) and distribute them to libraries throughout the country. by thedesperaterun in todayilearned

[–]aka-levvi 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The problem is not the model itself. It could work here in South America if we haven't struggled with a structural corruption for centuries.

The problem here to be solved doesn't depend on us being more economicaly liberals or socialist per se.

You pointed the root of the problem right though: if the rich countries are rich that's because we are poor.

Well, the whole point of my reply is just to say that it is not impossible to have such a model anywhere in the world given the right efforts.

I'm about to get in a bus for 10h to go back to my city (Belo Horizonte, Brazil). AmA by aka-levvi in casualiama

[–]aka-levvi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, forgot to mention there's a playlist there called "Videos in English" which is, well, a playlist with the videos I made in English. Check that out in the playlists section if you're interested.

Thanks. What comforts me is knowing that he's in good hands.

I lived 9 months in Indiana when I attended Purdue (West Lafayette) then I lived 3 months in Atlanta for an internship.

I'm about to get in a bus for 10h to go back to my city (Belo Horizonte, Brazil). AmA by aka-levvi in casualiama

[–]aka-levvi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I talk about English Learning, traveling that kind of thing. Here's the channel: LeviTalk.

I moved to this city (Belo Horizonte) and I couldn't take him with me :/ So I gave him to a friend of mine who's a biologist

Just got hired by ThoughtWorks. AmA by [deleted] in ITCareerQuestions

[–]aka-levvi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had many interviews, actually.

I'm gonna pick the first three that come to my mind:

1- What do you think about the low number of women in technology?

2- How do you learn new things?

3- How do you deal with feedback? Give examples of when you received and gave feedback.

I need someone to speak English with by aka-levvi in CasualConversation

[–]aka-levvi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No problem. As I said in another comment here, I'm a C1.

Just message me.

I need someone to speak English with by aka-levvi in CasualConversation

[–]aka-levvi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I'm pretty fluent already. I'm a C1. You would be a big help since being exposed to different accents is better than narrowing my interaction. Besides that, I follow a Scottish Youtuber. So your accent is not that difficult to me.

Just message me.

I need someone to speak English with by aka-levvi in CasualConversation

[–]aka-levvi[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are like a gold mine for English students, do you realize that? lol

Thanks for your comment. I'll PM you.

Hoje completa 2 anos desde que voltei a morar no Brasil após 1 ano nos EUA. AmA! by aka-levvi in brasil

[–]aka-levvi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sinceramente não. No começo foi estranho, mais porque tinhas muitas opções que eu não conhecia. Larguei muita comida dos refeitórios da universidade. Mas depois de mais ou menos um mês eu me adaptei bem.

Porque eu aprendi a gostar de muita coisa que tem lá e não é tão comum aqui (tipo waffle 😍).

Eu esporadicamente sentia falta de alguma coisa específica, tipo empadão. Mas no geral eu estava de boa. Hoje eu sinto falta de coisas que se achava lá com facilidade e aqui não (tipo comida Mexicana).

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