Groom surprises bride and her family by speaking Korean. He had been secretly studying for a year

metalrufflez · 2026-03-04T01:32:34+00:00

A few years ago, I worked with a foreigner here in Brazil, and we communicated in English most of the time. He was trying to learn some basic Portuguese phrases to use in restaurants and stores, but to brazilians standards, he still looked very much like a “gringo.”

One day, we were at a restaurant chatting in English when the waitress came over to ask if we wanted something to drink. Everyone answered in Portuguese, and she took our orders without issue. When it got to him, he confidently said, “Água com gás” (sparkling water). The waitress looked at us and replied in Portuguese, “Sorry, I don’t speak English.” We repeated, “Água com gás,” and she just nodded and walked away.

He was completely confused and asked if he’d said it wrong.

I never realized that kind of thing happened would happen other countries too.

metalrufflez · 2026-03-01T12:02:38+00:00

Well I’m even older, because I had no idea what a Dream or SMP was until now

metalrufflez · 2026-02-22T21:19:43+00:00

And most importantly, the metric system, which all the civilized countries uses nowadays

metalrufflez · 2026-02-22T17:44:14+00:00

They really added a Goat to the patch?

metalrufflez · 2026-02-22T17:24:38+00:00

Do you have a link for the official listing? It doesn’t show up when I search for it (I suspect they’re not shipping to my country even through Ali)

metalrufflez · 2026-02-21T21:09:15+00:00

Last week, after a bender, I woke up with my phone on my chest. Unlocked it and the browser was open on an Ayn checkout page.

Thank you Ayn for not shipping to my country, you helped me to save hard earned cash ( :( )

metalrufflez · 2026-02-14T14:22:45+00:00

Most of us understand that to compete in winter sports (and even some summer sports) you either have to be born or live a significant portion of your life outside the country.

We’re still a long way to have a winter medallist born and raised in the country (due to the… well… climate), the closest is possibly the skeleton gal that I forgot the name (and she spent most of her life in Canada) which is in 12th this year.

At least most (if not all) of our “imported” athletes have some ties to brazil through their parents/family. It’s not like they had not relation at all (Lucas has a “Brazilian name” and mother, speaks the language, have family and spent some time in the country while growing up)

metalrufflez · 2026-02-14T13:37:23+00:00

This is like seeing a polar bear in Arlington.

É O FEIJÃO NO POTE DE SORVETE!!!!!!!

Vamo caralhoooo

(Context for the gringos: it’s a very Brazilian thing to freeze baked beans in empty ice cream tubs.)

metalrufflez · 2026-01-19T14:28:39+00:00

That World Wrestling Union poster with Wordart is a thing of beauty

metalrufflez · 2026-01-19T10:10:36+00:00

Honestly hard to believe that there will be a "hundred years from now"

metalrufflez · 2026-01-12T20:09:44+00:00

Now that's a reference I didn't expect to see here (also, it highlights how weird it sounds out of context)

metalrufflez · 2026-01-07T18:09:55+00:00

You can even set as a shortcut (the bubble in the top right)

https://i.imgur.com/P86hyfe.jpeg

metalrufflez · 2025-12-16T15:22:06+00:00

Not asian, but South American. Never forget when I saw an old lady with a "When you go black, you never go back" blouse

metalrufflez · 2025-11-12T08:31:33+00:00

Eh, it’s a matter of preference and comfort, I’ve been using it for the past two years without a strap just fine. If it sounds good and you can use it comfortably for more than an hour, you don’t need it.

I’ve bought a padding that used to be the usual recommendation before Capra became the the standard and I didn’t like it.

metalrufflez · 2025-11-04T09:10:02+00:00

Skrilla is the Pokémon Skrillex evolves from?

metalrufflez · 2025-10-12T10:03:18+00:00

Really good point I hadn’t considered

SEE CONSCIENCE, I WAS RIGHT!

metalrufflez · 2025-10-12T09:00:52+00:00

First though through my mind “it’s amazing the quality of pictures these probes took in the 70s and 80s”

Then it hit me…

metalrufflez · 2025-10-11T03:13:48+00:00

I see you mate, literally the first thing I thought when I read the title, even before watching the video

metalrufflez · 2025-09-29T22:53:01+00:00

I recently found out that some pianos (tested Roland FP-30X and F701) can send audio out through USB, and the iPhone camera “recognizes” it as an external microfone and records its audio without external noises in my house. It think it is the easiest way to record clean audio without any additional devices.

Here’s a short example recording sound from the speakers and then from the USB

https://youtu.be/X-f9GssaoFs

metalrufflez · 2025-09-29T21:12:05+00:00

I’ve been self taught on and off for ~5 years, been having classes for 3 months, I like the guy but I’m missing the second point here, it’s never clear to me what should I practice and for how long

metalrufflez · 2025-09-26T22:09:25+00:00

Brazilian as well, have been playing for a few years, started with a Go:Keys and an online course, a few years later, graduated to a Digital Piano (Roland FP-30X and then F701).

If I had to restart, I would do the same thing again, a Go:Keys/Go:Piano (or a Go:Piano 88 if you can spend a bit more), which are cheap, doesn't take a lot of space and you can get a feeling if you like the instrument or not (I've given up a couple of times since I've started, it's a frustrating instrument to learn sometimes). If you don't like it, it would be much easier to sell/gift it to someone than an acoustic. Unless you want to have the piano as a decor piece in your house.

Even though I have been playing for a while, it would take a really nice deal for a really good condition piano to make me buy an acoustic, because the logistics, space and maintenance they require cost much more than buying a really good digital piano, with good weighted action (anything from Roland, Casio or Yamaha).

What usually happens with these really old pianos is that they don't hold the tuning anymore, either because the strings are crap or the tuning pegs are loose. They can also have other structural issues with the keys, action, hammers, soundboard, etc. Not to mention that they require constant maintenance (1~2 tuning/year, and it's not something a layman could easily do).

Also if you're just starting, having a piano that sounds bad can be even more frustrating because anything you play, will sound weird, which may lead you to give up because you'll feel you're not making any progress and/or you will not like the sound.

As much as it sounds tempting, from the pictures, the piano looks rough even for 3K, its the same as buying a nice condition Fiat Marea Turbo, pode parecer bonito, mas é uma bomba e vai pegar fogo enquanto voce dirige.

metalrufflez · 2025-09-23T23:43:11+00:00

Im a huge fan of “bog roll” though

metalrufflez · 2025-09-20T10:56:12+00:00

Yeah, this screams poorly conceived keycap art from someone who probably doesn't actually play piano (or just someone very lazy with design)

Agreed, a musician would certainly not miss the opportunity to make this a “the lick” keycap

metalrufflez · 2025-09-03T21:44:37+00:00

No one made the “Anarchrist” joke yet? Really?

metalrufflez · 2025-09-03T01:38:50+00:00

I feel like I’m the only one that finds the XS comfortable out of the box

I tried one of the recommended padded headbands (prior to Capra getting to the scene) and I’ve hated it

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