Both MiryClay (Indiana) and Sharity (Texas) had this cute tag, so here is mine from Brazil.

You Know You're Brazilian When...

• You spell Brasil with (s). (This is rule of spelling you never forget)
• You didn't know anything about bills until you came to the US.
• If someone tells you to be at a certain place at 1:00 PM, you don't show up until 2:30 or 3:00 p.m.
• You like Guarana (Brazilian pop) better than Coke. You like Coke better than Pepsi, and only buy Pepsi when there is nothing else left.
• You eat rice and beans at least 6 days a week, except on Sundays.
• Your breakfast consists of milk and coffee, bread with butter, and a piece of cake.
• You know what feijoada, salgadinhos and pavê are.
• Your entire family goes to grandma's house on Sundays for a big family get together....even when you guys see each other everyday.
• You ask for grandparents, aunts/uncles and parents blessings every time you leave the house or talk on the phone.
• You are the loudest person in the room.
• You travel to Brazil and instead of taking a suitcase with all your stuff, you take presents for the entire family, the dog, the neighbor, not to mention the old/used clothes that you take just in case someone needs it.
• You leave your house spotless when you have people coming over.
• You know who these great Brazilian singers/songwriters are: Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Giberto Gil, Djavan, Roberto Carlos. And female singers: Gal Costa, Maria Bethânia, Elis Regina.
• You know who Xuxa and Pele are.
• You consider it odd that Americans think of Brazilian music in terms of Bossa Nova. For you, Bossa Nova is something that happened in the 60's and early 70's.
• You have a sense of fashion. Looks do matter, no matter where you are.
• You dress up to go to the supermarket.
• Your jokes are always about Portuguese people.
• You take soccer too seriously. World Cup Soccer, becomes a national holiday.
• You are curious about American football but baseball is absolutely incomprehensible.
• You know what Samba and Capoeira are.
• You know something about volleyball and handball.
• Everyone thinks you're everything but Brazilian. (this is so true with me, most of the time a Russian, Arab, Italian)
• You understand & speak Spanish, but when you say a word in Portuguese no one understands you.
• You don't care about race or color. And once you come to the US, you realize what racism means. (How true!)
• Between "black" and "white" there are many shades of race. Someone who is not very distinctively black looks white to you. You probably think you are white yourself, and it is only when you travel to the U.S. that you find out it is not necessarily so.
• You are so used to corruption that nothing surprises you anymore.
• You believe everyone is a brother.
• Any holiday...being it official or not, is an excuse to stay home from work and take a week vacation.
• You are too friendly, and can hold a nice cordial conversation with your librarian, walmart clerk, and easily be mistaken for being uneducated or not trustworthy.
• You expect your doctor to actually talk to you like a human being. If you ever get medical treatment in the U.S. you are shocked at the coldness of most doctors.
• Doctors are among the most important people in the world.
• You have a cell phone, just about everyone has a cell phone. Landline phones are difficult and expensive.
• You believe in God. You may, or may not, care for any organized religion. If you do, you may belong to several different religious affiliations at the same time.
• You measure everything in meters, kilos and liters (and Centigrade degrees).
• You have four weeks of vacation guaranteed by law. You can sell half of it back to your boss.

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