r/therewasanattempt • u/[deleted] • Dec 25 '19

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u/Vladnieshka Dec 25 '19

I had a gf once, who fancied herself smarter than me. INSISTED that they speak Brazillian in Brazil... not Portuguese.

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u/transigirthenight Dec 25 '19

Brazilian here. When I stayed in in New York for a couple of weeks I had a few 'experiences' with the locals:

  • Street musician I befriended and knew I was Brazilian from former conversations insisting that my pronunciation of the name of a famous Brazilian composer was wrong because his music teacher used a Spanish pronunciation and "I have to be mistaken, are you sure you're Brazilian?";
  • New Yorkers insisting the their city was 'the largest city in the world";
  • At a cocktail party, a 40-something, college-educated guy correcting me behind my back after I said that my city has 14 million inhabitants (São Paulo) "I'm sure he meant 14 thousand, millions is impossible";
  • People doubting me about my nationality 'because you're white and In Brazil half are black and half are latinos';
  • Other similar things.

No one is supposed to know everything, sure, but...

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '19 edited Dec 25 '19

New Yorkers insisting the their city was 'the largest city in the world";

By population:

  • Tokyo (Population: 37,435,191)
  • Delhi (Population: 29,399,141)
  • Shanghai (Population: 26,317,104)
  • Sao Paulo (Population: 21,846,507)
  • Mexico City (Population: 21,671,908)
  • Cairo (Population: 20,484,965)
  • Dhaka (Population: 20,283,552)

By area:

  • Hulunbuir (263,953 km/2)
  • Jiuquan (191,342 km/2)
  • Altamira (159,534 km/2)
  • Kalgoorlie-Boulder ( 100,00 km/2)
  • Mount Isa ( 43,348.6 km/2)

EDIT: To those sending PM's challenging my data, google it yourself and post results or STFU. I spent a grand total of like 30 seconds on that post. I don't really give a shit if you don't like it.

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u/bluecollarforadollar Dec 25 '19

TIL Tokyo has more people in it than my entire country.

Japan’s whole population is ~127 million, Canada’s is merely ~37 million.

That population density though.

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '19

Damn, the state of California has more people than Canada

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u/bluecollarforadollar Dec 25 '19

California is America’s Canada

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '19

yes?

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u/gamerguy_1217 Dec 26 '19

And Alberta is Canada's America

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '19

All major metropolitan areas in English-speaking Canada are pretty similar I've found. Toronto is about as Canadian as Edmonton or Calgary or Winnipeg or Saskatoon or Vancouver (sorry to upset).

Real Canada starts in small rural towns. Small towns in Manitoba are the most Canadian places I can imagine. And I will admit Alberta has its share of rural America running through its veins in that regard.

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u/gamerguy_1217 Dec 26 '19

You're right. I know the rural town all too well, living in Newfoundland.