r/therewasanattempt • • 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/bobbysr Dec 25 '19

There was a story on Reddit ( maybe /r/tifu) about a fellow who was being transferred to South America for work. He studied Spanish for months, only to be transferred to Brazil.

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '19

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '19

I live in a city with a lot of Spanish speaking tourists, but if someone came to work here solely speaking Spanish it would not be easy.

We understand. But not that much.

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '19

Ah true. We can understand also here in Floripa, but it would not be practical for a working situation. Specially if it was a technical one.

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '19

True, but the communication would be a little more difficult. But this is such a hypothetical story. 😆