MikeH71
New memberAmerican expat in Brazil
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Speaks Native: English. Foreign: Portuguese ( B1 )
Registration: 11 October 2018
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Bathroom DOs and DON'Ts in Brazil by James
http://www.instantsign.com/i/1day/REST_MAN_WOMEN.jpg Well, this is sort of a delicate (but very essential) subject that somehow I've overlooked for quite some time, so here goes... 1. DON'T flush toilet paper, throw it into the wastebasket ...
Nope not at all but I won't BS people about the adjustments needed to live here in Brazil especially if they are coming from the US and are not on the company sponsered premium expat package deal. You know the type whom never leave the upper ... Read More
Bathroom DOs and DON'Ts in Brazil by James
http://www.instantsign.com/i/1day/REST_MAN_WOMEN.jpg Well, this is sort of a delicate (but very essential) subject that somehow I've overlooked for quite some time, so here goes... 1. DON'T flush toilet paper, throw it into the wastebasket ...
I find 3 World is more of a mindset then anything else. Millions of Brasilians visit the US and Europe see how well those countries function yet none ask why Brazil is still Third World nor seem willing to change it for the better. By almost every ... Read More
Bathroom DOs and DON'Ts in Brazil by James
http://www.instantsign.com/i/1day/REST_MAN_WOMEN.jpg Well, this is sort of a delicate (but very essential) subject that somehow I've overlooked for quite some time, so here goes... 1. DON'T flush toilet paper, throw it into the wastebasket ...
Been in plenty Brazilian cities and closing at lunch is quite common In many stores even Vivo a large cell phone company shuts down 2 hours every day and don't even get me started on the banks hours here! Been to Florianópolis and plenty ... Read More
Bathroom DOs and DON'Ts in Brazil by James
http://www.instantsign.com/i/1day/REST_MAN_WOMEN.jpg Well, this is sort of a delicate (but very essential) subject that somehow I've overlooked for quite some time, so here goes... 1. DON'T flush toilet paper, throw it into the wastebasket ...
Agreed, decent hotels tend to have them ( a spray hose with nozzle to wash your backside.) especially USA chain hotels like Holiday Inn here in Porto Alegre. Read More
Bathroom DOs and DON'Ts in Brazil by James
http://www.instantsign.com/i/1day/REST_MAN_WOMEN.jpg Well, this is sort of a delicate (but very essential) subject that somehow I've overlooked for quite some time, so here goes... 1. DON'T flush toilet paper, throw it into the wastebasket ...
1. The reason Brazilians take 3 showers a day has little to do with cleanliness it's more about being cheap due to fact water costs far less then Electric and few houses have airtight doors and windows making air conditioning prohibitively ... Read More