... you like Guarana better than Coke
... your entire family goes to grandma's house on Sundays for a big family get together, even though you guys see each other everyday
... you can name at least 30 soap operas and 10000 actors/actresses
... lunch means: salad, rice, beans and steak, pasta, chicken - real food and not Mc Donalds
... you are the loudest person in the room
... you got a Brazilian flag hanging from your car's rearview mirror
... you travel to Brazil and instead of taking a suitcase with all your stuff, you take presents for the entire family, the dog and the neighbors
... you clean your house until it's spotless when you have people coming over
... you have to say all the time that we speak Portuguese in Brazil, not Spanish
... you can dance
... you take soccer very seriously
... you don't know anything about baseball
... you think football is a martial art not a game, even if it´s fun
... you know what Capoeira is
... you know a lot about Samba and Pagode
... you've studied the history of pretty much every country, so you know where the countries are located (which means you're also very good in Geography)
... your breakfast consists of milk and coffee, bread with butter, and a piece of cake
... EVERYONE THINKS YOU´RE EVERYTHING BUT BRAZILIAN
... you go to a bar and ask for "caipirinha"
... you are so used to corruption that nothing surprises you anymore
... you know how to play dominoes
... you have a sense of fashion
... you wear slippers... a lot!
... you know how to play volleyball and handball
... YOU TAKE PICTURES EVERYWHERE YOU GO
... you know what it's like to buy liquor without an ID
... you know how to party, and if the party is over before 5AM... it's not a party!
... any holiday, being it official or not, is an excuse for you to stay home instead of going to work/college and take a week vacation
... you know what feijoada and moqueca are
... you kiss in public
... you DO NOT dance like you are having sex (you are not into dry humping)
... you gain lots of pounds when you come to the US
... when you meet someone you kiss their cheeks instead of shaking hands
... you dress up even to go to the grocery store
... you spend an entire day at the beach
... you are too friendly
... you are always smiling
... YOU ARE ALWAYS SO PROUD OF YOUR COUNTRY!
GO BRAZIL!
