Re: Oh...

Posted by Goodsport from 216.32.185.198 on July 27, 1999 at 10:50:33:

In Reply to: Oh... posted by Tessa on July 27, 1999 at 07:51:33:

A friend of mine visited Russia recently, and when he visited his relatives they questioned him on how much he made at his job (he makes okay money, but nothing great). After telling them his salary, they got mad at him (jealousy, maybe?). He then tried to explain to them about having to pay taxes, expenses, etc., but they refused to listen! He said it was actually kind of funny (Russians can be very stubborn!). :)

As far as fashion, I guess Eastern Europe hasn't yet been that "Americanized" yet. When my family and I visited Brazil two years ago, I basically wore jeans, plain dark t-shirts (instead of my sports-logo t-shirts - they probably wouldn't have known the teams anyways), and occasionally my plain gray SJSU sweatshirt (from my alma mater, San Jose State University), and I more or less blended in. What also helped is that Brazil, Argentina, and perhaps Chile are the three nations in South America with a sizable amount of people European descent (kind of like America)... I'm sure that if I walked in the middle of Bolivia or Peru, I would definitely stand out! :)

I guess my point is that it depends if the American culture and fashion has reached a certain country or not.

-G

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: A friend of mine visited Russia recently, and when he visited his relatives they questioned him on how much he made at his job (he makes okay money, but nothing great).  After telling them his salary, they got mad at him (jealousy, maybe?).  He then tried to explain to them about having to pay taxes, expenses, etc., but they refused to listen!  He said it was actually kind of funny (Russians can be very stubborn!).   :)

: As far as fashion, I guess Eastern Europe hasn't yet been that "Americanized" yet.  When my family and I visited Brazil two years ago, I basically wore jeans, plain dark t-shirts (instead of my sports-logo t-shirts - they probably wouldn't have known the teams anyways), and occasionally my plain gray SJSU sweatshirt (from my alma mater, San Jose State University), and I more or less blended in.  What also helped is that Brazil, Argentina, and perhaps Chile are the three nations in South America with a sizable amount of people European descent (kind of like America)... I'm sure that if I walked in the middle of Bolivia or Peru, I would definitely stand out!   :)

: I guess my point is that it depends if the American culture and fashion has reached a certain country or not.

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