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Not exactly language but use of language, as someone that moved from the tropics (Brazil) into a temperate country (US) it was a bit shocking to have people tal
by mlinhares 3y ago
Not exactly language but use of language, as someone that moved from the tropics (Brazil) into a temperate country (US) it was a bit shocking to have people talk about time in terms of seasons. People often talk about how they are going to do/did stuff in winter/spring/summer/fall and for someone from the tropics none of this makes any sense, as there's either a hot or a wet season with much intermingling between them all the time.
When talking about the passing of time we'd usually go for the holidays instead (Carnaval, Lent/Easter, St John's/St Peter's, Christmas) and when we were in school we'd count it based on school quarters.
The school year not starting and ending in the same year was also very surprising.
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