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Re: Brazil looking back at you from across a cultural grand canyon
10/12/13 08:00 PM
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> > If you mention Brazil nuts down here they won't have the faintest idea what you're
> > talking about. In Portuguese those are called "Chestnuts from Pará".
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> Come on, surely a Brazil Nut must come from a Brazil Tree.
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> Next you'll be saying Canadian bacon isn't Canadian, French fries aren't French, and
> English muffins aren't English!
Exactly..I have a couple more:
a "Danish" is called (literal translation) "Vienna Bread" in Denmark. Go figure. Try to order an "Austrian" next time.
Most of the best bacon made in Denmark is exported, a lot of it goes to the UK. There used to be an expensive brand in Denmark called "English Bacon", featuring the Union Jack on the package and everything. Made in Denmark!
Down here there's a franchise called "Kopenhagen" that sells fancy chocolate. Brazilians believe that Copenhagen is the chocolate epicenter of the world. But if you ask someone in Denmark they'll tell you that it's Switzerland.
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