As I return from Brazil from my World Cup trip I am seriously reevaluating my life and the toxic culture the USA provides. Traveling and experiencing different cultures is the best way to remove the ignorance from yourself. When I say travel, I do not mean going to a country and staying on an all inclusive resort.....totally engrossing yourself with people who grew up with a different perspective from you is such a different experience. With that being said, we don't need this to become like the last World Cup thread with people talking about how bad Brazil is. If you don't like traveling outside of the Western World, you should avoid threads like this.
So let me start this by saying I really did not plan to go to Brazil during this time. I really had no interest in soccer and only went because a friend of mine canceled on me for Brazil carnival. I had people i knew that were in the different cities I was in (Salvador and Rio) but basically went alone.
Women: Before I went to Brazil I heard all the rumors about the women down there being loose and loving sex. I didn't quite believe it because in my experience the people who say stuff like this are usually paying for sex. But I was not prepared for the way the women of Brazil are. It could be because my game wasn't good enough...but I found the women more conservative than the woman here in the US. I need to give a +rep to
@Malta at some point because his suggestions to get on Brazil cupid (why the fukk are so many fine Brazilians on there) and tinder before touching down in the country became my bread and butter. But in general I found, at least for me, that you need to meet them and make them feel comfortable with you before you can eat....which could take up to 2 meetings (you need to not be socially awkward and know how to interact with females). The woman are a lot more approachable than in the US though...no matter how attractive.
Cities: I only went to 2 cities (Salvador and Rio), I think Salvador is a good city.....has more of an South American feel and is probably a better place to settle down than Rio....but Rio was where it was at. It just had more stuff to do, better parties, and was just overall more livelier than Salvador. It might not even be worth going to Salvador if you don't know Portuguese, it felt like almost nobody there speaks English (I speak some Portuguese) Maybe somebody else who has been to Brazil can give a better comparison to the cities.
People: Anybody who travels to non Western countries can tell you that the people are a lot warmer than here in the US. Brazil is no exception.....they make you feel like you are at home and are a lot more caring. You actually realize how rude you are when interacting with other cultures.
Going during a special event: I will say that World Cup was a slight sausage fest. If you are only going for women, it might be best to avoid a World Cup/Olympics type event unless you are good at meeting women. As i mentioned before I didn't like soccer, but being at this event was just unreal. The overall energy from people all over the world supporting their countries, the game watch parties on the beach, the chants...I just can't describe how amazing it was to witness. If I knew it was going to be as great as it turned out to be, I would of budgeted to stay for the entire world cup. The atmosphere was just that special.
So as I mentioned above, I am evaluating my life seriously. There has to be more to life than this work work work and only out for self culture that I grew up in here in the US. What is really the point in living around people who only tolerate u living here, working until you are almost 70, getting very little vacation time, dealing with the trash of women this country has to offer...its just seeming very blah to me right now. I did just return yesterday so it could just be my initial off of vacation depression....but right now I feel like I am just wasting my years living in a subpar country (quality of life wise....employment wise the US has been good to me)
Well enough of my rant....Who else has anything to say about World Cup, or Brazil in general? I would like to hear other people opinions. I am seriously considering returning in a few months.
Ayoo breh. I'm brazilian.
