Portugueses

Recebi isto e achei era tao-verdade-mas-tao-verdade, que nao resisti publicar....Especialmente a parte que esta a bold!

FRIENDS: Move out when they're 18 with the full support of theirParents.

PORTUGUESE FRIENDS: Move out when they're 28, having saved for that nicehouse and are a week away from getting married...unless there's room in the basement for the newlyweds.

============================================

FRIENDS: When their Mom visits them she brings anice bunt cake and you sip coffee and chat. PORTUGUESE FRIENDS: When their Mom visits them shebrings 3 days worth of food and begins to immediately tidy up, dust, dothe laundry or rearrange the furniture.

============================================

FRIENDS: Their dads always call before they comeover to visit them and its usually only on special occasions.

PORTUGUESE FRIENDS: Are not at all fazed when theirdads come over, unannounced, on a Saturday morning at 8:00 AM and start pruning the trees or renovating the garage.

=============================================FRIENDS: You can leave your kids with them and you always worry ifeverything is going to be OK plus you have to feed them after you pick th em up.

PORTUGUESE FRIENDS: No problem, leave the kids there and if they get outof line the Portuguese friend can set them straight...plus they get fed.

==============================================

FRIENDS: Always pay retail and look in the yellow pages when they needsomething done.

PORTUGUESE FRIENDS: Just call their dad or uncle and ask for anotherdad's or uncle's phone number to get it done...cash deal, know what I mean.

==============================================

FRIENDS: Will come over for cake and coffee and expect cake and coffee,no more.

PORTUGUESE FRIENDS: Will come over for cake and coffee and expect an antipasto, a few bottles of wine, a pasta dish, achoice of two meats, salad, bread, potatoes, a nice dessert cake, fruit,coffee and a few after dinner drinks...time permitting there will be a late lunch as well.

==============================================

FRIENDS: Think that being Portuguese is a great thing.

PORTUGUESE FRIENDS: Know that being Portuguese is a great thing

==============================================

FRIENDS: Never ask for food.

PORTUGUESE FRIENDS: Are the reason you have no food.

===============================================

FRIENDS: Will say "hello"

PORTUGUESE FRIENDS: Will give you a big hug and a kiss.

==============================================

FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs.

PORTUGUESE FRIENDS: Call your parents Mom and Dad.

==============================================

FRIENDS: Have never seen you cry.

PORTUGUESE FRIENDS: Cry with you.

===============================================

FRIENDS: Will eat at your dinner table and leave.

PORTUGUESE FRIENDS: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing and justbeing together.

==================================================

FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back.

PORTUGUESE FRIENDS: Keep your stuff so long they forget it's yours.

==================================================

FRIENDS: know a few things about you.

PORTUGUESE FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.

================================================

FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing.

PORTUGUESE FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds' ass that left you.

==================================================

FRIENDS: Would knock on your door.

PORTUGUESE FRIENDS: Walk right in and say, "I'm home!"

====================================================

FRIENDS: Are for a while.

PORTUGUESE FR IENDS: Are for life.

notinha de rodape - postei isto com conhecimento de causa. Estar fora ha 8 anos da mesmo pra chegar a certas conclusoes sobre a Amizade