groan groAN GROAN....

they should start another thread I am a wanker and this is why I live in Brazil

Frankly, I wouldn’t blame Boris if he didn’t make a return, despite my wish that he would do so. Presumably he got caught up in the cacophony of what can only be described as witless and childish banter that has gone viral on this forum of late. Members purporting themselves to be grown men behaving as disturbed adolescents when they post moronic comments with the sole intent to either hurt or insult while lacking the skill to otherwise express themselves.

There can be no winners or losers with these types of demeaning squabbles, save to say that the silent majority who read such posts make their own judgement about the intelligence and character of certain members when, I fear, that some may make their choice not to participate in what may be reasonably described as a ‘low brow’ forum because they may be ridiculed by the few insensitive morons completely lacking in self-respect that stalk and provoke. You know who you are, now go and reflect.     

Originally posted by spongebob No, expat-you-know-what-you-are - all you do is say bad things about Brazil. You remind me of some other people of the past that came here with a different "more generic" ID. I know you don't care about being banned, and why you like to try to provoke me. Do you actually know how armed people are in America, and how this would actually end in real life, if I actually lived there? And by the way Mr. Lo$er, what sort of military service have you done you Pansie!? Stop and think about the calculation I did expat, it won't be long before many Brazilians are close to achieving purchasing power with your beloved America. Meanwhile, you lash out at me for not wanting US affiliation, and you make numerous comparisons with America, in the most insidious way possible. You truly deserve what comes to you! <next part censored!!>

Dude, you are nuts.

You think I am dissatisfied with Brazil because of PPP? You are out of it, for real.

How would this end in real life if you lived in the US? OH! You mean in Dallas? Well, let me guess, you would fall asleep around 5:30 after an early-bird dinner and watching Matlock.

Or did you mean to personally threaten me? If so, please clarify and you will be banned. Or come find me in real life and prove you are a big man, seu medroso covarde!

Everything I say about RIO is true. It is filled with townies, it's not an international culture, it's not receptive to gringoes who have opinions that may differ even SLIGHTLY from the masses. This is not a great thing. I came here smiling. I learned conversational Portuguese in a matter of months (I speak 4 languages). That didn't do it for me. I found the average carioca to be insanely dull, uneducated, and full of prejudice. Services are terrible. Teaching English is a profession a joke. Brazilian students are lazy. These are all legit opinions Bobby!

I came without them. I smiled. I learned the language. I came to my own conclusions. That's life. Now I share them with others. As I said, I think Texas, in general, is a junk hole. So, I'm not full of prejudice.

Guess what. PPP is not everything. The US is not heaven. Just because you got hitched to a Brazilian does not mean that you have to bash anyone who loves living in the US. Get over it man! Your opinion is just that, an opinion.

I am basically the only gringo on the forum who has a slightly negative opinion of Brazil. Isn't a diversity of opinions valid and valuable?

Maybe, on this forum, it's not. Maybe there are no others like me because you and GD drive everyone else like me away with sarcastic remarks and personal attacks.

Many gringos think Brazil is some tropical paradise. It's not. I feel responsible for informing the other youngsters who may venture to live here.

I've got nothing to censor. You are seriously pathetic man. Get over yourself.

There are two choices: restrict people's freedom of expression, or deal with those opinions you find unpleasant.

There is a third choice and that is to collectively move a long and try to gain some ground on the point of this thread as a whole. Let us step back and as stated; "Go and reflect". Meaningfully aware of all involved I bet it's most certainly worth everyones' while. The objective is meaningful discussion, again stated this time by you: "There is plenty of information as well".
   

If you agree, great! If not, that's ok too! We all play our part!

@Espirit: First day on the Internet?
"I am so grown up and all but the rest are behaving like uneducated children.
Shame on you all, now go and reflect"

Do us all a favor and you pull the cable on your connection so we don't have to look at the ugly font you use to write your dribble.