Living abroad can give you a great opportunity to learn about a different culture, open your mind and expand your horizons. Doing it demands that you put yourself on other feet. Sometimes it helps you a lot, but be careful! Sometimes you can find yourself in some strange situations and you must not take some habits to yourself. Let me explain:
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Have you ever applauded your MP3 player after hearing a great song? Can you imagine a family, father, mother and children standing up for a while, around the table in the morning, clapping their hands for having pop-ups from the toaster? Are you able to give a big round of applause to your clock-radio every morning? It sounds bizarre, doesn`t it?
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Last Thursday I watched "Inglorious Basterds" in a theatre in Toronto. It`s a very great and funny film, probably the best one from Quentin Tarantino. However, the best scene came from the audience, clapping their hands after the end. Were they expecting that Brad Pitt could hear them from across the screen? It`s unbelievable, but it`s true. Doing that is something that nobody needs to learn in any culture. Let me tell you, my friends, not all that glitters is gold, am I right?
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Hi Rodrigo and Adriana. We are looking forward you guys. Concerning the "clapping scene" you saw after the movie, this is very true also in the States. I believe the point is to put away your satisfaction, no matter if the actors or director will hear it. You are just pleased and the reaction is natural. As you said, a different culture, a polite form to say "thanks, I am pleased".
Eduardo
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