Quote: (06-19-2018 03:53 AM)Ringo Wrote:
I think the biggest point, however, is that I've been realizing that most people I meet here are boring as shit.
I'm not a glass half empty guy. I'm always curious, always learning. I'm hardly ever bored. But almost everyone that I've met here is pretty square and one dimensional. Even people who have travelled around or have shared interests.
I've been trying to make friends for weeks, but the other day some people invited me to hang out and I couldn't muster the will to go - they're just so dull. Went to watch the Brazilian football team play on Sunday with an acquaintance - same thing. For some reason, most conversations here don't flow. I feel like I need to pull information out like a dentist pulling teeth.
Now that I think about it, I don't really see people having a great time. They just hang out in groups. But I don't really see huge laughs or authentic smiles that often.
What you might be experiencing as a Brazilian (as one of the most sociable and fun cultures) is what my Latin American friends call 'vibra europea'. After hanging out with a vast majority of Europeans they would think of us as dull, dry, boring and sometimes even pretentious people. We are simply not as fun to be around and too complicated. I would actually agree as 'joie de vivre' of Latinos is incomparable even with Southern Europeans.