tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post7584046677983616465..comments2023-08-26T11:45:53.143-03:00Comments on Rachel's Rantings in Rio de Janeiro: What to Remember When Raising Bilingual ChildrenRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209527132116902328noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-87780281216273612692011-12-29T01:30:12.047-02:002011-12-29T01:30:12.047-02:00Gritty - Awesome good link on the Christmas story....Gritty - Awesome good link on the Christmas story. It sounds just like my grandmother when she used to read to us when we were little! My all time favorite is when my dad or uncles would tell us Brer Anancy stories in full shanty-town patois.<br /><br />Uh, I didn't mean to harsh on the soap sniffers. I am personally a mango sniffer myself (if you are Jamaican you would totally understand). <Gregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-44751176318708942842011-12-28T19:14:06.300-02:002011-12-28T19:14:06.300-02:00sponges are very popular in brazil!sponges are very popular in brazil!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-80472805150608779792011-12-28T15:23:14.713-02:002011-12-28T15:23:14.713-02:00Funny, a post about bilingual kids turns into spon...Funny, a post about bilingual kids turns into sponges, soap and deoderant! The reason why sponges and loofah exfoliating mesh things aren't so popular here is because you can't have them for too long without mold being an issue. Nothing like washing yourself with a moldy sponge. Even my pumice stone grows mold after a couple of weeks in the shower. Gross. I use apricot scrub in the Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157534345604450915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-38463225068621055512011-12-28T11:45:26.480-02:002011-12-28T11:45:26.480-02:00@ Deodorant Anom
Here is a link concerning deod...@ Deodorant Anom<br /><br /> Here is a link concerning deodorant<br /><br />http://www.proteste.org.br/higiene-e-limpeza/desodorante-mais-caro-eeacute-o-pior-s503831.htm<br /><br /> This article though is limited. Why don't you just invest the 42 reais ( per year) and get a subscription to Proteste? You will also receive their archives which includes the results of all the products they The Gritty Poethttp://www.grittypoet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-34749855661949681622011-12-28T10:41:31.208-02:002011-12-28T10:41:31.208-02:00Here is a video of The Christmas Story read in Jam...Here is a video of The Christmas Story read in Jamaican Patois.<br />http://www.jamaicans.com/speakja/patoischildstory/dechristmasstorypatois.shtml<br /><br />@Greg: Now you say something nice about Soap Sniffers.<br />@Soap Sniffers: In return now you say something nice about Greg.<br /><br />I wonder if Greg's "We don't need no stinking sponges" line is a reference to the The Gritty Poethttp://www.grittypoet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-36641973552539823202011-12-28T10:29:09.783-02:002011-12-28T10:29:09.783-02:00Have any tips on a good deodorant ? And my last th...Have any tips on a good deodorant ? And my last thought Do you think its really necessaru to use a new towel after every shower? People sometimes tell me that i shouls but i mean it would be so much lundry..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-2642954690115804112011-12-28T09:56:08.369-02:002011-12-28T09:56:08.369-02:00I am sensing hatred towards soap bar sniffers. Is ...I am sensing hatred towards soap bar sniffers. Is this really the message we want to be sending during the holidays?<br />Tolerance people, tolerance.The Gritty Poethttp://www.grittypoet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-52717621313777918742011-12-28T00:11:09.038-02:002011-12-28T00:11:09.038-02:00Both kids, 5 and 10, speak Portuguese and English....Both kids, 5 and 10, speak Portuguese and English. The little one actually speaks more Portuenglish - mish-mashing the two when I speak to him. I only speak English with the kids and the wife speaks only Portuguese to them.<br /><br />My dad, a retired physician, told me that kids are able to learn something like 5 different languages concurrently when they are between 4 to 7 years of age. I needGregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-70055986125722671122011-12-27T23:08:51.076-02:002011-12-27T23:08:51.076-02:00I use Dove too! It's the best brazilian soap, ...I use Dove too! It's the best brazilian soap, indeed.Matheus Castelo Brancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867022087243657323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-33683219974501841892011-12-27T21:39:56.816-02:002011-12-27T21:39:56.816-02:00I use soap, and sponge ( this way one really remov...I use soap, and sponge ( this way one really removes the dirt ). I have always been suspicious of this Showercreme stuff, it just seems so girly. I admit this is a somewhat silly and prejudiced outlook so if anyone has evidence of greater efficacy linked to showercreme please provide source.<br />I use Dove soap. It ranked second in Proteste's soap analysis, but first when considering cost The Gritty Poethttp://www.grittypoet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-58598793946968754572011-12-27T19:52:44.287-02:002011-12-27T19:52:44.287-02:00You mean showercreme? soap is so dryingYou mean showercreme? soap is so dryingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-81818042129274221102011-12-27T19:07:22.492-02:002011-12-27T19:07:22.492-02:00getting back to topic (not that sponges aren't...getting back to topic (not that sponges aren't fascinating...), my kid is 5 and bilingual. I have only spoken English to him (and his dad Portuguese).. He has been in full time Portuguese language school since he was 4 months old (7am to 5pm). I was worried that my time with him would not be enough time with English, but his English is fine. TV and DVDs in English help a lot (he also Corinnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-42272946066001035202011-12-27T14:35:38.908-02:002011-12-27T14:35:38.908-02:00"Most" people? Are you kidding? Are you ..."Most" people? Are you kidding? Are you brazilian/live here?Matheus Castelo Brancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867022087243657323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-44203793567037565532011-12-27T14:06:02.133-02:002011-12-27T14:06:02.133-02:00most people use sponges yesmost people use sponges yesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-32039125866704095232011-12-27T11:09:26.232-02:002011-12-27T11:09:26.232-02:00I'm not offended, but I think your question is...I'm not offended, but I think your question is a bit... strange.Matheus Castelo Brancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867022087243657323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-65999380856609863322011-12-27T10:59:34.484-02:002011-12-27T10:59:34.484-02:00Im sorry if i asked this question , i just love br...Im sorry if i asked this question , i just love brazil and have this thing that i wondered what to use, but Im sorryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-21496732051735991402011-12-27T10:35:49.164-02:002011-12-27T10:35:49.164-02:00I wanted to say that we use -only- soap, without a...I wanted to say that we use -only- soap, without any complement (only shampoo, of course). Yes, i admit it, my analogy isn't so good. But I think you got the point. Like any other country in the world, people are different, and you can't have an overview. It's like I thought people in US are fat (which isn't true, since only a part of them are).Matheus Castelo Brancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867022087243657323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-62172601333994872032011-12-27T09:15:26.037-02:002011-12-27T09:15:26.037-02:00Anom didn't ask if soap is used. The question ...Anom didn't ask if soap is used. The question put forth is if sponges are common, or just plain hands. Your analogy with asking Americans if they use disinfectant is incorrect since that references the product used to achieve cleanliness, while the topic is what device is used for application. <br />So the correct analogy to Anom's comment when using the context --disinfectant-- that you The Gritty Poethttp://www.grittypoet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-4299299621354635812011-12-27T07:20:23.457-02:002011-12-27T07:20:23.457-02:00I think this: if you have a great pronunciation of...I think this: if you have a great pronunciation of portuguese (without any accent), you should talk to your kids in both languages. But if not, you should talk only in English, and let they learn Portuguese at school, with their friends and native speakers.<br /><br />"Anonymous": No, we use soap! But I think some people use the sponges. BTW, your question is a bit strange, because it&#Matheus Castelo Brancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867022087243657323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-37639349658612224552011-12-27T07:18:38.784-02:002011-12-27T07:18:38.784-02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Matheus Castelo Brancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867022087243657323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-25073039297610580372011-12-27T07:08:31.668-02:002011-12-27T07:08:31.668-02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Matheus Castelo Brancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867022087243657323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-42201634929366003412011-12-27T01:20:28.962-02:002011-12-27T01:20:28.962-02:00Totalt off topic (sorry) but Do brazilian people u...Totalt off topic (sorry) but Do brazilian people use loofah sponges (those round fluffy things) when they shower or just their hands? I always hear that brazilians smell good so i Want to know what to ide :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-20129047696749351862011-12-26T16:35:38.472-02:002011-12-26T16:35:38.472-02:00The facts are this: learning two languages simutan...The facts are this: learning two languages simutaneously makes stronger connections in your brain. This allows for many things, but one of the most amazing is a much less chance of developing Alzheimers/ going senile. Simultaneously biliingual children (as opposed to those that learn one and then the other at a later time, like after 6) do not have the same benefits at the same degree. OverallTiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288566275589553773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-24172624768072816792011-12-26T13:27:28.077-02:002011-12-26T13:27:28.077-02:00Children raised in a bilingual setting turn out aw...Children raised in a bilingual setting turn out awesome: I am the result of such an upbringing (yes, I agree, any doubts regarding the benefits of bilingualism has now been laid to rest). Yet for birthers, and conspiracy theorists in general, here you go: http://www.economist.com/node/13489730<br />Plus this,<br />http://pinker.wjh.harvard.edu/books/tli/index.html<br />and this,<br />http://The Gritty Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00488719409200737596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-1274716326984058612011-12-26T11:47:38.267-02:002011-12-26T11:47:38.267-02:00I speak to them in English and they watch tv in En...I speak to them in English and they watch tv in English too. But they do go to a Brazilian school in PortugueseRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209527132116902328noreply@blogger.com