I think that many of you are forgetting the fact that many Brazilians (probably most of them) don't master the English language well enough to write using it.
In fact many of them can hardly read/understand English. In fact, really, some can hardly write in Portuguese!
That's why I believe that this is not being done on purpose or by pride. It's just that brazilians don't feel confortable writing in English.
Of course there are some lammers thinking this issue is kind of a game to be won. But they are few (at least I hope:-).
Besides, topics in orkut tend to be informal, and when you need to say something informal, with slang, etc. it's much easier and better to use your first language.
Anyway, language is for us to understand each one better, not the opposite.
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I think that many of you are forgetting the fact that many Brazilians (probably most of them) don't master the English language well enough to write using it.
In fact many of them can hardly read/understand English. In fact, really, some can hardly write in Portuguese!
That's why I believe that this is not being done on purpose or by pride. It's just that brazilians don't feel confortable writing in English.
Of course there are some lammers thinking this issue is kind of a game to be won. But they are few (at least I hope :-).
Besides, topics in orkut tend to be informal, and when you need to say something informal, with slang, etc. it's much easier and better to use your first language.
Anyway, language is for us to understand each one better, not the opposite.
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