You know how your money goes further in some countries? Well, so does your ability to attract the opposite sex. I knew this intuitively, but had never actually experienced it. Prior to Argentina, my only true international experience was four months in New Zealand.
No offense, Kiwis. I still love you. The first thing you should know about Brazilian women is that, if you are in a bar or club, they are very quick to jump down your throat.
This is not an exaggeration. I say this wearily now, almost jaded by the fact. But there was a brief period when I could barely comprehend it. We were walking through the crowd towards the bar, when I noticed a random Argentine woman making eye contact with me from about 10 feet away.
But as I walked past, this woman did not break. She just kept staring. One of the Brazilians turned back to me:. We stepped up to the bar, got in line, and another random Brazilian woman walked up to us a minute later. It was the first time I had experienced this social norm of making-out-before-talking.
Naturally, she swiftly ran off, as she thought I was laughing at her. This one time, I was sitting in a hostel lobby working on my computer, when a Brazilian guy approached a couple of blond Aussie women.
