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you don't hear much about world's fairs these days. makes ya wonder if they even still have them.
I have no loyalty to toothpaste brands, so ive tried as many as there are---colgate, crest, aim, glean, pepsodent, close-up, aquafresh, and a half dozen others whose names are lost of obscurity. so ~13.
how many of your grade school and high school friends went by their nicknames as opposed to their given names?
Looks like 13 or so in the last 25 years in one manner or another according to wikipedia, with Osaka (2025) and Belgrade (2027) planned next. The last was in Dubai (2021-2022) with Buenos Aires (Expo 2023) being cancelled :(
nicknames: most went by last names, then first names, and lastly some nicknames... the usual nicknames for some of my friends: mouth, the man... ~10 ??
How many times did it take you to get your driver's license ?
you think the worlds fair folks would do well to coincide them with other huge events, like the Olympics for instance.
I only had one friend growing up who went by his nickname. I don't know where his nickname came from but no one used his given name.
just one thankfully. I think that was the case with most of us.
how many foreign languages do you know small polite phrases in, like "hello" or "please" or "thank you" etc.?
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How many apples have you eaten in the last week ?
well now tailor, you cant just say the number! you have to show off your multi-lingual greeting skills! arrivederci!
no apples. fresh fruit is sooo expensive. however, I was at a convenience store yesterday and got an okay deal on a couple of bananas.
have probably asked this one before, or one very much like it----how many toppings would go on your dream pizza? money is no object!
oh, forgot arrivederci, and some British English slang - 7
bananas good... been getting free apples and pears from friends, and my home plums of course with prune plums soon? and figs, albeit sparse this year.
Not too many: Linguiça, peperoni, sausage, Canadian bacon, mushrooms, black olives, three different cheeses topped with sprinkled parm. and thousand island dressing on the side.
How many school friends do you still keep contact with ?
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Sorry guys for butting in!Linguiça in US!Then there is possibly also a Calabreza(Calabrian) pizza with or without onions and topped with mozzarella.
And what about the Californian pizza topped with cheese and canned fruits?
Mmm... love linguiça... Linguiça and eggs is a real breakfast treat :)
Hadn't heard of Calabreza pizza but it sounds delicious... https://www.tastingtable.com/396619/...ypes-of-pizza/
ack danik, canned fruit on pizza! although I do love pineapple---I wonder what other fruit might work.
and hey, youre on the hook for tailors question: "How many school friends do you still keep contact with?"
(and i'll give you five dollars if you show up here regularly!)
taylor:"Mmm... love linguiça... Linguiça and eggs is a real breakfast treat"
Looked at the pizza thread and was amazed at the different pizzas US produces. And the names are partly the same as ours but they designate very different dishes. Brazilian pizzas don´t differentiate crusts: simple fast food shops have only one type of crust, elegant pizza shops offer thin, medium and thick crusts and borders with or without cheese fillings, and that is that. None of your square pizzas which look much more like a cake.
No, the difference is in the toppings and their variety of it.Have a look here guys:https://caminhoslanguages.com/blog/brazilian-pizza/
Note: Pizza Calabreza would be the Calabrian pizza. Though taylor´s link doesn´t give the details of the toppings our Calabreza looks like the pizza on the photo of the Calabrian. Mostly Linguiça calabreza, a kind of sausage, with or without onions, with or without cheese.
bounty: "ack danik, canned fruit on pizza! although I do love pineapple---I wonder what other fruit might work."
The tread above forgot to mention "Pizza à Califórnia" among the dessert pizzas. Califonian pizzas with Pepperoni- No never, jamais!
Actually I think the topping originated not as a pizza topping, but as an usual Christmas and New Year favorite garnishing for the Christmas turkey or the Christmas duck: The most usual canned fruit employed are canned peaches, figs and pineapples and fresh cherries. The cheese is added only in the pizza topping.
https://www.tripadvisor.com.br/Locat...Sao_Paulo.html
Editing of the post above not possible so completing here.
and hey, youre on the hook for tailors question: "How many school friends do you still keep contact with?"
(and i'll give you five dollars if you show up here regularly!)
With no one as I changed school very often and also was very shy. But I keep in contact we some friends of the University.Most of them have grandchildren now.
How many schools did you visit and where?
As for bounty´s bounteous offer, it is very tempting:D! I wont promise to participate regularly though as some themes are very US and I won´t disturb your moments of reminescence. But I follow the thread and if you allow, will but in sometimes.(:
I think you can add cheese to any fruit and have it be a good combination---I see though the "fruit pizza" doesn't seem to have tomato sauce. that would have been the weird disqualifying factor. cheese sounds okay with bananas. tomato sauce and bananas though, bleech!
noooooooo danik, youre very invited and maybe the themes will start to become more international or generic.
oh gee---that's almost impossible to answer. when you play sports in school, you go to oodles of different schools to play. unless you mean something else by "visit" danik?
Prefer no fruit on my pizza... tried pineapple for a while, but I'm over it.
Schools, not including chess tournaments/or otherwise:
3-elementary: Seattle/San Mateo, CA
2-JHS: San Mateo/Stockton, CA
1-HS: Newark, CA
1-Uni: Hayward, CA
1-JC: Saratoga, CA (1-day/1-class)... I usually forget this one (lol)
1-Tech: Santa Clara, CA
How many times has your power gone out in the last year ? (can't keep track here... too many times :( )
Thanks, bounty@!:"I think you can add cheese to any fruit and have it be a good combination---I see though the "fruit pizza" doesn't seem to have tomato sauce. that would have been the weird disqualifying factor. cheese sounds okay with bananas. tomato sauce and bananas though, bleech! " The fruit on the pizza are either combined with mozzarella or, more usually, with a milder more creamy sort of cheese called "catupiry" after it´s trade mark. I don´t recollect it having tomato sauce. The dessert pizzas don´t.
"oh gee---that's almost impossible to answer. when you play sports in school, you go to oodles of different schools to play. unless you mean something else by "visit" danik?" I used the wrong verb. I mean: to how many schools did you go?
@tailor: I wonder if I remember my schools as well as you do:
1Preschool-Assis-SP
3 elementary schools, I think all in SP
3 secondary schools RJ (Rio de Janeiro
Universidade de São Paulo- grad and after.
I think it is more than a year ago that power has gone out.
How many music videos/cds/streaming and which did you watch/hear in the last days?