10 CULTURAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BRAZIL AND THE UK | Fun Facts About Brazil | Ysis Lorenna

[@n4rcotix942]

Your voice is so soothing. I’m from the Uk and living in Brazil 🇧🇷

[@renatakc]

Hi Ysis, I'm Brazilian too and the weirdest thing that I've found when moved to the UK was the lunch time. They just don't find it important but they easily swap it by pub time lol or just a snack. I can't survive till end of working hours without a proper meal in the middle of the day, so I cook my own meal and take it to the office.

[@albatross91]

Hi Renata. I see you're living in the UK, is that right?

[@sociologiabarata]

Latin wedding party is the best, a lot of dance and snacks and drinks. You'll rock it until 5am 🤣

[@CarlaaLouisee1993]

I rinse off my dishes 🙈 I’m from the Uk too x

[@AnjolaoluwaAwe]

The dishes thing is the same in Nigeria, when I did Food Tech in Highschool here was the first time that I realised that British people wash dishes differently

[@angemarietaillandier2268]

hi Ysis! So happy I found your channel! I am half french and brazilian. I grew up in France but I also used to visit my family in Brazil every year. I used to also live in London for 10 years, but in 2015 I left and decided to live in Brazil for the first time in my life. Loved your video! Made me smile so much!!! The bikini story made me laugh because that happened to me but reversely, my brazilian boyfriend said my bikini was an old lady's bikini as it was too big in his opinions! haha ! (it covered all the best bits he said....) About the lunch time and dinner time difference I did experienced that too. But I think in Brazil we have a big family lunch and a lighter meal in the evening mainly I think because of the hot weather and for better digestion. Oh and here (Rio de Janeiro) I am discovering everyone is much more casual than in Paris or London, I am always too dressed up .... Anyway that's my thoughts... Thank you so much, sorry for the long comment....

[@MsStace1]

I found your video very interesting and it brought back memories, I'm Australian and as a 16-year-old I was an exchange student to Brasil and the whole toilet paper and bidet situation completely threw me :DAlso the first time we went out the clubs in town didn't even open their doors until close to midnight which was when we'd be going home at that age back in Australia, it was a long time ago but I found that teenagers had much more freedom in Brasil.

[@MsStace1]

I also think that lunches were bigger meals for us in Brasil but we also started school much earlier so we finished earlier and were home in time for lunch.

[@mikecaine3643]

At one time in the UK we used to eat a large meal at the start of the day , then a lighter meal at mid-day then a very light meal in the evening - the saying was - at the start of the day - Eat like a King and at the end of the day Eat like a Pauper - but these days it's evening before the family get together - so over the years our eating habits have changed . Really nice video - I enjoyed learning about our differences - Thank You

[@gersonmatos1251]

I've been living in UK for over 20 years now.I still can not eat a whole british dinner.It feels wrong.Can you guys get to sleep like a baby after a real hearty meal at nightime because I can't.

[@mikecaine3643]

I can't eat after 8'O'clock in the evening - I usually eat about 5- 6 ish . Big meals in the evening are not that good for you .I'm surprised how many people eat later than that !

[@wholfies]

Oh my, I also made the move from Brasil - France - UK and I 100% agree with you!!!

[@Giubarchetta]

I'm a brazilian in the UK too and GURL. the dishes thing. I live in a shared house and this spoke to me on a personal level 🤣

[@marcosfariasm]

Not to rinse off the soap from dishes would have given me the creeps!

[@YsisLorenna]

Right?! :)

[@lambchop2384]

I’m English born and bred and I was always brought up to rinse the dishes off under the hot tap to get rid of the soap suds. I get the feeling that parents aren’t teaching their kids to do this anymore.

[@eyeswideopen7126]

Having a bathroom filled with shit tissue never freaked you out more??? Wtf

[@marcosfariasm]

@@eyeswideopen7126 no because it´s not scattered around like street litter,it´s confined in a tiny basket by the toilet covered inside by a plastic bag;once is full you tie the bends up and dumb in the trash.

[@eyeswideopen7126]

@@marcosfariasm its just wrong my friend

[@nakiasimone]

I’ve lived in the UK and I gotta say, everyone fully rinsed the dishes lol

[@gersonmatos1251]

@Carl Jackson It is not like that.It just an observation.I've been living here over 23 years and I see the same thing happened time over time.Old ladies love doing the plates and pans like that.First year in UK I experienced take funny taste on my plate after eating.Just like soap.It took me some time until I realise the reason

[@vlinder64]

You have very clear English! I love it =)

[@dcrikki7367]

I’m Panamanian but lived in Brazil for a year back in college and really loved it down there. We rinse and wash dishes Brazilian style too. Putting used paper in a small bin was VERY DIFFICULT to get used to. I am happy to report that I NEVER caused anyone’s pipes to clog or anyone’s bathroom to flood though. Also, I agree with you on baby names being revealed so early. Some names may not match the baby’s look or “vibe”. Babies have vibes too! I guess since Brazil’s more family-centered and people live at home for longer time, including while at university, deciding on the baby’s name is easier somehow. I dunno. Why rush on baby names, as you said? Thank you! 👍🏼

[@isabellavalentina6871]

About washing the dishes... I’m Brazilian and my boyfriend is English and he does exactly like you said and the first time I saw it I was just like “what is this?” . That was really weird for me.

[@LivingWalks]

How interesting, I've just started filming gopro walks mainly in soulful cities in the UK (just to share and in appreciation). I've enjoyed seeing a perspective from a Brazilian point of view. Thank you, I've subscribed. Your accent is amazingly English btw.

[@nicholas-rochester.77]

I wash my dishes Brazilian style !

[@jruzi91]

Very interesting. I am originally from bangladesh and I also wash my dishes the brazillian way; must wash off all dirt and soap residue lol

[@leefauvel3204]

That is interesting, I'm in no way trying to insult anyone but I thought people in Bangladesh went to the toilet in the street!! So to hear you have running water to wash pots and rinse surprise s me , you learn something new every day thanks

[@rehabwales]

I just use a dishwasher.

[@fernandapran]

@@leefauvel3204 how racist

[@zainabahmed8499]

@@leefauvel3204 who told you that

[@isacrosolen]

HIIIIIIIIII I'm Brazilian and my name is Isabela and I did so had my ears pierced when born, but I didn't really care. Also I liked that you gave your doughter a choice :)

[@magelizier]

Hi Ysis. All spot on. I would add one more cultural difference: Brazilian manicures and English and even Australian manis. The cuticle debacle. Being a Brazilian it took me years to get used to not having my cuticles completely and properly removed. This would probably only make sense for Brazilians though. Even now after 13 years away from home sometimes I trim my cuticles myself before going for a manicure. Having said that I love the painting technique used in the UK and OZ where no mess is done. 😅😅

[@talisrossi8939]

Você fala magnificamente bem, Parabéns !!!

[@YsisLorenna]

Obrigada, Talis :)

[@RenataSouza-ym6bd]

@@YsisLorenna seria bom legendada

[@tainaracampanini9959]

Hi, Ysis, I am a brazilian that had an experience in Australia and the differences are pretty similar to UK too. I will now share it with some Ozzy fellows. I have been trying to wash dishes like they do in Uk since I came back from my exchange, but everyone here finds it disgusting, haha.

[@gabrielag.i.6849]

Interesting video. I am from Romania and currently living in UK and this is how things are in my country: 1. On Christmas we have pork and recipes made from pork, boeuf salad, and traditional cakes named 'cozonac'. 2. We do rinse the soap from the dishes. 3. We do flush the toilet paper. 4. We have the main meal on the lunch time. 5. We reveal the baby name before the birth. 6. We pierce baby's ears at birth. (I personally find it really weird that is actually controversial here in UK, I gave birth to my daughter 6 weeks ago and was very frustrating that I couldn't pierce her ears in the hospital after birth, now I have to find a place to safely do it) 7. Our weddings last until sunrise. 8. We give presents rather than cards but nowdays we start giving cards along with the presents. 9. Bikinis in my country are similar to the ones in Brazil. A lot of thongs. 10. With men's footwear I guess is similar to the UK style.

[@azerko]

Georgiana Iordan I have some Romanian friends and, as a Brazilian, I was very impressed how similar our cultures are.

[@eshcart]

Wow, such an interesting video! I'm from Israel and it seems we're quite like Brazil 🇧🇷

[@MrGazzer21]

Very nice video, very informative, thank you

[@lifewiththecorbetts541]

I would prefer to rinse my dishes, and UK weddings. I'm hispanic and live in the US did our baby name reveal at 20 weeks unintentional. But it doesn't really matter to me 😊

[@vinnysworld4240]

Lived in the uk most of my life & never recall seeing anyone leave suds on washing up, so not sure where you’ve got that from

[@gersonmatos1251]

I've seen in many houses in the UK.I found disgusting.I looked in horror.I showed them how it's done in Brazil they replied back.You are wasting too much water.Well my plate did not taste soapy like.And it was not greasy too.

[@deanthorpe1684]

Clearly she got it from first hand experience. My mum and her mother rinse poorly but there is a rinse action it's just not done well.

[@azerko]

Lembrei de mais uma coisa: no meu trabalho eu sou a única pessoa a escovar os dentes depois das refeições...

[@supermochii]

Ysis! I'm totally agree with you that I never understood that people in the UK do not rinse the dishes (Not everyone but many) In Japan we do the same as the Brazilian way. When I was in Wales, I was just so shocked to see that my host mother didn't rinse the dishes. I even felt that my plate tastes soapy... My Italian roommate was so shocked to see that too. It was such a huge cultural difference to me. However, it's not only in the UK, but in other regions in Europe I think. I saw my friends from Switzerland not rinsing the dishes. Thank you for posting an interesting topic :)

[@herculeholmes504]

Some people are lazy. If I do not use the dishwasher I always rinse.

[@SvenTviking]

We have no uncontacted indigenous tribes, apart from in North Wales and possibly Norfolk.

[@ATM99994]

Oh, the British humour... That's another difference, and I must confess I love both 😂😂

[@gersonmatos1251]

In Brazil this is perceive as RACISM.And it lands you a fine and a sentence.

[@tashachick6904]

We definitely rinse off our dishes in the UK. Not sure where that one came from!

[@Ben_whittaker]

Very interesting video! I started to fall in UK & Brazil

[@Jamie-sg4bq]

Scientifically its healthier to have your biggest meal as lunch bit we just dint have time in the uk. Lunch breaks are too short and people are at school or work so aren't with their family and dont have time to cook one so we do it in evening when everyone is there and we have time.But that's also why we eat that meal earlier than other countries would

[@darkangelw8472]

My nan, back in Sweden, used to have a main meal at lunch time and a light meal in the evening. It's difficult when working I guess, but probably better if you're trying to loose weight

[@kinglear5952]

I have only been on very brief visits to Brazil but I would love see more, especially of the culture and the wildlife. Great English btw I would assume that you were a native speaker.

[@YsisLorenna]

Thank you! ❤️

[@alexhamilton4084]

1, I always rinse my plates etc. 2, I usually have my main meal around mid day and a lighter snack early evening.

[@Adrimalin]

Hi! In South Brazil we do have a roast for Christmas celebrations (not just cold meats and salads). We have posted turkey with potatoes, and also some kind of gravy. I understand that salads and cold meats are good for the hot parts of the country (Christmas is in the summer months). Also in weddings in the South we sit for a hot dinner. I think that having snacks and cake is not a cultural thing, it depends much more on how much you want/can spend on your wedding than anything else.

[@katheryng.4070]

Here in the US, we use either the dishwasher or if we decide to wash dishes, we rinse off the residue.

[@rafaelfigueiredonascimento5694]

Toilet paper in Brazil is not (that) flushable. In developed states, the pipes are actually newer than Europe in general. And there are discussions among environmentalists on what’s is better: in Brazil there is more contaminants in the landfill, in the UK on the other hand, it is harder to clean/treat the water

[@ChrisSmith-xh9wb]

I always rinse my dishes, although usually the dishwasher does it for me. Main meal at midday used to be the norm in the UK. I think it changed some time during the 1980s as work patterns changed. (Athough most people still retain the midday meal on Sundays). I lived in Brazil for two years in the 1970s and no one told me I wasn't supposed to flush the toilet paper; if the flush worked (not always the case) I used it.

[@eliandranogekoskiuk]

Good point I noticed that about the Sunday dinner is served much earlier them other days and my husband used to throw the toilet paper In the toilet in Brazil even though my father told us not too hahahaha

[@violenceisfun991]

I do the same thing with washing the dish soap off. Leaving the foam on the dishes just feels like the job is unfinished to me 😅

[@NoddyTron]

The dish soap thing - in the olden days (up to the 90s lol) British people always washed plates in hot (and I mean HOT) water. You'd fill up the sink with hot water with the plug in, thus there was no way to rinse the soap off. With the advent of dishwashers, most people now just do the odd plate in the sink just running it under the tap, so we tend to rinse off now.

[@gordoncampbell3514]

All my family. Mum, dad, 4 brothers and wives and nephew's, niece's, my wife, my brother in law, my wife and myself have always rinsed the dishes. I knew of 1 flat mate sharing with me years ago who didn't, the dirty sod , so I rinsed my dishes before I used them when shareing the flat with him

[@brianwagner7357]

WHY WOULDNT THEY RINSE DISHES !?!? Im American, if we arent using a dishwasher then we wash with soap, or soak then scrub depending on the load, but from what ive seen everyone rinses the dishes after. So odd. Also in America breakfast and dinner are the main meals depending on the household

[@readingdino711]

Christmas dinner for me was always on the one Christmas day (24th) and it was usually sausages or soup made by my grandma. I also got my ears pierced when I was a baby, not sure if it's common or not. Edit: I forgot to say, I'm from Austria.

[@azerko]

A descarga com papel higiênico Depende do lugar do Brasil. Por exemplo em Salvador a maior parte das casas tem uma lixeira já no rio Você joga o papel dentro da privada.

[@seadd1]

definitely rinsing!

[@dominiquehelene5299]

It is rather the same in France. For Christmas and how we do the dishes.

[@zz-ic6vy]

Dominique Helene The same in Latvia

[@politiksispoker2362]

Well, Brazil has mostly a European-Indigenous culture. By European is highly Portuguese followed by Italian and German descends. But in the Northeast there's millions of Holland descends and in the Southeast is a lot of French descend. Even Rio's accent is super strong and distinctive because is very influenced by the French. Same can be said about Florianopolis in the South

[@sundayschoolteacher1383]

Definitely rinse the dishes!

[@michw3755]

OMG I can't believe you can't flush loo roll in Brazil, the thought of having a bin full of used toilet paper in the bathroom horrifies me. Also I do rinse suds off my washing-up 😀

[@vitoralecrim]

Actually depends of the house. A brand new house or apartment you can flush loo roll, in old is better not to because you can have some problems. But you see, in Brazil is very common you take the trash out every day, and some people cleans their bathroom every 2 days or 3, some people clean every day....so is not a big problem.

[@jonescrusher1]

Yeah, but the smell! What if you have bad guts?

[@chirpy999]

@@jonescrusher1 Too right, if you have the squits , get the air freshener out.

[@sociologiabarata]

Yeah, that's really sucks. But with the pipes from the worse quality (like a lot of things in here) it's not possible to flush it. At my house I cannot do that unfortunately...

[@amndbloom]

@@jonescrusher1 here it's common to have a small handheld shower next to the toilet so you can clean yourself with water, and only use the toilet paper to dry yourself. that way the bin never stinks. we are very hygienic people haha

[@ernestknox7508]

You now have a lovely British accent

[@YsisLorenna]

Thank you!

[@albatross91]

Hi Ysis! Love the video. I'm British but spend a lot of my time in Brazil. Would you mind me asking you what you consider the biggest problems Brazilians have when migrating to the UK? I'm doing some research at the moment and your input would help me a lot. Obg!

[@enircastropinto9368]

I’ve lived in the UK from 2004 to 2011. I guess I could help. The difficulties were mainly in regards to the cold weather. Its all I can remember. I love England and their way of life.

[@gersonmatos1251]

I've been here over 23 years...Climate is perfect for me.Biggest issue here...FOOD......

[@fabiocaixeta389]

I'm from Brazil too. I'm a PhD study in Chemistry and I intent to immigrate to UK after I finish it. Could you tell me if it would be easy for me? Thanks a lot. Kisses and hugs

[@user-rc1my2xc3s]

Here in my part of the UK nobody would not rinse the dishes. Wow didn't know anyone left the soap on 😳

[@GiaNella]

Ysis me encanta tu canal siempre lo veo te mando un abrazo desde Canadá soy de Ecuador. !

[@buzzbee42]

Yes I also rinsed off the soap residue when washing dishes. I guess they eat soap when they reuse dishes

[@shaunfoley858]

buzzbee42 it's all down to personal choice some people do some don't . don't judge on just her narrow experience

[@sorayamuhammed754]

I rinse off my dishes, I'm from South Africa.

[@EsteffersonTorres]

About the soap residues, I believe brazilians rinse it off because of the smell it leaves. If you're eating and smell soap on your dish it's like you're eating soap with your food.

[@shaunfoley858]

I never used to rinse the dishes but I do now.

[@igobytony]

I would not want to eat off of dishes that haven't had the soap rinsed off. That seems nuts to me. But then I bet the *extremely* thorough rinsing I do would seem crazy to others.

[@bryanna9458]

I also wash the soap off my dishes, and I almost never flush paper down the toilet (unless its a school or public bathroom). The lunch and dinner thing is very true, for lunch my family and I always have more heavy meals while for dinner its usually just leftovers from lunch, or just some soup or maybe a salad, stuff like that. I always struggled in my school because i was always hungry after eating school lunch and was never satisfied but I kind of got used to it. When I visited my cousin in Brazil on my summer break it was winter there and he still went to school, so he would come home from school for lunch and then go back for the rest of the school day. I also got my ears pierced when i was a baby, I found it a little confusing when a girl on tv or in a book wanted her ears pierced for her birthday or something like that It just seemed really normal for me to see young girls wearing earnings (usually small ones)

[@peckelhaze6934]

I am British, I let my dishes, pans, etc drain off the soap, it disappears after an hour or so, no soap traces are left. Main meal is evening. For us it was a case of when certain of the name we make the name public.

[@teresacichon9173]

Werry interested, I'm orginal from Poland and see olso difrent between halowen, weding...bat ewery contry is difrent.

[@handsfree1000]

Everyone I know (I’m English) rinses the soap off the dishes. You should not swallow washing up liquid, it’s bad for your gut.

[@barryvale7033]

My friends and family rinse there dishes i dont know any one that does not?

[@barryallan8186]

I just waited until my daughter asked to get her ears pierced which was at 7 years old

[@SeraphinaRaven]

I am British & always rinse the soap off my dishes! ☺️

[@claudec2588]

Birthday cards may seem informal but theoretically at least a person will make an effort to choose just the right card. Giving a gift without an accompanying card is like not bothering to wrap a gift. It's as if it were a last minute decision and no particular thought was given to the person.

[@carolineduarte9258]

I think that it is sooo difficult to find the right gift for each person, considering their tastes and personalities... Me and my friends generally start thinking about the birthday gift weeks before the actual birthday, and if someone just bring me a card I would think exactly the same as you described for the gift. Perhaps it's just something different about the cultures.

[@davidcripps3011]

Born and bred british, have always rinsed my dishes and everyone I know does too......

[@YsisLorenna]

Funny how things can be so different depending who you meet in life! I’ve encountered this a lot here in the UK.

[@crackpot148]

I don't know anyone who doesn't rinse their dishes. The toilet paper thing happens, or used to happen in Greece. The pipe bores are much smaller, though.

[@davidwoodford3625]

Thanks 👍

[@fionacarrigan4681]

Wow! Your accent is so English! I would never have guessed you were Brazilian

[@martinsharpe2k6]

I think it would be seen as really odd and possibly rude if you wore a ball gown to a U.K. wedding because you might be seen like you are trying to upstage the bride.

[@Bebethvamboras]

Ohhhh I Rinse off!!! Everything.. Lol

[@maryurygarcia76]

I love your videos! The most hilarious of it was that your brother had to use only socks in the restaurant because he could't wear trainers . ;)

[@azerko]

A big one would be cesarean ( c section). While in Brazil it's very common here in UK they are frowned upon. Partially Prejudice and cultural, partially it is the NHS trying to cut costs.

[@NatashaSummer]

really? my family and every family and friend I know all rinse our dishes immediately after washing and we live here in the UK but. When I lived temporarily in the middle east they washed all of the dishes first...then once all the dishes were sat in the suds you would rinse them all at once at the end haha.... I have to say every one in my family and all of my friends circle all rinse out dishes before the drainer so I actually know it to be more common over here to rinse the excess so I was shocked to see this in here haha x

[@stuartadams6524]

It really isn't okay to not rinse the soap from the dishes. I am a bit and in my 37 years I have not known anyone to leave the soap on dishes.

[@donepearce]

I'm from London. Washing dishes? I always rinse after washing. Lipids are not good for stomach health. And of course if Christmas happened in mid-summer, I guess we would eat cold food too. The toilet paper thing - same in Greece; you don't flush it. Main meal - well, we are all working or at school during the day so yes, we get together to eat in the evening. Baby names? How do you know what its name is before you meet it? Piercing a baby's ears? No. Never. It is a physical assault. And yes, I'm judging. Thongs? Don't get it. I've had a wedgie and I didn't like it. The idea of choosing to have one all day is just bizarre. Nice video - thanks for the ideas.

[@IrisheyesonJesus]

I come from Boston and we are the most British part of the USA and a birthday card is as important to me as a gift and makes me sad in 3yrs of marriage my Brazilian husband doesn’t do cards it seems less heartfelt and not thoughtful

[@earlgraves8267]

what are trainers?

[@SteppingStonevlogs]

UK: Washing dishes is dine by submursing dishes in hit soapy water and then quickly rinsing off (the bubbles)....

[@HLLBakon]

Im turkish! lol Im in UK too but i use the dishwasher not sink its easier!

[@amandadamian8630]

Me inscrevi. Adorei achar teu canal.

[@sabineshelly]

Eu e todo mundo que conheço janta normalmente, geralmente a mesma comida do almoço. Ou, chegando o final de semana pede lanche na esquina kkkkk

[@jellyjilli1004]

O que minha mãe falou sobre furar as orelhas do bebe ainda no hospital foi sobre a dor. Ela falou q furando enquanto bebê ele não lembra da dor então não é tão ruim e se a pessoa não gostar qnd crescer é só deixar fechar. Eu agradeço por ser poupada da memória da dor huahuhauhhauhua

[@KitsyX]

I'm not sure about other people in the UK, but I consider gifts to be a bit much to give and receive all the time, but cards are super simple (the way we usually do them)... So I don't expect to get gifts, the harder thing, but not getting the easy thing seems more insulting, I guess... I dunno lol.

[@YsisLorenna]

It’s interesting how culture plays a huge part in our lives. Gifts are very important in Brazil, even a very small one. 😊

[@carolineduarte9258]

In Brazil we rather receive a cheap gift than a card. Maybe we belive that the person has to think and care more to buy ou make you a gift than to just write "happy birthday" in a card.

[@gersonmatos1251]

For me it's the gifts.Gifts shows how special you are...People go out of their way to buy you something.That means a lot.Cards are just piece of paper.Even if you write lovely messages it's not the same as a gift.A gift will be remember (good or bad)forever in your memory.

[@ev1677]

I'm English and I've never seen or known anybody to not rinse off excess soap from dishes 😕

[@imteyazahmed884]

👍👏

[@axeller4209]

After 8 years in the UK, I still can't get around the cards thing 😫

[@alexibarra4270]

I like too much Culture from Brazil!? It's very important In Latin America! 😍

[@jjwatcher]

Why would you leave soap residue on your dishes? We rinse.

[@problemchimp4231]

Madness not to rinse the soap off when washing up. Surely like the Johnson & Johnson thing?

[@Josy394]

Tem vídeo em português?

[@jovannlopez9899]

good

[@davidwoodford3625]

What’s a trainer?

[@YsisLorenna]

Sneakers 👟

[@markfrancis6508]

Birthday card person. mark (UK). x

[@charliehelyes]

I always rinse my dishes and im british

[@zz-ic6vy]

I am more a birthday present person. Here where i live a card is important too, it is more than nice act.

[@gdfggggg]

Old people don’t rinse, younger people rinse (generally).