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minus-squareepicstove@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down2·2 months agoWhen I was visiting Paris, a tour bus we got on had a audio guide, the languages were all labeled with national flags. English -> UK flag French -> flag of France Spanish -> Flag of Spain Portuguese -> Flag of Brazil Even in Europe Portugal plays second fiddle for it’s own language
minus-squareLanguageIsCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoBrazil became such a cultural powerhouse, almost anyone in the world would recognize its flag. So it makes sense. But it’s funny because only Portuguese speakers would need to recognize the flag on that tour.
When I was visiting Paris, a tour bus we got on had a audio guide, the languages were all labeled with national flags.
English -> UK flag French -> flag of France Spanish -> Flag of Spain Portuguese -> Flag of Brazil
Even in Europe Portugal plays second fiddle for it’s own language
Brazil became such a cultural powerhouse, almost anyone in the world would recognize its flag. So it makes sense. But it’s funny because only Portuguese speakers would need to recognize the flag on that tour.