Hi Claire and all here, Yeah, you have a point, indeed, Parisians are really lucky!!
>From these list of bands you mentioned, I enjoy almost all of them: U2, Green Day, Pixies, Artic Monkeys. In this point, Latin America has a lack of big concerts if compared to USA and Europe. I think it's because South America has minor importance in their marketing scheme. When these bands come to Brazil, the prices are high and even though the high prices, we crowd the stadiums and clubs where they play. They shoud come more often here. Regarding the service Google offer us and the dilemma between security or privacy, I believe it's hard to cope with that. The internet came to blow our covers. :) Have a nice day you all Oshiro On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 8:02 AM, claire <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Oshiro and all, > > Oh my goodness,how lucky Parisians are!!! > > They have so many concerts to go to: > Leonard Cohen! > U2! > Green Day! > Pete Doherty! > Pixies > Arctic Monkeys!:( > > I like Eros Ramazzotti for his voice and music. > I don't know much about him,either!LOL > > > I know what you meant by pointing out the dilemma of all citizens > nowadays... > Which is more important,privacy or security?:( > As a tourist,you benefit from this service whereas as a resident,you > suffer from it. > I wish there would be a win-win solution to this controversy! > > Good day to us all! > Claire > On Jul 6, 6:53 pm, Rafael Oshiro <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Claire and all!!! > > > > Thank you for the links, they are really helpful. Unfortunately I hadn't > > seen the news about the new Google's tool. Google city tour is really > great > > to help us plan itinerary trips. As soon as possible I'll check out the > > basic vocabulary of French, BBC has a huge range of resources to help > > students regarding culture and languages. > > > > Through the event links you sent me, I could check there will be a > concert > > of Eros Ramazzotti at the time I will be there, in Brussels. As a matter > of > > fact, my knowledge about him is almost nothing. LOL > > > > By the way, as we are talking about google services, Google street view > is > > going to scan some streets here in Sao Paulo. Some concerns about > privacity > > are coming up. The same as the ones there have been in other countries > that > > Google has scanned. Besides, my opinion is that they provide us > interesting > > and helping information about the world. Some use them for the bad, other > > for good. > > > > Have a good Monday you all!! > > Oshiro > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 9:40 AM, claire <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Hi Oshiro and all, > > > > > Google launched city tours last weekend and lucky you I saw the news > > > on BBC then.;) > > > > > Just hope that it'll be useful to you! > > > > > Brussels Interactive Event Calendar and Google Maps,Attractions,Tours > > > and Activities: > > >http://events.mapchannels.com/Index.aspx?town=brussels_56 > > > > > Those of Paris: > > >http://events.mapchannels.com/Index.aspx?town=paris_250 > > > > > And the last ,BBC Quick Fix-French Essential Phrases: > > >http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/quickfix/ > > > > > Wish you all good luck and great week ahead! > > > Claire > > > > > On Jul 3, 3:06 pm, Rafael Oshiro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Good morning Pln and all!!!! > > > > > > Good point Pln, I'm going to look for some French useful phrases, > mainly > > > > greetings that may be important and I can be more polite if I am able > to > > > > greet them in their language. > > > > > > New idiom: "Talk shop" :) > > > > > > I'm glad you enjoy the pink elephant LOL > > > > > > Great weekend for all of you!! > > > > Oshiro > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 5:28 AM, pln471 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Oshiro and all, > > > > > > > Before I forget,let me talk shop first as to remind you to learn > some > > > > > easy and simple phrases in French on BBC world service.;) > > > > > It can come quite handy and make your stay in Paris more pleasant. > > > > > > > Hey,many thanks for showing me the pink elephant!LOL > > > > > > > I remember last end of October in Europe was at the temperaure of > 10 > > > > > to 15 degrees Celsius... > > > > > For Europeans it's rather warm,but for me the best is around 20!LOL > > > > > Well,10 for Taiwanese is too cold! > > > > > > > Good day! > > > > > Pln > > > > > > > On Jul 1, 3:29 pm, Rafael Oshiro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Pln and all!!! > > > > > > > > Beer with a pink elephant in the > > > > > > label< > > >http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3233/2808219281_c07a1848c0_o.jpg> > > > > > > > > I found the beer with the pink elephant in the label LOL > > > > > > Its name is "Delirium", it's suitable with what they say about > seeing > > > > > pink > > > > > > elephants after drinking that LOL. I have to confess that I got > > > really > > > > > > excited about taste it and maybe see pink elephants!!! I'll do my > > > best to > > > > > > find that brand of beer there and then I'll tell you what I saw > LOL > > > > > > > > It's good to know that Europeans drink cold beer instead of in > room > > > > > > temperature. > > > > > > Well, in Sao Paulo we don't have neither intense cold nor really > > > intense > > > > > > heat. We just entered in the winter season here and the average > > > > > temperature > > > > > > is about 10ºC when it's much cold. In the summer, the average is > 30º, > > > > > > sometimes a little more. > > > > > > > > Have a good day!! > > > > > > > > Oshiro > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 5:38 AM, pln471 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Oshiro and all, > > > > > > > > > Hey,why do I like this title more?LOL > > > > > > > > > In order to measure up with that title,I googled a little > 'Belgian > > > > > > > beer' and found some brands I was familiar with: > > > > > > > > >http://www.beer-pages.com/stories/belgian-beer-guide.htm > > > > > > > > > I was wrong yesterday because in one of my books,one wine > > > connaisseuse > > > > > > > said there were over 500 kinds of Belgian beers! > > > > > > > > > On one label of a brand,you will see a pink elephant. > > > > > > > According to the author,if one should get that drunk,he/she > will > > > see a > > > > > > > pink elephant! > > > > > > > I haven't experienced it yet. > > > > > > > I guess we'll wait for you to tell us after your return!LOL > > > > > > > > > Do some Europeans drink beer in room temperature? > > > > > > > I didn't know it.Most of the Europeans I know drink cold beer > from > > > the > > > > > > > fridge(without ice cubes). > > > > > > > > > How cold can it be in Sao Paolo in your winter/our summer? > > > > > > > It's autumn at the end of October,and it shouldn't be that cold > yet > > > > > > > provided everywhere you go in Europe then,there are > > > radiators/heaters > > > > > > > on indoors. > > > > > > > All you need is prabably a thick long coat,a scarf,a pair of > gloves > > > > > > > and a pair of warmer boots.If it snows earlier this year,then > > > you'll > > > > > > > need to pack more clothes... > > > > > > > We'll see then. > > > > > > > > > By the way,Charles,I read your today's message. > > > > > > > If I don't have enough time to reply to you today,I'll do it > > > > > > > tomorrow.;) > > > > > > > > > Nice day,everyone! > > > > > > > Pln > > > > > > > > > On Jun 30, 3:15 pm, Rafael Oshiro <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Pln, the beer advicer!!! LOL > > > > > > > > > > Fortunately you gave me some very good information about this > > > Michael > > > > > > > > Jackson's beer companion. I actually didn't know there was > > > another > > > > > famous > > > > > > > > king :) > > > > > > > > > > These fruited-beers sounds to me as being a little sweet, am > I > > > right? > > > > > I > > > > > > > > surely will taste many kinds of beverage there, it doens't > mean > > > I'm > > > > > going > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > be drunk, maybe a little high :) > > > > > > > > Here in Brazil I believe we don't have well known ale beers, > the > > > most > > > > > > > commom > > > > > > > > one here is pilsen and we drink always very cold. I heard in > some > > > > > > > countries > > > > > > > > in Europe they drink them in environmental temperature. > > > > > > > > > > I and my girlfriend are going togheter to Paris and Brussels, > and > > > we > > > > > > > going > > > > > > > > to Europe in the end of October. We've been planning our > > > itinerary > > > > > and > > > > > > > our > > > > > > > > great challenge is going to be the low temperature of this > > > season, > > > > > > > provided > > > > > > > > that we are not used to it. > > > > > > > > You have a point, Paris must be the dream destination of > women, > > > very > > > > > > > > different from our culture. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the tips! > > > > > > > > > > Have a nice day > > > > > > > > Oshiro > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 5:51 AM, pln471 <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Oshiro and all, > > > > > > > > > > > Coincidentally,I found one among piles of books of my > husband's > > > to > > > > > be > > > > > > > > > put away on the shelves: > > > > > > > > > 'Michael Jackson's Beer Companion'.(this 'Michael Jackson' > is > > > an > > > > > > > > > authority figure when it comes to beverages,not that King > of > > > Pop > > > > > who > > > > > > > > > just passed away) > > > > > > > > > > > Let me quote some parts for the curious Oshiro(if you were > > > named > > > > > > > > > George,it would sound even betterLOL): > > > > > > > > > 'A beer made with fruit sounds like a contradiction. > > > > > > > > > Surely is it a wine? > > > > > > > > > The explanation is that these are beers,produced from > > > grain,with > > > > > fruit > > > > > > > > > added as a further fermentable material or flavouring. > > > > > > > > > They are traditional in Belgium,where they are often based > on > > > > > lambic > > > > > > > > > beers,and usually made with cherries or raspberries. > > > > > > > > > Inspired by the success of these products in recent > years,other > > > > > fruits > > > > > > > > > and more countries have made an entrance. > > > > > > > > > > > The best of Belgium's artisan-made,lambic-based,whole-fruit > > > cherry > > > > > > > > > kriek and raspberry frambozen beers have a complexity and > > > > > delicacy,and > > > > > > > > > are dry. > > > > > > > > > They are the beer world's elegant response to pink > > > champagne,and > > > > > make > > > > > > > > > a pretty,unusual and appetizing drink with which to welcome > > > guests > > > > > at > > > > > > > > > a barbecue or summer party...' > > > > > > > > > > > Just check out the beer menus when you go to any pubs > > > there.There > > > > > are > > > > > > > > > over 365 kinds of beers to choose from! > > > > > > > > > I remember my husband couldn't even resist on trying them > > > during > > > > > > > > > breakfast considering so short time for so many beers!LOL > > > > > > > > > > > As for the ales you're fond of,you can also try out Belgian > ale > > > > > there. > > > > > > > > > Belgians call ales 'speciales belges' or just > > > 'belges',particularly > > > > > in > > > > > > > > > the French-speaking regions of Belgium. > > > > > > > > > According to M.J.,try 'Vieux Temps'(it means Old > Time),Horse > > > > > > > > > Ale,Lamot,Op-Ale and Palm. > > > > > > > > > > > On second thought,you should take your girlfriend to Paris > > > because > > > > > it > > > > > > > > > seems to be every woman's dream destination,and it's a > bigger > > > > > contrast > > > > > > > > > to your culture or Barcelona,isn't it? > > > > > > > > > > > When are your coming to Europe?;) > > > > > > > > > > > Nice day,everyone! > > > > > > > > > Pln > > > > > > > > > > > On Jun 29, 5:29 am, Rafael Oshiro <[email protected] > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi Pln and all > > > > > > > > > > > > Nice to see you here again!!! :) > > > > > > > > > > I hope you are having a good time in your new flat! > > > > > > > > > > > > Yeah, I agree that just one week to > > > > ... > > > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". 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