# I used to be a lurker, now i'm a poster! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 12, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-a-lurker-now-im-a-poster/615511 "2012-03-12T01:46:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Not\_From\_Here](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@Not\_From\_Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_From_Here)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-a-lurker-now-im-a-poster/615511/42 "2012-03-14T01:02:32Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > So are Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese farther apart than Canadian English and English English? I think that the difference is more like the one between american english and scotish english . ---
**Author:** ![Not\_From\_Here](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@Not\_From\_Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_From_Here)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-a-lurker-now-im-a-poster/615511/43 "2012-03-14T01:12:41Z")
> [@Ruby](#): > > But the squid…he’s not afraid of anything… > > Welcome aboard 🙂 Hi Ruby!!🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Not\_From\_Here](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@Not\_From\_Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_From_Here)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-a-lurker-now-im-a-poster/615511/44 "2012-03-14T01:20:45Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > They all seem to understand each other, but as a non-native speaker, it was very difficult for me. After we had been there for a few months, a new American employee showed up with his Brazilian partner, who I had no problem understanding. I have the same problem with english.I understand people from places like London or California very well,but is really hard to understand people from Scotland or Texas. ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-a-lurker-now-im-a-poster/615511/45 "2012-03-14T02:00:19Z")
Hail, **Not From Here**! Greetings from here, there and everywhere. Pay no attention to the noises from behind the curtain. ---
**Author:** ![MentalGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-a-lurker-now-im-a-poster/615511/46 "2012-03-14T02:24:30Z")
Hi, **Not From Here.** We are currently hosting an exchange student from Goiânia. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-a-lurker-now-im-a-poster/615511/47 "2012-03-14T02:29:42Z")
> [@Ruby](#): > > But the squid…he’s not afraid of anything… > > Welcome aboard 🙂 The squid is a _she_. Oops. Did I say that out loud? ---
**Author:** ![Not\_From\_Here](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@Not\_From\_Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_From_Here)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-a-lurker-now-im-a-poster/615511/48 "2012-03-14T02:51:57Z")
> [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](#): > > Hail, **Not From Here**! Greetings from here, there and everywhere. Pay no attention to the noises from behind the curtain. Hi Regallag The Axe!! > [@MentalGuy](#): > > Hi, **Not From Here.** > > We are currently hosting an exchange student from Goiânia. Hi MentalGuy!That is really cool!How is he doing?Does he speak english well? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-a-lurker-now-im-a-poster/615511/49 "2012-03-14T03:04:45Z")
> [@Not\_From\_Here](#): > > I have the same problem with english.I understand people from places like London or California very well,but is really hard to understand people from Scotland or Texas. Actually no one can understand people from Scotland or Texas. Not even people from Scotland or Texas. But apparently they don’t care. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-a-lurker-now-im-a-poster/615511/50 "2012-03-14T03:41:20Z")
Welcome to the boards, Not From Here. I hope your stay is a pleasant one. Should we need to evacuate the boards in an emergency, keep calm. TubaDiva will notify us all with instructions and we should not crowd around the exits. \ I would like to state that Brazilians are the most wonderful auto-racing fans in the world and it is a goal of mine to someday go sit in the stands with you all and enjoy the show instead of working behind the scenes in the show. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-a-lurker-now-im-a-poster/615511/51 "2012-03-14T04:09:05Z")
> [@Not\_From\_Here](#): > > I believe that learning english is a lot easier than learning polish.English is everywhere.Even my parents can speak a little 😛 There goes the neighborhood. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Not\_From\_Here](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@Not\_From\_Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_From_Here)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-a-lurker-now-im-a-poster/615511/52 "2012-03-16T00:24:55Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > Welcome to the boards, Not From Here. I hope your stay is a pleasant one. Should we need to evacuate the boards in an emergency, keep calm. TubaDiva will notify us all with instructions and we should not crowd around the exits. \ > > I would like to state that Brazilians are the most wonderful auto-racing fans in the world and it is a goal of mine to someday go sit in the stands with you all and enjoy the show instead of working behind the scenes in the show. Hi Carnut! We do love auto racing around here.I think the main reason for that was Ayrton Senna.I remember to see him running when i was a kid and it was incredible! ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-a-lurker-now-im-a-poster/615511/53 "2012-03-16T23:52:25Z")
> [@Not\_From\_Here](#): > > Hi Carnut! > We do love auto racing around here.I think the main reason for that was Ayrton Senna.I remember to see him running when i was a kid and it was incredible! I learned in Brazil that Emerson Fittipaldi was also a Brazilian. ---
**Author:** ![gurujulp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba9def/32.png) [@gurujulp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gurujulp)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2012, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-a-lurker-now-im-a-poster/615511/54 "2012-03-16T23:57:06Z")
> [@Not\_From\_Here](#): > > I live in São Paulo, a huge city in the southeast of Brazil.And about that beatiful brazilian woman, well, all brazilian woman are like that!This is why i would never move to any other country! Hmmm- You know Andre Sym? Sao Paulo only has about 20 million people, right? You must know Andre! He lived in Houston, TX for about three years in the mid 1980’s while his sister was getting treatment for lukemia at the Med Center… He’d be about 37-38 years old now… Anyway… Welcome! ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2012, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-a-lurker-now-im-a-poster/615511/55 "2012-03-18T03:30:56Z")
Welcome **Not From Here** “Voiced Dental Fricative” would make a Great Band Name. ---
**Author:** ![Not\_From\_Here](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@Not\_From\_Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_From_Here)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-a-lurker-now-im-a-poster/615511/56 "2012-03-19T01:25:27Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I learned in Brazil that Emerson Fittipaldi was also a Brazilian. Yes he is, and he was a great pilot.He is now a team manager. ---
**Author:** ![Not\_From\_Here](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@Not\_From\_Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_From_Here)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-a-lurker-now-im-a-poster/615511/57 "2012-03-19T01:29:20Z")
> [@gurujulp](#): > > Hmmm- > You know Andre Sym? Sao Paulo only has about 20 million people, right? You must know Andre! He lived in Houston, TX for about three years in the mid 1980’s while his sister was getting treatment for lukemia at the Med Center… He’d be about 37-38 years old now… > > Anyway… > > Welcome! Hi gurujulp! Unfortunately, i don’t know him but if i ever come across him i will tell him that you said hi! ---
**Author:** ![Not\_From\_Here](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@Not\_From\_Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_From_Here)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-a-lurker-now-im-a-poster/615511/58 "2012-03-19T01:33:55Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Welcome **Not From Here** > > “Voiced Dental Fricative” would make a Great Band Name. Hi notfrommensa!🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-a-lurker-now-im-a-poster/615511/59 "2012-03-19T01:45:10Z")
> [@Not\_From\_Here](#): > > Yes he is, and he was a great pilot.He is now a team manager. I just looked him up. I remembered a plane crash, and thought he had died. Glad to hear he’s alive and well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-used-to-be-a-lurker-now-im-a-poster/615511.md?page=2)