Florida is Overwhelming Choice of Brazilian Visitors

Mickey_777

Mickey_777

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Kallik said:
If Disney were smart, they would build a park in Brazil.
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Brazilians aren't coming to Florida for the parks. They come to shop. Brand name products run about half price here in the states. The parks are an added attraction just so they can go back and gloat to friends and family that they've "been to Disney". It becomes a sort of status thing among those whom are well off in Brazil. Plus Florida weather is akin to what you find in Brazil.
 
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All Disney All The Time

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Mickey_777 said:
Brazilians aren't coming to Florida for the parks. They come to shop. Brand name products run about half price here in the states. The parks are an added attraction just so they can go back and gloat to friends and family that they've "been to Disney". It becomes a sort of status thing among those whom are well off in Brazil. Plus Florida weather is akin to what you find in Brazil.
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They could save even more money if they toured to one of the States that doesn't have a Sales Tax.
 
Timekeeper

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Mickey_777 said:
Brazilians aren't coming to Florida for the parks. They come to shop. Brand name products run about half price here in the states.
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...as do people from other parts of the world. Good thing they've got luggage stores at the malls and outlet centers. The extra baggage fee is nothing compared to how much money they (international tourists) save when shopping here.
 
Mickey_777

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Timekeeper said:
...as do people from other parts of the world. Good thing they've got luggage stores at the malls and outlet centers. The extra baggage fee is nothing compared to how much money they (international tourists) save when shopping here.
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For sure. It seems half the shops on Internationl Drive (which essentially connects the two major Outlets) are luggage stores. I didn't really put two and two together until a couple of years ago o_O
 
draybook

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Violet said:
We (meaning Americans I assume) are taught that in kindergarten. :)

Here is an excerpt about queue etiquette in Latin America, specifically Nicaragua in this example...

It is more important in Nicaragua to maintain one's face by being first in line (and never last) than it is to maintain a queue. Don't be too distressed if someone walks right up to the front of the line at a bank, restaurant or store and gets served, while you have been waiting patiently for forty minutes...

People also have a tendency to stand very close in public, and this may feel uncomfortable at first. Resist the urge to back away, most of the time you are not being intentionally crowded.
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That's a good way to get socked in the neck if you ask me.
 
Runmyhorse

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Personally, I have no issue with brizillians. I have a problem with the line jumping or when they knock my 10 year old daughter down and then 20 of them start stomping on her just to get ahead. Yes, they do know about our lines here they just choose to ignore it. Now we lock arms and do they can not skip us in line.

As far as the cheerleaders wow where to start. My daughter cheers but she is with us being supervised at all times. She acts nothing like the other cheerleaders.
 
6laurac

6laurac

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Mickey_777 said:
For sure. It seems half the shops on Internationl Drive (which essentially connects the two major Outlets) are luggage stores. I didn't really put two and two together until a couple of years ago o_O
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I thought that was just me. I have never been on vacation and bought luggage while I was there until the last trip to Orlando when a woman bought three suitcases.
 
PolynesianPrincess

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Violet said:
It's also possible that there are really are cultural differences between Brazilian culture and American culture, regarding lines, right-of-way, that kind of thing. It doesn't mean that they are deliberately trying to be hurtful. In Brazil, the particular behaviors might not be considered rude. I don't know about Brazil, but there are many countries where the concept of lines don't exist.

And of course, Americans have their own stereotypes when they travel to other countries about being rude as well (as well as being fat and poorly dressed).
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If there is no concept of lines in Brazil, that's fine. But we're not in Brazil, we're in America. some things they do in Brazil just don't fly here. I think these tour groups should be given rules from Disney as to what is and what is not acceptable (no line jumping, no chanting/being disruptive, quiet hours at hotels, etc..) and if they break these rules, they're gone. I understand they make a ton of money off them, but it's not fair to the other guests who are also spending their hard earned money to spend time at Disney, either.
 
Texas84

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Sped2424 said:
If we are going to hate on large groups of people for the acts of a few then where is the I hate the cheerleader thread?
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There are plenty of cheerleader threads. Try a search. I've experienced both and the high school cheerleaders are the worst. On the other hand, the junior high and younger are better behaved.

Honestly, I haven't had any problems with the Brazilians or any other tour groups. Lucky, I guess.
 
Texas84

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derelicte19 said:
If there is no concept of lines in Brazil, that's fine. But we're not in Brazil, we're in America. some things they do in Brazil just don't fly here. I think these tour groups should be given rules from Disney as to what is and what is not acceptable (no line jumping, no chanting/being disruptive, quiet hours at hotels, etc..) and if they break these rules, they're gone. I understand they make a ton of money off them, but it's not fair to the other guests who are also spending their hard earned money to spend time at Disney, either.
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Agree. I worked for an international company and travelled overseas often. We always had to go through a briefing on the cultural differences of the country we were visiting so we wouldn't insult anyone. I'm studying for my trip to Japan next year and there is a lot to know.
 
Violet

Violet

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derelicte19 said:
If there is no concept of lines in Brazil, that's fine. But we're not in Brazil, we're in America. some things they do in Brazil just don't fly here. I think these tour groups should be given rules from Disney as to what is and what is not acceptable (no line jumping, no chanting/being disruptive, quiet hours at hotels, etc..) and if they break these rules, they're gone. I understand they make a ton of money off them, but it's not fair to the other guests who are also spending their hard earned money to spend time at Disney, either.
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I agree 100%!
 
PolynesianPrincess

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Texas84 said:
Agree. I worked for an international company and travelled overseas often. We always had to go through a briefing on the cultural differences of the country we were visiting so we wouldn't insult anyone. I'm studying for my trip to Japan next year and there is a lot to know.
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It's just common courtesy to know about the culture of the place you're traveling to. In some countries you can end up in a lot of trouble doing something that isn't appropriate there that is appropriate here. I just feel like sometimes these tour groups feel like the rules at Disney apply to everyone EXCEPT them.
 
luv

luv

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In some countries, it is okay to stone your wife if she flirts with someone else. That doesn't mean it's okay or that it should be tolerated here.

Pushing and shoving other people cannot be explained away by a cultural difference. If someone wants to eat seaweed at 4:00, do a little rain dance, pass an apple around their head each time they take a bite or wave with their palm backwards, I'm good with that. I can even live with the "chanting", which is really yelling, lol.

The pushing and shoving must end. I have noticed improvement, though. I think Disney is half-heartedly trying to end it.
 

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