After hours of research, I conclude that the world would be a better place if more of us were Brazilian.
The research was at the airport, where I looked for people who flew more or less regularly to South America. The Brazilians were uniformly courteous, even the ones who declined to take my survey. How pleasant the world would be if more people were so civil. I didn't even have to use my Googlely-translated script. I can't even fake Portuguese.
Though fewer of them actually took the survey, I'm proud to say that Spanish-speaking travelers complimented my pronunciation. I credit Pimsleur, which is a great way to learn a language, better, in my opinion, than Rosetta Stone. (Travel, of course, is the best way, but I don't do enough of that.)
Gracias lo mismo y buen viaje.
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