Língua da Gente - Portuguese Podcast: Dialogs

Intermediate 20: I’m Not Into Politics, But…


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No doubt, the current political scene in Brazil is going through a difficult period. Still, we should be able to talk about it without being mean and ugly. That is how our people see it, and that is how our lesson flows today. Ah, if everyone could approach it this way!

Dialogue

A: Sempre ouvia dizer que política, futebol e religião não se discutem, né?
B: Mas hoje em dia é quase impossível não falar, especialmente sobre a política.
A: Olha, é muito frustrante. Eu acabo de falar com Thiago e ele sabe mesmo tocar nas teclas que me irritam, menina.
B: Com Thiago! Desde quando a gente dá bola pro Thiago? Nem ele acredita na metade das coisas que diz.
A: Eu sei, mas ele bota tudo no saco de “esquerda” ou “direita” e sempre leva tudo aos extremos. Eu tento ficar calada, mas sempre acabo explodindo, não tem jeito.
B: E você viu que ele sempre repete os memes, postes e blogs nas redes sócias, sem nem pensar nem um minuto se são verdadeiros ou não.
B: E sempre com essa cara de ofendido se alguém tiver opiniões diferentes.
A: É isso, concordo. E todo mundo sabe que a situação está difícil, tem que mudar, mas sinceramente, Andreia, a solução não pode ser simplesmente gritar mais alto do que os outros.
B: Tá vendo Thays! Se os políticos fossem como nós duas, hein, imagina os problemas que poderíamos eliminar.
A: Pelo menos eliminaria Dr. Moleque Mimado Fissurado do Thiago.


A: I have always heard that you shouldn’t discuss politics, soccer, and religion, right?
B: But nowadays it’s almost impossible not to talk about it, especially about politics.
A: You know, it’s really frustrating. I just got done talking to Thiago and he really knows how to push the buttons that drive me crazy, girl.
B: With Thiago! Since when do we care about Thiago! Not even he believes half the things that he says.
A: I know, but he puts everything in the “leftist” or “right” bag and he takes everything to the extreme. I try to keep quiet, but I end up exploding, there’s no way to avoid it.
B: And you saw that he repeats all the memes, posts, and blogs on social media without even considering if they are true or not.
B: And always with this offended looking face when somebody has a different opinion.
A: That’s it, I agree. And everybody knows that these are difficult times and things have to change, but honestly Andreia, the answer cannot be to simply to hout louder than the other guys.
B: You see, Thays! If the politicians were like the two of us, imagine the problems that could be eliminated.
A: At least we could eliminate Dr. Smart Aleck Finicky Stuck on Himself Thiago.
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