of Australian Brazilians and words without meanings

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Posted by John on June 04, 2001 at 17:26:49:

In Reply to: Tenho saudade posted by giveawayboy on June 04, 2001 at 16:52:51:

Wow... that was weird. your post evoked a sort of strange feeling that i will attempt to describe publicly. It was a sort of foreign, new wave, empty, angsty, high school, depressed but trapped and becoming too familiar with the oddness to want to leave it sort of feeling. It was a familiar feeling that I am happy to have shed. I hope this isn't what that word means... because if it is I have to hate it. But perhaps it was more a reaction to Bill's language, which is a function of Bill, whom I DON'T hate... in fact quite the contrary. so either way, I leave a list of words that I like... and I know there are many people reading this, so get past whatever inhibitions or reasons you have developed for not posting and say something too so we don't feel like we are talking to air.

Freedom.
Breathe.
Water.
Ocean.
Chain.
Night.
Endeavor.
Conflagration.
Absolute.
Resolute.
Bead.
Green.
Rush.
Lush.
Cush...

: SAUDADE is my favorite Portugues word. I just LOVE it! It
: cannot be easily defined, since every word people have used are
: slightly inadequate for the job. It's more of a feeling than a
: definition. When you start trying to define SAUDADE among alot of
: Brasilians it gets quite interesting reactions. Or if you ask
: what it means, they seem to get very interested and playful or
: passionate. And then they will all stumble all over themselves
: attemtping to express how that word makes them feel. It is one of
: the most interesting words I have ever met. Just mentioning it
: gets the biggest reactions. I have seen laughter and tears and
: frustration result from attempts to define SAUDADE. SAUDADE is sort
: of a longing, but it's NOT longing. It's sort of missing someone, but
: it's NOT missing someone. It's sort of love, but it's NOT love. It's
: this whole other thing beyond all those intersection--and therefore to
: me it is like Australia,the one place in the world that is truly the
: alternative of the world--where everything that looks like something
: else, is not something else and is a marsupial. Everything is hidden
: in a pouch but sort of looks familiar. Australia is the incarnation of
: SAUDADE. She is a strange feeling that points to God.

: Um grande abraço, Bill

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Re: of Australian Brazilians and words without meanings kat 22:36:49 06/06/01 (2)
- Re: of Australian Brazilians and words without meanings john 13:27:41 06/08/01 (0)
- of Australian Brazilians and words without meanings and kat's words saudade-boy 22:54:22 06/06/01 (0)
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- Re: the red haze vs. the amazing world of elfland John 06:42:29 06/05/01 (2)
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: Wow... that was weird. your post evoked a sort of strange feeling that i will attempt to describe publicly. It was a sort of foreign, new wave, empty, angsty, high school, depressed but trapped and becoming too familiar with the oddness to want to leave it sort of feeling. It was a familiar feeling that I am happy to have shed. I hope this isn't what that word means... because if it is I have to hate it. But perhaps it was more a reaction to Bill's language, which is a function of Bill, whom I DON'T hate... in fact quite the contrary. so either way, I leave a list of words that I like... and I know there are many people reading this, so get past whatever inhibitions or reasons you have developed for not posting and say something too so we don't feel like we are talking to air. : Freedom. : Breathe. : Water. : Ocean. : Chain. : Night. : Endeavor. : Conflagration. : Absolute. : Resolute. : Bead. : Green. : Rush. : Lush. : Cush... : : SAUDADE is my favorite Portugues word. I just LOVE it! It : : cannot be easily defined, since every word people have used are : : slightly inadequate for the job. It's more of a feeling than a : : definition. When you start trying to define SAUDADE among alot of : : Brasilians it gets quite interesting reactions. Or if you ask : : what it means, they seem to get very interested and playful or : : passionate. And then they will all stumble all over themselves : : attemtping to express how that word makes them feel. It is one of : : the most interesting words I have ever met. Just mentioning it : : gets the biggest reactions. I have seen laughter and tears and : : frustration result from attempts to define SAUDADE. SAUDADE is sort : : of a longing, but it's NOT longing. It's sort of missing someone, but : : it's NOT missing someone. It's sort of love, but it's NOT love. It's : : this whole other thing beyond all those intersection--and therefore to : : me it is like Australia,the one place in the world that is truly the : : alternative of the world--where everything that looks like something : : else, is not something else and is a marsupial. Everything is hidden : : in a pouch but sort of looks familiar. Australia is the incarnation of : : SAUDADE. She is a strange feeling that points to God. : : Um grande abraço, Bill

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