• MonkeMischief@lemmy.today
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    5 months ago

    That’s really sad, because one day I wanted to go and learn Jogo do Pão. I hear it’s a dying art but they’re trying to keep it alive.

      • MonkeMischief@lemmy.today
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        5 months ago

        Lmao I was confused but I think I see where I got it wrong. I said “bread game” instead of “stick game”. XD

        Apologies for butchering the language. :)

        …Lol the machine translation of “jogo do pau” appears to be…Less than polite? Hahaha.

        So, clarification: I think rural stick fighting from Portugal would be really cool to learn. :) lol

        • spirinolas@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          3
          ·
          edit-2
          5 months ago

          Actually, the traditional Jogo da Bolacha is also a thing. If you’re in Portugal and someone asks for you to join, YOU JOIN. It’s extremely rude for foreigners to refuse the Jogo da Bolacha. Specially if the inviter winks at you. It’s also good manners to announce you’ll loose the first few times, while you learn. If people are surprised by this just smile, lick your lips and say you’re the Cookie Monster. You’ll be accepted among us very quickly.

          • MonkeMischief@lemmy.today
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            5 months ago

            Okay. You. You’re a sneaky sneaky one, you. LOL That comment made me laugh so hard.

            So, sadly, with my internet-ruined mind, I kinda guessed this when someone said “cookie game.” Over here in NA it’s called “limp biscuit” (like the band), and knowledge of the concept alone is enough to hope it’s just an urban-legend joke and nobody’s actually played it. 😂

            “I am the Cookie Monster” ROFLMAO!!!

            Messed up, but really damn funny. XD

        • tmpod@lemmy.ptM
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          0
          ·
          5 months ago

          Aaaaaah, that makes much more sense lmao

          The “jogo do pão”/“jogo da bolacha” is silly and dirty kids “game”, I was quite confused how you even knew about it x)

          But yeah, jogo do pau is pretty cool, though I know little about it. It’s another slowly dying bit of our culture.

          • MonkeMischief@lemmy.today
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            0
            ·
            5 months ago

            This was a hilarious case of language misunderstanding. XD

            I’m still laughing at how accidentally switching two similar words meant that comment must have sounded REALLY freaking weird to you LOL. I learned a valuable lesson here.

            Yeah, in NA this is called “limp biscuit”…there was a popular band named after the concept. Gross. 🤢

            • tmpod@lemmy.ptM
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              2
              ·
              5 months ago

              XD I was caught very off-guard, ngl

              Yeah, in NA this is called “limp biscuit”…there was a popular band named after the concept. Gross. 🤢

              Nice to know x)