Another name for the country of China, deriving from the former Chairman of the People's Republic of China, Mao Zedong who ruled the nation through the communist era 1949-1976.
Often used to signify that an item is being purchased from a website such as eBay, Aliexpress or Taobao and therefore may be of questionable quality and take a great amount of time to arrive.
Often used to signify that an item is being purchased from a website such as eBay, Aliexpress or Taobao and therefore may be of questionable quality and take a great amount of time to arrive.
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A common figure in Brazilian culture, the «malandro» is a laid back bad-boy, appreciated as a folk hero of some sort. The football-samba-petty crime type of figure.
The act of being a «malandro», «malandragem», is characterised in the Brazilian popular imagination as a tool for individual justice. Facing the forces of oppressive institutions, the individualist malandro survives by manipulating people, fooling authorities, and sidestepping laws in a way which guarantees his well-being. In this way, the malandro is a typical Brazilian hero. Literary examples include Pedro Malasarte and João Grilo; with a good example of non-Brazilian character being Jimmy McGill.
But the malicious and corner-cutting figure of the malandro does not mean one would be selfish, careless towards others. A malandro doesn't use malandragem to take advantage of another person intending to harm others, but rather only to find a way out of an unfair situation even if this means resorting to illegal methods.
The act of being a «malandro», «malandragem», is characterised in the Brazilian popular imagination as a tool for individual justice. Facing the forces of oppressive institutions, the individualist malandro survives by manipulating people, fooling authorities, and sidestepping laws in a way which guarantees his well-being. In this way, the malandro is a typical Brazilian hero. Literary examples include Pedro Malasarte and João Grilo; with a good example of non-Brazilian character being Jimmy McGill.
But the malicious and corner-cutting figure of the malandro does not mean one would be selfish, careless towards others. A malandro doesn't use malandragem to take advantage of another person intending to harm others, but rather only to find a way out of an unfair situation even if this means resorting to illegal methods.
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It is full of people that cannot drive, Pot smokers and feral schoolchildren of all shapes and sizes pissing about outside the local cafe.
It is full of people that cannot drive, Pot smokers and feral schoolchildren of all shapes and sizes pissing about outside the local cafe.
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