Nope!  Different culture.

The story of the Mineira and American I mentioned is true.  The American told her it sounded lesbian.  It sounds very, very strange in English.  Eu conversava com a mineira nas duas línguas e estava acostumado, mas a coitadinha de norteamericana ficou mesmo incómoda.  She did not like it at all.  I am sorry I had not said something to Célia, but I was used to it.