Let's start at the beginning...

I live in Brazil, and I got my first android phone pretty much by accident...

I had a Nokia N95, but it was getting old and a little beat up - plus I'm an electrical engineer student, therefore I love gadgets - so I decided: it was time to get a new phone. I loved Nokia phones and they were pretty much all I knew, so for me the obvious choice was to get a N97 - keep in mind that this was the beginning of 2010 - it had all the specs, looked good, nice tilt screen. I had two problems with it though, it was unavailable in most stores from my mobile operator and it was expensive, really expensive - around U$1000,00.
By that point I've heard of android but hadn't really read a lot about it, only that it was new and had potential...
When I got to the store that allegedly had the N97 they told me it was out of stock and they had no timeline to receive it... and then they offered me a Motorola Milestone. It was cheaper, they had in store and I had a gut feeling about android that told me that I should go for it... So I decided to take a look at it. The woman who was helping me went and got one so I could try it a bit.
When she got back and gave it to me I got the battery in it and turned it on...
Then the magic began... It was pretty much love at first sight, it was a beautiful phone, pure android experience, no skins, no "enhanced" interface, nothing, just plain and simple android...
I played around with it for a bit and decided to go ahead and get it....
It wasn't cheap, but it was a lot cheaper than the N97 - which I eventually found out was a much inferior cell...