Portugal CULTURE SHOCK for an AMERICAN - After One Year

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  @grecopaok · 3 years ago

  wow Portugal is very similar to my country Greece 🇬🇷❤️🇵🇹

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  @sofiaxavier8241 · 3 years ago (edited)

  As a Portuguese living in Asia for more than 7y, it’a really interesting to see how “international” Portugal is right now and see my country through your lens. Enjoy Portugal 🎉 the push thing happens to Portuguese people whenever we see it in English too 😅

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  @michaelhovden7846 · 3 years ago

  I moved from the US to Portugal about 18 months ago, and it's been the best decision ever. Couldn't agree more with your video, and it's spot on in it's assessment! I'm amazed everyday at the genuine kindness of the Portuguese people, and the overall amazing quality of life. Best of luck in your adventure.

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  @ruisantos7602 · 3 years ago

  Dear Dave, it is totally forbidden to burn any kind of garbage. In order to burn residues of woody material, it is necessary to request an authorization from the ICNF (Nature and Forestry Conservation Institute), which depends on the location of the burning and the weather conditions.

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  @jab3593 · 3 years ago

  As an american I eat dinner at 8 pm. I must be Portuguese at heart. 😊  I visited for the first time last year and fell in love with the people and the country. I can't wait to go back.

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  @yankeedoodle5691 · 3 years ago

  It will be 17 years this month since moving to Portugal from England and America. I agree with about 95% of what you say but I would live nowhere else. The people are so friendly and the scenery is magnificent, and the teenagers are nice and friendly, no baseball caps and no waistbands down to their knees!!!

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  @leonelvendeiro · 3 years ago

  It&apos;s nice to see how much you feel happy here in Portugal. I hope we can count on you (and people like you) to bring some new ideas to Portugal. <br>Thank you for choosing this country your new home!

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  @fabioleal8848 · 3 years ago

  hi, i&apos;m Portuguese and I agree with what you said but there&apos;s one thing that&apos;s wrong, but maybe you don&apos;t know, at gas stations it&apos;s not automatic, but in most of them the people who work there, give authorization right away because there&apos;s no habit of people leaving without paying , it´s also impossible not to pay because there are always surveillance cameras, and if you leave without paying the police will receive both the license plate and the footage, and you will automatically be unable to use another gas station.

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  @Hitogata · 3 years ago

  As a Portuguese person who lived in the UK for 5 years, I could never get used to the push/puxe issue 🤣 <br>The biggest culture shocks for me were: <br>- Not having blinds on windows! Blackout curtains simply aren&apos;t enough! I&apos;m used to sleep in 100% darkness and I couldn&apos;t do that during those 5 years 😵‍💫 <br>- Not having a bidet! Bidets are so handy. I really missed them. <br>- Not being able to dry clothes outside. Having to cover all the radiators with clothes in the winter because our flat didn&apos;t have a drying machine was a nightmare.<br>- It was much easier to find vegetarian/vegan food in London, compared to Portugal. It&apos;s definitely difficult to find nice vegetable side dishes, other than boring salad. But there&apos;s always vegetable soup as an option!!

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  @pamelarosaschons · 3 years ago

  Me, a brazilian, planning a trip to Portugal after watching this video: soooo... like father like son, got it.

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  @redraids5394 · 3 years ago

  Regarding the veggies, I will most definitely disagree. Almost all our dishes are filled with veggies, and most importantly we eat a lot of soup which is almost always either exclusively veggie and occasionally has some meat or fish. But we do eat a lot of vegetables in general, although you are right that simple vegetable sides apart from salads are generally uncommon in restaurants.

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  @mariaperesalbuquerque996 · 3 years ago

  I&apos;m portuguese...loving the video so far!! Great content!! Thanks

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