Although I'm a big portion Portuguese, I'm several generations in America and am not familiar with the Portuguese traditions and customs, I still feel this. That said, eu estou tentando aprender falar Português. Quero visitar Lisboa.
@@TheAtomoh Yup. That's why I said I was several generations in America and wasn't familiar with Portuguese traditions and customs. Wasn't denying it or trying to claim otherwise.
There was no Spain back then, there was no unified country / kingdom /state named Spain at the time of the Iberian Union, people don't know the term "personal union" means that every kingdom was INDEPENDENT, including the kingdom of Portugal, the only thing they shared was the king. Filipe was also half Portuguese by his mother side.
@@Ap3naS Most North Americans have never heard the word Portugal and those who know that Portugal is a country think it is in South America or the Caribbean.
We do understand Spanish most of the time and a lot of people are even able to speak it but we just don't like to unless you are Spanish. Any other country we prefer English. Or French which older people usually know. Or Chinese. You get the idea.
Europeans love to point out how "Americans are ignorant", but the amount of French, Italian, and Germans I've interacted with who think we speak Spanish is astounding.
@@manunoia1647 As the name says, Condado means County. And it NEVER belonged to Galiza. It belonged to the Kingdom of Leão (Leon). The mother of our first King was D. Teresa de Leão. The County ended in 1143 with the Zamora Treaty, after the army from D. Afonso Henriques defeated Dona Teresa's army, from the Kingdom of Leão.
@@manunoia1647 But that time they belonged to the kingdom of Leon, that used old portuguese and leonese (not castilian) as vernacular language. So, no Spain.
I'm a Brit and absolutely adore Portugal. There is something about the Portuguese culture and people that attracts me hugely. I've managed to learn a bit of the language so am able to communicate to some degree with the people. I often think if you are a visitor to someone else's country the least you can do is try and speak in the native tongue. My experience is even if you get it wrong it is appreciated as it shows respect for your hosts.
@@Leontemplar-yt6ff Many Portuguese people speak better English than some English people. The problem is because English is so widely spoken around the world that unfortunately it has made the British lazy when it comes to learning new languages. As I said above, I think being able to talk to people in their own language in their country shows respect to them and they appreciate the effort. I'll never forget the first time I had quite a basic conversation in Portuguese in Lisbon I felt exilrated that I had been understood and was able to understand the replies.
@philbell5774 100% Agreed, not only does it feel great when you nail it, it’s also great for optics people think of you as intelligent to be able to speak & understand multiple languages.
Tram 28 is public transport...it is not a ride at an amusement park for tourists. I live on the 28 line and I see many people who cannot get on (elderly, children, etc.) because tourists are on the "amusement park ride." NOTE to tourists....take the red tourist tram...be respectful to people who need to get to work, school, etc.
When you visit London or Paris you use public transport, not just the red buses, why don't you fight the real problem ? BAD TRANSPORTS and few compositions going arround
@@virtualworldsbyloff The real issue here is the the tram is not being used for "traditional" transport. It is being used for sightseeing, mostly due to youtube videos giving everyone "tips" on what to do in other people's countries, that is why tram 28 is always full of tourists but not any of the other ones.
Same with the 500 bus line in Porto. It causes traffic everyday because of the lines of tourists buying tickets. And i see most of them trying to buy a 2€ ticket with 50€ bills.
Só uma pequena grande correcção, Portugal nunca pertenceu a Espanha, apenas teve o mesmo Rei por 3 vezes, Filipe 2 de Espanha primeiro de portugal, Felipe 3, segundo de Portugal e Filipe 4 de espanha, terceiro de Portugal.
Portugal was never ruled by Spain, although Spain had plans on turning Portugal into a province. We can all clearly see how successful the Spanish were in achieving that goal.
@@afaria6173 It was ruled by the same king, that legally had the right to claim the Portuguese throne after king Sebastião's death, through his mother Isabela of Portugal.
I mean, there was no Spanish kingdom at that time. Filipe II just happened to be king of a massive number of kingdoms, and had Portugal as one of those for a while. No actual Spanish kingdom until the 1700s.
As a Portuguese I’m allways talk bad stuffs about my country but every time I take a airplane ✈️ something in my mind change and starting to be the best country in the world and I say to everyone to come visit us one day 🤷🏻♂️
As a Portuguese, despite knowing the importance of the money that tourism brings into our country, I cant help but think that this massification of tourism is terrible for us locals. I will be moving to Lisbon in a couple of months to study, and my biggest struggle so far has been to find an apartment or room to rent due to low availability and high prices. Meanwhile, everytime I set foot in Baixa I get to see a group of entitled American brats my age leaving their beautiful Alojamento Local to get some dinner talking loudly about how cheap Portugal is. Its simply not fair.
Tourism saved your country. When in school try to learn free markets not socialism. Portugal benefited from Airbnb’s and locals got wealthy. Portuguese people charge in the market not tourists, maybe they are the problem
@@lxportugal9343 What economics brought back Portugal Italy Spain and Greece in 2000’s besides loans from EU ( Germany)? Why did the government open visas to wealthy countries? And now complains about them and ending the program
@@mffmoniz2948 - I know but in the case of the dutch bank, we always see it written as Rabobank and that doesn't have the same "effect" as the word "rabo" alone. 🙂
The majority of the younger tourists visiting Lisbon and Porto bring nothing but noise and mess to the locals unfortunately… please don’t treat Portugal as a stag do we are more then that… forgot to add - please also take into account the housing crisis stituation for us Portuguese
@@ABC28797 as an American I’ve never been to Portugal or Iberia altogether, but I’d love to visit Portugal. I would learn some Portuguese, stay in hostels, and would spend most my time visiting historical places and monuments. That’s tolerable right?
@@marcioamaral7511 obrigado. I apologize for anglophone tourists. They don’t cherish what they’re seeing for the historical or cultural value. They mostly only seem to care about consuming and getting pictures for facebook or instagram
Obrigado. I wish anglophone tourists cared more about history and culture than they did consumption and partying. All I can do is try and set a good example
When visiting a city like Porto, where the streets are narrow, respect the Basic rules: do not stop in the Middle to look at your phone, map or take pictures. Do not cross the streets like your counting steps nor with the red light for pedestrians. It is anoying for those who work and live there. Thank you
i second this. I dont mind tourists. just don't block me when im going to or getting home from work. be mindful that not everybody there is a tourist and that we have our own lives
as someone from Coimbra, one of the worst things is when turists point at students in uniform and shout "Harry Potter!" or try to take pictures of them without consent
Excelent takes, for the most part. Some notes: 1. The term "upset" is a bit strong for the way we react to the things you mentioned (...except misunderstanding our language as being Spanish. At a young age, I travelled Europe using Interail, with a couple of friends. One of them was all Peace&Love, live-and-let-live. We stayed at a hostel in Stockholm where he had a top bunk opposite to an Austrian guy, on a lower bunk. We started some small talk and, at one point, the Austriam fella asks if we speak Spanish. My friend fly-jumped from his bunk and, for a moment, I tought he was going to physically hurt the poor guy, such was the fury.) Usually, we're more sad or disapointed than actually upset, in the circumstances you mentioned. 2. We do love our food and are a bit ignorant when we say it is better than other cuisines. However, what is objectivly indisputable is that we're one of the few countries with a huge products base, where the food varies radically from one area to the others, something which is even more noteworthy, given the small geographic size of the country. You can eat diferent in Trás-os-Montes than you would in Minho, both different from what you could eat in Alentejo, which, in turn, would be different from...you get the gist of it.
Just back from vacation in Portugal. All I can say is wow!! The food, the people, the architecture, the scenery - all incredible! And the rich history! I’m from Philadelphia, considered the “birthplace of the USA” but Portugal is over a thousand years old - and they display their history and pride so beautifully. Can’t wait to visit again. Thank you, Portugal!!
For the bazilian accent thing, it isn't a superiority complex necessarily, it's just a bit of a vent about how *portuguese* from *Portugal* has been getting drowned out at the world level by the brazilian accent, likely due to how numerous brazilian population is.
I visited Portugal two years ago and have been wanted to return as soon as I could. I stayed in Porto for a week and Lisboa for a week. It was very exciting and the food was extraordinary in taste. I am allergic to fish but that didn’t stop me. To be honest, I lost seven pounds because of the walking everywhere, which was a plus. I can’t wait to return in June 2025!😊
Did you have a bad reaction when you ate fish? Genuinely curious here, because I always heard fish and seafood allergies can have very serious consequences.
@@jpnihil5868 I have been allergic to fish all my life and if there is any fish products in my food, my throat will swell and I have to have use benzodiazepines to counteract the affects. Otherwise the seafood is excellent!
Portugal ruled half of the world with Spain, and we got the best part 😅 Portugal has almost 1000 years of history and is the 5th most used language in the world! 💪 we like tourists, just don't buy all our houses nor come all at the same time by the millions 🫶✌️🇵🇹
Personally what annoys me the most is when foreigners who want to live here and move here don't make the slightest effort to learn our language, they're spoiled by the fact that "most people here know some English so why bother?" For me that's unacceptable, it shows that you couldn't care less about the country and the culture you're in and it's the quickest way to get me to only speak with you in Portuguese to force you to learn the language if you want help or to be able to communicate. Consider knowing English a bonus to help people out occasionally IF they deserve it, but it's very disrespectful to take that for granted and indirectly imply that it is us who now need to speak a second language to pander to you when YOU'RE the one moving into OUR country. If you want to live here, then learn our language, simple as. I only speak in English towards tourists who are here temporarily (ofc I wouldn't demand someone learn the language if they're not gonna be here permanently) and people who I can see have made an effort to at the very least learn some words and basic sentences, you don't have to be fluent but just making an effort already goes a long way and shows that you care. And don't tell me those types of entitled people don't exist, my mother is a social worker and the other day an immigrant filed a complaint against her because she was going to make him a CV in Portuguese so he could start finding jobs here and he lashed out saying that whoever wants to work with him will just have to accept that they need to speak English so his CV is to be made in English, and she said she couldn't help him so sent him on his way out of her office. And most Uber/UberEats workers (especially the middle eastern ones) also do that and just say "sorry English only no Portuguese" even though some have lived here for months or even a couple years and have jobs here, I just speak to them in Portuguese and don't care if they don't understand me. Those people disgust me
If people are going somewhere for a week they are not going to learn the language. Also tourists have to endure being offered drugs in front of their children in Portugal!!
engole o orgulho, caso fores trabalhar para qualquer país só necessitas de falar inglês que as portas abrem-se, não é por não saberem a lingua materna de X país que estão automáticamente a desrespeitar a sua cultura.
@@PYC1337claro que sim, então não é? Se alguém for para a Suíça, ou para o Japão, ou para a França, ou para o Luxemburgo, é só falar inglês que eles estendem logo o tapete vermelho e fazem uma vénia para dar as boas-vindas, aliás, tanto que os emigrantes Portugueses que vivem no estrangeiro há anos ou até mesmo décadas nem sabem falar as línguas dos países onde residem, safam-se apenas com o inglês. 👍🏻 Sarcasmo à parte, nunca disse que o acto de não falarem a língua é desrespeitar a cultura, disse que o acto de quererem vir para aqui viver permanentemente e estarem-se nas tintas para a língua com uma atitude do género "ah que se lixe não quero aprender a língua, eles que falem em inglês comigo, eu estou no país deles mas eles é que têem de fazer um esforço para poderem comunicar comigo, eu sou o centro do universo." é que é uma falta de respeito e um conformismo enorme. Se eu emigrasse teria todo o prazer em aprender a língua do país para onde vou porque é das maneiras mais rápidas para me integrar na sociedade deles e sou humilde o suficiente para estar disposto a estudar e a esforçar-me para não apenas estar lá a ocupar casas mas também a ser uma parte do país e a participar nos costumes e na cultura deles.
During the so-called Iberian Union, Portugal was not "technically part of Spain" (if by "Spain" you understand a country with that name). Portugal was one of many crowns/kingdoms that shared a common monarch, but each crown/kingdom had its own government, its own laws, its own judicial, its own taxes, and often (as was the case) its own language. With the important difference that back then there was no democracy with an elected government, we could establish a parallel between the Iberian Union and all the monarchies whose common monarch is the British monarch (UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand).
Yeah, but that's too much for most people to be able to understand. Says a lot about the quality of tourism we get. Who cares about culture when you can have cheap food and entertainment...
Correct Spain and Portugal was Ruled over by the Austrian Hapsburg Dynasty. So Spain didn’t Rule Portugal, it was a Union under the Hapsburg. Portugal was therefore pulled into multiple wars with multiple enemies and it was being weakened on purpose for it to stay but it didn’t.
@@XofHope quando visitas um país, costumas aprender a história do mesmo desde antes da sua fundação até à atualidade? **se nunca visitaste um país, troca "costumas" por "pretendes
@@Noah-yz7yx Costumo, pelo menos tanto qt possível. História e cultura são os meus principais interesses e a principal razão porque viajo. Não tenho interesse absolutamente nenhum em turismo de praia, bares, ficar de papo pro ar, etc.
The air bnb thing pisses me off too. You dont really NEED to stay in a whole house when you are traveling, i feel like hotels or camping is fine. I appreciate this video.
Not true as a traveler with 4people having kitchen, laundry and room to relax is important. Hotels are overpriced mostly. Europeans have been traveling like that for 100 years, renting a flat. This is no new “capitalism “ thing like socialist want everyone to believe. If you don’t like tourism try living without it! Portugal, Spain and Italy would be bankrupt AGAIN
@@UnstoppablestrengtH82 well, my comment didn't imply it was my house, did it ? What is it with people and their nothing comments. I was just sharing my opinion that wanting a whole house to stay in for your trip doesn't seem worth it if the industry pushes locals out.
Too be honest Professor, I buy made in Portugal bed linen. Why? I know the Portuguese people are sincere about the quality like the price they have in their dishes. The other reason the authenticity of the material and too bring a piece of Portugal made piece into my place
I don’t think most of us buy Portuguese bed linen but thanks, unfortunately our country competes on price that’s why we continue poor for eu standards 😂 our “popular” dish brand is “vista alegre” is expensive for most of us aswell most probably have supermarkets tableware😂 Those type of brands most to international customers. Thanks.
Never ruled by Spain they tried to rule but were unsuccessful sent a few families to spy on the Portuguese and send back gossip to the Monarchy. They were run out of Portugal after the Iberian union ended.
Love your channel. Trying to decide where to go next year, was in Greece with my dtr in June, but I planning it myself was time consuming, I would do it all over again!
I've been watching these type of videos for sometime and I'm really happy to see that most foreigners that come to Portugal really like it. I'm just sad to see a country with so much potential being ruined by completely corrupt politics. As a Portuguese I'm really proud of my country but really ashamed by the situation we're in right now.
If you do any of these things here in Portugal, you're def going to get something that can range from the stare of disapproval to the hour-long rant. On point video
Not all of us XD It's perfectly normal to point out that That was a very long time ago. It does not reflect in any way over us today, and if anything, the fact that "we" let all that power go away is more telling than anything else! We can appreciate history, sure, but there isn't anything to be proud over, we need to chill a bit ^^"
I was in Portugal a few years ago but when I was there I stayed in a nice hotel in downtown Lisbon and it was very "affordable". Point being, don't feel like you have to save some money by staying in an airbnb if you're going to stay in downtown Lisbon.
Portuguese refused to live in the center of Lisbon for about 50 years and sold all houses for cheap. Most were extremely small, falling apart, and no space to park right in front of the door like all Portuguese love. Alojamento local (air bnb) came, refurbished all the houses, merged a load of small houses to make then a big bigger, made them look nice, and only after them starting to look nice in social media, some people that did not want to live there, now cry that they are too expensive. They were available for extremely cheap and we chose not to want them. It's the same in every town center. People move to the suburbs for more confort and newer houses, and then moan when the old ones get refurbished. They could have refurbish them themselves, but that would required effort. Now it's too late. Just like we say, não vale a pena chorar sobre o leite derramado
A story I always remember. We add a few colleagues from Canada in our office and one day we received new cell phones. One colleague add the phone still in box and another one came by and opened the box to see is phone. A Canadian said, you never do that in Canada, you can be a dead guy for less than that 😂 And at the end of the day we were all colleagues, friends and that gesture of opening the box was something very natural...
Good points. My wife and I retired in smalk town central portugal 6 years ago. Wonderful country and wonderful people. Very true about the difference between "cheap" and " affordable"
You forget to mention that the amount of tourists stoping everywhere in groups on the small sidewalks in Lisbon is really annoying, cause for a local like me many times it's just difficult to walk in the street.
Please don't stop completely oblivious and occupy the whole sidewalk (they're not usually very wide) while you`re checking something over your phone or when you're in line to buy a pastel de nata (they are overrated, believe me, there are so much better portuguese pastries), it is a very annoying attitude, specially for us people that have to live and work in major cities in Portugal and have to constantly dodge from people around either because we're in a hurry or simply we can't just pass.
@mackika Overseas Pastel de nata aren’t at all the same especially from grocery shops. Belém and others are so good best when warm, Portuguese Pastry in general is delicious.
Thank you for this nice video and insight to Portugal's history and culture. And Wolter.... thank you about being more critical nowadays about AirBnB, taking away the spaces for the locals. I remember somer years ago you always advertised AirBnB, something I never liked so much on your videos. But now I am very happy that you changed your mind, and it gives me greater pleasure to watch your videos.
With approximately 300 million speakers, Portuguese is the 5th most spoken language in the world, the 3rd most spoken in the Western Hemisphere and the most spoken in the Southern Hemisphere of the planet. That shows the importance of our great History anf why we are so proud!
The only thing I don´t like, is that I haven´t been there more! Portugal has always been nice to me! TAP airline is excellent as well. Long story, but I was flying back to Brazil, via Lisbon from London, and someone died on the flight. After an emergency landing in Spain, we lost the connection to Rio, and had to spend a night in Lisbon, but TAP handled it all well, and sensitively.
Professor I had too delete my prior comment about the housing market. Let me rephrase this buying a retirement home, or vacation home in Portugal you more than likely going too get a better chance at value. Especially the historical buildings buying a piece of unique history that's a bonus itself.
Just respect us, behave please and enjoy the sun sea and culture and you will be fine, and yes this is P O R T U G A L our land and the place we live and love and work .apart from these rules relax and enjoy ............YES WE ARE PROUD of our country and so what ???
Sharing food in Portugal is kinda normal, we have a "costume" called vaquinha (little cow) where everyone asks for a plate and all share with everyone, like a sharing table😂 don't know where the name comes from though
When you complain about something, you have an option to go there or not...if you go there, it is out of choice and if you complain, then it will be rude, since you're the guest. There isnt any need for you to complain, since you're going to experience the nice things, a luxury that the locals don't always get to do because of thier busy lives. The locals can complain because they live there, they seen it all, know it all and know what to complain about. They have a reason to...you don't. You have a choice, they don't (well they do, but it is much harder).
Spain wanted its independence from Portugal, in 1475 Queen Joana of Portugal was about to unify Castile under Portugal and they gave Portugal Hegemony of the Atlantic Ocean after they suffered in the battle of Toro to Portugal. That was their choice, they could have unified with Portugal but instead chose Isabella of Castile.
Well iam Portuguese if you say messy is better than ronaldo so what is ok, argentina them self is mess dont cry fo me argentina god bless i like argentina
Hi Mark... with you there I have a TH-cam channel and made a comment about something negative about the "Portuguese" and boy did I get grief in the comments. If you are ever in the Algarve, get in touch would love to do a Collab with you. Cheers mate love your channel!!!😍😍😍
I usually prefer Airbnb because they are usually run by a local instead of giving money to Hilton or Marriott. But i do understand how they can effect the local housing market. I just won't mention it 😅
@@extsaojose It never was, Portugal is almost 300 years older than Spain. Hispania is one thing, and Spain is another. You Castilians should never have given the name Spain to your country, for that reason the entire Peninsula would have to be united, you should have chosen another name.
@paulocorreia7942 Country of Spain is like Germany changed their name to ‘Europe’ and starts conquering everyone then Portugal somehow kicks it butt till it gave up.
You failed some, but that’s ok, you all love to come to Portugal anyway. We love to have you here. About Pasteis de Nata. Belém is not the best place, but I’ll keep the secret to me. 😂
I'm Portuguese and I live abroad. This stuff annoys me abroad also. Asking if I speak Spanish (I do but stop assuming)... And when people tell me they were visiting Portugal and then go on to say some very tourist trap thingy... Oh well
As a Brazilian living in Portugal for many years now: yeah, depending on where you are, the Brazilian accent might get you in trouble with the Portuguese lol I adapted pretty quickly, but I know some people have trouble learning the local accent. And as for the Airbnbs, the damage they've done to rent is so much worse than most people think, especially in Lisbon and Porto, where more than 20% of the apartments available for rent in some neighborhoods are just... Airbnbs. It's absurd to think somewhere between 1/3 and 1/6 of each neighborhood is devoted to short-term tourist-y rentals, and how many people had to move out due to that, and that it's a country-wide issue. People are rightfully pissed about it.
Unfortunately the mass uncontrolled influx of Brazilian immigrants to Portugal has caused the locals to have some animosity towards everything brazilian, the people, the language, the culture, etc. I, as a Brazilian who lives in Portugal, feel that almost every day. I also have luxembourgish citizenship through descent, and I always prefer to show my luxembourgish passport and speak English in some situations. The treatment I get is a lot better from what I'd get if I spoke "brasileiro" and showed my brazilian passport. But that's perfectly understandable to some extent, because there are indeed a lot of brazilians who don't respect their culture, talk bad about the country and the people, and cause a lot of problems.
Irmão, como português só acho que uma grande parte dos brasileiros falam alto de mais. Ex. eu moro no 3º andar e oiço os vizinhos do 1º a falar entre si. Se algum dia gritarem... o prédio vem abaixo 😆
We weren't rule by spain, we had the same king , Philip and his sisters considered themselves portuguese, his best friend was portuguese (Prince of Eboli), his mother entourage who took care of him and his sisters was portuguese. His first wife was portuguese. Portugal's status was maintained under the first two kings under the Union, Philip II and Philip III. Both monarchs gave excellent positions to Portuguese nobles in the Spanish courts, and Portugal maintained an independent law, currency, and government. It was even proposed to move the royal capital to Lisbon. Most people don't know that the women of House of Avis educated Maximilian and Mary of Burgundy, they created the Habsburg.
When I'm traveling to "cheap" countries, I usually look at it the other way. It's not that Portugal is cheap, it's that the US is ridiculously expensive. It's not fair to say someone's country is cheap when their earning potential is low, but they can commiserate when you give them examples of how expensive things are back home.
Professor what makes me a great traveler I adapt too the countries cultures and yes the people of that particular country I enjoy different cultures and their way of living. The bonus comes with the archeological sites, historical buildings. I always proclaim America can learn from different countries meaning their system of government. It just won't happen why? America is too close minded for other countries system of government.
1095 - Establishment of the County of Portus Cale: The region that would become Portugal was initially part of the Kingdom of Galicia, which itself was part of the larger Kingdom of León. In 1095, King Alfonso VI of León and Castile granted the County of Portugal to Henry of Burgundy as a fiefdom in reward for his military services against the Moors. 1139 - Proclamation of the Kingdom of Portugal: Afonso Henriques, the son of Henry of Burgundy, declared himself King of Portugal after his victory at the Battle of Ourique. This was a significant step towards full independence, though it was not yet formally recognized by other Christian kingdoms. 1143 - Treaty of Zamora: This treaty marked a key diplomatic step in the recognition of Portugal as a kingdom. It was agreed upon by Afonso Henriques and Alfonso VII of León and Castile, where Afonso Henriques was recognized as King of Portugal, though formal recognition by the Pope came later. 1179 - Papal Recognition: Pope Alexander III issued the papal bull "Manifestis Probatum," which officially recognized Afonso I as King of Portugal, solidifying the kingdom's independence from León. 1249 - Conquest of the Algarve: Portugal completed its Reconquista with the conquest of the Algarve, the southernmost region of modern Portugal, from the Moors. This expansion to the south consolidated Portugal's territorial borders. 1255 - Lisbon Becomes the Capital: Lisbon, a significant and strategic port city, was chosen as the capital of Portugal, enhancing the kingdom's political and economic stature. The Portuguese people, well into the late Middle Ages, saw themselves as Spaniards (not modern-day Spanish people from Spain)but of Hispania named after the Roman province of Hispania (Iberia)and part of the Pan-Iberian peoples. In fact, the concept of borders between Galicia and Northern Portugal is a very recent occurrence. Even well into the 20th century, the inhabitants of those regions saw themselves as the same people. And historically they were, even in the Pre-Roman era, always have been and always will be. Stop getting blinded by the pointless nationalism taught in schools. Every Portuguese national hero is also a Spanish national hero, and vice versa
I have encountered several Portuguese who proclaim that they can easily understand Spanish speakers (but not vice-versa). They are also proud to be better English speakers than their Iberian neighbours as well
No one ia allowed to say anything bad about Portugal. Unless you're Portuguese, then it becomes mandatory. 🤣
Although I'm a big portion Portuguese, I'm several generations in America and am not familiar with the Portuguese traditions and customs, I still feel this. That said, eu estou tentando aprender falar Português. Quero visitar Lisboa.
@@darkchia00 You're just american
@@TheAtomoh Yup. That's why I said I was several generations in America and wasn't familiar with Portuguese traditions and customs. Wasn't denying it or trying to claim otherwise.
I think that works in every country
@@darkchia00Since you're trying to learn it, suggestion: don't use the gerund, "tentando" that's brazilian. Portuguese don't speak like that :)
Portugal was never Spanish. We just had the same king but were two different kingdoms.
There was no Spain back then, there was no unified country / kingdom /state named Spain at the time of the Iberian Union, people don't know the term "personal union" means that every kingdom was INDEPENDENT, including the kingdom of Portugal, the only thing they shared was the king.
Filipe was also half Portuguese by his mother side.
@@dronesrus1784 Obsessively I used Spain to be better understood!
@@nzalmeida Yes, I know, I was just expanding on the topic my friend.
@@dronesrus1784 💪
@@dronesrus1784 yes there already was a spain at the time in the XVI century
The fact that so many people think that portuguese speak spanish gives you an idea how the world is, culturally.
yeah no doubt, and that left me wondering what they think what language Brazilian people speak -.-
@@Ap3naS Most North Americans have never heard the word Portugal and those who know that Portugal is a country think it is in South America or the Caribbean.
We do understand Spanish most of the time and a lot of people are even able to speak it but we just don't like to unless you are Spanish. Any other country we prefer English. Or French which older people usually know. Or Chinese. You get the idea.
Europeans love to point out how "Americans are ignorant", but the amount of French, Italian, and Germans I've interacted with who think we speak Spanish is astounding.
@@brainwheeze6328 Just like the world thinks that Austria and Germany are the same thing, but it's not!
Forget about Portugal belonging to Spain, as Portugal is older than Spain. When Portugal was founded, there was no Spain.
Португалия се консолидира през средата на 12 век, а Испания три века по-късно.
If you want to belive so! Condado Portucalense was part of the Kingdom of Galicia.
@@manunoia1647 As the name says, Condado means County. And it NEVER belonged to Galiza. It belonged to the Kingdom of Leão (Leon). The mother of our first King was D. Teresa de Leão. The County ended in 1143 with the Zamora Treaty, after the army from D. Afonso Henriques defeated Dona Teresa's army, from the Kingdom of Leão.
@@manunoia1647 Even if it was true, it's not kingdom of "spain"
@@manunoia1647 But that time they belonged to the kingdom of Leon, that used old portuguese and leonese (not castilian) as vernacular language. So, no Spain.
I'm a Brit and absolutely adore Portugal. There is something about the Portuguese culture and people that attracts me hugely. I've managed to learn a bit of the language so am able to communicate to some degree with the people. I often think if you are a visitor to someone else's country the least you can do is try and speak in the native tongue. My experience is even if you get it wrong it is appreciated as it shows respect for your hosts.
Portugal is England's oldest ally. We have been friends for over 600 years and helped them get rid of the Spanish!
Unfortunately the Brits in the Algarve air their entitlement very loudly
It’s amazing that Portugal teach English in schools as an option would be amazing if England could push the same with Portuguese.
@@Leontemplar-yt6ff
Many Portuguese people speak better English than some English people. The problem is because English is so widely spoken around the world that unfortunately it has made the British lazy when it comes to learning new languages. As I said above, I think being able to talk to people in their own language in their country shows respect to them and they appreciate the effort. I'll never forget the first time I had quite a basic conversation in Portuguese in Lisbon I felt exilrated that I had been understood and was able to understand the replies.
@philbell5774 100% Agreed, not only does it feel great when you nail it, it’s also great for optics people think of you as intelligent to be able to speak & understand multiple languages.
You forgot a big one - saying that Messi is better than Ronaldo. 😂
@@markcunningham9887 Nah, many of us would agree with that statement.
@pedrogoncalves2827 due to all the connections of ‘refalona’, Qatars corruption and FIFAs corruption, I don’t agree.
@@markcunningham9887 mentioning ronaldo is pretty annoying on its own actually 🤣
@@CHN-yh3uv Yes, mentioning Ronaldo and assuming we all think Ronaldo is the best is pretty annoying.
Nah, we don't care about that.
Tram 28 is public transport...it is not a ride at an amusement park for tourists. I live on the 28 line and I see many people who cannot get on (elderly, children, etc.) because tourists are on the "amusement park ride." NOTE to tourists....take the red tourist tram...be respectful to people who need to get to work, school, etc.
When you visit London or Paris you use public transport, not just the red buses, why don't you fight the real problem ? BAD TRANSPORTS and few compositions going arround
@@virtualworldsbyloff The real issue here is the the tram is not being used for "traditional" transport. It is being used for sightseeing, mostly due to youtube videos giving everyone "tips" on what to do in other people's countries, that is why tram 28 is always full of tourists but not any of the other ones.
Same with the 500 bus line in Porto. It causes traffic everyday because of the lines of tourists buying tickets. And i see most of them trying to buy a 2€ ticket with 50€ bills.
Same with transtejo boats on rush hour. It makes no sense. When I was abroad I always avoided it.
4:46 He's talking about how to annoy the Portuguese and then proceeds to use a Brazilian accent
@@patachungus verdade 😂. Preferem aprender português no modo fácil 😂
Don't care. A north american making an attempt at our language is good enough for me.
Só uma pequena grande correcção, Portugal nunca pertenceu a Espanha, apenas teve o mesmo Rei por 3 vezes, Filipe 2 de Espanha primeiro de portugal, Felipe 3, segundo de Portugal e Filipe 4 de espanha, terceiro de Portugal.
Portugal wasn't technically ruled by Spain, it was ruled during a brief period by the same crown but was nevertheless a separate kingdom.
Portugal was never ruled by Spain, although Spain had plans on turning Portugal into a province. We can all clearly see how successful the Spanish were in achieving that goal.
@@afaria6173 It was ruled by the same king, that legally had the right to claim the Portuguese throne after king Sebastião's death, through his mother Isabela of Portugal.
I mean, there was no Spanish kingdom at that time. Filipe II just happened to be king of a massive number of kingdoms, and had Portugal as one of those for a while. No actual Spanish kingdom until the 1700s.
As a Portuguese I’m allways talk bad stuffs about my country but every time I take a airplane ✈️ something in my mind change and starting to be the best country in the world and I say to everyone to come visit us one day 🤷🏻♂️
As a Portuguese, despite knowing the importance of the money that tourism brings into our country, I cant help but think that this massification of tourism is terrible for us locals. I will be moving to Lisbon in a couple of months to study, and my biggest struggle so far has been to find an apartment or room to rent due to low availability and high prices. Meanwhile, everytime I set foot in Baixa I get to see a group of entitled American brats my age leaving their beautiful Alojamento Local to get some dinner talking loudly about how cheap Portugal is. Its simply not fair.
things are 'cheap' until the credit-card bill comes in. then the 'entitlement' evaporates.
It's cheap because a meal costs about $15 in the US so anything below that is a good price
Tourism saved your country. When in school try to learn free markets not socialism. Portugal benefited from Airbnb’s and locals got wealthy.
Portuguese people charge in the market not tourists, maybe they are the problem
@tomdemeo2708 tourism didn't save our country... don't be ridiculous
@@lxportugal9343
What economics brought back Portugal Italy Spain and Greece in 2000’s besides loans from EU ( Germany)?
Why did the government open visas to wealthy countries? And now complains about them and ending the program
I like to show them photos of my Hyundai Kona and then keep telling them what a great looking Kona it is. That always makes them smile
Yeah, Hyundai had to change that model's name to Kauai specifically to the portuguese market due to the meaning of the original name.
There's a company in Belgium named Cona. Yes, that's how it's spelled.
And a bank in Holland named Rabo. Yes, that's how it's spelled.
@@mffmoniz2948 - I know but in the case of the dutch bank, we always see it written as Rabobank and that doesn't have the same "effect" as the word "rabo" alone. 🙂
You should rent a house in Coina and say that you park your Kona in Coina!😅
@@lino222 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The majority of the younger tourists visiting Lisbon and Porto bring nothing but noise and mess to the locals unfortunately… please don’t treat Portugal as a stag do we are more then that… forgot to add - please also take into account the housing crisis stituation for us Portuguese
@@ABC28797 as an American I’ve never been to Portugal or Iberia altogether, but I’d love to visit Portugal. I would learn some Portuguese, stay in hostels, and would spend most my time visiting historical places and monuments. That’s tolerable right?
@@TheTwitch1000
Yes.
@@marcioamaral7511 obrigado. I apologize for anglophone tourists. They don’t cherish what they’re seeing for the historical or cultural value. They mostly only seem to care about consuming and getting pictures for facebook or instagram
Obrigado. I wish anglophone tourists cared more about history and culture than they did consumption and partying. All I can do is try and set a good example
the prefrontal cortex doesn't mature until the mid-to-late 20s. until then we're idiots. after that, we're... mature idiots.
I'm Portuguese and don't let anyone take a bite off my food. 😡
You're like Joey "Friends Tv Show) 😂
Ele deve estar a referir-se quando se pede petiscos para a mesa ou assim
Então não es tuga, um tuga prova diz que é bom e da aos outros para provar
@@T.O.l.904 oferecer a provar é diferente de botar as mãos na comida dos outros à toa
When visiting a city like Porto, where the streets are narrow, respect the Basic rules: do not stop in the Middle to look at your phone, map or take pictures. Do not cross the streets like your counting steps nor with the red light for pedestrians. It is anoying for those who work and live there. Thank you
i second this. I dont mind tourists. just don't block me when im going to or getting home from work. be mindful that not everybody there is a tourist and that we have our own lives
as someone from Coimbra, one of the worst things is when turists point at students in uniform and shout "Harry Potter!" or try to take pictures of them without consent
@@beatrizveiga4481 Se tas na rua não é ilegal, mas incomum ya pode ser chato
you do know the harry potter costumes were inspired in portuguese university uniforms right? In the same way that the bookstore is located in Porto
@@nunosilva187 Ok but no need to harass students because of it...
A maioria só usa para isso mesmo,não sei do que tas a reclamar
Excelent takes, for the most part.
Some notes: 1. The term "upset" is a bit strong for the way we react to the things you mentioned (...except misunderstanding our language as being Spanish. At a young age, I travelled Europe using Interail, with a couple of friends. One of them was all Peace&Love, live-and-let-live. We stayed at a hostel in Stockholm where he had a top bunk opposite to an Austrian guy, on a lower bunk. We started some small talk and, at one point, the Austriam fella asks if we speak Spanish. My friend fly-jumped from his bunk and, for a moment, I tought he was going to physically hurt the poor guy, such was the fury.) Usually, we're more sad or disapointed than actually upset, in the circumstances you mentioned.
2. We do love our food and are a bit ignorant when we say it is better than other cuisines. However, what is objectivly indisputable is that we're one of the few countries with a huge products base, where the food varies radically from one area to the others, something which is even more noteworthy, given the small geographic size of the country. You can eat diferent in Trás-os-Montes than you would in Minho, both different from what you could eat in Alentejo, which, in turn, would be different from...you get the gist of it.
I just adore the Portuguese people! tão amáveis❣️
Just back from vacation in Portugal. All I can say is wow!! The food, the people, the architecture, the scenery - all incredible! And the rich history! I’m from Philadelphia, considered the “birthplace of the USA” but Portugal is over a thousand years old - and they display their history and pride so beautifully. Can’t wait to visit again. Thank you, Portugal!!
For the bazilian accent thing, it isn't a superiority complex necessarily, it's just a bit of a vent about how *portuguese* from *Portugal* has been getting drowned out at the world level by the brazilian accent, likely due to how numerous brazilian population is.
I visited Portugal two years ago and have been wanted to return as soon as I could. I stayed in Porto for a week and Lisboa for a week. It was very exciting and the food was extraordinary in taste. I am allergic to fish but that didn’t stop me. To be honest, I lost seven pounds because of the walking everywhere, which was a plus. I can’t wait to return in June 2025!😊
You'll be most welcome.
Did you have a bad reaction when you ate fish? Genuinely curious here, because I always heard fish and seafood allergies can have very serious consequences.
@@jpnihil5868 I have been allergic to fish all my life and if there is any fish products in my food, my throat will swell and I have to have use benzodiazepines to counteract the affects. Otherwise the seafood is excellent!
As a Portuguese you did a fantastic job in summarizing the main things. This is a mandatory video for anyone that wants to visit our country ❤🇵🇹
Portugal ruled half of the world with Spain, and we got the best part 😅 Portugal has almost 1000 years of history and is the 5th most used language in the world! 💪 we like tourists, just don't buy all our houses nor come all at the same time by the millions 🫶✌️🇵🇹
You just proved this video
@@david-stewart ahah! I reckon that. The thing is that despite all history, 85% of tourists continue oblivious to this!
Ruling over other people should never be a source of pride.
@futboldevotion6259 we never really ruled half of the world
We ruled half of the oceons... and we are proud of it, because we like fish
@@futboldevotion6259 do you feel better now? You missed the point..that's not the reason why portuguese are a proud people!
Personally what annoys me the most is when foreigners who want to live here and move here don't make the slightest effort to learn our language, they're spoiled by the fact that "most people here know some English so why bother?" For me that's unacceptable, it shows that you couldn't care less about the country and the culture you're in and it's the quickest way to get me to only speak with you in Portuguese to force you to learn the language if you want help or to be able to communicate. Consider knowing English a bonus to help people out occasionally IF they deserve it, but it's very disrespectful to take that for granted and indirectly imply that it is us who now need to speak a second language to pander to you when YOU'RE the one moving into OUR country. If you want to live here, then learn our language, simple as. I only speak in English towards tourists who are here temporarily (ofc I wouldn't demand someone learn the language if they're not gonna be here permanently) and people who I can see have made an effort to at the very least learn some words and basic sentences, you don't have to be fluent but just making an effort already goes a long way and shows that you care. And don't tell me those types of entitled people don't exist, my mother is a social worker and the other day an immigrant filed a complaint against her because she was going to make him a CV in Portuguese so he could start finding jobs here and he lashed out saying that whoever wants to work with him will just have to accept that they need to speak English so his CV is to be made in English, and she said she couldn't help him so sent him on his way out of her office. And most Uber/UberEats workers (especially the middle eastern ones) also do that and just say "sorry English only no Portuguese" even though some have lived here for months or even a couple years and have jobs here, I just speak to them in Portuguese and don't care if they don't understand me. Those people disgust me
Yeah, those are exactly my sentimonies!
" *whoever wants to work with him will just have to accept that they need to speak English* "
😀😀😀
If people are going somewhere for a week they are not going to learn the language. Also tourists have to endure being offered drugs in front of their children in Portugal!!
engole o orgulho, caso fores trabalhar para qualquer país só necessitas de falar inglês que as portas abrem-se, não é por não saberem a lingua materna de X país que estão automáticamente a desrespeitar a sua cultura.
@@PYC1337claro que sim, então não é? Se alguém for para a Suíça, ou para o Japão, ou para a França, ou para o Luxemburgo, é só falar inglês que eles estendem logo o tapete vermelho e fazem uma vénia para dar as boas-vindas, aliás, tanto que os emigrantes Portugueses que vivem no estrangeiro há anos ou até mesmo décadas nem sabem falar as línguas dos países onde residem, safam-se apenas com o inglês. 👍🏻
Sarcasmo à parte, nunca disse que o acto de não falarem a língua é desrespeitar a cultura, disse que o acto de quererem vir para aqui viver permanentemente e estarem-se nas tintas para a língua com uma atitude do género "ah que se lixe não quero aprender a língua, eles que falem em inglês comigo, eu estou no país deles mas eles é que têem de fazer um esforço para poderem comunicar comigo, eu sou o centro do universo." é que é uma falta de respeito e um conformismo enorme. Se eu emigrasse teria todo o prazer em aprender a língua do país para onde vou porque é das maneiras mais rápidas para me integrar na sociedade deles e sou humilde o suficiente para estar disposto a estudar e a esforçar-me para não apenas estar lá a ocupar casas mas também a ser uma parte do país e a participar nos costumes e na cultura deles.
During the so-called Iberian Union, Portugal was not "technically part of Spain" (if by "Spain" you understand a country with that name).
Portugal was one of many crowns/kingdoms that shared a common monarch, but each crown/kingdom had its own government, its own laws, its own judicial, its own taxes, and often (as was the case) its own language.
With the important difference that back then there was no democracy with an elected government, we could establish a parallel between the Iberian Union and all the monarchies whose common monarch is the British monarch (UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand).
Yeah, but that's too much for most people to be able to understand. Says a lot about the quality of tourism we get. Who cares about culture when you can have cheap food and entertainment...
Correct Spain and Portugal was Ruled over by the Austrian Hapsburg Dynasty. So Spain didn’t Rule Portugal, it was a Union under the Hapsburg. Portugal was therefore pulled into multiple wars with multiple enemies and it was being weakened on purpose for it to stay but it didn’t.
@@XofHope quando visitas um país, costumas aprender a história do mesmo desde antes da sua fundação até à atualidade?
**se nunca visitaste um país, troca "costumas" por "pretendes
@@Noah-yz7yx Costumo, pelo menos tanto qt possível. História e cultura são os meus principais interesses e a principal razão porque viajo. Não tenho interesse absolutamente nenhum em turismo de praia, bares, ficar de papo pro ar, etc.
Very spot on, from someone who is not Portuguese. Well done
Portugal looks like a really wonderful country. I enjoyed this video. 😊❤
The air bnb thing pisses me off too. You dont really NEED to stay in a whole house when you are traveling, i feel like hotels or camping is fine.
I appreciate this video.
Not true as a traveler with 4people having kitchen, laundry and room to relax is important. Hotels are overpriced mostly.
Europeans have been traveling like that for 100 years, renting a flat. This is no new “capitalism “ thing like socialist want everyone to believe. If you don’t like tourism try living without it! Portugal, Spain and Italy would be bankrupt AGAIN
В Португалия ползвах само хотели. Съчувствам на местните хора принудени заради многото туристи да търпят трудности.
Well, it's not your house. The owner can de as he pleases right
@@UnstoppablestrengtH82 well, my comment didn't imply it was my house, did it ? What is it with people and their nothing comments. I was just sharing my opinion that wanting a whole house to stay in for your trip doesn't seem worth it if the industry pushes locals out.
Too be honest Professor, I buy made in Portugal bed linen. Why? I know the Portuguese people are sincere about the quality like the price they have in their dishes. The other reason the authenticity of the material and too bring a piece of Portugal made piece into my place
Pride printed as price. I meant to say the Portuguese have pride in their dishes
I don’t think most of us buy Portuguese bed linen but thanks, unfortunately our country competes on price that’s why we continue poor for eu standards 😂 our “popular” dish brand is “vista alegre” is expensive for most of us aswell most probably have supermarkets tableware😂
Those type of brands most to international customers.
Thanks.
Portugal was never part of spain. We just shared the same king.
you can talk bad about our government as you please most people will agree including me a 20yo portuguese dude
Portuguese people: "We were ruled by Spain for 60 years and it still gives us nightmares!". Irish people: 🙄
Never ruled by Spain they tried to rule but were unsuccessful sent a few families to spy on the Portuguese and send back gossip to the Monarchy. They were run out of Portugal after the Iberian union ended.
Love your channel. Trying to decide where to go next year, was in Greece with my dtr in June, but I planning it myself was time consuming, I would do it all over again!
I've been watching these type of videos for sometime and I'm really happy to see that most foreigners that come to Portugal really like it. I'm just sad to see a country with so much potential being ruined by completely corrupt politics. As a Portuguese I'm really proud of my country but really ashamed by the situation we're in right now.
Being a tourist in general. Lisbon is overcrowded
Regarding to the food you might be a bit wrong about it. But they will make sure that your glass of wine is always fully loaded. 🤣
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing these tips, one day I hope to visit Portugal
Ordering "um imperial de cerveja" in Porto. That's going to get you a good talking to. Order a fino instead
Or using "bica" for coffee...
It's "uma imperial" anyway.
@@ruipeixoto5737 what is the right word then? going in a few weeks
@@JustMe-sh8nd Café
If you do any of these things here in Portugal, you're def going to get something that can range from the stare of disapproval to the hour-long rant. On point video
Our country is 885 years old, we have a magnificent history, we were once the most powerful empire in the world, so yes... we are proud!
Not all of us XD It's perfectly normal to point out that That was a very long time ago. It does not reflect in any way over us today, and if anything, the fact that "we" let all that power go away is more telling than anything else! We can appreciate history, sure, but there isn't anything to be proud over, we need to chill a bit ^^"
@@patriciafigueiredo1788 I meant proud of our past. Not the present, of course.
@@Daniel-Mota What i mean is, if we didn't belong to the past, why be proud of it... just my opinion though
Love the food.. especially the pastel de nata.
Your accent is good. Like, obvious not a native speaker, but you really try to make the right sounds and some of them were pretty good
04:46 Saudades. Why did you pronounce it in the brazilian way and not portuguese?
Completely spot on for foreigner you have a great understanding of Portugal
Not completely, he made a big mistake saying that Portugal was technically a part of Spain for some time.
@@dronesrus1784 yeah thats true
I was in Portugal a few years ago but when I was there I stayed in a nice hotel in downtown Lisbon and it was very "affordable". Point being, don't feel like you have to save some money by staying in an airbnb if you're going to stay in downtown Lisbon.
1:10 That's any national from any nation. No one likes to hear foreigners criticising/saying bad stuff about their country, culture, language, etc.
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Hey Mark, awesome video
Portuguese refused to live in the center of Lisbon for about 50 years and sold all houses for cheap. Most were extremely small, falling apart, and no space to park right in front of the door like all Portuguese love. Alojamento local (air bnb) came, refurbished all the houses, merged a load of small houses to make then a big bigger, made them look nice, and only after them starting to look nice in social media, some people that did not want to live there, now cry that they are too expensive. They were available for extremely cheap and we chose not to want them. It's the same in every town center. People move to the suburbs for more confort and newer houses, and then moan when the old ones get refurbished. They could have refurbish them themselves, but that would required effort. Now it's too late. Just like we say, não vale a pena chorar sobre o leite derramado
Man, I’m Portuguese i want to have dinner with this fella.
Is this possible ?
Loved your video
I'm portuguese and i don't share any food even with my mom😂😂
me neither, my mother already died. 🙄
A story I always remember. We add a few colleagues from Canada in our office and one day we received new cell phones. One colleague add the phone still in box and another one came by and opened the box to see is phone. A Canadian said, you never do that in Canada, you can be a dead guy for less than that 😂
And at the end of the day we were all colleagues, friends and that gesture of opening the box was something very natural...
I think that you nailed it. Your list shows that you have done your homework.
Good to know what NOT to say when visiting this beautiful country! Thank you!
Uma análise sincera e honesta do povo português. Muito bem! Obrigado pá!
Good points. My wife and I retired in smalk town central portugal 6 years ago. Wonderful country and wonderful people. Very true about the difference between "cheap" and " affordable"
You forget to mention that the amount of tourists stoping everywhere in groups on the small sidewalks in Lisbon is really annoying, cause for a local like me many times it's just difficult to walk in the street.
Please don't stop completely oblivious and occupy the whole sidewalk (they're not usually very wide) while you`re checking something over your phone or when you're in line to buy a pastel de nata (they are overrated, believe me, there are so much better portuguese pastries), it is a very annoying attitude, specially for us people that have to live and work in major cities in Portugal and have to constantly dodge from people around either because we're in a hurry or simply we can't just pass.
@mackika Overseas Pastel de nata aren’t at all the same especially from grocery shops. Belém and others are so good best when warm, Portuguese Pastry in general is delicious.
Great video, personally as a Portuguese the brazilian accent is no problem for me
Obrigado Mark! You hit all the right spots :)
Thank you for this nice video and insight to Portugal's history and culture.
And Wolter.... thank you about being more critical nowadays about AirBnB, taking away the spaces for the locals. I remember somer years ago you always advertised AirBnB, something I never liked so much on your videos.
But now I am very happy that you changed your mind, and it gives me greater pleasure to watch your videos.
His name is Mark, not Wolter. Maybe pay attention before commenting?
@@clvrswine Mistake, but it does not change my point. His channel is called "Wolter's World" by the way. He does not call it "Mark's World".
Very good, 😂. Nice picture of us.
Portugal was never Spanish. We had the same king for a while. Also Portugal was a nation well before Spain existed, so we never came from Spain.
With approximately 300 million speakers, Portuguese is the 5th most spoken language in the world, the 3rd most spoken in the Western Hemisphere and the most spoken in the Southern Hemisphere of the planet. That shows the importance of our great History anf why we are so proud!
Great tips, thank you! 🌎
The only thing I don´t like, is that I haven´t been there more! Portugal has always been nice to me! TAP airline is excellent as well. Long story, but I was flying back to Brazil, via Lisbon from London, and someone died on the flight. After an emergency landing in Spain, we lost the connection to Rio, and had to spend a night in Lisbon, but TAP handled it all well, and sensitively.
Congratulations you really have grasped a lot of Portuguese perceptions 😊
Professor I had too delete my prior comment about the housing market. Let me rephrase this buying a retirement home, or vacation home in Portugal you more than likely going too get a better chance at value. Especially the historical buildings buying a piece of unique history that's a bonus itself.
Just respect us, behave please and enjoy the sun sea and culture and you will be fine, and yes this is P O R T U G A L our land and the place we live and love and work .apart from these rules relax and enjoy ............YES WE ARE PROUD of our country and so what ???
You can talk trash about the goverment. Me as portuguese i allow it.
You were spot on! People are quite prideful around here even though we dont like to see ourselves like that 😅
I was just waiting for you to mention the Brazilian Portuguese vs. the Portugal Portuguese, but I didn't know you actually lived in Brazil. 😎
Never been to Europe but will go someday
Sharing food in Portugal is kinda normal, we have a "costume" called vaquinha (little cow) where everyone asks for a plate and all share with everyone, like a sharing table😂 don't know where the name comes from though
When you complain about something, you have an option to go there or not...if you go there, it is out of choice and if you complain, then it will be rude, since you're the guest. There isnt any need for you to complain, since you're going to experience the nice things, a luxury that the locals don't always get to do because of thier busy lives. The locals can complain because they live there, they seen it all, know it all and know what to complain about. They have a reason to...you don't. You have a choice, they don't (well they do, but it is much harder).
Spain wanted its independence from Portugal, in 1475 Queen Joana of Portugal was about to unify Castile under Portugal and they gave Portugal Hegemony of the Atlantic Ocean after they suffered in the battle of Toro to Portugal. That was their choice, they could have unified with Portugal but instead chose Isabella of Castile.
There was no Spain as a unified country back then.
Well iam Portuguese if you say messy is better than ronaldo so what is ok, argentina them self is mess dont cry fo me argentina god bless i like argentina
Hi Mark... with you there I have a TH-cam channel and made a comment about something negative about the "Portuguese" and boy did I get grief in the comments. If you are ever in the Algarve, get in touch would love to do a Collab with you. Cheers mate love your channel!!!😍😍😍
I usually prefer Airbnb because they are usually run by a local instead of giving money to Hilton or Marriott. But i do understand how they can effect the local housing market. I just won't mention it 😅
Ask them if Portugal is a part of Spain. 💀
Please do that to the people that cook and serve you food.
@@paulocorreia7942 😱
Deep inside, it still is.
@@extsaojose It never was, Portugal is almost 300 years older than Spain. Hispania is one thing, and Spain is another. You Castilians should never have given the name Spain to your country, for that reason the entire Peninsula would have to be united, you should have chosen another name.
@paulocorreia7942 Country of Spain is like Germany changed their name to ‘Europe’ and starts conquering everyone then Portugal somehow kicks it butt till it gave up.
I'm Portuguese. And I have so say.... YOU NAILED IT !! hahahaha Congrats
Other than what he said about Portugal being technically a part of Spain. That is not true!
@@dronesrus1784 Yap. That part tottally not true. We have the oldest defined border in the world. We are more not from Spain that US not from Britain.
"Only we, the portuguese, can talk bad about Portugal" (I'm guilty of that!)
This guy gets us fully!
You failed some, but that’s ok, you all love to come to Portugal anyway. We love to have you here. About Pasteis de Nata. Belém is not the best place, but I’ll keep the secret to me. 😂
as a portuguese, great video dude...10/10 :)
Even the Italians are a very proud people. 01:17
wdym "even" 😭 are we not allowed to?
thats like asking an american if they are british. there's an independence day for a reason. respect that.
I'm Portuguese and I live abroad.
This stuff annoys me abroad also. Asking if I speak Spanish (I do but stop assuming)... And when people tell me they were visiting Portugal and then go on to say some very tourist trap thingy...
Oh well
As a Brazilian living in Portugal for many years now: yeah, depending on where you are, the Brazilian accent might get you in trouble with the Portuguese lol
I adapted pretty quickly, but I know some people have trouble learning the local accent.
And as for the Airbnbs, the damage they've done to rent is so much worse than most people think, especially in Lisbon and Porto, where more than 20% of the apartments available for rent in some neighborhoods are just... Airbnbs. It's absurd to think somewhere between 1/3 and 1/6 of each neighborhood is devoted to short-term tourist-y rentals, and how many people had to move out due to that, and that it's a country-wide issue. People are rightfully pissed about it.
on point Mark, and the comments just reinforce that
Portuguese is actually the most spoken language in the southern hemisphere
Unfortunately the mass uncontrolled influx of Brazilian immigrants to Portugal has caused the locals to have some animosity towards everything brazilian, the people, the language, the culture, etc. I, as a Brazilian who lives in Portugal, feel that almost every day. I also have luxembourgish citizenship through descent, and I always prefer to show my luxembourgish passport and speak English in some situations. The treatment I get is a lot better from what I'd get if I spoke "brasileiro" and showed my brazilian passport. But that's perfectly understandable to some extent, because there are indeed a lot of brazilians who don't respect their culture, talk bad about the country and the people, and cause a lot of problems.
Irmão, como português só acho que uma grande parte dos brasileiros falam alto de mais. Ex. eu moro no 3º andar e oiço os vizinhos do 1º a falar entre si. Se algum dia gritarem... o prédio vem abaixo 😆
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We weren't rule by spain, we had the same king , Philip and his sisters considered themselves portuguese, his best friend was portuguese (Prince of Eboli), his mother entourage who took care of him and his sisters was portuguese. His first wife was portuguese. Portugal's status was maintained under the first two kings under the Union, Philip II and Philip III. Both monarchs gave excellent positions to Portuguese nobles in the Spanish courts, and Portugal maintained an independent law, currency, and government. It was even proposed to move the royal capital to Lisbon. Most people don't know that the women of House of Avis educated Maximilian and Mary of Burgundy, they created the Habsburg.
I say a TH-cam video on the great earthquake the country had and how the people rebuild their country
When I'm traveling to "cheap" countries, I usually look at it the other way. It's not that Portugal is cheap, it's that the US is ridiculously expensive. It's not fair to say someone's country is cheap when their earning potential is low, but they can commiserate when you give them examples of how expensive things are back home.
Professor what makes me a great traveler I adapt too the countries cultures and yes the people of that particular country I enjoy different cultures and their way of living. The bonus comes with the archeological sites, historical buildings. I always proclaim America can learn from different countries meaning their system of government. It just won't happen why? America is too close minded for other countries system of government.
1095 - Establishment of the County of Portus Cale: The region that would become Portugal was initially part of the Kingdom of Galicia, which itself was part of the larger Kingdom of León. In 1095, King Alfonso VI of León and Castile granted the County of Portugal to Henry of Burgundy as a fiefdom in reward for his military services against the Moors.
1139 - Proclamation of the Kingdom of Portugal: Afonso Henriques, the son of Henry of Burgundy, declared himself King of Portugal after his victory at the Battle of Ourique. This was a significant step towards full independence, though it was not yet formally recognized by other Christian kingdoms.
1143 - Treaty of Zamora: This treaty marked a key diplomatic step in the recognition of Portugal as a kingdom. It was agreed upon by Afonso Henriques and Alfonso VII of León and Castile, where Afonso Henriques was recognized as King of Portugal, though formal recognition by the Pope came later.
1179 - Papal Recognition: Pope Alexander III issued the papal bull "Manifestis Probatum," which officially recognized Afonso I as King of Portugal, solidifying the kingdom's independence from León.
1249 - Conquest of the Algarve: Portugal completed its Reconquista with the conquest of the Algarve, the southernmost region of modern Portugal, from the Moors. This expansion to the south consolidated Portugal's territorial borders.
1255 - Lisbon Becomes the Capital: Lisbon, a significant and strategic port city, was chosen as the capital of Portugal, enhancing the kingdom's political and economic stature.
The Portuguese people, well into the late Middle Ages, saw themselves as Spaniards (not modern-day Spanish people from Spain)but of Hispania named after the Roman province of Hispania (Iberia)and part of the Pan-Iberian peoples. In fact, the concept of borders between Galicia and Northern Portugal is a very recent occurrence. Even well into the 20th century, the inhabitants of those regions saw themselves as the same people. And historically they were, even in the Pre-Roman era, always have been and always will be.
Stop getting blinded by the pointless nationalism taught in schools. Every Portuguese national hero is also a Spanish national hero, and vice versa
Illness has turned our vacation plans on its head. However, we finally have it ironed out. First 3 weeks of October Portugal.
I have encountered several Portuguese who proclaim that they can easily understand Spanish speakers (but not vice-versa). They are also proud to be better English speakers than their Iberian neighbours as well
And that’s true.
As a portuguese, I'll allow foreigners to talk crap about the government.