Portugal Culture Shock for an American (Part 2)

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Since everyone like the first Culture Shock in Portugal for an American video, I decided to make a Part 2 with some of the things I missed.
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[@MSTavares]

You fucking killed me with the "I'm more afraid of the grandma on the window", though they are the best security that exists

[@itz_sampaio]

ya

[@engraciarodriguez5357]

Grandmas sure are much better than those patrol men in other countries ! I like that part!🤗

[@MSTavares]

@@engraciarodriguez5357 I agree with you

[@Sorcerer86pt]

Thy know you, your parents and grandparents. If someone is strange they will know

[@engraciarodriguez5357]

🤣🤣🤣

[@BARROSORQUIDEA]

Dave, if you want something to eat between 15H00 and 19H00, going to a restaurant is the wrong choice. After all, the employees, also need to rest and have a break between preparing food, tables, cleaning, and serving lunches and dinners. During that period of time, you go to a Café, a Bakery, or a Pastry Shop, and they will always have something for you to eat. Just don´t expect roasted lamb or grilled fish during that period for example. That meal is called "Lanche" in Portugal. It´s not equal to lunch, but more a light meal between Lunch and Dinner, since usually Portuguese have dinner between 20H00 and 21H00. I also disagree with lunch being heavier than dinner. I think both of them are quite equal, but since you are not expected to go to bed immediately after your meal, it´s ok. That´s my experience as a Portuguese, but of course, other people may have different opinions on the subject.

[@fernandorocha8835]

I was going to comment this! Totally agree 👍🏼

[@eliscorreia7864]

I agree both meals are equal, and also..... none of them is light. I think we don't even know what a light meal actually is. LOL!! I mean, in theory we know, but in practice....

[@davidgalvez5341]

Supermarket.

[@eliscorreia7864]

@安慧敏 I am just curious. What region are you from? Because I live in the North ( around Porto area) and that rule doesn't apply here.

[@TheAF01]

Exactly! I always smirk a bit when I watch that scene from Lord of the Rings when the hobbits are complaining about food "what about second breakfast? or elevenses? afternoon tea?" ... I think those hobbits were portuguese :D We do have about 5 meals, if you count the small snacks in the middle of the morning and lanche in the afternoon :D Lanche, I feel, is a very alien concept for many foreign visiting people :D

[@Janecas]

That restaurant thing I don’t understand at all and it’s not correct. You have a cafe, bakery in every corner where often you can have soup, small dishes and snacks so saying one has to prepare so you don’t find yourself in a dangerous situation is just not accurate And you are 100% right, the person you have to be most afraid is indeed the granny at the window

[@fonzhiccup]

Marisqueiras, tascas and petisqueiras are always open

[@alittleofsomething]

think bout it this way - it's way too hot in the summer to stay open.

[@hugolourenco9247]

The part about the window grandmah made me chucle. Be very, very afraid of the window grandma... she will know EVERYTHING and everyone. Their jobs, schedules, family history, juicy stories, etc. And don't you think your imune just because your new on the place. That only makes knowing about you a bigger priority. :D

[@davidkroll4360]

Portugal is the nicest country ive ever been to and ive been to many, many countries. Civilized, laid back, beautiful climate, and things work !

[@pik_santos]

As a portuguese I can tell you, depends on "things work", some things, because a lot of burocracy

[@miguelsantos7937]

civilized for now.

[@zeazevedo]

In Portugal you can find both guarded and unguarded beaches. On supervised beaches, there are signs indicating the bathing areas, which are usually the safest areas, where most people bathe and where you can find lifeguards watching more closely. On the monitored beaches there are also flags indicating the state of the sea: green flag means that you can swim, yellow flag means that you can bathe but you cannot swim and a red flag that means that you cannot bathe or swim. If there are areas with dangerous currents, they are usually also marked. Visit unsupervised beaches at your own risk. These beaches are not recommended for children or even adults who are not good swimmers.

[@naldric]

Between 15h to 19h you can use one of the hundred of coffee or pastry shops to eat something, don't make it sound like you starve... There is a coffee shop with sandwich and pastries in every street in Portugal :D

[@cre3pinhotm]

In the most of the calmest/famous beaches there is a blue flag with a wave inside. That means that the beach is clean (sometimes) and the currents aren't so harsh (they're basically the safest beaches on Portugal)

[@pereiramariana35]

you will never be too far away from a café or pastelaria to eat something, when restaurants are closed we go to cafés to eat, some will serve soup all day and other stuff like bifanas wich are closer to a meal but what we eat at those time periods in cafés is usually bread, pastries or salty pastries with some coffee and milk or juice. Also fast food and shopping malls are always serving food some 24h, and supermarkets and groceries can also be a good option if your angry and need something quick and cheap, nowadays some have an eating area and fresh hot meals

Yup, just what I thought when I saw him say that, people go to other places during that time.

[@josefranco4739]

The restaurants could be close in that time, but you have a lot of cafés and bakerys open, where you can allways buy something to eat or drink!

[@onelima1968]

The restaurants are closed but you can eat all sorts of food in snack bars and local coffes

[@Jx2408]

I rencently came across your channel, and you've really made me fall in love with my country a little bit more, it's nice to see it through someone else's eyes

[@ddias85]

Correction - Most people have dinner around 20.00. But if / when eating out, it is moved to 21.00. Mostly because we are always "fashionably late". So you book your dinner at 20.30, but most people will only at 20.45, and for sure there will be a few stragglers at 21.00 that will hold the dinner out :D

[@diogo6147]

Good job trying to pronounce Portugal in Portuguese instead of English! Just a little tip to be perfect, when we’re saying Portugal it’s like “purtugal” it’s more like a u sound instead of an o sound. If this makes sense 😅 ! Keep up the good work 👍

[@deliciouscolours]

O U deles lê-se iu

[@filipsgrand]

@@deliciouscolours Not really, they are not consistent at all

[@jackbushmate]

Good rule of thumb is saying it like "poortugal", just change the "o" sound for "oo"

[@lost_porkchop]

@@jackbushmate but pronounced like poo, not poor, because that would be the same as pore 🙄

[@marusdod3685]

poortoogahl

[@carlossaraiva8213]

With 5 Euros in Portugal you can buy a BOTTLE of really good wine in the supermarket and its quality is equivalent of a 50 dollars wine in the USA.

[@diariodaceia]

Vivi em Londres e lá é bem pior que Portugal. Portugal é lindo e eu me alimento muito bem. Restaurantes maravilhosos.

[@Superfluous.]

The greeting between men and women kissing each other on the cheek is indeed a thing here, but only between good friends or family members. In the case of friends of friends, it really depends on how comfortable people are with that sort of greeting. It's much more common the younger you are and tends to phase out the older you get to just general greetings due to... well, obvious reasons when it comes to marriages/relationships, I guess? As for anything else, unless you're good friends or family, general greetings is how you do it. Just had to sort that one up 😄 EDIT: Oh, and a very important information that even most Portuguese don't know about when going to unsupervised beaches (less frequented, less known, more remote ones): If you see areas in the water where waves literally die, as in a path from the beach into the ocean with no wave, DO NOT go into the water, even if you're a skilled swimmer and know what to do. Those are riptides and they are the main cause of death in unsupervised beaches here, as far as I know, even more so than the Portuguese man'o'war. If by the slim chances you ever get caught in one and you're calm enough to remember ever reading this, swimming parallel to the beach for a little bit is the way to go, not swimming against the current in a riptide since you'll lose every single time.

[@tinglestingles]

Our local restaurant... €7 for a litre of nice vinho tinto. Gotta love Portugal.

[@tinglestingles]

@@Boak7 I don't live in a tourist area. I pay taxes here, I'm learning your language, have many friends in the local community and give to local groups. I'm not living in The Algarve.

[@leandrog2785]

Blaming on tourists the problems caused by tourism is utter nonsense. The government has all the power it needs to take actions that reduce the negative impact of tourism and balance it with the positives. It's the job of the government to figure out how to best do that (with collaboration of the citizens). You can't expect tourists to somehow understand the negative impact of tourism in the region, and somehow figure out what they can do to mitigate that, and above all, act against their own self interest.

[@susanatinsley7136]

@@Boak7 Also that happens everywhere more and more often, in the UK and in the US especially, a lot of young people cannot afford to rent their own place or buy a house, it's not just Portugal's government that doesn't care about its people, I'm afraid that happens in a lot of so called civilised countries. And of course you can't blame tourists, why would you, they contribute to the economy, you also can't blame people for moving to Portugal and buying houses/farms or whatever, you should take that as a compliment that they love your country (my country too by the way), so just remember people, it's your government that makes things difficult for you, not tourists/immigrants.

[@anthonybutler3157]

Very perceptive video. Been here 4 years and you are spot on. As with you we agree it is an amazing welcoming country one we are happy to be here

[@fernandobatista3270]

3/4euros a glass of wine? In rural zones is 3 euros a botle (750ml)of a good wine, or cheaper if the wine is a house wine(vinho da casa).

[@Boak7]

Pois, mas se te continuares a chibar começas a pagar o mesmo que nos outros países gentrificados, em breve os preços dos restaurantes iram-se moldar a estes turistas e estrangeiros com poder de compra.

[@fernandobatista3270]

@@Boak7 sim, tens razão.

[@guilhermeteixeira7734]

I can't believe I witnessed the day portuguese were called responsible 😂😂

[@jeanlundi2141]

We are, in many aspects.

[@susanatinsley7136]

I know right 😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣

[@shustgamerXD]

We call those old ladies at the window the "portuguese cctv" and you already know why

[@milotighfield]

I'm a portuguese guy watching your videos out of curiosity and want to say you're doing great content. The höfner bass in the background was not unoticed 👍

[@amygreen2508]

Love history, castles, and beaches. Going to visit Portugal for 30th anniversary...thanks for posting. Very helpful!

[@tinglestingles]

We have vineyards within our area... Setubal - Palmela and Azeitao - excellent wine and Moscatel. Dolphins in the Sado river nearby and many, many beaches. Nothing better than a morning coffee at one of our beaches.

[@6tiafia3]

You can find food at any cafe, sandwiches or little appetizers are everywhere

[@MikeLuisCozinheiro75]

Another cool video about Portugal . Once again very polite this gentleman

[@DEML91]

Funny you mention the old grandma in the window, information between them travels faster than the internet 😂

[@ProducerTyler__]

I'll be moving to Portugal in late 2024, so these culture shock videos have been very useful.

[@DovidM]

It was explained to me in Spain that restaurants close between lunch and dinner because it would be inhuman to make people work without a break.

[@jong6477]

Since to hear your thoughts on culture shock! I have been living in Portugal for a year. I understand all of these. My wife has been here for 5 years and i have learned alot from her. Keep up with the vids! Maybe a meet up with fellowers? 😎

[@billify23455]

Great video. If you're ever in the north, check out Vila do Conde. I love it here.

[@sugar_plum_fairy]

I loved your video so much!!! Thank you for the positive feedback of my country and its culture ❤ It’s not all a “sea of roses” though 😅 , as you painted it; there are sooo many issues in so many areas . But thank you for your very positive and flattering reaction to Portugal 🇵🇹 ☺️🤗

[@TheDudeCafi]

great video! all the best!

[@miguellopes7627]

dinner at 9 is late for me, I always eat at 8, it's nicely spaced from your mid afternoon meal and gives you times to digest dinner before going to bed

[@frapiment6239]

People usually eat around 8h00 not 09h00 as he say.

[@miguellopes7627]

@@frapiment6239 thus my confusion at hearing 9 (21h)

[@frapiment6239]

@@miguellopes7627 Yes I know! people can occasionally eat at that time because of a long day of work or going dinning out. What he say as usual don't make sense.

[@leandrog2785]

@@frapiment6239 He was probably basing himself only on observing people at restaurants. But apparently people eat later when dining out.

[@frapiment6239]

@@leandrog2785 obviously in Portugal or US. Really don't make sense but KZbin is full of instant experts!!!

[@matthewconstantine5015]

My wife & I love hitting restaurants at 7PM when we travel in Europe. It's a touch late for us to eat, but early for seemingly most Europeans, so there's rarely a crowd. It took a little getting used to, and we usually travel in the larger cities where a few options are available all the time. But I could grow to like it, I think. I certainly like the more relaxed and easy going vibe when you eat. Restaurants aren't so focused on table turnover like they are in the States, so you can take your time and enjoy the meal, especially in Portugal and Spain. And it's crazy how cheap the beer & wine is. Portugal, Italy, Belgium and others have beer that's half the price you'd pay in the US, if not less. Denmark is the only place we've been where I think the prices for beer, wine & cocktails was on par with what I'm used to. It's odd having to pay for water in most places, but you get used to that, too.

[@pedrob3953]

It depends where you go in Europe. The further north you go, the earlier meal times are. In Scandinavia dinner is at around 5 pm.

[@danatmatchvox]

Excellent analysis...thank you...what a country

[@rebeccagutierrez1960]

Dave, I like how you just walk away from the camera at the end instead of slamming the lens with the palm of your hand like a whole bunch of youtubers do. Can't wait to get to Portugal in a few more weeks.

[@miriammartins6760]

Never knew about that 2am-8am law...also, dont go to a restaurant for a snack, there are lots of bakeries and coffeeshops with light meals, cities and rural towns.

[@paulosaraiva1002]

good job Dave!one day in a social game,,i met a american,,and i was happy and i said,,that i would hug him..as a greeting,,he told me he would break my legs....i never forget it.Hugsssss,,,,dont forget to come to Boom Festival 2023

[@susanatinsley7136]

🤣🤣🤣

[@rickj4540]

Thanks Dave!

[@DarthFurball]

Bang on about the grandmas...make sure you're on their good side!

[@EgonSupreme]

Hey, for anyone from the US or other similar places restaurant-wise: you can always find a pastry/bakery or snack-bar or tasca where you can get something to eat.

[@guilherme_castro32]

You absolutely need to talk about Francesinhas, they are delicious and I think you should mention them on another video. A meal can't be more portuguese than a Francesinha.

[@DreamCatcher201]

OMG… I HAVE NEVER NOTICED the kissing order, but yeah indeed. The first cheek to touch is the right one. Omg…. What… 😂

[@Timeisallthatmattersinlife1]

Dave, you have to go to a café to eat something between 3 pm to 7 pm, you will find a variety of food there, because we, portuguese, do eat in that time, in fact we do not have breakfast-lunch-dinner like american people. We have an eating hour between lunch and dinner that we call "lanche" where we eat a pastry, some bread or even a cake meanwhile drinking some juice or tea. You can mix up whenever you will like and eat it, although do not eat too much otherwise you will not be hungry for dinner time 😂😆 As for greetings, if you mistake the side you might be in an awkward position because you and the other person can encounter each other meanwhile going for a kiss on the cheek. You can start by exchanging an hand shake and as time goes by you will get used to it and start doing it. Older ladies will go for the kiss on the cheek because it is a sign of respect and closeness 😉

[@brunoalexandre9101]

Grandmas on the window/balcony... as we call them, "surveillance cameras"... 😅 I had a few in my neighbourhood when I was a child. That's how my mom knew EVERYTHING me and my friends played at. Even the child crushes we had... Oh, surveillance cameras, that institution...

[@Guipc7]

6:35 GNR might be on the highway more often than you think, sometimes they have undercover (unmarked) cars and use them to catch speeders

[@ritamattos4237]

My Portugal is the Best😉💪🇵🇹💙💙

[@Phusion2]

That American know more than some Portugueses, 🇵🇹

[@fredericomartins110]

Nowadays is common to see 2 new signs at the beach during the summertime. 2 striped red and yellow flag limiting the bath area (surfers can't be between them), there's also a sign warning where's the rip current (almost always ignored)

[@Raul-vh3gq]

Restaurants are closed between 3pm and 7pm but you can always grab a Bifana, prego, panado, rissol, panado, folhado de salsicha, etc in a café

[@paladincomics]

6:00 People are responsible? Not where I live, I'm portuguese and me and my family have been complaining about us not having any laws against littering because people throw trash on streets all the time, cigarretes, tissues, bags and other packaging of snacks, cans, and other assorted trash can be found all around, people here also don't usually clean up after their pets, aside from the street animals, house pets also poop all over the place, I've seen this be an issue both in my area, and in some areas of Lisbon, even at school I often saw plenty of trash. It's good if where you live it isn't this way, but not ALL of Portugal behaves like that

[@diogorodrigues747]

Lisbon outskirts are a different world inside Portugal - the majority of the country isn't like that! 😁

[@jsilvamaintenance]

Tell Costa to stop people from third world

[@diogorodrigues747]

@@jsilvamaintenance As you say it seems that the problem is recent. It's not.

[@macarrony123]

This Just confirms that we, the portuguese, are not that bad. If it is a culture shock that we dont litter, imagine in the US

[@carlarosarioguerreiro1473]

During that period of time you go to a Café, a Bakery, or a Pastry Shop, and they will always have something for you to eat .kind like good snacks

[@user-vf2sq6pt7p]

The way you say 0:02 "Portugal" is getting more and more portuguese over time. Maybe someday you can try and give a little speech in portuguese, maybe a self presentation idk something simple. I would like to know if you re actively learning the language (reading things, watching shows, etc. maybe taking classes type of learning) or you re just passivly learning as days go by.

[@pedrob3953]

Spain is where lunch is the most important meal of the day, not Portugal. The Spanish usually eat a heavy lunch and a light supper late in the evening. In Portugal people have a reasonable meal at lunch and dinner, but not too heavy, and dine earlier than in Spain.

[@leandrog2785]

So that's why they need a siesta

[@jda974]

About the grandmas waching over you (and everything else); when I was a student I was doing interviews on museus for my thesis; i parked the car on a narrowed street, in Porto, and when I arrived i had a ticket. I went to the nearest police station and found out where the police officer was. I went to him and told him I was studying, that ticket would break me for the month.... he said: Sorry, I can't take it off and help you because we were called and it was registered the infraction.. When I arrived to the car a younger woman pointed out to the neighbour's window, screaming: ''It was her, it was her who called the police''. And there she was, the grandma by the window. Screwed me wel!

[@maranhao6288]

Diner at 5pm its crime

[@Meowmeter]

Restaurants in shopping centres are open all day, as are fast food places and cafes.

[@figueirafabi]

Hi!! You can get simple meds at supermarkets, usually at checkout, one of the checkouts as a pharmacy, usually it’s one of the ends, they have a glass cabinet and the checkout person is a pharmacist 😜 also you can go to well’s, inside Continente supermarkets.. it’s a kind of 7eleven I guess!

[@joaodasilva7065]

Dave, you can have a snack in a cafe. You make it sound like you can't get food anywhere. Cafes have snacks, sometimes small pastries or sandwiches.

[@NiniCraft]

about the kisses: Im portuguese and lived all my life (im 20) here and we do not have such rule of choosing one of the cheeks first. Until this day, sometimes it gets kinda confusing. So, just be careful when you're going to kiss, otherwise, something unexpected can happen ahahah

[@susanatinsley7136]

That's true, I've seen many people end up almost kissing on the mouth, I know it's happened to me and I'll bet it happens to many, many people, and we all just laugh it off.

[@ricardobrito5990]

Always Kiss left cheek first, also in Spain. But in France you first kiss right cheek.

[@tiagompb]

Dave, in some watched beaches in the Summer you have for sure signs that indicates everyone where strong sea currents are and people are not allowed to enter into water between those arrow signs. In these days, normally you also have a yellow flag. In the Lisbon area I see them a lot in the Caparica beaches.

[@thememeyestcat7294]

Wait, what?!!!! Dinner is at 9 here?! I lived in Portugal all my life and I always saw everyone have dinner at 8. Must be different in other regions i guess.

[@diogorodrigues747]

I can assure that in the South is quite common to have dinner at 9 P.M.

[@skurinski]

in Porto its around 9 indeed, sometimes later.

[@frapiment6239]

The normal os around 8h00.

[@leandrog2785]

I think it's normally 8 but when it's in a restaurant it's 9

[@thememeyestcat7294]

@@leandrog2785 Most restaurants open at 7 though

[@serodiob]

great work my two pence... - dinner normally starts around 7pm & 8.30pm but it can last for 45mins to a few hours - greeting kisses are only one on each cheek not two and some only kiss once on the left side

[@mahnel]

tbf the brown paper bag thing has always confused me about the US, because if people see you drinking out of a brown paper bag isn't it much more obvious you're drinking alcohol? at least if you don't have a paper bag you need to be careful of WHAT you're drinking, so you don't go around drinking vodka or something

[@ricardopereira8817]

Restaurantes close from 3pm to 7 pm because the same people will be working until 10pm and they probably started at 8 or 9 am

[@bcool9272]

You have cafés, snack-bars, pastelarias, etc. where you can eat between 15:00 and 19:00. You don't need to go to a restaurant to eat.

[@bixusmaleficus]

Some of these are repeated from the first video :( I liked the first one a lot and wanted even more things! ;) But I really enjoyed this one too. Loved the comment about the old lady next door LOL. I would love to hear about ALL the things that are different in my home country from how they are in the US. Please? ;)

[@nogirno]

Bravo ❤

[@portugasque]

I am probably coming to your video (which i enjoyed very much) a bit late but as a Portuguese-born living abroad since 2019 guy I did love your video as I always love POVs on Portugal from people who have moved there from elsewhere in the world. That said I'd only share my experience of Portugal (from 2019 and years before that and from recent trips there to spend time with my family that remained in Portugal: in my home town, restaurants opening hours are still like those described by you only in the top range restaurants and the ones catering to local inhabitants of the town itself. Elsewhere they depend more on tourists than on locals and have quite flexible lunch and dinner hours.. The other point I'll take issue (mildly) with is about drinking in public: yes it is perfectly legal (why wouldn't it be, there must be some crazy weird countries out there sorry to say so but I suspect that there are) but I don't know how it is kept by law to specific times of day or places according to those times of day. My experiences past as residing in Portugal and current ones of visiting it fairly often are that if such a law exists breaking it (in moderation) does not attract any attention from legal authorities, police forces or fellow countryfolk. I'd say attitudes towards drinking are fairly relaxed everywhere in the larger cities because it's in accordance with the zeitgeist, elsewhere because it's in accordance with the zeitgeist present and past going back several centuries.

[@ritalavado2601]

6:47 Here in Portugal, as glasses of wine are cheap, we are used to buying the bottle. It is much more worthwhile and much cheaper to buy a bottle of wine in a restaurant than ordering glasses, it is often even more expensive than the bottle because we are not aware of how much we are drinking.

[@goncalopinheiro6286]

The must funny is that 70% of the views are Portuguese people, for what I have seen so far.

[@junctionfilms6348]

Great it is so: 'cheap' but for Portuguese people, the majority, it is not really that cheap . . .

[@pauloleitao1260]

there are cafes opened all day long, in almost every street.

[@andreiamendes9116]

The Grandma in the window 😂😂😂

[@linaajuda8070]

Assim como em varios outros paises os horarios dos restaurantes sao os mesmo que em portugal

[@joaoxavier3687]

Very rarely people have work break lunch with family or friends who don't work together. And usually people don't have alcoholic drinks at lunch during weekdays. You are not observing correctly. In Portugal people are mainly decent people and certainly more free. Keep up the good work

[@_hugocipriano_]

Big Dave!

[@mec-am6295]

Comer muito à noite dificulta a digestão, pode perturbar o sono e...engorda :)

[@anadd6195]

Correction: you pretend to kiss but only give your cheek to the other person's cheek. It can be innapropriate to actually use your lips as it is usually a flirt to use your lips (unless you're family, then it's ok. Men kiss their father and grandfather, even brother, exceptionally a close friend)

[@user-zj7cw6dp8o]

First of all thank you for these videos. On another subject, sorry... But are you planning on a trip to the Azores and doing a video? Ponta Delgada (Azores, Capitol) would be a great place to go on your first Azores trip.

[@dave_onearth]

Thank you Fernando 🙏🏻 I will defintely at some point be visiting the Azores

[@pedrorenato6831]

Like some people are saying here,i do'nt kmow what he's talking about in some issues.This is the 2nd vídeo i saw from this guy talking about the beer and water prices and as a portuguese man living here since birth from 48 years,i never ever heard of a place with beer cheaper than water.That's news to me!Also people burning their trash is something i never came across.Some people in rural areas burn dry leafs and dry grass just to prevent fires but never trash.You must have strange neighbours!Anyways,that being said welcome to Portugal Dave.

[@franciscovs001]

All the things you mentioned about it being safe and no need of always having a cop over your shoulder is slowly changing due to the import of foreigners like you. Thank you!

[@sugar_plum_fairy]

Isso foi meio desnecessariamente rude..

[@xicocunha4160]

Yes it's true guys, the legal age to drink in Portugal is 18.

[@DeathcoreManiac]

Not that anyone cares about it... I started drinking at 14 buying everything from beer and sangria to vodka without any problem

[@xicocunha4160]

@@DeathcoreManiac true I started at 16.

[@junctionfilms6348]

There is the 'tradition'' but it is called: Sesta. Not so much a 'tradition' just something done sometimes

[@corars6249]

It's not a siesta time in Spain is a day break. Almost nobody use that time to sleep.

[@melxpto]

About the restaurant, just go to the one that you are familiarise... McDonald's!!!😂😅

[@porcus123]

Our police force really likes 2 things, plain cloths officers and speed radars.

[@engraciarodriguez5357]

Which are the nice friendly rural areas to live in not too far from civilization?

[@isabelmauricio6394]

Silly. There's lots of food available between restaurant opening hours. From food stores to cafes, snack bars to street vendors (usually ice cream or roast chestnuts). Also vending machines in many places.

[@nunomatos522]

Do you want to know the reason why in portugal we don't have notices everywhere, like you do in the U.S.? Because in our country we don't sue people for everything, like in your country.

[@pik_santos]

The police part. Facts, many times even in Oporto you barely seem them besides weekend nights

[@frapiment6239]

Normal dinner is at 8pm not 9pm !!!!!

[@johnandsharon5785]

We are visiting from the US for the month of March. Sharing these cultural differences is really helpful for us to understand the way things are done and to be respectful. I have to say, I find it difficult to eat dinner so late. What time do people go to sleep at night?

[@Rally1800]

That's a though one. Maybe midnight I guess? Stores (shopping malls specifically) stay open untill 11pm so people tend to stay out. Maybe less so during the winter. Edit: typical working hours here are 9 to 6 (including 1h lunch break). So between getting home and cook something people are used to eat dinner somewhere between 7 30 and 8 30.

[@johnandsharon5785]

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[@Lii__]

In my family, early night going to bed is 23h, but the norm is 00 or 00h30, as we only need to be awake at 7h

[@fernmaier6842]

I would say, 8:30 PM is the ideal time to dinner in Portugal, not too early, not too late... most people in a working day go to bed around midnight.

[@mariateresamatos2911]

As a Portuguese I say to you: don't care, the grandma doesn't do anything anymore. She just talks and then goes on to talk about someone else. Go on with your life. But, well seen. I know what you are talking about.

[@CarlosPT-hb6zb]

Well, all last governments are also transforming our country in... a big brother, with a lot of surveillance cameras everywhere combined with electronic devices (motorway's "Via Verde", Visa and ATM cards, mobile phones, etc etc) . We are now 100 % controlled also in Portugal.... It's a paradise for Police State surveillance...

[@sr2291]

Aren't there grocery stores to buy food?

[@euricocarmo1993]

3 to 7 for cleaning

[@kasforai]

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