We recently spoke to Travis about the comment he made regarding the literacy rate during Salazar's regime. He admits that he was naive to not fact-check that information himself as he trust the word of the source, which was a Portuguese guy he knows. We totally understand this mistake as it happens often in conversations in all languages where a local has a perceived authority to talk about their city, state, or country and therefore we repeat what we've heard. - Josh & Kalie

@Solrac-Siul

7 ай бұрын

Good, thing what happened with Fc porto - and no i am not fully portuguese but from the US... Ultimately i think all of this protected your kid from cognitive damage. ****That said Travis was not that far away from the actual reality and I do not know why people are taking it badly. Legally people were taught to read but the number of individuals that pursued studies beyond primarily level was limited, 4 years of school was the norm for a huge majority of people that were born until 1955 or so. There is a reasom why most people with 55 or less years of age speaks or understands english, and the ones above tend to not - since everyone around 10 or so by 1970 was being fueled in the " preparatory cycle" where french and english were taugh . Additionally the numbers regarding literacy and continuation of studies are known and public and show incrememts post 1965 - and by the time salazar was keeling over . And before anyone comes with "well you are half american what do you know", my answer is I graduated in History by the University of Lisbon, and then made a specialization that includes history of portuguese education. During a large potion of the the estado novo there was systemic and sometimes intended,or other times result of circunstances,. delay in regards social advancement,critical thinkings, autonomy of thought and so on. That had societal effects and while Portugal is by now on the tail end of that process, we can still find remnants of that in terms of reactions and behaviours .

@jackportugge5647

7 ай бұрын

After 50 years of democratic socialism and some 30 years of integration in the EU, this country doesn't get going, and some people keep blaming and demonising Salazar. He may have been a dictator and had his flaws, but made a lot to implement mandatory basic education to the whole population, and people were well taught, unlike today.

@lxportugal9343

7 ай бұрын

Despite I wrote "Where on earth people read this disinformation ?!?!?" I suspected it was a 20 years marmanjo that said 😀

@appstratum9747

7 ай бұрын

@@jackportugge5647Salazar limited education. Very deliberately. Especially in communist areas. He educated people to the extent that they wouldn't be completely useless but not enough that they would become a danger to him. Education in Portugal today is in entirely different universe to the diabolical period of dictatorship. Education in Portugal today on average is far, far, far superior to what it was during Salazar's period. That is anything but difficult. Salazar once said that "The Portuguese are stupid people and wouldn't manage without me". He was anything but interested in educating people to the extent that they didn't need him. The notion that people were well taught during that period is utterly ludicrous. It's on a par with "Hitler made sure that Jews were warm and comfortable in safe concentration camps". You live in a (very dangerous) dream world. Thank goodness Portugal had a revolution. When Salazar was talking about the Portuguese being a stupid people, presumably he was talking about people like you. Because education in Portugal today is more or less as good as most European countries or anywhere in North America. When I arrived in Portugal 30 years ago it was anything but. And having dealt with a great many Portuguese people who were educated during the period of Salazar (the better educated as well as those limited to just four years of education) I can tell you with certainty that Portugal prior to 1974 was very much a third world country. In the late 90's it was a halfway house between the third world and first world. These days it's a first world country without any doubt at all.

@jackportugge5647

7 ай бұрын

*where reads "the only reason to consider this country as third world or European" read: "the only reason to consider this country as first world or European"

I lived in Florida for 8 years and it has been a very hard experience, very difficult to make a decent living, healthcare was crazy expensive, rent triple were I was living, poor education, very difficult to buy a home, huge amount of bureaucracy specially with renovation permitting (to renovate a little bathroom a had to wait for months in order to get a permit). I had to work 80 hours a week to barely make it, cost of leaving was very high. I left the US a year ago to live in Lisbon and my quality of life improved tremendously, I’m much more happier in Portugal, of course it’s not perfect but no place in the world is.

@marklee1960

8 ай бұрын

Florida is an especially miserable state to live in, just look at the governor. It's a third world country in many respects. Had you lived in another state, MA, MD, any solid blue state, you might have chosen to remain in the U.S. Maybe. Portugal is not perfect, but it is safer and that counts for a lot. The U.S. is becoming scary dangerous and unruly.

@ExpatsEverywhere

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience. - Josh & Kalie

@hipmoma

7 ай бұрын

@@marklee1960 a solid blue state hahaha... you mean those like Cali for Illinois where you can live in a tent and the Government will pay you $700 per month so you have Netflix and Amazon access in your tent? Where you can go into any store, pack your backpack full of goods and leave and its illegal for the store manager to stop you? You mean those amazing States? Where riots run wild every single day like in DC? Or beautiful Philadelphia? Or how about Portland OR. Weed from the Government so you're half asleep and don't care anymore that you own nothing and your life goes nowhere? But I'm sure the millions of illegal immigrants from third world countries allowed to flood into the US every day will soon show up here in FL, too! Thanks to Biden! You can't find a job in FL but you can find one in Portugal? Oh I see, that makes perfect sense!!!! :) By the way, did you know Portugal is owned by the Chinese? Huawei has partnered with the University of Aveiro and Portugal's Institute of Telecommunications to open a 5G and AI laboratory at Aveiro! Portugal is a Socialist country! Freedom? Really?

As a Portuguese I totally agreed with this gentleman assessment and to my fellow Portuguese that are criticizing you need to learn how to listen other opinions and use it for you to grow! Also these people are paying taxes, investing a LOTS of money, creating companies, jobs and raising their families, despite of all faults in our country, they choose to live here and that deserves respect above all things!!! Great job Expats Everywhere ;) Bom trabalho!!

@ExpatsEverywhere

8 ай бұрын

Thanks, Ze! We appreciate it. Really nice summary too. - Josh & Kalie

@zepedro6666

8 ай бұрын

@@111aem Hi! I have to say good observations but I think there's a thin line between lack of respect and difficulty of learning one of hardest language to learn specially in adult age, the Portuguese! And I know what I mean since I'm an Algarvio de gema ;) Anyway I think he can manage to speak a few words of Portuguese in case of an emergency. About the website, well... it's a fair point I must say as it should have at least another language namely in Portuguese because after all it's a Portuguese company and we want to feel some Portuguese pride knowing they won prestigious international awards. Abraços!

@zepedro6666

8 ай бұрын

@@ExpatsEverywhereHi guys! As we use to say ... I'm here thinking on my buttons, so is it possible for you to ask Travis to put a Portuguese version on his website just to share Travis's pride with all of us Portuguese and let us walk side-by-side with him in his prestigious international awards winning and together we can make it even more successful? Thank you and beijinhos e abraços;)!

@lv3609

7 ай бұрын

As a Portuguese myself I need to tell you there is a reason those immigrants (self titled “expats”) have moved out of their own countries. It is either unworkable capitalism, step inequality, unworkable polarized society, guns violence, society on brink of full out unrest violence. Portugal face importing all those problems into its folds if the government it is not careful, we’re somewhat far from it but surely needs vigilance!! Like fishermen overfishing to fisheries extinction. Place special focus on religious groups. Portugal have Catholic traditions, but most are not participant and lean to atheism. They can fall prey to incoming new christian and to evangelicals.

@vanessathomas7841

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Ze We want to be here we want to pay our way which we do and we want it to be a fair playing field for all It’s a beautiful country it needs it to be more than an existence for too many Many countries pitch the locals against immigrants / foreigners it’s so destructive for all and no one wins But working together I seriously believe can create an even better country for everyone

I’m Portuguese living in the US, I love his excuse for not learning the language of the country he’s living in. I had to learn the language when I moved and so did my parents and siblings.

@nba6124

7 ай бұрын

É isso mesmo.

I really enjoyed listening to Travis, and this story, having personally experienced most of what he said, I can very well relate to it. I am from the UK long ago, and came to Porto after marrying in Angola, taking my wife, due my work, from Africa to Kazakhstan then later choosing Porto as a home, 33 years in several countries. Portugal is hard for some of the administrative things, but still, its safe, still with its own culture, and as everyone knows, friendly people. Most of us immigrant / Expats don't speak much Portuguese because as you mentioned we try to speak Portuguese but the locals reply and revert to English.😄 Especially in Porto and the Algarve. I will try to check out your Gin and purchase a couple of bottles. Best of luck with it.

I moved to Portugal from Mozambique. I’m good.

I understand his frustration. The thing about Portugal is that you need more time and patience to accomplish any task , but it will be accomplished. That’s the price to be on a beautiful and laid back country like yours. My French husband has already understood that.

Welcome back, guys! You opened with a bang. Good luck to Travis. He's a very resilient guy with a strong family. I wish them all the best. Can't wait to see what you have next. Good luck with those seats. 👍🏾😊

@ExpatsEverywhere

8 ай бұрын

Thanks, Mo! I guess we eased back into things with last week's video. Not that many people saw it. It didn't have as big of an appeal as we thought. So we got back to a good ole interview style video. - Josh & Kalie

@moward301

8 ай бұрын

@ExpatsEverywhere You're right, I don't think I saw it. I have all notifications for your videos on, so I'm not sure why I missed it. I'll double-check.

@ExpatsEverywhere

7 ай бұрын

@@moward301 Likely because KZread hated it. LOL

@moward301

7 ай бұрын

@ExpatsEverywhere So I looked it up,watched it, and left a review. I'm not sure why they hated it. However, it may not hurt you. That was a tremendous amount of work! So MUCH research went into that! I'm not sure how much more work your original content takes, but it may be less...mentally. Either way, you know I'm here for it! Appreciate you guys. 👍🏾😊

Great conversation guys! Lots of insights about doing business in Portugal. Thank you.

@ExpatsEverywhere

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! We were glad to have an entrepreneur on. We know it's not applicable to the masses but we know that there are a few people interested in setting up shop here. - Josh & Kalie

@micaeloliveira2727

7 ай бұрын

I'm sure you've learned that expat is a rich country word for migrants 😅😅 we're all equal in 5 years he will have citizenship and he can be apart of society decisions. It's hard to find somewhere in the world better to live than Portugal if you have the means too. Here your dollars are not king 👑 neither better to negotiate with authoritarian regimes

Unless one has a lot of money, a lot, there is no perfect place. One has to decide what is most important and then make a decision, understanding what will be sacrificed.

@NapoleonDynamyte

7 ай бұрын

Exactly!

Cold winters in Porto?!?! Winters are extremely mild there, but damp. A dehumidifier and the heat it generates is about all you need to keep your home around 16-18C.

@jetfowl

8 ай бұрын

@@skygblue6250 14-18C is perfect. 21 or above is, frankly, disgustingly hot. 18-21 is tolerable, but uncomfortable. (This is in a t-shirt and undershorts, not fully clothed, too.)

Mental note for all you expats “every employee from government entities like SEF, AT, etc. makes it’s own rules” so every time you need to go to these departments you take note of the name of the person that you talk to, another good tip is to ask the same question in different ways and always request the complaints book and write. In Portugal you need to write everything on paper although we have a lot of digital services.

@ExpatsEverywhere

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. - Josh & Kalie

@livekaos

7 ай бұрын

@@ExpatsEverywhere Maybe I can do some consulting services for immigrants that want to establish in Portugal 😂😂, I’m Portuguese but I suffer the same problems that most normal and racional people suffer with Portuguese public services. When you talk to them is as if are making you a favour for doing their job. I don’t understand, really.

Believe it or not but I felt you were talking about Germanys bureaucracy when mentioning the rule of threes and when Travis said it depends who you meet. In Germany it is so important to meet the right person as everybody has their own view or understanding on how the law works. But it is good to hear you two discussing the topic as we might end up in Portugal in the upcoming years and your podcasts brings a lot of insights into the problems that might come up. Keep up the good work.

I have a respect for Travis, he seams to be a nice working man, with a genuine interest in making a living, but as a portuguese that lives in Lisbon and see every day the sense of entitlement that a lot of ex-pats give to portuguese natives of a country that has some issues, but where people work the longest hours in Europe and are paid less, i just dont care that you guys have issues with the time of your papers, or with the plumber that makes ten times less than in Australia or America, i dont care that your avocato salad is not a michelin star quality. I just dont care. What i care about is that my son and daughter cant buy a single room apartament in my city because you drove the market so hight. What i care about is that my favorite spots in Lisbon, are now pizza joints and pseudo asian fusion serving horrible food that is served to tourist like portuguese tipical cuisine. What i care is that all the things that made you move to this country are so gentrified by you that are now ruined forever. The country is not perfect, but it was great to live in if you love it. If you are here and hate them, if you hate us and think we are lazy, stupid and uneducated people to your standards...WHEN ARE YOU LEAVING?

@ExpatsEverywhere

7 ай бұрын

Hi, the problems that you're addressing here are most likely linked to tourism rather than migration. Sure some of it has to do with migration but there aren't enough American or Australian foreign residents in Portugal to change the culture of the city like that. The numbers simply don't bear out that reality. Thanks for your input though. BTW-we don't know any of our friends here in Porto that hate Portuguese, in fact, everyone we know loves it, is trying to adapt, is actively improving their Portuguese through classes or online courses, and is enjoying local and foreign cuisines alike. - Josh

@periscope7731

7 ай бұрын

I made my first visit to “O Continente” in the first week of August, 2018 during a heatwave. Or was it the flames from hell heating up the zeitgeist? Although good for the economy, I saw too many tourists circulating around Lisbon. This capital city is quite beautiful but too busy for my comfort level, budget and retirement needs. Will Porto fit the bill instead, or should I keep looking elsewhere? By the way, I’m a single gay guy of Portuguese descent and ready to mingle! I thrive on an eclectic arts, fashion and style scene with a diverse demographic from which to draw inspiration from. I’m also a foodie and lover of wine. One could blame much of this spotlight on Portugal, and subsequent unchecked gentrification, on Madonna the pop tart’s move to Lisbon and vicinity, back in 2017. It is IMO capitalism run amok. She has since quit living in Lisbon, after publicly revealing in a Daily Mail UK online article that she feels ‘bored and lonely’ in the Portuguese city. Madonna really does seem like THE most ungrateful person on earth. I’m sure that there are plenty of Portuguese celebrities and other HWNI Lisboetas that she could have humbled herself to make the effort to befriend. She’d rather kiss Donatella Versace’s butt! 💁🏻‍♂️🌺🇧🇫

Pretty much on point, and stuff like this should be watched by anyone contemplating migrating to Portugal to set up a business or just to live like the locals do. What everyone needs to bear in mind is that, up to the early 80s of the 20th century, nearly 2/3 of the population was engaged in agriculture-related livelihoods that were closer in methods and cultural mores to the Middle Ages than to anything akin to an industrialised society. To compound the problem, Portugal’s economy was still very dependent on markets that were forced to provide raw materials and then consume finished goods at artificially inflated prices. I.e., the colonies. I could go on and on about the reasons why anyone that really starts to interact with the country finds themselves in a bit (or a lot) of a pickle if they don’t switch their mental gears to adjust to what really lies beneath the varnish of modernity in Portugal. Anyway, good luck to him and may he find whatever he is looking for but, if I were him, I would not totally give up on finding somewhere else that is equally pleasant and a bit more up to his expectations.

@lxportugal9343

8 ай бұрын

" *up to the early 80s of the 20th century, nearly 2/3 of the population was engaged in agriculture-related livelihoods that were closer in methods and cultural mores to the Middle Ages* * 80's? really ????

@Jacob-tp3sw

8 ай бұрын

@paulogarciadesousa I wonder if you have found a better alternative?

great you guys are back!

@ExpatsEverywhere

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Good to be back. This is our second video back on this channel since our month off. - Josh & Kalie

I appreciate your candid conversation regarding day to day life in Portugal, without the rose-colored glasses. I could live in the US and risk getting robbed or murdered, or live in Portugal and risk becoming apathetic. I have chosen the lesser of the evils. Staying in PT for now. 🙄

@ExpatsEverywhere

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. We knew it would kick off a firestorm in the comment section but not everything can be rainbows and butterflies. - Josh & Kalie

Good video from the perspective of the entrepreneur and the migrant. Being a RETIRED! CPA from the U.S. who advised small business entrepreneurs in the past, I truly appreciated his even-handed views of the challenges of moving his family and launching a new business. This was great! Karen and I will have to visit his establishment in Porto (only about 10 miles from our condo). Developing a somewhat Stoic view is a necessity for sanity. LOL

@ExpatsEverywhere

8 ай бұрын

Thank you. Thanks for sharing your take on the video. - Josh & Kalie

This man deserves a medal. It is true i am a Portugues living in Australia, Portugal makes everything difficult. For that reason i like it here.

@ExpatsEverywhere

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, Jose. - Josh & Kalie

@ParveenKumar-fh1zv

6 ай бұрын

Hi jose i need some information regarding moving to australia from portugal. Can you tell me on which visa you move there

So Travis is actually an emmigrant because he's putting down roots. This from Wikipedia >> Immigration is distinct from migration, as the latter does not mean that someone is moving into another country. Migrating in this case equates only to ”moving.” Immigrating on the other hand means moving into another country. Emigrate means to leave a person's region or country to settle into a foreign location.

@paulboston992

8 ай бұрын

All you foreigners are immigrants.

@D.N.A.23

8 ай бұрын

True, white people call them expats 😂😂 they dont like immigrants 😂

@ExpatsEverywhere

8 ай бұрын

There's immigrant and emigrant. There is no "emmigrant". He was saying that he's an immigrant in Portugal. - Josh & Kalie

I live in the US, I have a house in São Paulo Brazil and plan to move to Portugal. Some may consider Brazil, first world, I don’t. My litmus test for finding out if a country is not first world is….the bathrooms! In Brazil, most public sinks don’t have hot water, most bathrooms have trash can in the stalls so that after wiping your rear, you place the toilet paper in the trash can and that’s because most septic systems are…2nd world. Another indicator is electrical wiring, I see a lot of shoddy work in homes and offices buildings that make you scratch your head. If I’m wrong, please enlighten me.

@BrMg01

8 ай бұрын

I dont think anyone consider Brazil as a First World Country...sorry.

@DaveBoot-wk3bu

8 ай бұрын

Lol, I'm in Portugal and there's still a lot of that around with buildings that are about 35 years and older.

@Sagacosta

7 ай бұрын

Hi there, I am Brazilian, from Sao Paulo and I can assure you that Brazil is not a first-world country! I live in Portugal and I can tell you that Portugal, although it is a wonderful place, isn't a first-world country either, so be aware of it. Regarding the problem with the toilets... I don't like it either, but the issue is the sewage system, which is different from Europe and USA and does not cope with toilet paper. It causes serious issues for the water companies. In the wealthier parts of the cities, people travel a lot end up changing their habits too... Like myself!

I agree with most that has been said here. Born Australian, and settled in Portugal age 11 and returned to Australia when I was 42. Lived in Australia for another 11 years and decided last year to return to Porto. Things here can be very challenging and slow which I have to readapt to. I guess time will eventually fix things...

@ExpatsEverywhere

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. - Josh & Kalie

Re: “Rule of Three...... the assumption there is that people have been trained.... obviously this is far from reality. A better expectation or attitude, if you will, might look like “we’re ALL learning how things can and need to work”. The transitions that are well underway at this point that are in no way limited to the countries spoken of here in this video, it really is everywhere! We all do much better to hardwire this scope of understanding that we’re all learning together and any assumption of coming from a better situation with frustrations and attitudes that look like impatience...... really benefit from letting it go.... LETTING IT GO! To this end its easy for those who have been there to understand reevaluation, recognize whats missing or undeveloped then shift to mutual learning mode and then we=walk through situations knowing or building that situations and practices are all changing, have changed or need to change. And language learning is only part of this by the way.... learning and change revert back to be youngsters and the beneficial attitudes that go with that too. Yes, and this is where its often most difficult for any of us that know from experience that things really do work differently.... only they have Never trained anyone let alone the systems and cultures necessary in order to have it function well. I’d offer that the craft of life, business, family and living it well.... require and benefit from either more or different from what we’ve often assumed or been proud to achieve in other places and other times. Here come those nasty ego depleting words being “humility”, “patience” and “consideration for the experience and development of others, their country culture and experience that then requires development”.... what feels so often like stepping backwards to then take slower steps or the seemingly painful and unpaid experience in training others really does pay off! Its not unlike kids coming into the workforce that get beat up by bosses and managers who fully expect that everyone “Should” already know..... it just creates havoc, wastes time and certainly makes opportunity strained to say the least...... there is so much more worth exploring on the many points covered in this interview... I can also speak to seeing you guys and your efforts to address these challenges.... Please never stop..... or better said perhaps never think its not worth the consideration, management and time invested in other people... especially in this situation, being in finding that you are one who has the experience, the insights or the knowledge to transmit.... Welcome to the world of mastery (think about that word alone... its not one that indicates the work is done by any means.... and the practice involved in mastery .... did you really think you could coast? (Grin)

You should realize that Portugal is a small country with limited sources. We are facing a huge drought for several years...and since forgners moved in that value of renting, buying property, apartments,homes went up up drastically. WHY?? Because forgners are only one goal in mind which is save their money as much as they can....and careless about the impact on those who real have the legal rights...the ones who wore born and raised there. This is very , very unfair.... Spending vacation time is fine... after that please return to your home country.

@louloulapetiterenarde8573

8 ай бұрын

Totally agree. But it's not all foreigners. The other Europeans are generally very respectful of our culture. It's mainly the Americans. They want a cheap life and DICTATE how the Portuguese should live.

@zepedro6666

8 ай бұрын

Com essa mentalidade nem de férias eles cá vêm e depois é ver-vos por aí a chorar que ninguém vem aqui gastar dinheiro...por favor menos.

@tatianaschoenfield9819

8 ай бұрын

Please then call your many fellow Portuguese and tell them to leave my home country because they have only one goal in mind which is to make more money there 😂 just to be fair 😊

@lxportugal9343

8 ай бұрын

@@tatianaschoenfield9819 I don't know what is your home country but if you see a Portuguese mason and a bricklayer.... send them to me. these little ba...ds run out of the country

@marcuswiggins7472

8 ай бұрын

THERE ARE MORE PORTUGUESE IN AMERICA THAN THERE ARE AMERICANS IN PORTUGAL STOP CRYING COLONIZER@@louloulapetiterenarde8573

This is an interesting interview. I guess most expats are pampered by their companies and then when they decide to immigrate to another country they suffer all the issues that Europeans suffered when they immigrated to the Americas, to Africa or to Australia. My recommendation when you plan to move to another country you better try to make friends with some locals before you move.

@ExpatsEverywhere

7 ай бұрын

Europeans can be expats too. We met a lot while in Saudi Arabia and Singapore. - Josh & Kalie

Nice interview! I am from Brazil and have lived in many countries, including Australia, Portugal, Germany, Holland, Italy, Mexico, etc. Although I understand his frustration, I have experienced a certain level of difficulties in every single country I have lived in, even the so-called "first world". For instance, I had a wonderful experience in Sydney, and one of the worst experiences of my life in Cairns, Both in Australia, where I almost died due to a lack of professionalism at the company I worked for. 3 times! And as if that wasn't bad enough, they tried to turn me into a white slave. The same country, but two completely different experiences. As an Immigrant, you end up dealing with a whole different universe, no matter where you are! Just focus on the good stuff and keep going!

A lot of what Travis said I agree with We are having weeks & months here that is like being in a 100km/hr wind whilst on a rollercoaster and one of us is fluent speaking reading writing Portuguese & has lived & worked here before But I / we also know from personal experience an expat life which always has a time limit it is very very different to immigrating Having lived in a number of emerging markets and none where easy at all all riddled with varying levels of bureaucracy it’s tough And working for someone else and doing it yourself no matter where one lives is just not easy If it was so easy everyone would be doing it Also the pandemic turned most of our worlds upside down & shook it hard Some of us still figuring out how our new phases i life that are so different from pre pandemic are going to work & thrive Immigrating & starting a business & restoring properties are definitely not for the faint hearted Good Luck Travis you can see you are not going to let this beat you Look forward to trying the gin

Great stuff

I just heard this and thought of how it might affect or effect my plan of starting a number of internet or digital businesses in the USA and physical offices or agri-tourisum in Portugal. Question: Portugal’s Prime Minister just announced he want to stop the Non Habitual Resident program in 2024. Any thoughts on this for new people who were looking to move to Portugal under a d7 visa and then applying for NHR?

What a great interview 👏 🙌 👍💪 Congratulations on his success.

@ExpatsEverywhere

8 ай бұрын

Thank you. - Josh & Kalie

While in Porto last time, I was on the wine exclusively, but next time, I hope to find his gin. I’m not a rum person, but I love gin!

@ExpatsEverywhere

8 ай бұрын

Scoundrels Distilling Co.! It's great stuff. - Josh & Kalie

I think a good part of his problem is having been cushioned as an ex-pat where everything is organised for you to having to do things in a different language/culture by yourself.

@brigitalarsen7335

7 ай бұрын

Have you dealt with SEF yourself? Are you an immigrant in Portugal too?

@lxportugal9343

7 ай бұрын

He's probably hiring the wrong people, maybe he should bring a fixer. Just kidding 😀😁 I think it's hard what he's doing, and it's hard anywhere in the world. But I still think he has great hair, look at him at 52... he has more follicles than a kardashian

Sure go Saudi Arabia, it is a big country there. If don’t think you can’t fit in Portugal for whatever reason, because bureaucracy, because property prices going up due to Americans, Brits, Australians moving into Portugal, because any reason: Spain is nearby, Morocco is nearby, France is nearby. There is something else I would like to say. USA citizens feel entitled they can just move in Portugal, anyone trying to move to USA are barred. UK citizens feel entitled they can just move in Portugal, anyone trying to move to UK are barred, except if you’re Ukrainian, Hong Kong citizen, Indian or Pakistani. Australian citizens feel entitled they can just move in Portugal, anyone trying to move to Australia are barred. Indians feel entitled to move in Portugal. Pakistanis feel entitled to move in Portugal. Bangladeshi feel entitled to move in Portugal. Brazilian feel entitled to move in Portugal. Portugal government do need to be more watchful who they let in, and for how long.

@ExpatsEverywhere

7 ай бұрын

Barred? Where's your proof of that? Those are some big claims. - Josh & Kalie

@lv3609

7 ай бұрын

@@ExpatsEverywhere You can’t just go live there, you need visa and a lot of bureaucratic proofs. Most countries you have to be sponsored by a company. There are no Golden Visa to go retire there as far as I know. Likewise to move to Portugal you also need visa and a few bureaucratic stuff, way less than is required by USA, UK, Australia, even India. Portugal doesn’t even require you to learn Portuguese. Expecting one could just move to Portugal like this person was complaining on bureaucracy is a sense of entitlement.

I lived in OZ for 10 years and still wonder how I managed to survive over 40 degrees C in their long summers during the day aa balmy 39 C during the nights...

There is not one single country in Africa to do business and live. From USA to Argentina all countries have serious problems (like Africa) of violence and corruption. You have Europe: that apart of few countries like Portugal have heavy taxation and salaries to high to start any adventures there. I see the Portuguese Government is trying to make things easier, I feel Portugal is the country to become very popular with new emigrants that could become another Northern Ireland soon. Portugal is much better than Ireland. I was a professional Golfer and played in UK i know the places there, the weather there is terrible. Can't compare UK, Ireland and Scotland with Portugal on weather and landscaping. Portugal is a Real Paradise from North to south and Island.

If this guy is saying that Portugal has many Third World aspects he hasn't been to Eastern Europe, I would say its worse there in terms of recklessness and bureaucracy particularly in the Balkans. Portugal had an African slave population of 13% which have completely assimilated into the population, this has very much modernized their blood line according to a modern EU perspective.

I’m Portuguese and also went through American naturalization later in life. I think that a lot of what was described in this video is what millions of immigrants go through in the U.S. every day, the difference is that most Americans have never experienced it. Did you know that it can take you 7-10 years to sponsor a sibling for a residency permit in America? Pretty 3rd worldish right? Did you know that in America they will reject your entire documentation because one of your documents has “das” in your name and another one doesn’t? No questions asked, reject. Moving to a different country is not for the faint hearted and most immigrants know this. So yes, Portugal has challenges, but so does every other country on Earth. If there’s one thing to learn about the Portuguese is that we are resilient people, we have endured, in Portugal and around the world, because we can adapt, and as the oldest country in Europe, we learned that when in Rome, do as the Romans do, adapt, and you will survive. And btw, it’s never a good bet to criticize Portugal; the Portuguese can do it, but we get pretty defensive when foreigners do it. It’s in our DNA!

@appstratum9747

7 ай бұрын

As a foreigner married to a Portuguese and currently being naturalised in Portugal (and with plenty of experience of bureaucracy in the US and elsewhere) I agree with you. Particularly about the process of naturalisation. Funnily enough, compared with the UK, the naturalisation process in Portugal is pretty simple and very cheap.

@gardenia8085

7 ай бұрын

I am a naturalized citizen. I don't think 7-10 years is that bad to sponsor a sibling. I don't find this 3rd worldish at all, just my opinion also as a immigrant. My friend was able to immigrate as a registered nurse and she sponsored her sister who does not have any employment skills to use in America. It took 14 years for them. Canada is much harder and much more selective on who they allow to immigrate.

Hey J&K - have you guys done a video on the coming changes to SEF and the new agency that is supposed to assume its prior roles?

@ExpatsEverywhere

8 ай бұрын

Hi! We haven't yet. We'll probably wait until the dust settles before doing so. - Josh & Kalie

@antoniof9756

8 ай бұрын

An agency (AIMA) will take some of its tasks (regarding immigration and asylum). All other tasks (criminal investigation, border controls, documents' issuing) will be handed over to other existing (and understaffed) agencies.

Have you thought about reaching out to graft gin club in the uk? 🤔

and we live in rural central Portugal lol so believe you me compared to Porto its like night and day haha 🤣🤣

It all depends of the personal experience and the location where you are living, etc.... Nothing is perfect. Try to move to a different location in portugal... It might change your perspective!!!

Say, what?!! (13:13) During Salazar's regime, 95% of the Portuguese population couldn't read or write?! I would love to know where your interviewee got that figure from! I was born in Lisbon, in the 1950s. And while I am aware that Portugal had (seemingly) at the time a high number of semi-illiterate people, I think that statement is a flawed, gross exaggeration! The number of semi-illiterate people may have been high, indeed, (judging by Western European values, of course) but nowhere near 95%!! And that would most certainly pertain to some members of the rural population, in the most isolated of places -- not to the population as a whole in the towns and cities! Or to the socially-deprived individuals, whose family social status or inherited conditions prevented them from seeing the benefits of an education (those were significantly different times!). Or, to put it bluntly, to the individuals whose parents did not have the financial or intellectual means by which to further their children's education. It happens in every country, even today, albeit to a lesser degree! However, let's not ignore the fact that even in those days it was obligatory in Portugal for parents to enroll their school-age children into at least the primary level of education (four years, at the time). So, if someone would finish school without knowing how to read or write the fault was perhaps not with the system, not with the "regime", but with the individuals themselves. There have always been (and there still are) a number of individuals whose learning difficulties prevent them from reading or writing. And that is still the case in every country in the world today! A lot of nonsense has been written and said over the years about Portugal under Salazar's regime, mostly by people who either weren't there at the time or have a warped notion of what the country was really like in those days. Let's not ignore the reality of the decades-long campaign of vilification and disinformation that Portugal had to suffer (and still suffers, albeit to a lesser degree) at the hands of the foreign mainstream press and/or at the hands of certain individuals, even today (some people talk and write about Portugal without being able to read or write in Portuguese, therefore not knowing exactly what is happening in the deep-country other than what they can concoct through their own prejudices -- and even that at the most basic of levels), individuals who were/are only too keen on tarring the country with the bluntest of brushes at hand, in order to follow and perpetuate a certain agenda of misinformation. This is despite the fact that tens of thousands of people from all walks of life and from many different parts of the world have made Portugal their new home in recent times... So many, in fact, that some civil servants working in the townhalls in the different municipalities throughout the country have to deal with foreigners on a daily basis (many of such foreigners do not speak or understand Portuguese, yet come to the townhalls and to the SEF offices with a quasi-hostile attitude -- there was a least one case that I know of some SEF officers being physically assaulted by some low-rent migrants) may be feeling a bit overwhelmed by the experience. Thus, no wonder some may feel reluctant to be efficient and of service. I'm not saying this in relation to your interviewee's experience, but let's not forget that Portugal, as a member of the European Union, has had to implement many of the directives regarding the admission of migrants into the EU space; therefore, those perceived difficulties may not be intrinsically Portuguese, per se, but just the sad reality of a European society under siege, in more ways than one! Good interview, all the same!

@Cesar13M

7 ай бұрын

Portugal era um país pobre, com cerca de 50% da população vivendo da agricultura, com um índice de analfabetismo de mais de 75% para as mulheres e 70% para os homens, que assim se viam privados do direito de votar. A mortalidade infantil era grande. Sendo as famílias numerosas, era usual ouvir-se "tive seis filhos mas morreu-me um". fonte : infopedia.pt/apoio/artigos/$sociedade-do-estado-novo

@Alexandra-qn4xv

7 ай бұрын

E a isto resta dizer “muito bem dito”! E eles que façam a tradução 😂

yea look mate ya sick!loving it! the toilet in Portugal leaves the poop in dry land? is that true mate?

i dont know what he means by third world, services are not great in Portugal for sure, but overall its a pretty comfortable country to live in, taking in consideration the climate and culture. Then you can go to Estonia, but do you really want to? For me personally, there are other places that appeal more to me than Portugal, but i can see why so many people fall in love with the country. i will be very happy when i go back to south of France, but my personal taste by no means diminish the beauty and appeal of this country. bureaucracy is tough everywhere in the world and is getting worse every year. I can understand how for fast operating person can feel frustrated here, but i am afraid it would be the same everywhere in western europe.

@ExpatsEverywhere

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. - Josh & Kalie

is it really difficult to find a very good apartment in Porto? any advice u can give on finding an "A" energy rated apartment?

@lxportugal9343

8 ай бұрын

You said " *A* " energy rated apartment??????????????? In stockholm

@ExpatsEverywhere

8 ай бұрын

Completely new construction. Go that route. - Josh & Kalie

@pures1n

8 ай бұрын

@@ExpatsEverywhere Would you happen to have any contacts that would help w/ that? I visited Porto & Lisbon and Porto is the easy W.

@ExpatsEverywhere

8 ай бұрын

@@pures1n to rent or buy? Sure email, Kalie at info@expatseverywhere.com and she can put you in touch. - Josh & Kalie

@pures1n

8 ай бұрын

to rent for now =) kk will do thx@@ExpatsEverywhere

Just a pro tip for anyone who sees this: the days of saying “First World” and “Third World” and NOT coming across like a soulless elitist are waning fast/already gone and it sends a very specific message about the person saying it that is pretty negative I say this as someone who majored in “Third World Development Studies” before they changed the name so trust me-it’s not going to age well and it already is extremely cringeworthy Times change and so does terminology, time to do better when we learn better folks 💛

Great interview. He seemed to have put a lot of efforts in his business. I hope it works out for him. Incompetence can be frustrating.

@ExpatsEverywhere

7 ай бұрын

Thanks, Teddy. Travis is most certainly starting to see fruits of his labor. His sons seem to be pretty darn proud too. - Josh & Kalie

Watching this video makes me feel im not alone 😂😂😂

The Golden Visa has really messed things up... massive increase in property values, loss of rentals, and local folks not being able to afford living there.

@ExpatsEverywhere

8 ай бұрын

I'm not so sure there were enough golden visa transactions to effect the market over the whole. I think the real estate issue is more nuanced than that. The reality has been that more money could be made with short-term rentals vs long term rentals and you could justify paying more than you would on a property because it's not for long term living but essentially to run a business (tourism sector) that'll be higher income producing than a home on the long term market. - Josh & Kalie

RUM you must visit Madeira Island

@ExpatsEverywhere

8 ай бұрын

We'd argue that you need to try Porto's rum. After all, it's a silver medalist. How do the Madeirense rums score? - Josh & Kalie

"INVICTA", gostei do nome 😉

@ExpatsEverywhere

7 ай бұрын

We love the name too. - Josh & Kalie

The scoundrel makes excellent gin and rum and he is an affable and considerate host when you visit his distillery. Cheers.

@ExpatsEverywhere

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. - Josh & Kalie

I appreciatte what you say and understand your frustration, I'm portuguese and I've been there too many times, but you say you learned history, so get your numbers straight. What's that of 95% couldn't read or write in 1974? Comunist propaganda? Not even in 1928 when Estado Novo started was that bad and it was extremely bad. In 1960, 33,1% could'd read or write (Pordata); 1970, 25,7% (Pordata); 1981, 18,6%. In 1974, amoung children the % was around 1% (I?m not sure), so it was solved during Estado Novo. You can read the papel "Can autocracy promote literacy? evidence from a cultural alignment success story” from Jaime Reis.

Same difficulties in many a countries. Some things work easily other requirements have RED TAPE which is Government controlled which is always problematic. If in a different country then you just have to adjust to their rules and regulations. 🔔🔔🔔

@rickchandler2570

8 ай бұрын

For sure. I had to get my drivers record apostled here in Oregon and it was very much like how he was describing the SEF process. Seems like any type of government office is going to have incompetence and it’s just how it is unfortunately.

@ExpatsEverywhere

8 ай бұрын

True. - Josh & Kalie

@giiggii11

7 ай бұрын

Oh try Italy!

You have nothing but just to ACCEPT how things are in Portugal! Those that arent happy MOVE OUT!

@Alfablue227

8 ай бұрын

U know, as a Portuguese this is the kind of comment that stinks of arrogance. Yes expats need to accept the cultural differences and adapt, but we don't need to show arrogance or show them the door. Learn to be kind and not embarrass us that are not like you!

@alunjprice

7 ай бұрын

A guy who expects to country to adapt to him, it’s not a good look, the Portuguese owe him nothing.

@Alfablue227

7 ай бұрын

@@alunjprice I am not sure he expects 🇵🇹 to adapt to him. I would re watch video. It seems to me he expected Portugal to be run like a 1st world country, and it is NOT.. yet...and highways, and Via Verde's don't count.

@Kim-J312

7 ай бұрын

I bet he can't even speak Portuguese . He probably expects everyone in Portugal to speak English. If I was planning on living in country that speaks a different language, I'd learn their language #1 ! Seriously! This guy's pretty arrogant

@paulboston992

7 ай бұрын

@@Alfablue227 dont be naive please. The guy is totally arrogant, he even thought the Porto people are so stupid that they wouldnt patent the Porto brand. He thought he could just come in and sell his gin with with a Porto name cus the locals shouldn't be that smart!

Just WoW! I am Portuguese but was raised in the USA and Live in the UK and this man has said it! Portugal my dear country still has a looong way to go especially when it come to customer service. Amongst other things😅. It’s an imperfect system but we can only get better…right?🙈🤭

My wife and I moved here to Portugal last December, and some aspects of government bureaucracies like SEF, or even the local Freguesia, are still at a Third World level. It can be very frustrating but eventually things get worked out. Even navigating private healthcare administratively can sometimes feel Third World. That aside, the pluses outweigh the negatives for retirees like us on a D7 Visa. My wife and I chose to make Portugal our home, and there are tons of aspects of life here that make it very worthwhile for us. Great interview with sobering insights.

@ExpatsEverywhere

8 ай бұрын

The pluses outweighs the negatives for us too! Thanks for watching.- Josh & Kalie

@baltasarbarbosa6890

7 ай бұрын

You guys come to Portugal and most of you have no money to leave in your country a good life and then you have the guts to say portugal is a third country y dont you leave ? Ho maybe you cant afford the health insurance in your country Just saing

@ritaswider3132

7 ай бұрын

When I moved to the US at 19, things were just as hard for my family and we adjusted and learned the language. Retiring soon back to Portugal.

Countries like Portugal need investments in manufacturing, not in beverages; Alcohol and sugar kill !!!

@carlossaraiva8213

7 ай бұрын

Beverages are also manufacturing.

@AdamSahr-cj4kf

7 ай бұрын

@@carlossaraiva8213 That intended grey area in the meaning of manufacturing is exactly what governments and investors use to fool people into believing their economy is growing.

The entire world has changed given the political situation!!! No place is easy only if money is no object maybe you'll have an easier time!

Leroy Merlin is a French company that is why you got a refund or exchange

Same issues in most smaller countries. It is the reality of moving from the USA or another large developed country.

This gentleman made a living in Portugal but only has bad things to say about the country… I wish you could go back to your country

I'm Portuguese and the ever big expanding socialist government is the problem! We should shrink the government, cut 1/2 of the government jobs, use as much technology and AI as possible, reduce tax for businesses and less compliance! Just making these small changes, it would completely change the country 360 degrees! In regards to immigration, we should be picky and tough!

let me go and ask australians and usa emigrants about they experiences...😃

@ExpatsEverywhere

7 ай бұрын

Go ahead. Please, film it and post it. - Josh & Kalie

13:12 " *95% of the population couldn't read or write* " Where on earth people read this disinformation ?!?!? With all that stress he still has an amazing hair uh!

@castanheira99

8 ай бұрын

He just thinks is smart and proves to be just dumb. Most likely after that long in Portugal can't even speak portuguese

@ExpatsEverywhere

8 ай бұрын

Yes, in fact, the literacy rating improved in Portugal during the years of Salazar. At least according to statistics that we could find. - Josh & Kalie

@castanheira99

8 ай бұрын

@@ExpatsEverywhere Don't need statistics, just Falk with honest person over 40 years old and ask if he/she studied in a public school. They was all looked exactly the same and in remote vilages they had use of government home, but even judges had the right of a free use of a governmental home. If you go to UK even medical doctors today have in many places the right of lodgment for a certain amount of time for them to have the opportunity to find a home. In Portugal was all sold, rented or ... I don't know, For people with good eye can find some of those schools of the first and second republic. There is one in the valley of Santarém that I believe Almeida Garrett studied there and another one in Almancil of the first republic but a lot from the second some in use, sometimes enlarged other with some kind of association in there, others in abandone. Was at those days that was created the teachings of magistério primário and there was a school to teach professors at the end of garden da Estrela at 200 meters of Largo do Rato in Lisbon

@antoniof9756

8 ай бұрын

@@ExpatsEverywhere Shooting "95% of population couldn't read or write" without a proper time frame is wrong. That value might have been correct in the early 1900's, but even during the dictatorship everybody went to school (even though the big majority only studied for 4/6 years, to know the basics: read, write and math), and in 1970 the percentage of people able to read and write was of some 80%.

Isn’t not wrong

I 100% agree with his assessment!! I'm a high performer and Portugal was rough! So good to have realistic information about Portugal. And remember, this dynamic is also part of the healthcare system. It's not as great as everyone says! They injured me seriously.

@GutsAndGall

8 ай бұрын

PS I also had created a Rule of Three, when I was in Spain, but I increased it to Rule of Five in Portugal. It wears you down.

@veneziablau

8 ай бұрын

Indeed, Portugal is not perfect...but as someone from the United States who has had to deal with the American healthcare system on my parents behalf, the difference really is I speak English and to have to navigate bureaucracy in a language one doesn't speak is just brutal. Nevertheless, I will take navigating a foreign language over the fascism and ever increasing random gun violence of the United States any day of the week. I think Americans, existing in a mentally ill society are seriously deluded as to how poor the conditions are in which they currently exist. Even multi millionaires are not immune to the chaos.

@louloulapetiterenarde8573

8 ай бұрын

Go back to America then. You are not welcome.

@tatywork9126

8 ай бұрын

@@veneziablau when i lived in the US i had the best health care i have experienced. but it was pre obama care and i had a great health insurance.

@ExpatsEverywhere

8 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear about your injury. Thanks for the comment about the video and adding your own input. - Josh & Kalie

REmember, Leroy Merlin is a French company, not Portuguese :)

Woah!!! - A+++++ and spot-on nails it. Cue up minute 12 to 15 for anyone who wants to cut right to the chase of the reality that Portugal is = The Little Engine that could, and desperately wants to be, but isn't. To add another support example - Today I went down to the Local Police Department, because I was assaulted and the PD needed to get my "Statement of events," or my side of the story. I'm an American, I own a home here on Madeira, I walked in with my Lawyer and a PD provided Interpreter. And the Officer started grilling me. I hit the "Time-out" sign with my hands and asked what was the (Name) of the officer(?), because I come from a culture where legal matters are started with properly identifying key players names and titles before the process starts. After the officer reluctantly gave me his last name only, he then stated that all communication from this point forward would be done via paper (usually in triplicate) vs. computer, email or by phone contact. Again, I hit the time-out sign with my hands and repeated back . . . "Let me understand what you just said, the cultural way of handling this legal case will be done by 20th century pen and paper vs. 21st century cell phones and emails. Is that correct?" That's when a dark shadow came over the faces of the Police officer and Interpreter in the 90%+ humidity filled Police Station office with no Air Conditioning and everyone sat with sweat-filled faces starting the three hours long meeting. This is Portugal Folks. Blistering eroding walls with leaky roof's, uninsulated walls and all. Welcome to Portugal where nothing works and 50%+ working age people do not have a High School Diploma. When you drive the Neighborhoods, look at all the Boy Scout Band Aid fixes holding the place together. It is statistically safe in percentage crime, but scratch the surface and you'll find evidence (easy evidence) that it is not a 1st-world country. A+++++ on the "Rule of three," hanging in there before walking away stubbornness. Let me say this, unless you keep an issue (Leaky Roof/burst plumbing, etc.) hot and in front of people who are key players for a fix, YOUR ISSUE WILL DIE. 100% DOA. Fail to be your own Banner Carrier here in Portugal and your issue will die. Nodoby here follow's up. The level of Customer Service follow-up and Business drive is non-existent here.

@brigitalarsen7335

7 ай бұрын

THIS.

I'm Portuguese born 30 minutes up the river from Porto City. I know Portugal very well. I lived in South Africa for 26 years. I visited over forty countries. I lived in LA and San Diego California... Living in California is far too expensive. South Africa was nice when was white Government now is a no go country, too dangerous to live I had numerous robberies and escaped death a few times. USA is no more USA too expensive and too complicated to get things done...And too many Latinos that in the near future will make US same as South America. Most States to the south are being deeply influenced by Latinos that I noticed bringing the quality of life down . I hate the weather in Miami, give me Portugal weather any day. The weather in Portugal is great with 4 equal seasons. Comparing Portugal to other countries (over 40 countries) I know I tell you no country can match it Portugal is an absolute PARADISE. If you have money Portugal has all, if you don't the salaries are low. But learn how to take the best of it and it will be great there. My Son left Miami to Braga. My second son will go soon. They say the food and climate here is terrible. I'm a designer- creator for luxury home items for US galleries New York Texas and Miami, business is dead, nobody buys. I'm currently writing a magnificent Novel and as soon I finish it I will move to Portugal. I have intentions of enter into many adventures in Portugal soon. There are things that are excellent in Portugal, climate, excellent food, people are very warm and kind, Portugal is well centered between Europe Africa and America continent...To get your dreams working fight for your dreams there and you will be rewarded later!

You're a migrante not expact that's just a fancy word for migrants from rich countries 😅😅

Not long ago one of 4 working people in Portugal was a public servent ...and then they have to justifie their working positions so the portuguese bureaucracy has a long tradition of " creating dificulties ... to sell facilities" so they dificult your life and create a lot of problems to resolve so that way you need them the public servents to solve that... that´s why there are so many cabinets, repartions etc to employ people " to serve you" Lol....

Portugal is NOT a first-world country. Neither is Spain, Italy, Greece.... It's amusing to hear someone not aware of this.

Sounds like living in Costa Rica. I think Latin countries in general have a large bureaucracy. Add in the language difficulties and it probably ranks as the biggest minus when becoming an expat.

@anna3046

5 ай бұрын

There is no such thing as a latin country! All romance speaking countries in Europe are completely different from each other! European countries do not have much in common with South/Central American countries and African countries!

If Travis is not happy in Portugal he should go back to kangaroo outback land and explain to the indigenous population how they stole the country from them. At least in Portugal we have a history. our culture may not yet be business orientated, BUT 1) it is an ancient culture with a rich history . Our language is spoken in all 5 continents; 2) our values have remained the same for 500 years; 3) we do have a modern society as well as a rural community; 5) and this is why people from over the world are flocking to Portugal; 6) deal with it. Or leave.

@myvoice8560

8 ай бұрын

Don't take it personally..loulou. Portugal does have weaknesses, especially in dealing with government agencies. Portuguese themselves don't like the bureaucracy either. It's good to admit and realize the weakness and improve upon it. That's what we should all live for and do.

@tramagacity

8 ай бұрын

Exactly, so why is he moaning about. Just leave and shut up. Does he speak fluent Portuguese? How many languages does he speak?

@castanheira99

8 ай бұрын

@@tramagacity Should be 9 that are the number of countries he lived before but as he says didn't scored well on school, most likely just speaks english

@louloulapetiterenarde8573

8 ай бұрын

@@myvoice8560I don’t mind if other Europeans make constructive criticism about Portugal. I mind when Americans do as they believe they rule the world and are the best.

@mikeabbott8521

8 ай бұрын

I hope Portugal's values have changed in the last 500 years; Portugal was the first European power to take a major role in the the African slave trade. I hope her values have changed in the last 50 years since the fall of the New State. No country is perfect and it's not an insult when someone points out the shortcomings. And please let us know what happened to point 4).

Such an important critical interview, even though the crucial part is towards the middle. The bureacracy is crazy scary. The country is badly run, in other words. So glad to this gentleman is saying that one should have to expect it to be the way it is for ever. Clearly the way Portugual "functions" needs to change. But it seems there is not incentive to change, since it is largely socialism. The example of the large chain store that works well tells it all.

@antoniodasilva1230

8 ай бұрын

Badly run😂😂😂😂have you ever lived in New York

@trave7644

8 ай бұрын

@@antoniodasilva1230 You are mixing apples and oranges here. We are talking about bureacracy like you would never ind it in the US, and what you find in NY is nothing like what you find in Portugal. Really , you want to compare NY to Portugal?

@louloulapetiterenarde8573

8 ай бұрын

Why do they need to change ? To please foreigners ? If you are a foreigner and don't like Portugal, please leave. Mainly if you are an American looking for a cheap life.

@trave7644

8 ай бұрын

@@louloulapetiterenarde8573 not helpful!

@louloulapetiterenarde8573

8 ай бұрын

​@@trave7644 helpful for the Portuguese. It must be difficult dealing with a culture that isn't just people who were bored and left England.

95% of the population couldnt read or write in 1975? WHAT COUNTRY IS HE TALKING ABOUT?

@ExpatsEverywhere

7 ай бұрын

Yes, I thought it was a strange stat in the moment and I'm not sure where he heard it from. - Josh

Please go home

You 2 ain't from Portugal, so it's natural you can't get things done in 1 go. Also speaking the local language is fundamental if you want thing done rapidly and efficiently. You're basically noobs in Portugal, that's your problem. 😅

total bs about Portugal - mythological representation about the 'salazar regime'... the thing he does not understand is that we have an empoverished population due to the EU - the draconian regulations and the Euro monetary system - everything is organized to move capital to Germqany and Holland and the other rich countries in the EU

@carlossaraiva8213

7 ай бұрын

Its is not the EU that has inpoverished us but our governments persuing neoliberalism policies. Our governments are to blame. We ate not worse off because we sre in the EU. If we were not in the EU then by now we would be completly owned by russia or china. Get real and start putting the blame where it belings: neoliberalism by our governments begining with the Cavaco conas.

video too long...

Just because Portugal is in Europe that means its the First World Country, it's not.

@Cesar13M

7 ай бұрын

The only 1st world country in Europe is Luxembourg and Switzerland , the others are 3º world countries .

@dantredogborsa7048

7 ай бұрын

​@@Cesar13MIs Denmark a 3° world country? 😂

@Cesar13M

7 ай бұрын

@@dantredogborsa7048 Sorry i forgot Monaco , Denmark its a country ? I thought it was some village near Sweden .

@dantredogborsa7048

7 ай бұрын

@@Cesar13M 😂😂😂... now I like you. I agree, Denmark is just a sub-german village.

@Cesar13M

7 ай бұрын

@@dantredogborsa7048 Now more seriously , any country that people need social housing and have homelessness to me is a 3º world country .

arrogant and disrespectful to the country that welcomed him, doesn't speak a word of Portuguese, didn't integrate with the culture or with the people and think this country should be what he wanted it to be. Very disrespectful to call us 3rd world country, such ignorance make me lough. Burocracy is a nightmare everywhere and it gets worst if you don't speak a word of the language. For me he could pack the bottles and the medals and leave, you are not welcome here.