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Portugal Culture Shock for an American (Part 2)

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Portugal Culture Shock for an American (Part 2)

Hello I’m some guy named Dave in Portugal.

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.

If you’re interested in more videos about Portugal, subscribe to this channel and follow my journey!

-Dave

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  1. 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.

  2. lol… if you go to a beach and see for yoursell that is very wavy or dangerous, do you go in anyway or use common sense? or even in a river, if i see that the water is too dark, maybe is too deep and dangerous… I think common sense isn't a Portuguese thing <3

  3. 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 😀

  4. 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. 😀

  5. 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 😀

  6. What? Bring snacks with you because restaurants are closed? Guys, don't listen to what he says. There's always something open for you to eat. Please check out the word PASTELARIA which is like a pastry shop it's always open and most close until 8 pm. Also look for coffee shops or CAFÉS that are always opened and have food. Last but not least, there is always supermarkets you can buy food.

  7. 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?

  8. Please americans stop coming to Portugal to buy house's you making the price's go up and portuguese people don't have enough money to afford a house to live thanks to you
    you should stay in your country!!!
    I hope portuguese people start to rebel agains't the americans that are tying to live here
    this is not racism
    is just common sense cause our country is a small country where u can spend your hollydays but its not for you to come and live
    get back to your country where abortion is Illegal

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