Haters will hate , don't mind them .

All Countries have expats there who can find no wrong with their choices.

Hey Dave you’re doing great and haters will be haters so I do like your channel.
Thank you my friend.
I have a question for you my friend if you have time to answer me?
My wife is Brazilian n I’m Macedonian but we live in USA and we are planning to come retire there in the next few years for sure by 2025 do you think will be ok like to walk me through some stuff? Like do we need anything to come there since my wife is Brazilian n my Macedonian passport is getting all EU benefits ? We plan on buying house like in 6 months after we move there?

Haters will always be haters, screw them. Personally we enjoy and value your videos keep up the great and helpful content.

Wow some people can be really rude and close minded. Pay no attention to them.
I'm portuguese but since I was a kid that I've been interested in other cultures, their similarities and differences towards my own, and some…are quite shocking. I do have a few friends from other countries (as well as family living overseas) and when we comment about our daily lives, habits and such there's always something that I find odd when comparing it to myself and to my routine. It's strange yet fascinating.
I feel entertained watching videos like yours as they give a whole different perspective of things and so far yours are the most accurate because you don't sugarcoat things like many foreigners I've seen, a job well done. Really happy that you're enjoying your life here and hope you'll stay longer. Cheers 😀👍

Oh man. I'm Portuguese and i love watching your experiences about your life in Portugal. F*ck those Haters!

As a Portuguese I love watching your videos and gain a different perspective on our everyday life! Thank you for your insight. Portuguese people can be insecure (being almost last in several EU ratings), which could explain the occasional hate comment.

Boa David! Pareces ser um gajo fixe 😉 Keep up the positive vibes! Cheers bra!

As a Portuguese I love this channel. I could learn so much with it about my country that I hadn't recognized, but it's all true. 😅

Can we see your place it looks interesting

Gosto do seu canal e normalmente assisto os seus vídeos assim que os publica. Sou portuguesa, já visitei os Estados Unidos duas vezes. Muitos parabéns pelo seu canal!

Olá Dave 👍👍

Don't listen to haters.

I’m Portuguese and I love to see your videos and point of view. Keep going ❤

You lost me with this one. I just unsubscribed. I wish you the best in the future. Please try to stay positive. It's what we need.

you are awesome, dont bother with trolls

I was quoted, I feel honoured! 😀 By the way, my comment was not a hate comment. It was just a personal observation.

Angelo Mendonca I am full blooded Portuguese living in United States for the past 50 years just the fact that you try to pronounce the Portuguese words correctly in such a short time in Portugal makes me proud to be Portuguese keep doing what you are doing and disregard the haters and this world becomes much better!

Dude, to say "Portugal" correctly you need to say it like this: PÚRTUGÁL

I actually think that you are portuguese …..I thought about this before, but now the way you said Joao ……I am 90% convinced. Any one agree with me ?

I say Portugal the same way you do. 🤷🏻‍♀️

3:10 Your pronunciation of the word/name João is on point. Very rare for a native english.

I can't believe that was seen as hate, Dave I am sorry its okay to be team Sagres i was just trying to be fun! I said a lot of good things also It was a mistake I promise and I am sorry!

Hello Dave, I love your effort to learn Portuguese, the culture and to convey properly to others. I am Portuguese and I hate haters, they do not speak the truth, your content is great and useful even for a native like me! 😁
I think we can grow for other's perspectives and in order to do so, I want to watch your videos and what you have to say.
PS: That "Portugal" is perfectly said! I am amazed how well you can pronounce it, most of foreigners have difficulties to get that accent 😉 Keep it up, I think in no time you will be able to speak Portuguese perfectly! 💪

Yes, your pronunciation is very good. You pronunced "João" better than all my English teachers that are living in Portugal for years 🤣. "Cavaquinho", "Inês", "Portugal" all the words well pronunced.
But there is a thing you can do better. Portuguese is a stress-time language, like English. So there are some syllables, unstressed syllables, that are shorten and the sound more closed. For example, when you said "cavaquinho" the "va" syllable was too open for an unstressed syllable (cavaquinho not caváquinho 😜). The same for "Por" syllable in the world "Portugal". If you read like "Purtugal" with an "u" sound (for a more closed syllable) you will look like a portuguese 🤣

This doesn't happen in the Brazilian Portuguese, that is a syllable-timed language. Brazilians usually say that we eat letters, because the unstressed syllables are shorten and they have difficulties to understand sometimes.

Hi there, this is Zariah & I suppprt you. As an American I have learned various things from your Videos & since I'm planning on moving there next year; 2023-24 it's been helpful & I added you to my Subscribed Channels because I've enjoyed your Cheerful demeanor & how you describe your Venture since you moved there. I am glad you are sharing info from your Portugal 🇵🇹 experiences, because that's what your Channel is based on, not someone else's because it is your Personal experiences & point of view in which I appreciate. So I encourage & uplift you to continue with your Videos… Thank 😊 you!

Keep it up Dave, you are doing great and we enjoy the content!

Mistakes? What?! You’re not perfect?!!! 🤣 Haters gotta hate🤷🏻‍♂️🙄 Keep up the great videos👍👏🏻✌️🤙

"why does youtube think i like your videos?", proceeds to comment on the videos, making youtube think they're interested on the videos… Just ignore the haters and keep doing what you've been doing Dave. I'm portuguese and I'm learning a lot about my country from your content

Hi @DaveinPortugal I'm portuguese and from Lisboa, I love your videos, stumbled on you channel by accident, and binged your content because it was entertaining, informative and funny. Keep up the good work, muito obrigada! 😊

Thanks for the great videos.

I'm portuguese and I enjoy your content 😊 the thing i find really important and you have the care to clarify is the difference between the city and the country side, while a great number of influencers/youtubers tend to generalize and say everything that happens is the norm.
Keep up and continue doing it 😁

It s ironic, I have an uncle who is English and has lived in Portugal for over 20 years. He doesn't know how to speak Portuguese. Dave tries to speak Portuguese is commendable

i was impressed by your flawless "Joao's" pronauciation. that's my name and i really heard like it was said by a native speaker. (from Fortaleza, Brazil)

There will always be haters anywhere 🙂 i like your videos, thats why i subscribed, but i do have a complain! we want more. lots of videos 🙂

You're ok Dave… Don't pay attention to the haters. Some of my countryman can be a bit judgemental without understanding what goes behind your work

For what it's worth, my comment wasn't meant to be negative. Quite the opposite.
It's just that non native portuguese speakers usually don't even bother to try and pronounce Portugal in a non anglicized why.
Yours is quite a good attempt and just sounds… unusual (maybe odd wasn't the right word) in a english spoken video.

He's one of the few foreigners that pronounce the name 'João' correctly

Hi. How come you have haters?
I loved your channel since the first video. It's amazing… an american living in Portugal telling about his own experiences. And you do it flawlessly and in a polite manner.
Please keep on going.
It's true that you have a little accent when you pronounce Portugal in portuguese, what makes you very truthful, because only a native can pronounce Portugal flawlessly.
Keep saying Portugal like you say and not with a english pronounce: "Portxugol".
Tenta dizer a palavra sem acentua-la em "Po". Os fluentes em lingua inglesa acentuam a maior parte das primeiras sílabas e esquecem-se de anular essa aprendizagem quando tentam pronunciar outras línguas.
Abraço
ps: como é que alguém pode odiar um tipo tão simpatico? simplesmente não pode.

3:10 AYOOO WTF DUDE MY NAME IS JOÃO AND YOU SAID JOÃO SO WELL ITS ACUALLY UNSANE DUDE

BTW all those hate comments don’t make any sense seriously. I wonder what made them do that.

2:19 This comment……. Clearly came from a boomer

Dave, you need not worry about being perceived as an influencer, you would need to be credible and not Merican. As far as thinking that this is educational, Dunning Kruger needs to be acknowledged as being your mantra. Might as well put your MAGA hat on and be all that you can be.

Im Portuguese, and i love your videos, keep going and make more videos.

Don’t pay heed to the haters Dave, your videos are always perfect and helpful. Keep up the incredible work. Love your videos ❤

Did no one realize that he said "Cavaquinho" with a perfect pronounciation of the "nh"? 2:57
It really amazed me because usually foreign people find it quite hard to get right.

"get a live" hahaha

usual Portuguese npc

I love your videos. 😊
Also full marks for pronouncing Portugal correctly.

How about best Portuguese dishes, pastries, wines, etc.?

We love you Dev keep up