There are reasons NOT to move to Lisbon or Portugal. Prior to making our decision, we discussed what we wanted our daily lives to look like. Basically, we created a list of must-haves and nice-to-haves. In this video, we will discuss 5 reasons you may not want to live in Lisbon Portugal. Obviously, these reasons did not deter us from seeking residency in Portugal. However, everyone’s checklist is different; watch the video to see if any of these reasons will deter you from choosing Lisbon or Portugal.
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Your video is lovely. As a Portuguese I must say that Portugal is actually very hilly. But there are some flat places like the eastern part of Algarve and some parts of Alentejo. There, you can also be lucky and see the most wonderful stars at night in Portugal
Birds? histoplasmosis!
The hills could make this a no.
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Great content and editing!! Keep these videos coming. Y’all are the best!!
Great information in this video. I’ve heard about the diversity in Lisbon a number of times, and I just love that. Very high on my list!
Sadly, the tagging thing is mostly made by young tourists. They come and see it and… do it too.
Nationals are more into artistic graffiti. We know that because many (horrible) tags have foreign first names. We know that, and I don't mean aliases. Moreover, they don't respect doors and windows and historical tiles! Many of "our" graffiters prefer "clean" walls and respect history.
Agree 100%, moving in general is an exercise in patience, moving out of the country requires channeling every bit of adaptability, patience and grace that you can muster. Safe travels!
😊 those hills are familiar! If you need a quick meal for lunch there are restaurants with a working class clientele that serve "prato do dia" (Dish of the day), where things usually run faster while still not feeling rushed. Even what seems a normal portuguese coffee house might serve lunch meals. In many of these places you can just go to the cashier and pay instead of waiting for the check, though you usually don’t wait long.
From my experience you can buy most fresh produce that can easily last more than a week in the fridge (or even outside). It’s just a question of not buying produce that is too ripe or old. What is usually tricky is meat and fish… if you don’t have a big freezer then you need to go very regularly to the supermarket.
I think every supermarket sells sliced bread, there are even different brands and varieties! It’s just not usually sold next to fresh bread, it’s in a different aisle.
I think the reason for small refrigerators and few dryers is because energy is expensive, average Portuguese salary is low. I do plan to buy a dryer and large refrigerator when I eventually move(not planning to live in Lisbon where space is very limited). Not many homes with central heating and air but room heating and air units are a good alternative.
Yes, if people are racist, don't come… PLEASE! Different comunities aren't ghetizised (Idk it that word exists…). There isn't China Town, Italian whatever: it's possible to have neighbors from Nepal, Argentina, Brasil or India and we all get along well.
We are going through a energy crisis. I believe to hang clothes for drying it's a good idea🙂
There are single family homes in some neighborhoods in Lisbon: Ajuda, Alvalade, Belém, Restelo, Olivais.
I'm sorry if I'm being harsh, usually I put nice comments in your videos, but in this video you're criticizing pretty much everything!
European cities aren't designed as they are in the USA; we don't need to drive 50km to the next shop, so why would we have a huge refrigerator? Here food is healthy, not soaked with preservatives that trash your health… I'm sorry, but if you expect Europe to be exactly the same as the USA, apart from racism and violence, you're wrong! The differences are huge! Not to mention that you moved from a 320-ish M to a 10M people country.
I'm sorry to break this to you, but you won't have shops opened at 3 a.m. to make you a burger because you feel like it… not here, nor pretty much every place else in Europe. Here we work to live… we don't live to work. In the USA business comes first; in Europe people come first.
Why would you have dryers when you live in a country where there is sun for the most part of the year? And, of course, you can buy a dryer if you go to the shop to buy it. There are air conditioners, of course, but in the majority of the places people simply open the window if it's hot. Simpler chiper and healtier!
Great to see your smiling faces! Enjoying!
Hey guys! Short and sweet! 💯 Missing my Sunday usual 2 hour Utopia fix🤭😊 Hoping all is well and safe travels 😘❤️❤️❤️