Portugal and Spain seem to be the flavor of the month in the international expat publications.
But Ive lived in Spain for over a year myself, and there is something you should know BEFORE you move to the Iberian peninsula when compared to Latin America…
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100 degrees Fahrenheit is a piece of cake. I’m from Southern California, Palm Springs and Death Valley exceed 115 degrees often, every year.
Well, there are so many enormous differences between Latin America and Europe (which have nothing to do with politics) that it's difficult to know where to start.
The climate ensures that –
1) the water is always warm whether inland or seaboard, summer or winter.
2) the sun is directly overhead twice a year, and those areas outside the tropics still have a climate well different to anything in Europe.
3) many plants, vegetables, nuts and especially fruits, not only don't grow in Europe, but some are not found anywhere else on earth.!
4) the soil is totally different (I've often worked it) – it seems to me to be much more virginal.
5) all these above conditions makes a cuisine often very different to what you'll eat in Europe.
6) so of-course, you'll find strange words you're not used to in your vocabulary, because those things simply don't exist in Europe!!
Finally, distances. Even though you may be at home with the languages, just the enormous distances between towns immediately reminds you you're no longer in Europe.
In Brasil, for example, it takes five hours to FLY from south to north, in large jets which people use like buses, often with several stopovers on the way.
Argentina and Chile? Go the same distance south and you're at the nearest towns on earth to Antarctica.!!
ecuador is dangerous
Will watch your video but why do people even consider going to Europe? Cold, boring, expensive place
The weather is the least problem here in Portugal. Try to make a living, … not easy I can tell you!
Equador deve ser bom para quem gosta de viver numa sauna!
I’m Canadian and French so holder of a EU passport and was thinking of easily moving to Spain or Portugal. However, the winters are cold in both countries and the sea water is cold all year round. High taxes, a very socialist government in Spain…nope.
I'm a bit surprised that someone wouldn't research the average weather in a country they're planning to live in.. One of the easiest things to do!!
Low quality b.s. video
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!
Portugal will tax your SS income and retirement income immediately upon you receiving a residence visa at 10% for 10 years under their NHR program. After that you ascend to Portuguese citizen rates, which is higher than that.
Also… Western Europe is cutting itself off from cheap oil and gas from Russia. De-industrialization will make these countries unpleasant places to live in the coming years…
Expats will eventually ruin Ecuador. Lets them move to Europe, Costa Rica and Mexico
How can you mention "Spain" and "Portugal" in once sentence when you speak about the weather? It's just like you say the weather in States "changes" like in Florida and Alaska it might be hot or cold. So don't move to Florida and Alaska. The couple you mentioned moved from Lisbon area and the weather in Lisbon is pretty much the same most of the year except 2-3 winter months (Feb-Apr a bit colder and overcast). Yes, there're rare heatwaves, but when you live in front of the ocean it's not an issue (like in Madrid). And it's definitely should be another reason why they came back to Ecuador. I know one family who moved from Ecuador to Portugal and back and the reason was not the weather, but current geopolitical situation.
also the euro$ dont help much
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