10 Things That Will SHOCK You About Portugal || FOREIGN REACTS
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I guess now you know where the expression "grabbing the bull by the horns" come from
hahahahahahahahah
Hold on. I don't know how it works in the whole country (Portugal), but the bread and butter in restaurants IN THE NORTH will only be paid if you consume them. So, if the waiter brings those to the table, and you're not up to it, just don't touch them. They will get it back before serving you your order. Check ur receipts after at the end. If they mention the bread (starters) just say "I didn't touch them". Have a nice time in Portugal :D
Its like that everywhere here in Portugal, just not the north
in the north , in Lisbon? if u dont whant it send it back
@@fariacunha841 North like Porto. Braga, Guimaraes
Em lisboa e igual. So se paga as entradas se tocares nelas. Aqui o pessoal costuma so dizer que nao quer o pao e as azeitonas quando veem trazer a mesa e pronto, tudo sem problemas.
I you check Portugal in deep, you will see one of the most Beautiful countries in the world!
pay for bread and butter is better than give 15% or 25% on tip
Mesmo! Muito melhor
6:38 Portuguese here: yes, going for lunch at someone’s house might end in dinning as well.
The shocking expression was hilarious :)
é mesmo isso hahaha
There name of the guys to go face-to-face with the bull is "FORCADOS"
é a unica coisa justa na tourada, são os forcados, o resto devria ser abolido
The cost of traveling is not so expensive either inside Europe. Come you will love it!
I only see photos from Lisbon, wich is not only Portugal.
So, lets start the list:
1- You do pay for everithing you eat, in Portugal. Don't wanna pay for it, just send it back. People are paid to make bread and grow olives, why wouldn't you pay for those things? Still, it beats the percentual tip that you are obligated to pay in US, so... I don't think that the food in Portugal is too expensive for tourists. Every country in Europe pays better than Portugal and americans earn even more money. You can eat a full meal for about 15€/16$ ( bread, olives, chesse, soup, steak, fries, rice, salad, coffe, dessert and a shot of wiskey ) in many restaurants. It's quite cheap, actually...
2- The typical restaurants, with typical portuguese food, have labor schedules. The waiters, the chefs, etc ( all the staff, realy ), are payed by the hours they work. If the restaurant is open all day long, they will work much more hours, will get payed better, but the food won't be so good. Wanna eat all day long, like good americans, go to MacDonalds...
3- BullFights, or "touradas", are an ancient portuguese tradition. I, as a portuguese, don't enjoy it... but hey, to each its own. There have been some associations of animal rights trying to finish the tradition ( because of the bull's suffering ), but traditions like this one are hard to end. The "litlle elf guys" ( "forcados" ) are just a bunch of crazy guys that like to get beaten by the bull. I, personally, don't understand why would someone stand in front of a raging bull, knowing that it can go up to 2200pounds and a height of 5.10...
4- About the smoking... Portugal is a poor country, today. Back in the old days, it was a poor and uneducated country. People didn't know that smoking causes cancer, so a lot of people just smoked because... they were alone, in the wild, guarding sheeps... Nowadays, the old ones are getting more sense, while the young ones (even if they don't guard sheeps in the wild) just smoke because its "cool" ( let's see how cool they'll be in the furure, with a hole in theyre throat... ). Still, I don't think that portuguese people smokes more than french, spanish or american people...
5- I never understood the level of "quality" of the hotel rooms that some people demand... I mean, I use the room to sleep, as longe as the room has a bed and a bathroom, its clean, with no bugs and no noise, it's fine by me. I used to work in a 5 star hotel in Portugal ( www.conventodoespinheiro.com/ ), where a room can cost more than 250€/night. But it is a 5 star hotel, with pools, spa, wine experiences and all that shit. But you can book a room, outside Lisbon, in lots of hotels for less than 50€/night. It will be just a clean room, with a bed and a bathroom, for you to rest, but isn't the goal of traveling... seeing things, mountains, monuments, etc? Or people travel to sleep in hotel rooms?
6- Portuguese people value time like if it is money. We work all week ( in most cases, more than 8h/day ), so when we're not working, we like to sit down and eat or drink or both. Fast-food restaurants do exist in Portugal, and the school kids use them a lot, but most working people values the time that we spend at the table, with family or friends. I can tell you, and I shit you not, that I go to a MacDonalds 4/5 times a year, BurgerKing once a year and I never set foots in a KFC... life is for living and enjoy, not for we to pass running by it!
7- Yeah, you got that one right... we really are some of the worst drivers in the world. We are improving, people are getting more awareness and more responsibility, but still... not enough. In 2022, almost 500 people died in portuguese roads. You may think that 500 isn't that much, but we are a 10 million people country. So yeah, 500 is a lot... and, you're right again, taxi drivers are the worst. Everybody stops for you at a crosswalk but, if you're on the road, GET THE HELL OUT OF THE WAY!!!!!!!!
8- Most of the drug dealers that you find on the streets of Lisbon ( or any other big city... ), aren't portuguese. Most of them are foreigners, migrants that came to Portugal to work but now they just wonder around, doing nothing, living off the helps that the portuguese government gives them. Nothing against migrants, as long as they behave and play by the rules of the country that welcomed them.
9- You find strange to pay for bread and olives and you think hotels are expensive, but then you say Portugal is a cheap vacation site... wich one is it? Portugal is an expensive country, for portuguese people ( and not all portuguese people, we have lots of rich portuguese people that think Portugal is a cheap vacation site to ). For foreign tourists, with a much higher living standard, its cheap as hell...
10- It's called "calçada portuguesa", it's very beautifull and I don't like it one bit. It's slipery, it's dangerous and it's hard as fuck. I ride a motorcycle and I live in an acient city, where almost all the street and roads are made of "calçada". It's bad in the summer, worst in the winter. Tourists find it amusing, I find it stupid and a complete missreguard to people's integrity.
Now, an advice to all tourists coming to Portugal. Visit Lisbon, but don't stay there. Lisbon is a very beautifull city but it is also the portuguese capital and the largest city in the country. It's meant to be expensive. Porto is a lot like Lisbon, but a bit smaller. Visit Porto, but don't stay there. You can find cheaper and nicer hotels in the interior of Portugal. Stay in Braga, Guarda, Castelo Branco, Evora, Beja. The sea side of Portugal is also great, but near the capital, it will be expensive too. Try the Costa Vicentina, Porto Covo, Sines, try the Barlavento Algarvio, Monte Gordo, Vila Real Sto. António, Albufeira. Portugal is a great and cheap vacations destiny, as long that you know where to stay, what to do, where to go.
Sorry about the long chat and my english...
Excelente texto! Disse tudo, parabéns.
cant forget that in rural places some times the calçada tends to be out of place or just not there causing you to trip
the concept of time by the way this video is very old but the time here in portugal is to be lived in a relax mode no rush sit and enjoy the diiner with ur friends be in peace leave the rush rush of working hours behind
that's it
Correction: some restaurants close the kitchen between 3 and 6h. Not till 7 or 8 😊
That's his opinion. He generalizes everything
NEW YORK driving on LIE is way crazier
Walking in heels on the Portuguese sidewalk is easy for all Portuguese women.
the problm is if all people come here because of the affordable prices then the prices will increase exponetialy, the poeple will get a harder life paying those high prices with our very low wages.
all the 10 reasons are so little things that to shock you u must so so picky
Restaurant prices in the USA are much higher than in Portugal. I bet the cost of the "free stuff" will be compensated in the bill. In here the law forces restaurants to put a price on that stuff and they can't charge you if you don't eat it.
Those who don't know the portuguese law, in restaurants you only have to pay for what you order or accept if asked for. If they bring butter, bread, whatever and simply put it on the table, even if you consume it, you don't have to pay for it.
That's why many restaurants bring those "entradas" only after asking if you want it.
So, if they bring it without your approval, just say you didn't ordered it. If they say it's for free, then later check the bill. It will be something like "entradas" or "pão".
Portuguese elves! omg!😄
Yeah, come here! The USA also scares me but I've been there 3 times. I survived😂
Meanwhile, a new law constricting smoking in Portugal is on the Horizon
Interesting
an american talking about drugs is a kind of silly
Sorry but we have a lot of cheap hotels. Including budget hotels like holliday inn, Ibis, etc etc. For all american tourists they are cheap. meaning 100€ for a room for 2 people per nigth and some include breakfast. Less expensive if you look around far from city centers.
The bread and butter is only paid if you agree to keep it, and their price is not that high, but the “tapas” can be. Some of them, like the cheese and smoked ham, are amazing though. Some restaurants are known for just the entrees.
About the bread, butter, etc... At some restaurants is freee, make a part of menu.
you should came here and have some fun
you are welcome man :)))
If you think that a group of professionals grab a bull is crazy? in some cities they close the streets and release a bull and then people go around "playing" with the bull.
Things in Portugal are cheap outside the tourist areas like a small beer 20cl (7 OZ) around €1.50, but in a tourist area can be +3€.
yes we do that, and sometimes ppl dead bec of it - i know i am a female portuguese woman, and once i run from one bull
Chama-se selecao natural. Largadas sao giras de se ver de fora, mas eu nao me meto la dentro de certeza. quem se mete e se magoa ou morre, so tem o que escolheu. nao sou contra touradas, ate aprecio, mas tambem nao sou contra pessoas estupidas a terem o que merecem hehe
@@fariacunha841when was the last death because of largadas ou garreadas ? Was never one death in portugal because of that ! Prove me wrong please 😂
Todos os anos morre jente taims que ter o pé leve para brincar com os bois já para não falar que estão em pontas . Mas è bastante divertido se saberes o que fazes
Dont be afraid, we dont have weird laws 😅 You can come
When you decide to come down to Lisbon, reach out, I'll gladly show you around!
YES, the meels are very expensive in Portugal! 😮What a choc! Go to France, you eat at 7.than they close the kitchen! In Spain, bullfight are much more choking!
shocking doesn't mean is a bad thing, you can be shocked with good things because you weren'y expeting it, that's his point in a few things.
R Perro
Very old video, and very misleading.
Bread
Well.... so many mistakes in this video...
Como por exemplo?? É que eu vi o vídeo e nao vi um unico erro.
@@rodolfoperro161 🦧
if my mom says we are going out for dinner at 7, we only eating at 8 and only coming home at 2-3am lmao
mesmo😁
To the drive, it's a lie. Go to Italy. This guy does b't know the country!
I think it's better not to go out of your home! 🙄
Thanks for the objectivity on the smoking issue. And about the hotels,...what a dumb shit thing to say. We have very inexpensive hotels here. From 2 stars hotels up to 5 stars hotels. Some of our 3 stars hotels look like some 4 stars in other countries, and at prices some times as little as 50€ or 60€ / day, and some of our 4 stars are equivalent to some 5 stars as well at a much lower prices. To complement the offer, we have cheaper hostels, boarding houses, motels, RB&Bs, aparthotels as well as country houses, Cottages and Rustic Houses, up to farms and estates.
depende de onde for, se for no centro de Lisboa eles puxam os preços no verão... mas se forem para um pouco mais afastado de Lisboa, sim há coisas fantasticas, sitios belissimos e baratos.
@@fariacunha841e nem se fala no Algarve no verão 😐
Mas sim, só que tens é de ter um bom olho nos preços de vez em quando
Come. You're super welcome!
Portugal is not cheap anymore. Tourists drove the prices up.
Not everyone likes bullfighting but we respect those who do. Not all restaurants close all afternoon. I wonder if he is in Lisbon where I live. I don't think so..
i dont want to be offensive but, normaly is not the portuguese people that sell drugs, people come to here to sell xD but the indians have the best weed 😊
I am shocked by the Spaniards who kill the bull with a sword in the arena
What kind of barbarian eats dinner at 5 pm?
em Portugal mesmo é lá para as 19h30-21h30 (chegando até às 23h se for algo de família)!
There are a lot of people against bullfighting in Portugal. It's a tradition that a lot of people are trying to erase.
And there is a lot of hotels at cheap prices. Just search first
Sorry for my english lol
yes bullfighting is crazy, and not good for anyone, the animal activists are trying for many years to over that... but that is an activity that envolves lots of money (from the state)
Well ive been visiting portugal in these last 33 years , my salary is shocking to me ..
Agree. I am also visiting Portugal for the last 58 years and my salary never stopped shoking me. 😉
I just can laugh when i heard an USofA dude being "shocked" with things out of there country and forget that, back in there home land, shocks the entire world. This kind of videos are only absurd and ridiculous!
Portugal is in deed magnificent. What scares me is watching an @ass dream and like if he knew it at all.j
If you send the bread and other things away, you don't have to pay for it.
Traveling inside Europe is also cheap .
Ahah! The fake drugs.. It´s usually just paracetemol or aspirin.. If you want to come and visit u got yourself a guide! I think you'll reallly enjoy it. Just avoid the month og August if you can, it's too crowded and hot.
Thanks for the heads up
And I hope that soon we'll be ending bullfights on this country, it's a shame that we still have that...
bro, you have no idea of how many drugs are consumed in Portugal. I usually walk around the capital city smoking joints and lots of other people do it too. We have incredibly good hash for about 1Euro a gram
👀 Mate feel free to visit us whenever you'll wanna or can, we will be there for you anytime. 👊🏻
Bullfight is bullsheat...!!!
It’s spelled bullshit ( merda de touro).
have mans with more than 60 smooking 3 or 4 packs of ciggars a day...
I am Portuguese and i do not like " Bullfights" I am totally against it .
ahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!
Fyi...that stuff about people trying to sell you sun glasses and or fake drugs is prety much just in Lisboa (lisbon)
Most of the Portuguese don't like bullfights and don't smoke 😮😮😮
Mas até somos um povo que fuma muito
It was a very bad choice. The way we drive, on highways we can overdo it, in cities, we can't even think about it. Drugs? There are always people selling, just like in any city where there are a lot of tourists.
I'm not portuguese, I'm spanish, but i think that guy from the video knows nothing about the places he's trying to explain. Not the first time i saw a video from him, generalizing to much like everybody likes bullfighting or smoking...
I'm Portuguese and I don't identify with this video. It's not me. We have our way of being, but not this way. We are smokers, we like to have dinners with friends that last for hours.
Yes, ou pay for the bread, the cheese, but you can tell that you do not want this things. But if you go to US you will be shocked to pay the tip. The waiter has is own sallary, why to pay the tip?
In Portugal you only pay a tip if you want. Is voluntary. And IT'S A BIG LIE that you pay more for the bread than for the meal.
If you want a kitchen open from 10AM to 02PM, go to Mc'Donnals or any american restaurant,
Tell the people that you have lots of places to eat at any time, here in Portugal. Restaurants are made to work only at an usual meal time.
At last tell this ignorant guy that you put in the video that the percentage of smoker in Portugal is 16,8% (Statistic from The National Health Service. This means an offical information), and has been decreasing.
I went to Africa (Mozambique) and i was shocked because i don´t see people smoking. It´s awesome :)
I realy wonder why on earth would US americans come to live in Portugal...you do realialize we are a very old european country and that our culture is completly different from yours don´t you? why would anyone want to live in a completly different culture not even understanding it???
i see this video made by a guy with nothing really bad to say about portugal
In the NORTH of Portugal (original and authentic portugal ) everybody HATES bullfights
ignorancia azeiteira
Such a lie
I like your videos, but I didn't like this one. It's my opinion.
As touradas são uma vergonha, para um país dito civilizado. 😢😢
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