British Expats - likes and dislikes

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likes and dislikes

I thought it might be fun to have a thread about our likes and dislikes of living in Portugal. I will give my likes and dislikes.
Likes. Living among a laid back people in a warm dry climate.(usually warm and dry)
Dislikes. The fact that public functionaries get salaries for their ineptitude.

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Ask me when the weather is better..I'm pissed off with everything at the moment :lol:

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Originally Posted by Cleri (Post 8390918)

Ask me when the weather is better..I'm pissed off with everything at the moment :lol:

I'm surprised you haven't mentioned about your predilection for vegetables....

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Originally Posted by rugbymatt (Post 8390928)

I'm surprised you haven't mentioned about your predilection for vegetables....

The shoe put me off tbh.

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Originally Posted by Cleri (Post 8390941)

The shoe put me off tbh.

Why? I heard you like a good foot....

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Likes - the weather (normally), chicken piri-piri and good wine
Dislikes - Everything else !

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Likes; wine, people, food and the weather (but not so much at the mo')
Dislikes: wild campers, drunken expats and expensive car insurance:p

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Likes -

Weather (Most of the year ;))
Laidback attitude to life
Night-life
Young female tourists :p

Dislikes -

Awful roads
Lack of good english goods
Inability to cope with rain
Unnecessary red tape for everything

Obviously these aren't all the advantages of living here, but overall, the pros DEFINITELY outweigh the cons!! :thumbup:

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Originally Posted by agave (Post 8390907)

LIKES: Weather/climate in general, wine, lack of yob-culture, lack of gangs of drunken youths smashing bus stops, shop windows etc, lower crime rate, people (young and old) much more aware of healthy eating and living, stronger family ties, no worshipping of latest teen "celebrity," no Noel Edmunds, no Chris Moyles, no Davina Macall, no over-the-top political correctness, - and none of those awful dirty 1970's carptes - just beautiful polished wood or ceramic tiles.

DISLIKES: usual stuff - lack of professionalism in some quarters, uneccessary beauracracy, apalling driving.

At the moment, my likes outweigh the dislikes - so I put up with or get around the dislikes as best I can. But its a small price to pay for all the reasons I left the UK. I can still watch quality programming such as Mastermind, Coast, the David Attenborough series, Blackadder and even Last of The Summer Wine on the BBC's Entertainment Channel. And if I'm really missing Blighty, The Two Ronnies, Bagpuss, Clangers etc are all available on DVD or YouTube. So....that just leaves the binge drinkers, hooligans and other louts, - whom I don't miss one single bit.

OK, I needed to get a fair amount off my chest. Probably because Villa got thumped 6-0 last weekend!! :)