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Forum: Portugal
Jun 27th 2011, 9:02 am
Replies: 27
Views: 3,498
Posted By PubChampion

Re: So, wehat are your biggest regrets/disappointments?

I think all depends really on how easily you adapt.

If you shop at Continente here, you won't notice much difference in terms of taste or cost compared with the UK.

If you continue doing...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 27th 2011, 8:40 am
Replies: 45
Views: 5,613
Posted By PubChampion

Re: No Wonder this country is in a mess, please comment

I forgot to add that you have to pay 14 monthly salaries a year. Payroll taxes are high although I don't know exact figures.

But the biggest problem here that would immediately deter me from...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 25th 2011, 11:41 am
Replies: 45
Views: 5,613
Posted By PubChampion

Re: No Wonder this country is in a mess, please comment

I think there's a serious problem with it. Countries with poor work ethics / education like Portugal can't compete in the Euro straightjacket. They are doomed to permanent stagnation at best and...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 25th 2011, 11:30 am
Replies: 45
Views: 5,613
Posted By PubChampion

Re: No Wonder this country is in a mess, please comment

€480, frozen for now by the troika.
Forum: Portugal
Jun 22nd 2011, 6:40 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 961
Posted By PubChampion

Re: Car Hire on the Silver Coast

http://www.google.pt/search?q=torres+vedras+arrendar+carro&hl=pt-PT&client=firefox-a&hs=5un&rlz=1R1GGGL_en___PT358&prmd=ivnscm&source=univ&tbm=plcs&tbo=u&ei=xzYCTqSaI8uxhQfsst2pAg&sa=X&oi=local_group&...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 22nd 2011, 6:37 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 9,319
Posted By PubChampion

Re: Gout....treatment of.

Just occured to me that I forgot to mention that a joint that I thought had been permanently damaged by gout now looks like is fully back to normal.
Forum: Portugal
Jun 22nd 2011, 6:25 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 5,613
Posted By PubChampion

Re: No Wonder this country is in a mess, please comment

You mean he is going to work towards keeping the Euro straightjacket knowing full well that it's not going to work? It just doesn't sound like something an honest person would do.

BTW the reason...
Forum: Spain
Jun 22nd 2011, 2:28 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 927
Posted By PubChampion

Opening bank account with no Spanish address

Is it possible?

I only have Portuguese and UK addresses.

I live in Portugal and would like to move some of my € out of the country because I'm afraid that any time soon it could drop out the...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 22nd 2011, 9:32 am
Replies: 22
Views: 3,020
Posted By PubChampion

Re: EUR exit, we all own Escudos !?

Exactly.

Exactly. It's unlikely to be as long as 5 years though. Greece should drop out of the Euro much sooner and that will trigger others to do the same. When Argentina defaulted, the GDP...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 22nd 2011, 9:15 am
Replies: 45
Views: 5,613
Posted By PubChampion

Re: No Wonder this country is in a mess, please comment

I trust him in the sense that he genuinely wants to change the country for the better and the policies he would like to implement are far better than those of Socrates. But that's where it ends.
...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 19th 2011, 3:05 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 5,613
Posted By PubChampion

Re: No Wonder this country is in a mess, please comment

Thanks for clarifying that.

On this note, I'm in a similar position and until recently I thought that I'm safe. I'm not so sure now. Here's why:
...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 18th 2011, 9:26 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 5,613
Posted By PubChampion

Re: No Wonder this country is in a mess, please comment

What if the position has been shown to be wrong and not work for you in practice? Are you still going to "be damn consistent" and stick to it? Just curious.
Forum: Portugal
Jun 18th 2011, 8:00 am
Replies: 45
Views: 5,613
Posted By PubChampion

Re: No Wonder this country is in a mess, please comment

Portugal is not a business-friendly environment. But it's by no means the only one. In fact, countries with business-friendly environment are few and far between.

One country I happened to live...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 15th 2011, 8:26 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 9,319
Posted By PubChampion

Re: Gout....treatment of.

A lot of water and fruit, lost a couple of stones, but I feel that the main thing was cutting out alcohol completely. I tried stopping drinking beer (which seemed to cause most trouble), then...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 15th 2011, 2:57 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 9,319
Posted By PubChampion

Re: Gout....treatment of.

I take a couple of ibuprofen tablets the moment there's any hint of trouble in any of the usual joints. If you wait until you are sure an attack is coming, it's usually already too late.

I...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 4th 2011, 9:30 am
Replies: 10
Views: 3,706
Posted By PubChampion

Re: Move out of Algarve

Thanks for the info.

BTW do you know anything about the rental market in Spain? Is it as difficult to find something to rent long-term as in Portugal? Here the rental laws are too lopsided in...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 2nd 2011, 8:08 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 3,492
Posted By PubChampion

Re: Red tape nightmare - Please help!

What you said was actually this:

Sounds like yestersday going under the radar was not just acceptable, but you wished you've done it from the start.

This morning this same idea is not...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 2nd 2011, 6:05 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 3,492
Posted By PubChampion

Re: Red tape nightmare - Please help!

That's alright.

Your earlier post indicated that with hindsight, you'd rather go under the radar from the start. Have you changed your mind since that post?
Forum: Portugal
Jun 2nd 2011, 7:41 am
Replies: 38
Views: 3,492
Posted By PubChampion

Re: Red tape nightmare - Please help!

This road leads nowhere good.

You are saying that you are trying to integrate but you are not. What you are doing is try to force your way thru the Portuguese system the Brit way. Doing...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 1st 2011, 9:32 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 3,492
Posted By PubChampion

Re: Red tape nightmare - Please help!

Absolutely. In a country like Portugal where bureaucracy doesn't know what common sense is, staying under the radar is the way to go.

That's what I'd do now if I were you. I think you are taking...
Forum: Portugal
May 31st 2011, 9:24 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 3,020
Posted By PubChampion

Re: EUR exit, we all own Escudos !?

That's actually a blessing in disguise. It will make Greek goods cheap and its economy competitive even without the structural reforms that they don't want to do. That's the reason why Greece is...
Forum: Portugal
May 31st 2011, 9:09 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 3,020
Posted By PubChampion

Re: EUR exit, we all own Escudos !?

I'd say that there will be an initial period of hyper-inflation immediately following re-introduction of the escudo. House prices in escudos will inflate along with other prices during this period. ...
Forum: Portugal
May 28th 2011, 9:20 am
Replies: 11
Views: 915
Posted By PubChampion

Re: Further to passport renewal.

... and the way you look and present yourself, too. :ohmy:
Forum: Portugal
May 16th 2011, 2:34 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 2,676
Posted By PubChampion

Re: Bull Fighting Subsidies

I can't believe the level of hypocrisy.

20 minutes of pain to a bull is cruel. Routine slaughtering of animals is humane though.
Forum: Portugal
May 15th 2011, 9:34 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 2,676
Posted By PubChampion

Re: Bull Fighting Subsidies

If you are not a vegetarian, dozens of animals got slaughtered just to serve as a food for you. Don't you find that cruel?
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