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Forum: Portugal
Aug 14th 2011, 7:24 am
Replies: 26
Views: 5,111
Posted By local

Re: Portugal - MOVE ??????

Don't forget Lisbon, Coimbra and Porto as option too as English fluent speakers. I'm from Lisbon and there was a cashier speaking good english in pingo doce. I know what I'm saying, 90% between that...
Forum: Portugal
Aug 10th 2011, 9:45 am
Replies: 26
Views: 5,111
Posted By local

Re: Portugal - MOVE ??????

As for the language, like 90% between 18 to let's say 45 years old speak fluent English in Portugal.
As for primary teachers, they don't have a master degree cause, they do not need to. They learn...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 23rd 2011, 3:13 am
Replies: 27
Views: 3,716
Posted By local

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

:thumbup: good thinking!
Forum: Portugal
Jun 22nd 2011, 1:07 am
Replies: 22
Views: 3,226
Posted By local

Re: EUR exit, we all own Escudos !?

Portugal was much, but much better at the time of Escudos. Just for you to know, one euro it's equivalent to 200 escudos. Before a cake costs 100 escudos, one day after euro came in starts to cost 1...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 22nd 2011, 12:46 am
Replies: 45
Views: 5,967
Posted By local

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

I was just saying that is good for you to meet portuguese friends, it helps you to understand better the way the country is. Now, Salazar is seen as evil for most, I can tell you ( knowing of a...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 21st 2011, 11:29 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 5,967
Posted By local

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

Just a thought: Portugal is like a teenager bedroom, it looks like a mess, but when you ask to them to clean up, they reply - the bedroom is not a mess, it's strategically TIDY. Where only the owner...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 21st 2011, 11:09 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 5,967
Posted By local

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

Álvaro Santos Pereira - take note on this name. It's the Economy minister. He was a professor in Canada, he has several degrees, has written books, and he seems to be quite clever. I trust in him....
Forum: Portugal
Jun 21st 2011, 8:49 am
Replies: 45
Views: 5,967
Posted By local

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

It has been for a while without posting here. Well, today the new portuguese government was established officially. And I for some reason have good hopes of change for this country. I trust in the...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 24th 2009, 5:54 am
Replies: 36
Views: 3,708
Posted By local

Re: Why Portugal?

Hi there msgreetea! You know, I trully believe "we" in time will be not as shown off as we are at the present time ( that is one of the things that bothers me more) only if we can learn with the...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 23rd 2009, 9:47 am
Replies: 36
Views: 3,708
Posted By local

Re: Why Portugal?

I work with tourism in Lisbon, I love give informations to the people who ask me, never had a problem with the people from UK, on the contrary they are all pretty polite, I notice they are very...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 22nd 2009, 10:11 am
Replies: 36
Views: 3,708
Posted By local

Re: Why Portugal?

I'm portuguese living in PT. I guess it's all a matter of opinion and personal experience, cause, I've never ever shared that. And racial problems are toooo low in terms of comparassing to other...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 17th 2009, 9:48 am
Replies: 63
Views: 9,901
Posted By local

Re: Ignorant old twats!

I don't know to what portuguese you are used to talk/deal or work with, but I'm not seing any of portuguese act discusted because a foreign doesn't talk or understands every word we say! when is...
Forum: Portugal
Dec 27th 2008, 7:58 am
Replies: 63
Views: 9,901
Posted By local

Re: Ignorant old twats!

You can pm in Portuguese if you want.
Forum: Portugal
Dec 24th 2008, 9:56 pm
Replies: 63
Views: 9,901
Posted By local

Re: Ignorant old twats!

Oh my gosh this is sooo funny! :rofl: I know pretty well the barrier of accent I have when I speak English...but I do efforts I can tell you, thing is, everyone should be tolerant when they listen to...
Forum: Portugal
Nov 17th 2008, 12:50 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,999
Posted By local

Re: the Portuguese Post...

I'm sorry for the (perhaps) dumb question, but did you try to talk with the lady behind the counter in English? It's important to tell her if the mail from UK arrives as registred or not...if it's...
Forum: Portugal
Oct 21st 2008, 9:10 am
Replies: 25
Views: 7,628
Posted By local

Re: Halloween in Portugal

At some schools for the past 8 years or so, kids dressed up as wiches or halloween themes, but that is just that.
On November 1st it's all saints day, and 2nd November is the day of the deads, so...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 30th 2008, 8:57 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,794
Posted By local

Re: Cartao Euopea de Seguro de Saude (CESD)

It's a common thing to happen when it shouldn't ( waiting so long for the papers that the institutions themselves exige us to have) when it happens, I suggest for you to to there again personally and...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 11th 2008, 12:41 am
Replies: 78
Views: 7,818
Posted By local

Re: Learning the Potuguese Language

Of course, that is correct. I started to talk English more or less correctly in terms of grammar and verbs at the age of 23, and then I can never get a rid of the accent, or I expect to, as long as...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 9th 2008, 9:55 am
Replies: 78
Views: 7,818
Posted By local

Re: Learning the Potuguese Language

Local variations in Portugal? well yes, depending on where you go, the accent is different as Cavalierhome mentioned, but if you did notice that on the 'd' sound same goes to the 't' sound tia - aunt...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 8th 2008, 1:58 am
Replies: 90
Views: 10,680
Posted By local

Re: What are the good things about Portugal

Don't even Mariza? :ohmy:
Forum: Portugal
Sep 6th 2008, 8:46 pm
Replies: 90
Views: 10,680
Posted By local

Re: What are the good things about Portugal

Good choices :thumbup: I like all you've mentioned so far.
My favs are Mariza...Xutos e Pontapés...Rodrigo Leão ( this one is more intrumental)
Forum: Portugal
Sep 6th 2008, 8:42 pm
Replies: 78
Views: 7,818
Posted By local

Re: Learning the Potuguese Language

All right then, fair enough to like portg from Brasil the most, I too like hear them speak in the soap operas tv...and the ones I deal with at work.
Other than that, as for having me to speak as...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 6th 2008, 4:06 am
Replies: 78
Views: 7,818
Posted By local

Re: Learning the Potuguese Language

Oh, no, we won't have brazilian accent 'era só mais o que faltava! Cavalierhome, is there any English expression to ilustrate the one above in English?
What we are about to have as the same as in...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 6th 2008, 12:00 am
Replies: 90
Views: 10,680
Posted By local

Re: What are the good things about Portugal

One of the good things in Portugal is the music, I think, anyone agree? if so, which are your fav singers?
Forum: Portugal
Sep 5th 2008, 11:58 pm
Replies: 78
Views: 7,818
Posted By local

Re: Learning the Potuguese Language

:p:rofl: ahahhaahaa!!!! you have a great sense of humour, you know that??!
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