How do the Portuguese differ from the Spanish?
Sep 22nd 2010, 7:40 pm
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Sep 23rd 2010, 6:57 am
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Re: How do the Portuguese differ from the Spanish?
And tourists go the other way too. We went to Lisbon last year and it seemed all the tourists were Spanish.
The Portuguese have a bit of an inferiority complex because Spain looks down on them a bit, they have always been poorer, were a dictatorship for longer etc.
And they didnt appreciate speaking Spanish to them at all. They always replied in English
The Portuguese have a bit of an inferiority complex because Spain looks down on them a bit, they have always been poorer, were a dictatorship for longer etc.
And they didnt appreciate speaking Spanish to them at all. They always replied in English
Sep 23rd 2010, 7:18 am
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Re: How do the Portuguese differ from the Spanish?
Because I dont speak Portuguese!
And Spanish it closer to Portuguese so thought it'd be easier for them to understand me. In Italy I spoke Spanish as well and it seemed to go down OK.
And I was with my OH so we were speaking Spanish between us anyway, just seemed weird to then change language to speak in English.
And Spanish it closer to Portuguese so thought it'd be easier for them to understand me. In Italy I spoke Spanish as well and it seemed to go down OK.
And I was with my OH so we were speaking Spanish between us anyway, just seemed weird to then change language to speak in English.
Sep 27th 2010, 7:51 pm
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Re: How do the Portuguese differ from the Spanish?
We looked at moving to Portugal before making up our minds and going for Gibraltar (not there, yet).
Speaking Spanish in Portugal is like ordering a Lager in a Real Ale pub. Or ordering a Johnny Walker and Coke in the Whisky Society.
As someone pointed out there are similarities between the Scots and Portuguese nations, both having this underdog feeling.
If you want to insult the Portuguese, speak Spanish. It's like going to a rugby pub and complaining that there's no football on..
Speaking Spanish in Portugal is like ordering a Lager in a Real Ale pub. Or ordering a Johnny Walker and Coke in the Whisky Society.
As someone pointed out there are similarities between the Scots and Portuguese nations, both having this underdog feeling.
If you want to insult the Portuguese, speak Spanish. It's like going to a rugby pub and complaining that there's no football on..
Sep 27th 2010, 8:42 pm
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Re: How do the Portuguese differ from the Spanish?
We looked at moving to Portugal before making up our minds and going for Gibraltar (not there, yet).
Speaking Spanish in Portugal is like ordering a Lager in a Real Ale pub. Or ordering a Johnny Walker and Coke in the Whisky Society.
As someone pointed out there are similarities between the Scots and Portuguese nations, both having this underdog feeling.
If you want to insult the Portuguese, speak Spanish. It's like going to a rugby pub and complaining that there's no football on..
Speaking Spanish in Portugal is like ordering a Lager in a Real Ale pub. Or ordering a Johnny Walker and Coke in the Whisky Society.
As someone pointed out there are similarities between the Scots and Portuguese nations, both having this underdog feeling.
If you want to insult the Portuguese, speak Spanish. It's like going to a rugby pub and complaining that there's no football on..
