What do you guys know about living in Portugal?

[Upthevibe]

A friend and I are talking about options.

Thanks for any feedback.

[onecaliberal]

1. I would love to know that at well. It's my ancestral home.

[Upthevibe]

13. onecaliberal....

I'll be checking out the post that is listed below....

[lisa58]

2. I have a friend who lives there part time and she loves it

[Upthevibe]

14. lisa58

Thank you..

[MenloParque]

3. 2019

I stayed in Porto for 2 weeks in 2019. Beautiful country! I really only disliked the openly racists right wingers who make it obvious that they don’t like Afro descendants. So upset that many European countries are mirroring the bullshit we face in this country.

[Upthevibe]

15. MenloParque.....

I'm so sorry you went through that ...

I know nothing about the country so that's why I started this post. Thank you for your response..........

[marble falls]

4. Cheap, people are friendly, good weather, not overly modern; ex was a missionary there ...

... current Bil and wife moving there in a year or two.

[Upthevibe]

16. marble falls............

Thank you for your response.....

[Turbineguy]

5. A lot of Brits are living there

I used to go to Lisbon quite a bit. A great place.

[Upthevibe]

17. Turbineguy.........

Thank you for your response...

[poli-junkie]

6. Food is delicious

[Upthevibe]

18. poli-junkie.......

Thank you for your feedback.....

[lucca18]

7. We took a trip Lisbon Portugal in 2019.

Lisbon is a very safe and friendly city.
The people were the best! They were so gracious.

It is also inexpensive when buying food, or eating out.

We have traveled a lot, and Lisbon is one of my favorite places to visit, or live!

[Upthevibe]

19. lucca18.......

Thank you for your input...

[Niagara]

8. I know nothing about living in Portugal.

My heart is heavily set on Italy, however it looks like Portugal could be in the realm of international possibilities.



I've been learning about Italy to get the information that I need, such as the houses, tornados, earthquakes, voting, banking, and shopping. For example, southern Italy has an abundant amount of tornados but because their houses are constructed from stone, unlike American homes, it's less likely that homes are destroyed from a tornado. I've also learned that Italian citizens vote for members of Congress and not the President. Their Congress is who votes for the President. Topics like these are important to know when considering being an American expat in a foreign country.



My best advice is to go to YouTube and search "American Expats in Portugal" which will bring up tons of videos that you can learn from.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=american+expats+in+portugal




I've been watching YouTubers called The Portugal Project which is interesting.

[Upthevibe]

20. Niagara.....

Awesome! Thank you so much for this. It's exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for...

[Niagara]

22. My pleasure, Upthevibe.

I discovered Jovie's Home YouTube Channel several days ago. Even though she's an American expat living in the Netherlands, I've learned a few things here and there watching her videos as well.

I hope this helps too and good luck to you.

[gratuitous]

9. Their Spanish is atrocious

Some of it sounds the same, but it's like they have a different word for everything!

[UTUSN]

11. Hah! - you are SO gratuitous!

[Upthevibe]

21. gratuitous

One of the first things I checked out is the language situation:

Portuguese is what's spoken with the following in order:

English (27%) French (15%) Spanish (10%)

Thanks for your feedback.....

[mnhtnbb]

10. Search out info from people who have made the move

Here's a link to info from 9 expats living in Portugal.

https://www.expatexchange.com/ctrytips15/30/2/92/Portugal/9-Expats-Talk-About-What-Its-Really-Like-Living-in-Portugal?gclid=Cj0KCQjwzYGGBhCTARIsAHdMTQxZSNVSLBwRzgcgCGnxivSyLF7rA9Knjt2EDMfQ0M5oQ1twoMaoygAaAvRUEALw_wcB

[Upthevibe]

12. mnhtnbb

Thank you! I'll check it out....