Portugal travel tips

[FiestaST]

 

[Naks]

Might not be 100% relevant but thread is worth a flutter:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1846247937887645754

Pfft... Don't believe the hype about PT

Their Home Affairs is even worse than ZA's, we waited 3.5yrs for a biometric appointment, and we are some of the lucky ones.

Anything you have to do there is a massive headache: the banking system is from the 1980s, and every government dept that you have to deal with will make your life an absolute misery just because you're a foreigner.

 

[purple face]

And prostitution is legal

@purple face

@Jan van Riebeeckstad oh nice are you going to be a prostitute now in Portugal, you going to show them that lekker leg you got. Haha or show them your only fans site first

 

[L-Dog]

Pfft... Don't believe the hype about PT

Their Home Affairs is even worse than ZA's, we waited 3.5yrs for a biometric appointment, and we are some of the lucky ones.

Anything you have to do there is a massive headache: the banking system is from the 1980s, and every government dept that you have to deal with will make your life an absolute misery just because you're a foreigner.

Are there any other better / cheaper options in Europe ?

For those traveling a bit out the way but I have heard from numerous mates the Azores is amazing.

 

[Jan van Riebeeckstad]

@Jan van Riebeeckstad oh nice are you going to be a prostitute now in Portugal, you going to show them that lekker leg you got. Haha or show them your only fans site first

Going to show them my third leg, they will slide up and down on it as if it was a stripper pole.

 

[TedLasso]

Pfft... Don't believe the hype about PT

Their Home Affairs is even worse than ZA's, we waited 3.5yrs for a biometric appointment, and we are some of the lucky ones.

Anything you have to do there is a massive headache: the banking system is from the 1980s, and every government dept that you have to deal with will make your life an absolute misery just because you're a foreigner.

Yup . Can confirm!!

 

[TedLasso]

In addition, the govt back peddling on the NHR and replacing it with NHR 2 (which is 20% flat tax on salaried income only now - compared to 20% on all income for 10 years) has made it a bit less easier. Plus NHR 2.0 is for certain professions only.

In any case, their NHR scheme has resulted in **** loads of foreigners coming in, and now the locals are priced out of everything and they are justifiably angry. Rents are ridiculous. Portugal may be the 'cheapest' european country, but when the average salary is 1K EURO and rents now averaging 800EURO and you need to pay around 2K EURO in lisbon and surrounds for a 3 bedroom 120sqm flat - something is definitely wrong.

Private English Schooling - on average costs R15K EURO per child per year. A bit nuts. Private Portuguese school around 5K EURO on average Public schooling - technically free.

But it's an amazing city/country - just like ours if we ignore all the warts and all. It has safety and security going for it!

 

[Tongs of Destiny]

Portugal is great, once you listen carefully to how they speak you will realise it's just a deaf person trying to speak Spanish...

 

[bokka1]

Portugal is great, once you listen carefully to how they speak you will realise it's just a deaf person trying to speak Spanish...

Sounds like Russian to me, it is one of the few languages that I can't place when I hear it.

 

[Naks]

Sounds like Russian to me, it is one of the few languages that I can't place when I hear it.

yep, in the top 3 worst sounding languages imho. #1 being arabic