Concrete houses are bound to have toxic black algae…our health centre has it…which is harmful to Children, the Elderly and those with breathing difficulties. I have found in this world its not what you ask for its what you demand. Community See All. Even Lisbon can be quite mild in the winter, and it’s not unusual for the South of Portugal to get temperatures in the high teens and occasionally even hit above the low twenties.That’s outside, of course! This is a generalisation of course, and I’m sure there are some industries that pay well, but it’s something you need to be aware of.
There’s a reason for that, and that’s that people don’t usually come to Portugal to work: salaries are low by European standards, and there are a limited number of jobs here.The good news is that, even though salaries are still a long way from catching up with other Western European countries, there are an increasing number of job opportunities in Portugal. The growing problems of industrial strength tourism seems like a global disease rather than economic development. If you don’t have that sense of community, it’s much harder to deal with everything else.Very useful stuff – thank you. We have been saved twice from total destruction by local bureaucrats purely because of kindly, elderly Gentlemen who happened to have lived in France and were able to come to our rescue when our poor Portuguese and Google translate were not helping!Hello!! We’ve been featured in countless publications from around the world and attractions millions of readers every year. Personally, I find it all rather exciting.The reason most people move to Portugal is the conservative old european way of life as opposed to the progressist who are obcessed with making everything “Better”, I have lived 15 years in major cities around the world and got tired of the always more mentality. It’s not been easy and I’m finally deciding it’s time to move on to a place where people are a bit more positive ( the negativity of the people drives me nuts) . There is a strange obsession with worrying about what other might think which is unusual in my experience for any countries major cities. Let’s face it, nowhere is perfect. Thanks for the dose of reality. From my experience and learning through her all of your downsides are very accurate and reasonable. My wife Donna, and I live in Mississauga and are contemplating our retirement. To warm people dying on the streets because of the winter? ?Also, your input on the PROS/CONS of life on Madeira and what areas are both affordable and offer the best value in terms of a quality life. Well done.Yes, definitely! That is our desire as well. My BS is well managed with meds but I am still at risk.Lastly, integrating is not our type priority – we all have learned that having even a handful of friends in life is a great accomplishment – but we are friendly and outgoing and an interesting professional couple. Most graduates want to leave (wages, job opportunities, lack of connections). Dogs. But, when you’re trying to get a problem solved, you’ll wish that Portugal had adopted this approach.Portugal traditionally attracts much older expats, particularly retirees. ?Dog Shit everywhere it’s disgusting.. pigeons are also a huge problem here. How has your experience changed in the year that you have been there? Although, currently living in Los Angeles, it sort of feels the same way. Will never leave third world status.Thanks for commenting! pls, can you email me on Wow Sue, I love your comment! Non-Western languages like Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, etc. That’s not the case in Portugal, especially as most online shopping is done with international companies.The challenge of getting things delivered, whether an online shopping order or a letter from overseas, is a constant complaint amount expats. You get ti nowhere there and I couldn’t risk it…even missing my family and friends. = More and more people want to learn Portuguese.
Lol, I guess you could call then all First World Problems!Zane, totally agree with you!
We’re here to live our lives the simple way we want and whoever wants to join without judgment is most welcome, otherwise you’re best catch the first plane and go back where you came from. 30,848 people follow this. Page Transparency See More. Hopefully, the information on Portugalist will give you some inspiration for the personal side of that choice but, for the financial questions, I really recommend speaking to a professional in this field.The very first thing you do is NOT PART WIH YOUR MONEY!
I have shared it on a group called “South Africans helping South Africans in Portugal ” because i am sure it will be of great help to those that are iether coming here or planning to.Thank you so much. You don’t get much of this on the internet. Same issues daily hassles and little inconveniences and frustrations you mention. It’s a safe country and very welcoming of expats.English is probably not going to be as widely spoken as it is in the Algarve or Lisbon, so you’ll really need to make an effort there. Their descriptions give the impression that it’s paradise, which doesn’t exist anywhere in this world.I appreciated, in particular, the difficulty with the bureaucracy. (A special thanks goes out to all of the Portugalist readers who submitted their grievances to this list).Try to get anything done in Portugal, whether it’s starting a business or applying for planning permission, and you’ll run into a little thing called “bureaucracy.” There’s a lot of it in Portugal.The hardest part of bureaucracy isn’t the bureaucracy itself. But you are there and you are living it and tourists are telling you that you’re living their dream. Definitely not somewhere to become a self made success.Good luck to those with the courage to come here.
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