Hello Swedish friends! I hope you’re all well (:
So, I’m a young Portuguese guy and I was wondering what Swedes should think of Portugal and the Portuguese. I did some research, but found almost nothing. So I decided to ask here.
I’m very curious to hear your answers! (:
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The original was posted on /r/sweden by /u/mikke_and_i at 2023-10-05 15:50:26+00:00.
DigitalDecades at 2023-10-05 17:10:42+00:00 ID:
k3llpoq
Most Swedes probably don’t know that much about Portugal. I think Spain is a more common tourist destination, so Portugal kind of gets lumped in with Spain. Although there are a small number of Swedes who choose to retire in Portugal, especially before the tax rules were changed in 2022.
Personally I’ve been to Portugal (Lisbon) once and I loved it. Very friendly people, great food and wines and such a beautiful city. I was there during the pandemic, though, so there were fewer tourists than normal.
There’s also the whole “Portugal can into Nordic” meme, where Portugal seems to alternatively rank among the Nordic countries or the Balkans/Eastern Europe in various statistics.
bushmillsNbitches at 2023-10-05 16:20:51+00:00 ID:
k3ldaar
not had any bad experiences yet but there are always bad apples so overall purdy good.
Ok_Share3956 at 2023-10-05 16:59:11+00:00 ID:
k3ljrhf
I travel to Algarve at least once per year. I greatly prefer Portugal to Spain, the portuguese are far kinder.
Oskenkorva at 2023-10-05 16:07:26+00:00 ID:
k3lb17r
What do you mean?
If you don’t look rapey or stabby you’re gonna be fine 🤷♂️
Edit: Or you just mean the general reputation of Portugal?
mikke_and_i (OP) at 2023-10-05 16:09:53+00:00 ID:
k3lbfxw
Oh, I mean just the general reputation of Portugal! (:
Oskenkorva at 2023-10-05 16:14:31+00:00 ID:
k3lc8a3
Oh! Well I’m no expert but as far as I know the Portuguese do not have a bad rep for any reason, everyone I’ve talked to who have been there loved it, and you are often used as an example for why we should decriminalize most drugs ☺️
mikke_and_i (OP) at 2023-10-05 16:19:05+00:00 ID:
k3lczmn
That’s really good to hear! (:
If you have any questions about Portugal or the portuguese people, you can ask me! (:
sockersweet at 2023-10-05 16:08:06+00:00 ID:
k3lb58m
Love the country, the food etc
Sadly I also think of Ronaldo, the world biggest crybaby of a manchild
Astro-Sasuke at 2023-10-05 16:10:55+00:00 ID:
k3lbmac
Sadly I also think of Ronaldo, the world biggest crybaby of a manchild
Reminder: Mbappé exists
rullarzutt at 2023-10-05 16:34:35+00:00 ID:
k3lflf9
Why would I have an opinion? I never think about Portugal or the Portuguese
lobotomyExpress at 2023-10-05 19:28:16+00:00 ID:
k3m96km
If you have an empty brain, maybe not comment :)
RiiluTheLizardKing at 2023-10-05 17:05:15+00:00 ID:
k3lkseq
No opinion
Holkmeistern at 2023-10-05 17:06:04+00:00 ID:
k3lkxd2
Portugal and Portugese ppl seem pretty chill but I dont know much about it other than what I’ve learned from friends and family who have been there. Everyone I know that have been to Portugal have mostly (almost only) nice things to say about the country and its people.
ISVAKSPATRIK at 2023-10-05 16:30:19+00:00 ID:
k3lew0i
Haven’t been there or met one. But the language is just raaaawr. Russian & French is veri hawt.
mikke_and_i (OP) at 2023-10-05 16:41:20+00:00 ID:
k3lgpg0
It’s funny you mention that, because most foreigners think that Portuguese from Portugal sounds Russian
Astro-Sasuke at 2023-10-05 15:57:48+00:00 ID:
k3l9fan
SUUUUUUUII 🇵🇹
mikke_and_i (OP) at 2023-10-05 15:59:15+00:00 ID:
k3l9o0o
🇵🇹❤️🇸🇪
Dirac_Impulse at 2023-10-05 16:32:08+00:00 ID:
k3lf6wl
From my personal experience most Swedes know very little about Portugal and just assumes it’s sort of similar to Spain, but perhaps even poorer.
tell-me-your-worries at 2023-10-05 16:47:15+00:00 ID:
k3lhpe5
Hey! I resemble that remark!
piercedmfootonaspike at 2023-10-05 17:50:26+00:00 ID:
k3lsj3p
Did you meant you resent that remark? Or do you actually look like that remark?
tell-me-your-worries at 2023-10-05 18:25:16+00:00 ID:
k3lygia
It’s a play on words.
The original saying is of course “I resent that remark” but in this case, I’m a swede that knows next to nothing about Portugal, hence I resemble that remark.
Gludens at 2023-10-05 20:38:28+00:00 ID:
k3ml6gs
Portugal can into east Europe
AntPRodP at 2023-10-05 17:00:13+00:00 ID:
k3ljxr7
“Even poorer” 😂 I can confirm Portugal is poor, but Spain is not.
esjb11 at 2023-10-06 00:29:29+00:00 ID:
k3njktv
In comparison Spain is pretty poor tough
Dirac_Impulse at 2023-10-05 17:36:39+00:00 ID:
k3lq5uh
Southern Europe = Poor and chaotic in the Swedish mind. It dosen’t matter if it’s true or not, it’s how Swedes view the world.
When covid was spreading like a wildfire in northern Italy (which is more or less on a northern European level of development) and, unknown to everyone at the time, already had started to spread in Sweden, our top governmental epidemiologist basically said “oh, but that’s… like… Italy… you know (not a real developed functional state like Sweden, Denmark, Germany or the Netherlands)”.
Southern europeans are viewed as… well… maybe not outright lazy but at least ineffective.
I of course speak generally and not every Swede hold these views, but I would say that they are a part of our cultural understanding of the region.
Tjocksmocke at 2023-10-05 16:56:30+00:00 ID:
k3ljase
I think most Swedes think of it as a place for vacations, catch some sun, maybe surf, and eat fresh fish, seafood and drink vinho verde. Most that have visited have probably visited the Algarve region, then Lissabon and Porto.
I would say that the most press Portugal gets in Sweden besides Ronaldo is that your drug policys is used a lot as an positive example in debates regarding narcotics.
differenthings at 2023-10-05 16:20:51+00:00 ID:
k3lda90
Never been but looks nice. Both heard that the food was horrible and others who liked it so will have to find out myself one day. Portuguese people: don’t know if I ever met one and haven’t seen anything come out of there to even base a superficial opinion on. So I guess it’s all good 👍
Visited Lissabon and Cascais and loved it. Very chill atmosphere all around. Too chill compared to what Swedes are accustomed to. We accidentally flooded the apartment from the bathroom. We were very surprised by the building standards = no drain in the bathroom and no water stoppage to the hallway. And we were more surprised by the reaction by the owner (it had happened before, no problem, we just lost the downpayment)
Micke_xyz at 2023-10-05 17:22:08+00:00 ID:
k3lno6j
I was in Lisbon just this weekend. First time in Portugal. Beautiful city, friendly people, nice weather. That just about sums it up.