following on from the “10 best things” topic, what aspects of life in Portugal are worse than in the UK ?
1. no meals-on-wheels when you’re a sad & lonely OAP
2. er....

1/ Dogs roaming loose in the street.
2/ Dogs barking through the night
3/ Dog s--t everywhere
4/ Inconsiderate, unthinking,unkind,unsuitable dog owners !!
5/ er !!
6/ er !!
7/ er !!
8/ er !!
9/ er !!
10/ er !!

Spitting? (is it still as bad?)
The Portguese 'Gallic shrug' of 'maybe amanha'.....
Squid
Earth tremors
Driving
Cold tile floors in wintertime
and
the 4 that Roy4eyes mentioned..plus occassional Cock butn i did get used to that......oh thats 11
ellie

bureaucracy,
asking 3 different people the same question (eg lawyers, finanças, conservatorio) and getting 3 different answers

So you got used to the cock then Ellie? If you move it into the best things then you will still be within 10.

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pammie

shame on me Pammie..I left out the 'eral' bit
I became quite fond of it really.... the cock a doodle doos.. a bit like counting sheep..laying there..waiting for the next one..I finally drifted off.....zzzzzzzz......nite
P.S. yeah..put it on the list of best things...........

O.K. Ellie 5 winges.
Spitting - no improvement but I do try to miss your sandal clad feet !!
The shrug - part of the timeless charm.
Squid - O.K. as calamares or well cooked and tender.
Earth tremors - add a little interest to life and help to mix your cock -- tail
Driving - as above but if worried remove your rear view mirror.
Cold floors - buy a pair of the local sheep-skin slippers.

In spite of the forecast - no rain- so perhaps over-chlorinated water could creep in at no. 6.

okay Roy...Ill go along with that and admit they're pretty petty
Even that strong tremor I felt there was scary but 'exciting' ?
and I wasn't holding anything at the time..not even a 'cock---tail'
p.s Ill buy those furry slippers next month

It's got to be the most inefficent puclic services system in the Western hemisphere..........

I went into the financias one morning as a young man and left 6 hours later as a dishrevelled dribbling old fool...

Why are you still living here ????

Yea know what ye mean jonny..we have pubs over here that will give ye the same effect..great isn,t it

For me there's definitely not ten but off the top of my head there's a couple:

1. Year round wasps - half dead a lot of the time and I'm allergic to them.

2. Lack of indoor heating - being cold all the time indoors is awful when you're used to 24hr central heating, but hoping to do something about this for next winter.

J

Jake are you husband of the exotic elle ?
BTW I have no complaints whatsoever about CVO>I just lurve to stretch out and purrrr in that warmth having lotsa cat naps

Who is exotic elle? Is that Ellie? I thought she lives in the UK? I live in Portugal. But I wouldn't mind meeting up with one of these lovely ladies some time though......... drinks on me

J

Evening Jake....yes Im in chilly old Lincs at mo...not very exotic ! But cant wait to be out in my '2nd home'..CVO week after next
I do remember 'exotic elle'..of last year some time..some thought it was me at first(mucking around)..but no....
I ended up having quite a laugh with her..apparently she was nearly 6ft tall and a dancer(can't remember what dancing tho )...and she spoke about her husband..think it was 'Jake' ..and I said"is he Jake with the extra leg"
or sumfing like that
anyway ..she was a laugh..but not seen her for an age now on here....
make mine a Port please..