Would an American Wii work the Acores(part of Portugal)?
We have a Wii and want to know if we can use it in the Acores which is part of Portugal. Would they work with their VSRs or TVs? Do they have Line 1 and 2? Thank you so much if you can help.
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Portuguese power outlets come in different sized, 2 prong. If you have an adapted that goes between the wii and the outlet, you should be good to go! (you can find these adapters at electronics stores)
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
At what age can you work in Portugal??? I really need to know
At what age can you work in Portugal??? I really need to know =]?
What if you have parent's consent?
Portugal - 3 Answers
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The legal working age is 16. EDIT: It's always 16, anyway. Until now, people had to go to school for 9 years. This is about to change and they will have to go to school for 12 years. When that happens, maybe the working age will also change.
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16
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with or witouth parents concent you can only start legaly working in portugal at age 16
What if you have parent's consent?
Portugal - 3 Answers
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The legal working age is 16. EDIT: It's always 16, anyway. Until now, people had to go to school for 9 years. This is about to change and they will have to go to school for 12 years. When that happens, maybe the working age will also change.
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16
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with or witouth parents concent you can only start legaly working in portugal at age 16
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Do Portuguese think Portugal is really such a bad place to live and work
Do Portuguese think Portugal is really such a bad place to live and work?
The reason why I'm asking this is because my husband's family and friends who live and work in Portugal think we're crazy for wanting to relocate to Portugal from the UK. Ok, so we know the wages are a lot less to that of the UK in comparison, but the cost of living and the taxes we pay in the UK surely mean that we're not necessarily getting a better deal by staying put? Why do some Portuguese think Portugal is a nightmare of a place to live and work in? I'd be interested to see people's views on this because if I'm honest I'm failing to see why my in-laws are so against us relocating. Husband is Portuguese by the way. :-) Wow, thanks for your answer José, you have given me a really interesting point of view which I like. I've never lived in Portugal but from what I can see the quality of life is much better than here, people seem to love living over there and appreciate life and family values one hundred times more than us over here. I love Portugal and Portuguese people and the language....it's a beautiful language and I love learning it and love hearing my husband speak it! I'm even a Portugal football supporter (watch me get lots of thumbs down from the England supporters now!!) It just frustrates me that so many people we speak to think Portugal is a terrible place to live. Thanks for your answer! Thank you MIG - thats an interesting point to make. I really love the answers so far and I'm definitely going to use them to challenge my in-laws and portuguese friends next time they tell us we are mad for wanting to move over to Portugal! ;-) Thanks again to both of you. Muito obrigado!
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Good question. let me try to explain you: We, portuguese, are never satisfied with nothing. Maybe it's because of our latin and southeuropean mentality, maybe because of our very peculiar history (ask your husband...) The fact is we aren't arrogant like, for ex, the spanish and we tend to minimize our country in front of foreigners. Maybe it's because we prefer to criticize our house before others do it. (it sounds funny, but it is probably right.) The truth is, apart of our golden age (XV-XVI centuries), fado and football, we portuguese, IN FACT, are proud of many things about our country, like culture, monuments, traditions, food, wine, the peace, low violence and crimes, our language, etc. We know the bad things about Portugal but we also know that there are more countries around the world worse than us. (i usually say to my friends when they criticize portugal's health national system something like: "it could be worse. it could be like Afganisthan" lol) Of course is not a nightmare to live in Portugal. Just this morning my workmates were asking "how the hell the britisih can live in such a GREY country? always raining, fog, polution, etc." Of course when we travel abroad (in west Europe...) it's true that we feel inmpressed about the better stuff we find there... Natural, isn't it? For last i'll say some things - in my humble opinion - are better in Portugal than UK (been there 6 times): - Weather - Wine - Food - Cooffe (i mean, the expresso) - Polution - the sky light - security - tolerance - the "joie de vivre" (no translation needed) last, but not least, my advise is: come to Portugal, live and work here, and i'm sure you'll be very happy like...me!
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Portugal is the best place to live. I'm a Portuguese living in Canada but I still think Portugal is the best place to live. I got married here wile visiting family. My experience with Portuguese emigrants is that they go to another country looking for a better life and they are so blind about other countries being better then Portugal that they forget all the good things they left behind. I know a lot of British couples living in Portugal and they love it. Weather, food, drinks, people and "futebol" are the things you will love the most. Good Luck
The reason why I'm asking this is because my husband's family and friends who live and work in Portugal think we're crazy for wanting to relocate to Portugal from the UK. Ok, so we know the wages are a lot less to that of the UK in comparison, but the cost of living and the taxes we pay in the UK surely mean that we're not necessarily getting a better deal by staying put? Why do some Portuguese think Portugal is a nightmare of a place to live and work in? I'd be interested to see people's views on this because if I'm honest I'm failing to see why my in-laws are so against us relocating. Husband is Portuguese by the way. :-) Wow, thanks for your answer José, you have given me a really interesting point of view which I like. I've never lived in Portugal but from what I can see the quality of life is much better than here, people seem to love living over there and appreciate life and family values one hundred times more than us over here. I love Portugal and Portuguese people and the language....it's a beautiful language and I love learning it and love hearing my husband speak it! I'm even a Portugal football supporter (watch me get lots of thumbs down from the England supporters now!!) It just frustrates me that so many people we speak to think Portugal is a terrible place to live. Thanks for your answer! Thank you MIG - thats an interesting point to make. I really love the answers so far and I'm definitely going to use them to challenge my in-laws and portuguese friends next time they tell us we are mad for wanting to move over to Portugal! ;-) Thanks again to both of you. Muito obrigado!
Portugal - 2 Answers
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Good question. let me try to explain you: We, portuguese, are never satisfied with nothing. Maybe it's because of our latin and southeuropean mentality, maybe because of our very peculiar history (ask your husband...) The fact is we aren't arrogant like, for ex, the spanish and we tend to minimize our country in front of foreigners. Maybe it's because we prefer to criticize our house before others do it. (it sounds funny, but it is probably right.) The truth is, apart of our golden age (XV-XVI centuries), fado and football, we portuguese, IN FACT, are proud of many things about our country, like culture, monuments, traditions, food, wine, the peace, low violence and crimes, our language, etc. We know the bad things about Portugal but we also know that there are more countries around the world worse than us. (i usually say to my friends when they criticize portugal's health national system something like: "it could be worse. it could be like Afganisthan" lol) Of course is not a nightmare to live in Portugal. Just this morning my workmates were asking "how the hell the britisih can live in such a GREY country? always raining, fog, polution, etc." Of course when we travel abroad (in west Europe...) it's true that we feel inmpressed about the better stuff we find there... Natural, isn't it? For last i'll say some things - in my humble opinion - are better in Portugal than UK (been there 6 times): - Weather - Wine - Food - Cooffe (i mean, the expresso) - Polution - the sky light - security - tolerance - the "joie de vivre" (no translation needed) last, but not least, my advise is: come to Portugal, live and work here, and i'm sure you'll be very happy like...me!
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Portugal is the best place to live. I'm a Portuguese living in Canada but I still think Portugal is the best place to live. I got married here wile visiting family. My experience with Portuguese emigrants is that they go to another country looking for a better life and they are so blind about other countries being better then Portugal that they forget all the good things they left behind. I know a lot of British couples living in Portugal and they love it. Weather, food, drinks, people and "futebol" are the things you will love the most. Good Luck
Monday, June 1, 2009
looking for work in portugal porto
looking for work in portugal porto?
hi i.m looking for work in porto i don't speak much Portuguese but i really need a job if any one can help me pleas let me no i would like to work in a hotel cleaning so i don't have to talk much thanks
Portugal - 3 Answers
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GO to CLIP. It's an International School in Porto. "Colégio Luso-International do Porto" They teach EVERYTHING in English. I bet they could get you to do something there. Even if it's just watching kids during recess playing. (:
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I think you should learn the language, Local people will be rude to you If don't care to learn or show you want to adapt to the culture. I'm Portuguese in a English speaking country so I learn the language.
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I'd agree with MIG, you would find it much easier to get work if you could at least speak the basics. I know it is easier said than done, but honestly, mastering basic Portuguese would not take long (even by teaching yourself with some books) then you would find it miles easier to find work, by searching through the classifieds in newspapers and online and by simply calling hotels etc and asking them outright. If you are very much in need of work asap though and don't have time to learn Portuguese, just call some hotels anyway! The chances of an English speaker being on the end of the line are high, so there shouldn't be any difficulties in that respect. It'll just be the communication afterwards you might have a problem with (unless the boss speaks english lol!!) Good luck!
hi i.m looking for work in porto i don't speak much Portuguese but i really need a job if any one can help me pleas let me no i would like to work in a hotel cleaning so i don't have to talk much thanks
Portugal - 3 Answers
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GO to CLIP. It's an International School in Porto. "Colégio Luso-International do Porto" They teach EVERYTHING in English. I bet they could get you to do something there. Even if it's just watching kids during recess playing. (:
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I think you should learn the language, Local people will be rude to you If don't care to learn or show you want to adapt to the culture. I'm Portuguese in a English speaking country so I learn the language.
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I'd agree with MIG, you would find it much easier to get work if you could at least speak the basics. I know it is easier said than done, but honestly, mastering basic Portuguese would not take long (even by teaching yourself with some books) then you would find it miles easier to find work, by searching through the classifieds in newspapers and online and by simply calling hotels etc and asking them outright. If you are very much in need of work asap though and don't have time to learn Portuguese, just call some hotels anyway! The chances of an English speaker being on the end of the line are high, so there shouldn't be any difficulties in that respect. It'll just be the communication afterwards you might have a problem with (unless the boss speaks english lol!!) Good luck!
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