What REALLY shocked me in Portugal 🤯

I was born in Canada, my parents were Portuguese immigrants and I've been living in Portugal since 1998, WAY before Portugal became popular and trendy. Interestingly, there are three constitutionally melancholic peoples in Europe: the Russians, the Hungarians and the Portuguese. I think there is definitely an Old World - New World dynamic whenever comparing Canada with either Portugal or Russia.

it certainly depends on the people you are hanging with because from my experience going out to dinner only at 10pm is not something most portuguese do... that seems more like the Spanish norm! People usually schedule dinning out for around 8:30 - 9 PM. A lot of portuguese who drink coffee at night will tell you that it doesn't affect them, while others will ask for decaffeinated instead... Many people in Portugal get desensitised from caffeine, probably because they drink so many expressos.

You have to go to more restaurants, specially fish restaurants because we don't have only 2 or 3 recipes of Bacalhau, we actually used to say we have more than 1000 Bacalhau recipes like Bacalhau à Gomes de sá, à Brás, Com natas, à lagareiro, Lascado etc...

FFS! In Portugal dinner is around 8 to 9PM. Several restaurants stop serving at 10PM. You're probably confusing Portugal with Spain.

Lady, I'm shocked, SHOCKED, at your non existent experience when it comes to Lisbon restaurants and cod dishes. I lived in 6 countries, and am a huge foodie, so I tell you what to do immediately: Go book a table with as many people as possible at Laurentina and order cod cakes and chickpea salad as a starter, and then share the following cod dishes amongst all of you: Lascado, com broa, a bras, alto assado, com natas (it's not friggin' mayonnaise for heaven's sake!!! quelle horreur!!!). And also add a polvo. And never say again that they serve bacalhau with MAYONNAISE! Good grief woman.

The filming thing… NEVER happened to me in 34 years!

I leave in Seattle and looking at moving in Portugal - I found by accident your videos and finding them super practical+useful. Thank you!!

Dinner at 10PM is cap I'm sorry, we usually have dinner here around 8PM maybe 9PM but that's already late, 10PM is when people go to sleep to wake up at 6-7AM for work.

I have been to Portugal many times. Mainly Porto. I love it its awesome. I have noticed that people do clean up dog poop mostly. I have dinner around 5pm I couldn't eat dinner at 10pm that feels super weird to me. I'm usually in bed by 10.30pm

Sorry I don't understand your line Yulia. 😁 We have visited Portugal many times and we try to come again with each possibility. I really love this country and we didn't see anything boring and frustrating us. We have friends there. Portugal is one of the best countries in the world for living. 👍We live in Finland which is often criticised by russians because the style of living there and here is very different. The only thing I understand ou is dogs poops but life is changing.

It’s similar tradition in Serbia, coffee-wise. :) when I think of it, the same goes for the night life 🥳

I'm brazilian and I don't know why some ppl say the portuguese are "melancholic". My neighboor is a portuguese old man who have lived in Brazil for decades and he is happy, spontaneous and a machine of good jokes.

Olá Yulia, we dinne in Portugal around 8-9 p.m. In fact there are restaurants that don't serve dinner after 9h30p.m. But thanks for your videos. Good content :)

Something cool about Portugal vs that other country you mention. We currently have peace and democracy, we don't invade other countries or put people in jail for posting about peace on social media. Huge plus!! :)

Hehe I’m a Montrealer of Portuguese heritage and I know exactly what you mean. I learned quickly that I am more “North American” every time I visit relatives in Portugal

You have to try the "tascas" in Alfama. For me the best foods you can have are in those little typical places. Also you have to try "Ramiro". When Anthony Bourdain visited Portugal he said it was one of his favourite places. Also, I'm planning on moving to Canada next year and your videos have been super helpfull !!! It's funny that now you're living in Portugal, enjoy Yulia

Wow Yulia. I just watched your video about leaving Canada before this one and you can tell you're way more happy and have more life in you. You looked so down in that video.

I am going to Lisboa next week for Christmas with my family, so all this info that you give is very helpful. Thanks for creating these videos. I was born in Budapest, but grew up in USA, and I also lived for a time in London. I enjoy exploring new places and learning about the local arts and culture.

In these moments we notice that for more that we here in Brazil do not like to be like the Portuguese people, we had a lot in common, everything that you say matches with here hahaha

Hi Yulia. About filming and taking pictures, the portuguese law is something like this. If you are not in the street you must ask permission of the owner of the facilities. If you are in the street you are allowed to take pictures and to film if you do not target someone in particulary. Because if you do, you must have her permission (you can not take pictures or film members of the law or you may have of your film/camera seized). The exceptions are public persons (actors, politicians, etc).