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.

  • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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    user1846283628 at 2023-10-05 18:59:12+00:00 ID: k3m6gf1

    Crazy surfing in Nazare pops up first. Have nothing but good to say about portugese :)

  • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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    darek-sam at 2023-10-06 10:11:50+00:00 ID: k3pf7rz

    The Portuguese people are warm and friendly. Much calmer and less choleric than their eastern neighbours. They love the ocean.

    The only downside is that food with more than 4 ingredients is considered very advanced :)

    In short: I tell everyone I know to visit Portugal. I have spent a lot of time there and I have nothing but good things to say. I have always been treated well. From the fanciest parts of Cascais to the half angolan suburbs of Lisboa.

    And when it gets too hot, the Atlantic is always refreshing, whereas the Mediterranean is like swimming in vegetable soup.

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    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.

    • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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      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

  • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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    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?

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        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 ☺️

        • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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          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! (:

    • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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      mikke_and_i (OP) at 2023-10-05 16:45:58+00:00 ID: k3lhhkt

      I went to translate your comment, and apparently you forgot your wallet here?

      Sorry I don’t know 🥲

      • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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        bohemian-grove-guest at 2023-10-06 09:02:54+00:00 ID: k3oz7rv

        It’s an old song lyric which is a cultural classic. I can’t recall their name, Hjalle och Heavy maybe their name was.

  • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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    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.

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      AntPRodP at 2023-10-05 17:00:13+00:00 ID: k3ljxr7

      “Even poorer” 😂 I can confirm Portugal is poor, but Spain is not.

      • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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        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.

      • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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        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?

        • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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          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.

  • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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    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

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      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

  • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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    Forward-Web-7854 at 2023-10-06 07:45:59+00:00 ID: k3p42yz

    Ive actually thought about that alot of times, that i know scarsly little about Portugal. Never hear bot it in the news, I know very little history ( except the seafaring), never met anyone from Portugal.

    Unconsciously i think i merge Portugal and Spain when thinking about the culture, temprament, history etc.

    • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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      mikke_and_i (OP) at 2023-10-06 11:24:09+00:00 ID: k3pa9ho

      never met anyone from Portugal.

      Well, you’re meeting one now 😂

  • Dannebot@leddit.danmark.partyOPMBSvenska
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    Zhugwhistle at 2023-10-05 16:15:51+00:00 ID: k3lcgab

    Friendly people, great food and wine. Been there 5 times and will go back soon again

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    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.

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    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.

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    Long_Serpent at 2023-10-06 07:10:37+00:00 ID: k3oy8av

    Apart from football, we don’t think about it very much.

    Points for progressive drug policies, though.

    Not too many of my friends and family have been there, but those who did visit really liked it.