Portugal manage to be even worse. You’ll be stood there in someone’s kitchen wearing a coat and gloves, watching your breath condense, and they’ll be like “oh b

Portugal manage to be even worse. You’ll be stood there in someone’s kitchen wearing a coat and gloves, watching your breath condense, and they’ll be like “oh but we don’t get cold winters like you do in the northern countries”. That’s the rationale. The reason is actually more likely financial.