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asdgwecww 4y ago
> big mac Here it is ladies and gentleman. Portuguese people love bashing Americans. They have a really narrow minded idea of what an American is, and that's that ("Americans are fat", "Americans are stupid"). Portuguese people consider themselves worldly and educated, which is ironic because for the most part they tend to be extremely provincial. I bet you that the average Californian has tried more foods than the average Portuguese person even knows exist. They don't know much food-wise, that's why they think that salted codfish and cabbage is great food, like someone else mentioned. Source: I was born in Portugal, lived most of my life in Portugal, now moved to the US because Portugal isn't great. Pay is low, services are atrocious, food is hit and miss (but limited in variety), and people are narrow-minded.
- dopidopHN 4y ago
  So good food is having access to quality world cuisine like Japanese, Ethiopian, Indian, Polish, Italian, Thai …made by people that immigrated from those area recently and cook it the authentic way? That’s how I understand your comment. In that aspect, yes, absolutely. The US provide access to variety of « world cuisine » I bet it’s harder to find good niranja in Lisbon than Columbus, Ohio.
- tluyben2 4y ago
  > Portuguese people love bashing Americans This is not limited to Portugal though; this sentiment exists in many countries, especially among people who have never been in America. But yeah, like your anecdotal, I have many anecdotes too; like Americans in Thailand saying the food is disgusting; they only went to 5 star hotels with EU/US type food. In Thailand. And that wasn't the first or the last time in Asia. I like eating in the US, and I like to go there and meet new people. I moved to Portugal a few years ago and everyone Portuguese I meet (generally programmers) would like to live in the US, at least a few years. So not sure, guess depends on many things. I guess, like I always say, if you don't like it somewhere, just pack up and leave; good you did as you don't seem to like it. I will move too in a few years, not sure where, but we'll see.
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YATA2 4y ago
Seriously this. A run if the mill big mac is better than most Portuguese food.

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> big mac Here it is ladies and gentleman. Portuguese people love bashing Americans. They have a really narrow minded idea of what an American is, and that's that ("Americans are fat", "Americans are stupid"). Portuguese people consider themselves worldly and educated, which is ironic because for the most part they tend to be extremely provincial. I bet you that the average Californian has tried more foods than the average Portuguese person even knows exist. They don't know much food-wise, that's why they think that salted codfish and cabbage is great food, like someone else mentioned. Source: I was born in Portugal, lived most of my life in Portugal, now moved to the US because Portugal isn't great. Pay is low, services are atrocious, food is hit and miss (but limited in variety), and people are narrow-minded.

dopidopHN 4y ago
So good food is having access to quality world cuisine like Japanese, Ethiopian, Indian, Polish, Italian, Thai …made by people that immigrated from those area recently and cook it the authentic way? That’s how I understand your comment. In that aspect, yes, absolutely. The US provide access to variety of « world cuisine » I bet it’s harder to find good niranja in Lisbon than Columbus, Ohio.
tluyben2 4y ago
> Portuguese people love bashing Americans This is not limited to Portugal though; this sentiment exists in many countries, especially among people who have never been in America. But yeah, like your anecdotal, I have many anecdotes too; like Americans in Thailand saying the food is disgusting; they only went to 5 star hotels with EU/US type food. In Thailand. And that wasn't the first or the last time in Asia. I like eating in the US, and I like to go there and meet new people. I moved to Portugal a few years ago and everyone Portuguese I meet (generally programmers) would like to live in the US, at least a few years. So not sure, guess depends on many things. I guess, like I always say, if you don't like it somewhere, just pack up and leave; good you did as you don't seem to like it. I will move too in a few years, not sure where, but we'll see.
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YATA2 4y ago

Seriously this. A run if the mill big mac is better than most Portuguese food.