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>Since arriving in Lisbon, he joined a father’s group called Expat Dudes and Dads, and his son is learning Portuguese in preschool. “Lisbon means safe harbor,”
by danielfoster 4y ago
>Since arriving in Lisbon, he joined a father’s group called Expat Dudes and Dads, and his son is learning Portuguese in preschool. “Lisbon means safe harbor,” he said. “My family needed safe harbor and we found it here.”
This is a very poorly thought-out statement. There's no reason why an upper middle-class family shouldn't be able to move to Europe, but claiming to need a "safe harbor" is a bit of a stretch.
- gumby 4y agoDon't read too much into it. I doubt he would have thought to say that had he not lived in a town where the remark was possible. And something like that is irresistible to a reporter.
- danielfoster 4y agoThis is a very good point— thank you.