This group is a COMMUNITY, and was created to discuss: 1. ALL about our lives or research/planning to live in/ visit PT. Also covers EU issues, life, we're not strict. 2. JOKES, CONCERNS, RANTS, DIVERGING OPINIONS are welcome! 3. It offers a platform where we can feel safe to criticize PT (other places/ things) seeking SOLIDARITY, VALIDATION and/or EMPATHY, without judgement, censorship, or shaming (respectful disagreement/ recommendations/ some chiding, alright).
As full contributors to a society, we don't have to become silent observers of what can be improved or what is clearly wrong. LIVELY RESPECTFUL DEBATE, DISSENT, QUESTIONING, even on controversy, is the basis for a PLURALISTIC & DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY. Portuguese are all over the world & the world comes to PT to live/enjoy its virtues. But long term, we "there & here" are faced w. challenges, frustrations; at times we need to vent, to ask, "Do you have the same problems? How did you solve them? Why do they speak EN to me when I speak PT to them? Where can I find good pizza, Mr Pizza sucks!? lol etc" - this is a place to feel safe to have that moment of "I had enough", be the kid we are, express how we feel without society telling us, "grow up, be a certain way, you've no right to complain, be grateful..."
We ask QUESTIONS, tell jokes, share COMMUNITY EVENTS: farmers market, art shows, expat meetups, new bar in town, etc. Spamming must be done rarely by instructors/ owners themselves (art, language & yoga classes, a restaurant or concert, a property for sale/rent (once a week), cultural events. No $ loan offers & scams, obviously! No religious proselytizing!
We repudiate racism, homophobia, sexism, bigotry, all discrimination or exclusionary ideology, but we uphold freedom of speech. If you post anything that represents those values, the post/comment remains but could be frozen as a testament of your persona/ values; if you attack someone directly, you'll be thrown out, but comment won't be deleted.
News pertinent to Porto, Marcelo meets with Big Pharma in Lisbon - Marcelo does not have Executive power, in theory, it shouldn't be him meeting pharma: #bigpharma#Portugal#lockdown#vaccines#coronavirus
This group is a COMMUNITY, and was created to discuss: 1. ALL about our lives or research/planning to live in/ visit PT. Also covers EU issues, life, we're not strict. 2. JOKES, CONCERNS, RANTS, DIVERGING OPINIONS are welcome! 3. It offers a platform where we can feel safe to criticize PT (other places/ things) seeking SOLIDARITY, VALIDATION and/or EMPATHY, without judgement, censorship, or shaming (respectful disagreement/ recommendations/ some chiding, alright).
As full contributors to a society, we don't have to become silent observers of what can be improved or what is clearly wrong. LIVELY RESPECTFUL DEBATE, DISSENT, QUESTIONING, even on controversy, is the basis for a PLURALISTIC & DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY. Portuguese are all over the world & the world comes to PT to live/enjoy its virtues. But long term, we "there & here" are faced w. challenges, frustrations; at times we need to vent, to ask, "Do you have the same problems? How did you solve them? Why do they speak EN to me when I speak PT to them? Where can I find good pizza, Mr Pizza sucks!? lol etc" - this is a place to feel safe to have that moment of "I had enough", be the kid we are, express how we feel without society telling us, "grow up, be a certain way, you've no right to complain, be grateful..."
We ask QUESTIONS, tell jokes, share COMMUNITY EVENTS: farmers market, art shows, expat meetups, new bar in town, etc. Spamming must be done rarely by instructors/ owners themselves (art, language & yoga classes, a restaurant or concert, a property for sale/rent (once a week), cultural events. No $ loan offers & scams, obviously! No religious proselytizing!
We repudiate racism, homophobia, sexism, bigotry, all discrimination or exclusionary ideology, but we uphold freedom of speech. If you post anything that represents those values, the post/comment remains but could be frozen as a testament of your persona/ values; if you attack someone directly, you'll be thrown out, but comment won't be deleted.
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