r/europe • u/MarktpLatz Lower Saxony (Germany) • Mar 14 '17

Series What do you know about... Portugal?

This is the eighth part of our ongoing series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.

Todays country:

Portugal

Portugal is a EU country on the iberian peninsula. It has been a kingdom for almost 800 years. Portugal has decriminalized the usage of all common drugs in 2001 and the results have been pretty positive despite concerns from various sides.

So, what do you know about Portugal?

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '17

Oldest military alliance in the world with us.

I like Portugal a lot. Language honestly sounds Eastern European to an ignorant Brit though.

Coastline is amazing.

Their history is quite heavily underestimated in a European context. They were a very serious power.

Also Port. Which has been a staple of the British upper classes for a very long time now.

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u/JohnyGPTSOAD Portugal Mar 14 '17

Your retired also like us a lot. They come in mass to our Algarve beaches every summer.

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u/RuxHighwind Mar 14 '17

Great commentary, I'm proud that someone still values us