If Portugal Was a State in the U.S., It’s This One
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2023
- Americans often times try to compare Portugal to a US state to try to figure out something familiar. Topics like weather, topography, food, history, economy, population, and more are always top of the list.
Josh from ExpatsEverywhere researched it and found a state that compares most. The answer might surprise you but South Carolina has a lot of similarities. Watch him break it down as to why.
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Good new topic….super needed in most folks UA-cam content. Way to be a Leader. JP
Thank you, JP! We had fun with this one. We’re glad that you liked it. - Josh & Kalie
Having grown up in Georgia, and living in Lisbon now, I never would have thought to compare SC to PT! I know Charleston is very charming, and so is Lisbon. One thing for sure, though. The hot humid 92 degrees in SC will feel much hotter than 98 degrees and dry with a breeze we had for just a few days this summer in Lisbon. I think Portugal feels more international than SC, and also seems very different politically and with religion. I love living in Portugal, but would never live in SC! But I love southern food and sweet iced tea!
Interesting point about the weather comparing SC to Lisbon. Braga and Alentejo have wildly different micro climates that make 100 degree weather happen and one is humid and the other is dry. There’s a decent amount of variety in Portugal alone. - Josh & Kalie
Josh I live in Birmingham AL and have spent a few weeks in Portimao August of last year and early September this year and comparing the two Portimao had much milder weather. Much less humid and cooler evenings and nights in Portimao.
@@JasonJFlippingLife nice Birmingham is Cfa too. So they're temperate climates but humid subtropical and mild Mediterranean are different for sure as we acknowledge in the video. - Josh
I was hooked by all of the fun facts!!! This video was epic. Thanks guys. It makes sense why my wife connected with Portugal so much: she is obsessed with the east coast vibe of USA. The charm, the culture, etc. REMARKABLE VIDEO!!!
Thanks, Adam! We’re glad the video was a hit for you. 😃- Josh & Kalie
As a San Diego girl, I’m going to say that Portugal is most like CA because weather matters the most. It’s the reason we bought a house in Cascais. Not interested in the terrible weather in the Southern US 🥵
Californians = only think about where to living because of the weather. 😃 Is that what you mean?
Love this video! Thank you for all the hard work.
Thank you, Alan. We’re glad that you liked it. It was a fun one to research. - Josh & Kalie
Curiously enough, SC was the State I felt most at home when I did my travels across the US, and now I know why!
Charlotte and Mount Pleasant are, IMO, two of the must-sees for those whose idea of the US is skyscrapers and urban ghettos!
That’s really interesting, Paulo! - Josh & Kalie
Interesting statistics-thanks for doing all that research!
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching. - Josh & Kalie
Great video! Josh🎉
Thank you 🙏 - Josh & Kalie
Wow! You packed that full of fun facts!
We had a lot of fun with this one. - Josh & Kalie
Great vid
Thank you! - Josh & Kalie
Great Video!!!!
Thanks! - Josh & Kalie
Ok, found it. Firstly, kudos for the extensive research and work put into this video! Crazy amount of work! This video serves to inform anyone looking to migrate from the US to Portugal and vice-versa. It's an in-depth breakdown of infrastructure, history, cuisine, landscape, etc. So, if one wanted to move to an area of similar comforts, this video would be IDEAL! Wish I had this before I moved. More people should watch this before moving. ❤👍🏾
I always felt an intriguing connection to Pensacola in Florida. I am from Portugal and have no known ties to the USA or that city. Your video was very captivating and comprehensive.
Thanks for sharing! We appreciate the feedback, Diogo! - Josh & Kalie
Thank you so much for bringing up the history of slavery in both places-not enough people talk about that but the legacy of slavery and colonialism is still alive and affecting people to this day
The parallels were there so we mentioned it. The history behind it is quite different and the knock on effects too are different. - Josh & Kalie
not a fair comparison in my opinion. Portugal was a slave trader but usa and south carolina were slave importers and exploiters, not slave traders.
@@zuzazaki I can’t believe you’re splitting the evil hair of slavery 😣
Both places exploited enslaved people and made their fortunes off the backs of those mostly-murdered people; as someone who has their academic degrees in colonialism, “post-colonialism” and the African and Spanish diasporas and has worked professionally in this field for most of my career I am appalled by your ignorant comment
Educate yourself before you make any more statements about the effects of slavery in “former” colonies of imperialist oppressors or in those former imperialist states themselves that the rest of us have to hold our vomit in when reading . . . Thanks
Very cool video 👍 I enjoyed to know more about other US states and it's similarities with Portugal. Usually it's all about New York or California when you hear about USA.
Glad you enjoyed it! - Josh & Kalie
Entertaining Josh. I think you've had too much time on your hands though. 🤣
😃 We did take a month off from making videos. - Josh & Kalie
Great video! The one comparison that was not mentioned, for obvious reasons, was gun violence. I never felt so safe as when I was walking through crowded streets in several cities in Portugal. Sadly, I cannot say the same for my home country. 😢
Thank you. There's no real comparison to make because that's Portugal vs US not Portugal as a state in the US. You know? It's different. - Josh & Kalie
I hear you, Josh. I was just thinking how sad it was that none of the states that you mentioned could hold a candle to the LACK of gun violence anywhere in Portugal. 💙
So, are you telling me that I grew up in the Portugal of the USA and left as soon as I had the chance? Haha
Azores are just like Hawaii, Algarve is just like Florida...
*Madeira is just like Hawaii, not the Azores. The Azores are much colder compared to Hawaii, it's much more like Ireland or the Caucasus region in Europe.
@@diogorodrigues747 it snows in hawaii
@@diogorodrigues747 os europeus até podem saber mais de geografia que os americanos, mas não conhecem os povos do mundo, melhor que os americanos.
Americans fleeing to portugal, most take into account, if they want to live in a european country with the most expensove gasoline in europe, norway might be a better choice, lol!
Americans must know that portigal, still jas a active communist party, given the chance and time, those guys will expropriate all their wealth😓
There are about 5 million Portuguese and immediate descendants living outside of 🇵🇹
Immediate descendants are a part of a whole other stat. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere That may be so, but the Portuguese government considers Portuguese those born of either a Portuguese mother or father, their descendentants up to 2nd generation. This as long as they apply for Portuguese citizenship. An additional three million have.
This video needed to be more general. The barrage of data was tedious.
Nah, disagree... California all the way!
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Refreshing that you're not saying "Portugal is just like California." That said, its a stretch to say that SC is anything like Portugal, IMHO. SC ranks as the 6th most dangerous state in the US, serves inferior bbq, and is an embarrassment to the SEC.
😊 “it’s a stretch to say that SC is anything like Portugal…” Did we not just list how SC is like Portugal?
A comparar alhos com bugalhos, ninguém vai bater os portugueses🤣🤣🤣