If not a city, many places are typically calm, ANYWHERE in the world. Don't expect a foreign country to be what you fantasized it to be like the majority of people do. AND, of course they speak Portuguese!!! It's Portugal, remember? Expect it! A vacation is nothing like living somewhere full time. Reality sets in and the fantasy fades. Every single country has negatives, including Portugal.
So, no different to any other holiday area.
Would you compare Algarve to any other holiday area?
If not a city, many places are typically calm, ANYWHERE in the world. Don't expect a foreign country to be what you fantasized it to be like the majority of people do. AND, of course they speak Portuguese!!! It's Portugal, remember? Expect it! A vacation is nothing like living somewhere full time. Reality sets in and the fantasy fades. Every single country has negatives, including Portugal.