Loved this video, perfectly articulated. In terms of “cons”, I would also add the ubiquitous barking dogs, which has almost become iconic, and the extremely loud motorbikes. Keep up the great work!
Interesting, we found groceries to be incredibly affordable to us, but maybe we were focused on the wine, wonderful breads, salads and olives 😂. And we are from a very expensive location in the US so used to ultra high. Fully appreciate the challenge on a Portuguese salary. Aldi would be amazing.
Good afternoon, I live in Madeira also, and I'm from United States, those large cockroaches you're talking about are sewer cockroaches and the reason you see them dead is because they cannot survive outside, if you look around your house and make sure all your sewers are covered or they have a air trap or water trap, they cannot get through. You will have solved your problem, and if they're outside, obviously there's some kind of open sewer somewhere and they come up from there, I hope that helps
Olá linda, thank you for a great video! What you say is so true, thank you for your honesty. I was in Madeira for the first time last year, I stayed at Savoy hotel in Funchal for 6 weeks to explore. It was more like exploring how life is in Funchal. Where I stayed is a really nice area, it was a nice experience. Greetings from the Netherlands Angel xxx Tchau!
I want to thank you for the video you made about Madeira, your observations are relevant. I would just like to leave some observations: Madeira is not a country, it belongs to Portugal. As for hiking, you're right, excrement and paper and other lack of civility are common, especially now that we have more mass tourism, another problem is that some people camp anywhere, something that was unthinkable a few years ago. Another situation that has happened is that many people prefer to rent their houses and apartments to tourists instead of locals, it is happening that many people here do not have the possibility of having their space because they cannot afford it, the prices of houses and apartments to buy have skyrocketed and many people have to live with their family and with too many people in the same house to have a roof over their heads. That is a major problem that in the past didnt exist só bad as today. Thank you for your video, and hope you enjoy living in Madeira.  Feedback
Really good video , I was lucky to find an affordable houses on the south, my energy efficiency is D and had a hole in the roof, cockroach are part of the island unfortunately, but not that bad where I live, stray cat is very upsetting, considering it's free to neutering if you book with the Camara, you are right about microclimate I can leave home in Ponta do sol in t-shirt and short and will visit my friend in Monte and will freeze there , i would say up to 7c difference in winter ....I hardly advice to anyone coming here, to learn some skill before moving here hard to find any tradesman, for cheap fly found lots of last minutes deal but expensive if you book in advance
Thanks for your Video! We live in Gaula on around 300m and also have 3-4 Cockroaches a week. usually they come when darkness sets in and mostly from one of the bathrooms. It might be a sewer problem as someone mentioned before. But we leave all windows open very often... Maybe they just sneak in 😅
Re cats, what needs to happen is for the cats to be neutered. Maybe you could get willing people to help and to financially contribute to help with vet bills and hope the vet is willing to reduce the costs. I know other parts of Portugal have done this. Just an idea.
I'm surprised the animal rescues don't capture the stray cats and dogs and neuter them. They need to get funding and get the vets onside to help reduce the costs of the operations. This arrangement works great in the UK 🐱🐶
É exactamente igual.. o aglomerado de casas umas em cima das outras, os gangs da droga, a policia militar, as balas perdidas.. é exactamente tudo igual.. parabéns, quando brasileiro abre a boca, é para falar merda
Estou plenamente ciente de que Madeira não é um país, mas sim uma região autónoma de Portugal. Quando falo sobre amar Madeira ou viver 'neste país,' estou me referindo a Portugal como um todo, já que também passei algum tempo em Portugal Continental.
Hello beauty . About the parking places, here in continental Portugal I have the same impression, people are so liberal about the spaces they can park. I don't know if it break any law or not, but is that what I see.
Thanks P, I couldn't have said it better myself 🙂 This was a great list! & you even informed me of things I wasn't aware of! Hope to see you next week & hi Joe if you're reading this! 🤗
the price of insularity... it was horribly expensive 30 years ago, nothing has changed :D rough landings used to be much worse, and much more frequent, I believe... it's almost good now!
Loved this video, perfectly articulated. In terms of “cons”, I would also add the ubiquitous barking dogs, which has almost become iconic, and the extremely loud motorbikes. Keep up the great work!
Madeira is not a country.
@@pnvgordinho I know, it’s an autonomous region of Portugal.
Who said it was?
@@rjs69 She did.
Interesting, we found groceries to be incredibly affordable to us, but maybe we were focused on the wine, wonderful breads, salads and olives 😂. And we are from a very expensive location in the US so used to ultra high. Fully appreciate the challenge on a Portuguese salary. Aldi would be amazing.
Good afternoon, I live in Madeira also, and I'm from United States, those large cockroaches you're talking about are sewer cockroaches and the reason you see them dead is because they cannot survive outside, if you look around your house and make sure all your sewers are covered or they have a air trap or water trap, they cannot get through. You will have solved your problem, and if they're outside, obviously there's some kind of open sewer somewhere and they come up from there, I hope that helps
Olá linda, thank you for a great video! What you say is so true, thank you for your honesty. I was in Madeira for the first time last year, I stayed at Savoy hotel in Funchal for 6 weeks to explore. It was more like exploring how life is in Funchal. Where I stayed is a really nice area, it was a nice experience. Greetings from the Netherlands Angel xxx Tchau!
I want to thank you for the video you made about Madeira, your observations are relevant. I would just like to leave some observations: Madeira is not a country, it belongs to Portugal.
As for hiking, you're right, excrement and paper and other lack of civility are common, especially now that we have more mass tourism, another problem is that some people camp anywhere, something that was unthinkable a few years ago. Another situation that has happened is that many people prefer to rent their houses and apartments to tourists instead of locals, it is happening that many people here do not have the possibility of having their space because they cannot afford it, the prices of houses and apartments to buy have skyrocketed and many people have to live with their family and with too many people in the same house to have a roof over their heads. That is a major problem that in the past didnt exist só bad as today.
Thank you for your video, and hope you enjoy living in Madeira.

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Really good video , I was lucky to find an affordable houses on the south, my energy efficiency is D and had a hole in the roof, cockroach are part of the island unfortunately, but not that bad where I live, stray cat is very upsetting, considering it's free to neutering if you book with the Camara, you are right about microclimate I can leave home in Ponta do sol in t-shirt and short and will visit my friend in Monte and will freeze there , i would say up to 7c difference in winter ....I hardly advice to anyone coming here, to learn some skill before moving here hard to find any tradesman, for cheap fly found lots of last minutes deal but expensive if you book in advance
Thanks for your Video! We live in Gaula on around 300m and also have 3-4 Cockroaches a week. usually they come when darkness sets in and mostly from one of the bathrooms. It might be a sewer problem as someone mentioned before. But we leave all windows open very often... Maybe they just sneak in 😅
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Re cats, what needs to happen is for the cats to be neutered. Maybe you could get willing people to help and to financially contribute to help with vet bills and hope the vet is willing to reduce the costs. I know other parts of Portugal have done this. Just an idea.
Ribeira Brava council does it for free, also a place in boa Nova does as well.
@@sevensidesjoinery6370 please could you share a link to the service if there is one for the Funchal/Monte area?
I'm surprised the animal rescues don't capture the stray cats and dogs and neuter them. They need to get funding and get the vets onside to help reduce the costs of the operations. This arrangement works great in the UK 🐱🐶
Linda como sempre
Looks like RIo de Janeiro from Favela.
É exactamente igual.. o aglomerado de casas umas em cima das outras, os gangs da droga, a policia militar, as balas perdidas.. é exactamente tudo igual.. parabéns, quando brasileiro abre a boca, é para falar merda
@salsichalivre5401 it really does! Brazil looks incredible - I've always wanted to experience it in person
Madeira não é um país, Portugal é que é um país, Madeira é Portugal
Estou plenamente ciente de que Madeira não é um país, mas sim uma região autónoma de Portugal. Quando falo sobre amar Madeira ou viver 'neste país,' estou me referindo a Portugal como um todo, já que também passei algum tempo em Portugal Continental.
Good observations P. Let me add these: Pro: water temps are so comfortable year round. Cons: cigarette butts and dog poop are too much on the ground
Great info. I can't get over how well-mannered Phillip is and he always seems to be so happy.
No cockroaches here in the north! I also live at a fairly high elevation, 460m above sea level, so I think it's too cold for them :)
You don't have to tell me twice! Already packing my bags xD
Nice list! More videos in future please too!
Haha..this video was VERY real!😂 Thanks for sharing a balanced picture of life in Madeira 😊🙏
Hahha I had a few things to get off my chest, but absolutely love living here ❤
Hello beauty . About the parking places, here in continental Portugal I have the same impression, people are so liberal about the spaces they can park. I don't know if it break any law or not, but is that what I see.
I can't imagine living with cockroaches. I'm shaking all over.
Can you do a review of the cost of real estate on the island and the pros and cons of certain locations for purchase?
Thanks P, I couldn't have said it better myself 🙂
This was a great list! & you even informed me of things I wasn't aware of!
Hope to see you next week & hi Joe if you're reading this! 🤗
I expect to see a collab video or two 😉
I live here and we all hate cockroaches 💀
Glad to know i'm not alone! xD
Pro - the food. Con - the service
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
the price of insularity... it was horribly expensive 30 years ago, nothing has changed :D rough landings used to be much worse, and much more frequent, I believe... it's almost good now!
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@@bob-007 yay! 🥳
Awwww yeah Portuguese are! Just because I am coming from the similar culture, I love it lol 😅😊😂