The Portuguese are lazy, they don’t work, they just chill, drink wine, and play football . That’s a typical opinion on Portugal in the North. Well, for some reason, the stereotypes in other countries are not much better. More than that, I had myself the similar picture of Portugal before I actually arrived here 3 years ago. I could make a separate post on my silly presumptions, if you are interested. ☺
After being here in Portugal for 2 months involved in university activities and talking to local people, I should say that Portuguese people are a very hard-working nation. The working days are long and exhausting, responsibilities are high, the pace is fast.
Despite long working hours, Portuguese people find time for family, friends, hobbies, etc. How? I don’t know, but they are like supermen who manage to handle so many things at the same time.
I am also impressed by the high quality of work done my Portuguese people. They are very deliberate, which again breaks another stereotype of Portugal being a low quality country.
For a strange reason, Portugal is underestimated. What is more, this lovely country undeservedly got the negative label… 😞 But, guys, you are the best! 😘❤
misselenka 
I have never heard that Portuguese are lazy. If I did, I might be living there now. 😉 To me it sounds like having one’s priorities straight!
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Well, maybe not lazy, but relaxed, too relaxed 😊 haha! 😁 maybe later we can move to the place where people just chill and enjoy life 😀 that’s a good plan! 🙂
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Oh, yes, relaxed is what everybody should be much more! I support your plan!
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😉👍
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Lovely article!
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Thank you! 🙂
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Stereotypes everywhere (saves thinking).
The Portuguese were among the premier navigators and explorers, their contribution should not be underestimated.
Work hard, play hard?
As the great Sage of the Horses said: take time, along the way, to stop and eat the flowers …
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So true! We should be more open to other cultures!
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There should always be time to enjoy life with friends and family. The Portuguese have the right attitude! 😎
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I agree! 😊
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Really Thank you for this post! 😀
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De nada! 😊
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Yes, it is assumed that they are laidback but I can’t really say anything without actually knowing more about the culture. Loved these kind of post that puts the light on the culture of a place. 👌
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We are the best! 😀
Eheh!
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True! 😀
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For several years I lived in a Portuguese enclave in NJ, and I soon noticed the locals were extremely industrious. Always working hard, and filled with pride about their traditions.
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They are indeed proud of their origin and ready you work as much as it takes. I also like their attitude to life, they are serious people, but take things easy and with humour
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Always wanted to go to the lesser known places in that country. Thanks for your articles — maybe I will visit someday. 🙂
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My pleasure! ☺
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Spending many hours in work doesn’t mean they are hard working, it’s vice versa. It’s not effective. I was in Portual 10 days, I was traveling a lot there and walking around many kilometers every day and from what I saw, they are really lazy. They throwing trash to nature, trash is everywhere, wires on buildings are like in india (they are lazy at least organize that somehow) and everything is really provisory home made repaired, nothing is done properly. And their national sport is not football but waiting in lines. 😀 When I arrived to Lisbon, I was really disgusted, even my father was and we were really thinking about buying new plane tickets and go home sooner. Fortunately most of Portugal is much prettier than Lisbon so we were traveling every morning immediately from that destroyed ghetto called Lisbon and it was much better. 🙂
Don’t take me wrong, I don’t want to effend them and I am little exaggerate that on purpose, but that contrast between central europe (I am from Czech Republic) and Portugal is really massive.
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It is true that a lot of services (businesses) in Portugal have that CAN’T DO attitude. They will not their work properly, their deliveries properly, their order handling properly. Talking about shipping your goods to the wrong city? This is Portugal!
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Thank you for sharing your experience! There are always some weak points in every place/country.
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they are lazy , most of southern nations like spain portugal italy greece are more lazy , even bbc article shows that after research , http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2954085.stm#:~:text=Portugal%20is%20officially%20the%20laziest,lots%20of%20time%20sitting%20down.
its old though , but seeing people at work from portugal in another country and even living with them I can say they are lazy , well if they messed up kitchen they took weeks to clean , while being unemployed and paid money to stay at home they didn’t go out of their way to find work or do something with their lives .Instead they sleep all day , only go out to buy food and behave loud .Maybe there are better people there , but we can only say if see them in day to day lives there is always a grain of truth in every stereotype and we we look at stats and economy it will show even more.
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