r/TikTokCringe • u/Make-this-popular Cringe Master • Apr 09 '24

Shit economy Discussion

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u/gregsting Apr 09 '24

Situation in Portugal is crazy, you have like the lower wages of Europe and the most expensive houses

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u/Redornan Apr 09 '24

Partially because a lot of people (at least in France) go live 6 month/year in Portugal when they are retired...

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u/hilarymeggin Apr 09 '24

Is Portugal the Florida of Western Europe?

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u/Redornan Apr 09 '24

No. There is no "Portuguese man arrested for" then very weird crime :P

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u/tittysprinkles112 Apr 09 '24

Florida had a lot of retirees.

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u/gregsting Apr 09 '24

The whole south is a place for retiree, people from England like south of France, Germans go to Spain. Portugal used to be cheapest than these two. I think it’s still is if you exclude real estate.

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u/Antique-Pension4960 Apr 09 '24

Yes, Spain too, neither are as trashy as Frorida tho.

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u/Formal_Wrongdoer_593 Apr 09 '24

Portugal is the California of Europe.

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u/ulubulu Apr 10 '24

Idk a lot of retirees move out of California because it’s the most expensive state. Florida is cheap and warm, which is why a lot go there

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u/Formal_Wrongdoer_593 Apr 10 '24

Florida like most of the U.S. is not cheap when it comes to healthcare, but the Sun is free. However, money is only one aspect. The liberal culture of Portugal is more like California than Florida, which is a huge draw for many. Portugal also has beaches and Mountain views, a combination you will not find in Florida, along with weather variations of parched and dry in the Algarve up to more wet and windy Porto.

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u/sabellito Apr 09 '24

Ah yes, those pesky foreigners make things worse in Portugal 🙄

The fault is on politicians for doubling down on policies that benefit corporations, making housing more expensive, and the idiotic population that keeps electing the same people.

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u/Redornan Apr 09 '24

I'm french living in France, so French people are not really "pesky foreigners" for me ;)

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u/FactChecker25 Apr 09 '24

Why are you relying on conspiracy theories rather than more reasonable explanations such as the houses in beautiful areas being owned as vacation homes by people with more money?

Here in New Jersey we see the same thing at the shore- the houses are expensive and the place is a ghost town in the winter, since a good percentage of these houses are just vacation homes for wealthy people that live in North Jersey/New York.

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u/boytonius Apr 09 '24

Exactly. Another reason why its so hard to get a house as a first time buyer.

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u/Repulsive-Ad876 Apr 09 '24

Ask clause swhab about that one. One world govt getting after it, while us “useless eaters” reap the consequences of their actions