CultureShock! Portugal: A Survival Guide to Customs and EtiquetteMarshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd, 15 ott 2009 - 321 pagine CultureShock! Portugal is every reader’s guide to living, working and adapting to life in this beautiful, charming country. Packed full of useful information, this book will answer all your questions and provide you with much, much more. Find out how to obtain a work visa, how to enrol your children in the schooling system, where to live, and what to bring from home. As well as providing the practical information essential for anyone moving to a foreign land, this book guides you through the picturesque countryside, from vineyards to almond groves. Visit old-fashioned villages where bar owners know their patrons and grocers know their customers. Discover how the work environment ticks and what is important to the Portuguese people. For anyone wanting to truly understand and experience what it is like to live in Portugal, CultureShock! Portugal is a must read. |
Sommario
| 1 | |
A LOOK AT THE LAND | 10 |
PORTUGUESE REALITIES | 45 |
UNDERSTANDING THE PORTUGUESE | 61 |
Photo | 84 |
SETTLING IN | 104 |
A TASTE OF PORTUGAL | 143 |
ENJOYING PORTUGAL | 164 |
WORK AND BUSINESS | 219 |
FAST FACTS ABOUT PORTUGAL | 234 |
CULTURE QUIZ | 243 |
DOS AND DONTS | 250 |
GLOSSARY | 252 |
RESOURCE GUIDE | 265 |
FURTHER READING | 283 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 289 |
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19th century abroad Afonso Alentejo Algarve António areas azulejos bacalhau Beira Beira Alta best-known Braga bullfights cafés Camões cards carnaval Catholic cent Church citizens coast Coimbra common consulate conversation country’s cultural dance dinner dishes doubtlessly dress driver’s license Email English especially Europe Europe’s European European Portuguese expatriate fado Fátima Fernando Pessoa Festa festival folk music folkloric football foreign friends guests Iberian Peninsula immigrants important Jerónimos monastery João José José Saramago King known language large number Lisbon Luis de Camões meal Minho modern northern Portugal parks Pessoa pilgrimage popular population port port wine Porto Portugal’s Portugal’s cities Portugal’s largest Portuguese language Portuguese saying pronounced region religious restaurants rural Saint saudade sector social Spain Spanish Tejo telephone tourist town traditional Trás-os-Montes urban usually variety villages Website weekends wine women young