Which is the best country in terms of things like rich culture, kind people, and the least corrupt government? I will work on practicing Portuguese and Spanish and also learning more French!!

  • thatonecoder@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    As a Portuguese person, I’d advise you boycott Portugal at the moment, or at the very least avoid AirBnBs entirely — sadly, they’ve increased to the point where, in many locations, the price of renting a house is higher than minimum wage. Furthermore, even in hotels, many staff get paid minimum salary — a lot of them are immigrants, so they’ll take anything. This means that, through tourism, the Portuguese people lose: rent becomes much higher, companies are incentivized to pay much less, and all of this is supported by the current government, which has refused to regulate AirBnBs and the like.

    I do apologize about this rant; it just seems that you value morals & ethics more than average.

    • _g_be@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      This sort of thing is a problem in many places, such as my nearest major US city. Unfortunate to hear that it’s a problem where you are too.

  • YappyMonotheist@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I’m French… go to Spain! There’s incredible architectural diversity and the people are generally very good vibes (I guess they’re anti-touristy nowadays, lol, but still!), plus things are at least 20-25 percent cheaper there. Oh, and also the Spanish government is the only Western country (correct me if I’m wrong, and hypocrisy like the UK saying something nice and then intervening for Israel doesn’t count…) who has made any sort of anti-imperialistic remarks regarding Gaza! I’d like to believe it’s a reflection of today’s Spanish population. 👍