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The eXpat Files Ep. 29 - Nail in Bread (Patreon)

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2026-04-19 23:30:04
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The eXpat Files is a new series of podcast episodes that chronicle David and @joyofnapping's conversations as they consider how to adjust to life in another country.

In this episode, David and @joy discuss:

How we are feeling about Portugal generally

Visiting Nazaré (again)

Visiting Taberna Dos Mercadores

Unique elements of the Portuguese language

Tiny Victories

Tommy

Replying to someone on Threads

PATRONS: You can get this audio in your podcast app by going to patreon.com/davechen, going to the "My Membership" section, and copying and pasting the RSS link to your podcast app.

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Pixel-davis

Please do more of the language learning segments. I'm learning a foreign language right now and finding many quirks so it was very interesting to listen to

Danny C

Much of what Dave described is true for Latin based languages, at least I recognize similar words and usage in Spanish and Italian, so I’m not sure how much these language differences say about Portugal’s culture specifically, but still an interesting segment.

Carole M

Joy has not seen interstellar 😮

Amy Reyes

Tommy is very cute. What a heartwarming and important victory!

Nizar B

If someone asks to take a seat or points to an object to interact with it, would responding in English "Please" (while gesturing to it) or "by all means" be similar to "pode" in Portuguese?

Iain Clarke

I'm a bit puzzled about the surprise over "obrigado" - I think of it like a southern gentleman in a western saying "Much obliged" when served at a bar. Very Foghorn Leghorn. Then "De nada" being equivalent to "Think nothing of it" as a reply.

David Chen

I suppose that is equivalent. I have never heard "much obliged" Very much at all in my life, though. So to have it be the primary way that people thank others is interesting. Also the point about "Think nothing of it" still stands. It's way less warm than "you're welcome" imho.

Curtis

As a Canadian, we learn French in elementary school through high school. We all assume the Americans learn Spanish, equivalently, from a young age as the mandated school language. However, in your dive into observations on Portuguese, you don’t seem to be “jumping off from Spanish” as much I would think Americans would. Curious if 1 I am wrong about how standard it is to learn Spanish in school and 2 is your journey with Portuguese in any way “familiar” by drawing parallels to Spanish. You have mentioned French and Romance languages in general but curious about Spanish.

David Chen

In general my perception is that extra languages are electives and people can choose which language they study. Spanish is not at all required.

Grace

Re: joy commenting on how they don't know you're already trying when they perk up after saying "I'm learning Portuguese" - I feel like it's more like you're saying "I am being vulnerable" and that phrase switches their mindset from "I'm just getting through my job and this person is slowing me down or making my life more difficult" to them putting themselves in your shoes and acknowledging the difficulty of being vulnerable and appreciating that you're doing that.