Portugal

[China Doll]

You wouldn't want to go their for your summer holidays now would you?!

[daffy654]

I always quite fancied visiting Portugal but i'm not allowed to travel by aeroplane because of a medical condition and couldn't cope with going by sea or land. I bet you can get some cheap package deals there at the moment though.
:-0

[Reverandfunk]

Why? lol

[Gromit]

Not for a summer holiday in October.

No reason not to go there though, is there?

[Reverandfunk]

Record numbers of people went to Portugal this year

[China Doll]

I'm just going on what I read and forming my opinon from that rather than any fact or reasoned argument.

It seems to be the latest trend.

(Oh ok... I had a strop).

[Reverandfunk]

And I thought u was flirting lol

[China Doll]

Told you before. I never flirt.

[Reverandfunk]

I know lol

[cambus]

China, I'm willing to bet that Portugal, will have record numbers of British holidaymakers next year.
Most will want to stay in, or visit, Praia Da Luz, where Maddie disappeared.
I suppose its a bit like all those people, who want to visit TV series locations, where it actually happened, sad, but true.

[China Doll]

You're probably right cambus.

There's a lot of ghouls out there rubbing their thighs at other peoples misery.

However this post is just an example of a knee jerk reaction. I wasn't serious.

[anotheoldgit]

Couldn't see the point in your post at all my old china, you were just making a statement which could have been posted in any of the two previous Portugal headings.

Not trying to be contentious, it just makes for a tidier News Topics.

[China Doll]

I know anotheroldgit. I was just annoyed at the nonsense below and it was my rather stroppy reaction.

I'll behave tomorrow and keep the News secion tidy.

And I'm not old either I'll have you know!

[anotheoldgit]

Just a friendly if not dated expression ie. Old girl, Old man, and in your case a play on words, Old china.

Toodle Pip

[China Doll]

Cheerio old man, have a good one.

[tiggerblue10]

China - what nonsense were you annoyed about? Are you refering to the previous threads about Portugal? One of which was mine! Do you think that my thread was nonsense? Or am I being a bit too sensitive here?

Just curious to know.

[China Doll]

I thought your thread was nonsense.

Sorry.

[4GS]

China, I've got an Indian friend who went to Portugal for his hoilday, before he went, (he's a manager) one of his Portugese staff wrote down some usefull phrases for him to use such as " Good morning, how are you" and "can I have a beer please"? however he kept wondering why he kept getting evil looks when he spoke to the hotel staff/shopkeepers etc but he put it down to his Indian/English accent.
One morning he came down down for breakfast and waved to the receptionist and said a cheery "good morning" in his best Portugese and recieved the usual frown so he asked what was thgew matter, "is it because I'm Indian" ?he asked, "no" was the curt reply, "you just said good day and called me a fat monkey"
Turned out, Dikap's staff had wrote a whole load of Portugese insults just for a laugh

[jno]

I had a lovely holiday in Portugal this year. Here's a couple of my photos

http://i16.tinypic.com/68a91c7.jpg

http://i17.tinypic.com/4u47rxu.jpg

[China Doll]

Oh they're pretty! Bit nifty with a camera are we?!