Our Country

A few points of view.

1- When you think about your country, which words or pictures come to your mind?

- It is very nice.
Tiago, Gonçalo, Rafael, João Caixeiro, Arsénio

- Only one word: Beach...lol...

João Costa

- One of the Words and pictures is Football, mainly because of Euro 2004, which Portugal organized and in a fine way.. And Tourism, 'cause more and more tourists are choosing Portugal as their place for a vacation...

(By the way, the first question is about what comes to your mind when the subject is our country... Saying "it is very nice", isn't an answer... Think about that... )

Hugo Batista

- It’s a very great country :P, and the word is “beach” of course. lol

João Dores

- The words which come to my mind when I think about my country are Natural Beauty.

Pedro Quintino

- The beaches and natural beauty.

Fabrice, Carlos & Pedro

- It’s the worst country in Europe and the picture that comes to our minds is the plains we have in Alentejo.

Vanessa & Sam

- There are nice landscapes in general and the climate is good.

Max

2- How would you describe your country to someone who had never visited it before?

- Great country.

Tiago & Gonçalo

- Very beautiful and interesting country.

Rafael

- It's a wonderful country for any person to visit.
João Costa

- Great country with lots of places to visit all year long, with places for all kinds of tastes.

Hugo Batista

- I think it is an interesting place with such great things to visit.

João Dores

- Our country is very beautiful, we can’t deny it. Only our politicians aren't the best, but we are trying to handle them.

Pedro Quintino

- Portugal is very beautiful due to its natural beauty, monuments, touristic places, etc.

Fabrice, Carlos & Pedro

- We just have a few words to tell them: history, beaches, climate, people. If you want to come here you are very welcome.

Vanessa & Sam

- The country is nice. It’s the government’s guilt that we have problems.

Max

- Our country is beautiful, it has green spaces and good beaches.

João Caixeiro

- It is a very beautiful country. Very beautiful beaches and green spaces.

Arsénio

3- We can all play a role in the country we live in. What do you think we can do to make our country a better place to live in?

- More green spaces.

Tiago & Gonçalo

- More places for the families to be together and for the children to play.

Rafael

- More parks, green spaces, etc.

João Costa

- What can we do to make this country better? It's those simple things that the majority of the people just don't care about, like not throwing garbage in the street, parks, etc. Recycling and all those things that are small, but very important to the country.

(Again, the answers are not the most correct, because the questions refer to what we, the common people, can do to make Portugal a better country and "we" can create more green spaces, but we are not creating them, so, instead at least we must take care of the green spaces that we already have...)

Hugo Batista

- Less pollution, more employment.

João Dores

- Better Politicians, more Jobs and Less Pollution. We have lots of green places, but more green places could be nice too.

Pedro Quintino

- Green spaces, less pollution, and better politicians.

Fabrice, Carlos & Pedro

- We can become better workers, change the government and be more responsible.

Vanessa & Sam

- We could try and improve the people’s living conditions.

Max

- Less pollution would be great.

João Caixeiro & Arsénio