Nelly Furtado – trying to look sexy, but mainly looking uncomfortable
Fun Fact…
Portuguese royal, Catherine of Braganza is credited with introducing tea drinking to the United Kingdom. Although she kept the chocy digestives all for herself.
Wikipedia ‘Fact’…
Fatima – a small town in Portugal was reportedly the scene of apparitions of the Virgin Mary during 1917. During these apparitions she revealed three secrets. The first two referred to hell and how to save souls from hell, but the third one was kept a secret by the Catholic Church. In 2000, there was widespread disappointment as the church eventually revealed the third secret was in fact ‘Dale Winton is gay’.
National Hero…
Portugal is home to several explorers, politicians and intellectuals, none of whom are interesting enough to talk about here. The nation has a proud sporting tradition, producing such famous names as footballers, Eusebio and Luis Figo and marathon runner Rosa Mota. The most famous of all however must be Jose ‘The Special One’ Mourinho. In total, he has won seven league titles in four different using nothing more than his world famous motivational skills, tactical nous and several hundred million pounds worth of transfer fees.
Football Pedigree…
Portugal has always produced good players and regularly been involved in the latter stages of international tournaments. They finished third at the 1966 World Cup and were semi-finalists at Euro 84. Players such as Luis Figo, Rui Costa and Fernando Couto became known as the nation’s famed ‘Golden Generation’ on the back of success and underage World Cups in 1989 and 1991. Sadly however, the generation slipped silently off into Just For Men commercials with nothing but a lot of diving and a couple of near misses at major tournaments to show for their efforts. Continental success at club level and the belief that Cristiano Ronaldo can cover up for the deficiencies of his team-mates mean hopes are still high of claiming a major trophy.
Acceptable National Stereotype…
Pioneering, hard-working with their own unique culture
Unacceptable National Stereotype…
Like the Spanish, but without the siestas
Don’t be surprised if they…
Expect Cristiano Ronaldo to fire them to glory and then end up going home early.
You’re hysterical. Although I take (humorous) offense to your dismissive attitude about my ancestral home.
I just love the place.
We try to offend and amuse all in equal measures! Thanks for the comment!