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Desafios da Burocracia

Challenges of Bureaucracy

Joel and Rui discuss some of Joel’s views on adapting to life in Portugal, from the lack of “real salads”...

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  • 00:00:01Joel: Comida. Gosto muito dos pratos de Portugal. Gosto muito de bacalhau. Joel: Food. I really like Portuguese dishes. I really like codfish.
  • 00:00:07Adoro... O quê? Eu gosto de bacalhau. Adoro. I love... What? I like codfish. I love it.
  • 00:00:10Rui: Não, tu gostas de bacalhau com natas, Rui: No, you like cod with cream,
  • 00:00:12porque bacalhau com natas tem natas, batata frita... because cod with cream has cream, fried potato...
  • 00:00:17Agora, bacalhau, gostas assim duma posta de bacalhau? Now, cod, do you like a piece of cod like this? (plain)
  • 00:00:20Joel: Gosto, acho que não tem sabor. É pouco pegajoso, mas sempre gostei. Joel: I like it, I think it doesn't have flavour. It's a little slimy, but I've always liked it.
  • 00:00:24Eu gosto mais do que atum, por exemplo. I like it more than tuna, for example.
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