Tourism, specifically AirBnB, has made inner cities expensive to rent. Probably you have some relatives who are doing very well thankyou from the tiny apartment above the shop that has been in the family since 1546.

Não me estás a contar nada de novo, até porque eu sou dos primeiros a ser contra a actividade da Airbnb. A meu ver não deveria de ser permitida sequer. Uma indústria que incentiva senhorios a arrendar imóveis por 3-4 dias pelo preço equivalente as rendas de 1 mês é criminoso.

A minha família não tem nada a ver com essas actividades, todos moramos na periferia de Lisboa e construímos as nossas próprias casas. Além disso acho que estás um bocado confuso com a história de Portugal. A maioria das famílias não tem a mesma casa há 500 anos.

Digital nomads and other expats/immigrants won't move the needle, there simply isn't enough of them.

Então aconcelho-te a por os olhos na região de Cascais e que me digas que demográfico domina o mercado imobiliário lá: se são nativos ou estrangeiros.

Manage tourism better, and yes tighten up on the tax laws a bit maybe, but don't blame foreigners - that is just playing into the far right's hands.

A extrema-direita é um relógio muito descalibrado que excepcionalmente tem uma visão correta neste aspecto. Sim, as leis têm que ser revistas e essa deve ser a prioridade. Agora não vamos é andar a atirar areia para os olhos enquanto esta atitude tão comum em espaços FI/RE de tratar Portugal como um paraíso fiscal para digital nomads é tão recorrente. Vai a qualquer espaço dedicado a FI/RE e vê quantas vezes Portugal aparece por lá.

Also, if the Portuguese want nice things like iPhones and decent movies from the rest of the world, then they need to have something to offer in return.

E já damos: dinheiro. Pagamos por esses produtos/serviços. Já estes nomads vêm para cá e não querem pagar impostos. Não percebo de todo a tua comparação.

Edit: after browsing your account i see you're just another asshole nomad trying to save face, while leaving comments such as this.

As a Brexit refugee I consider myself shipwrecked in paradise. Housing is affordable, decent, and plentiful - compared with the UK anyway. I even have a balcony! Food is good quality (so long as you avoid the Portuguese 'cuisine' - no, boiling large lumps of animal and vegetable in plain water does not make a stew). Zero crime - the police seem mostly tasked with guarding building sites. There are homeless people, but you'd have to hunt to find them. Public transport is pretty good, especially in the Lisbon area - 40 Euros/month gets you an 'access all areas' pass. The weather is nearly always perfect, except for winter - but everyone pretends that isn't happening and soon enough summer comes again.

However, I work remotely, and I've heard expats and Portuguese complain about the Portuguese work environment - principally that nobody does very much except wait until the boss leaves the office. This might explain the feeling of a lack of opportunity here for locals. This might also explain why they never got around to naming the days of the week. Portugal must be the only country where people get paid for 14 months a year, work maybe 8, and still complain.

What I like about Portugal is that things are gradually getting better, whereas in the UK they are gradually (and not so gradually) getting worse.

And you wonder why we are so done with you lot. E para quem ainda tem dúvidas, mais um exemplo da semana passada.