re: If i ever have kids I’m sending them to Spain or Portugal!

This is an AI post, the em dash is a big giveaway. Wtf is going on around here?

The working wage for someone in late 20s is like $25k USD. I went to a bar in Lisbon and ordered a round of drinks for some buddies I met at a hostel and all the locals looked at me like WTF are you doing you lunatic.

All that said, the locals I met there were super chill and seemed very happy.

Salaries are terrible. Eveb professionals earn far less than in most of Western Europe or North America. Average pay after heavy taxes barely covers basics. Youth unemployment is sky-high. Most jobs are short-term contracts with no security or benefits. You work long hours for very little.

Housing is a nightmare. Rents in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, and tourist areas have exploded from overtourism and foreign buyers. Locals and expats get pushed out into tiny, expensive apartments or shared flats. Buying means endless bureaucracy, high taxes, and fees. Decent places now cost tourist prices.

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As someone who has never been, I was wondering, what’s the diversity of the people there? Is it one big group of native people with a few small groups of immigrants?

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Pretty diverse in the cities. Look like white cubans in the rural areas.

Ya know I don’t agree with you but we have work there and my closest coworker said the almost word for word with what you said. I think that was Navarra, Spain.