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15 Signs You Were Raised By Portuguese Parents

Every wondered what it feels like to be raised in a Portuguese household?

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15 Signs You Were Raised By Portuguese Parents
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1) Having to translate everything for your parents.

2) Soccer is life!

3) Your mom would force you to wear a patriotic shirt on the Fourth of July.


4) The house is ALWAYS clean.


5) Forced to talk to relatives over the phone.


6) Never a shortage of food on the table, and you have to eat ALL of it because wasting food is bad.


7) Wine served with EVERY meal.


8) Parents are always concerned about where you are every second of the day.


9) Everyone at a family wedding is apparently your cousin.


10) Teachers would never know how to correctly pronounce your last name.

11) Homemade desserts were out of this world!

12) Never lack of bread or cheese in the house.

13) Tasting alcohol at a very young age.

14) Old T-shirts became dusters and cleaning rags.


15) Being fortunate that you have the best and loving family in the world :)


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