VIII. Comunidades portuguesas dos Estados Unidos

VIII COMUNIDADES PORTUGUESAS NOS ESTADOS UNIDOS...
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Your father or grandfather is called Manuel, José, António or João.
You have crocheted doilies on your kitchen counters, dining room, living
room, bedroom-on all your tables.
You decorate your walls with plates.
Your house is a mini church with just as may statues of saints and Jesus as
your church itself.
You’re 25 and still living with your parents. (Extra points if you’re married
and living with your spouse in your parent’s house.)
You warn other drivers of police on the highway by flashing your lights, even
though one of the drivers might have just robbed a bank.
You baptize your child and send him to catechism even though you might
never go to church except for weddings and funerals.
You think all university graduates should be called «Doutor» and like to be
called so if you are one of the chosen few who have managed to finish college.
You park on the sidewalk when necessary, even asking the person standing
there to please move away.
You have a mobile phone and spend a small fortune on it, but think twice
about going to the dentist.
You have a mother or grandmother who wears black.
You spend your holidays in Spain instead of in Portugal because it is
cheaper.
If you are a woman, you have been to see a «curandeiro» or have had your
fortune told.
You insist you wouldn’t be caught dead buying Spanish olive oil even
though most of the olive oil consumed in Portugal comes from Spain.