Comments on: For education: Intel Classmate PC deployed en masse in Portugal

By: Duarte Molha

Duarte Molha — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:28:14 +0000

I am sorry if I misinterpreted what you were saying… The problem with you article is that you are talking about education an then you say that our biggest export is a football player that did not even finish highschool. It did seem a bit pejorative, it is just that small countries like my own are sometimes mocked and mischaracterized and although we are small we still have our pride… I did not want to offend you and thank you for you clarification.
Cheers

Duarte

By: Nicholas Deleon

Nicholas Deleon — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:16:22 +0000

Whoa there! I have no problems with Portugal at all. I studied the language for two years in college for no reason other than I thought it and the country was cool.

If you read us a lot, you’ll notice that I put footballers photos when dealing with a story from their country. New cellphone in Spain? Then I’d put a photo of Fernando Torres. Giant TV in Italy? Yup, Luca Toni will be pictured. That sort of thing.

Sinto muito.

-na

That is all.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:54:06 +0000

Lol, i agree with u Duarte… But what can we do?

Americans got the reputation outside their country, their are the only ones who can’t see how dumb they are xD

By: Duarte Molha

Duarte Molha — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:31:32 +0000

As a Portuguese person I would like to tell you that this article is very offensive to me. I have nothing against Ronaldo but you assertion that he is the best Portugal has produced in terms of intellectual achievements is very disturbing … especially coming from a New Yorker, from a city well know for their crumbling public education system, where most students can’t even identify most countries on a world map and if asked I am certain would never be able to pinpoint Portugal on the map.
Yes, we are a small country but that does not mean we are dumb. We have a very high literacy rate and we do know our place in the world…. It is this type of unilateral view of the world that makes Americans seem like assholes for the rest of us.
Yes, and that includes you!