Portuguese landscape

Today, in the north of Portugal For those who know it, there's no doubt that Portuguese landscape is beautiful. But I was talking with one of my housemates about what are the defining characteristics of Portugal and the Portuguese. I have selected what I believe to be the true statements from the last list to circulate on the Internet. Do British people exchange lists as well on what it is to be British? ' To be Portuguese is to: - Take chicken with rice to the beach for lunch - Have had the last great military victory in 1385 - Drive like a maniac knowing that nobody cares - Leading the most relaxed lifestyle in Europe although being the last in all economic lists - Be able to buy cigarettes and alcohol at ridiculous prices - Blink the headlights to warn other drivers if there are police cars ahead - Have the rest of the world thinking your country is a province of Spain - Go every weekend to the village to visit your grandparents - Have the children baptized and sending them to Sunday School but never go to church - Not be racist at all (except with the gypsies) - Have a moustache and be short - Always drive on the fast lane - Super-bock (beer) and tremocos (a kind of beans that are eaten like olives) - Break the law three times in every 5 seconds you drive - Go to the beach in August'