Is Portugal a poor country?

Depends on which country you compare it to. If the standard is Norway, then we're poorer, but the same could be said about a great part of European countries. If you compare it to a former Easte…

Top stories for Joãozinho da Couve   Is Portugal a poor country? João Godinho, Product Manager • Updated March 29, 2019 Depends on which country you compare it to. If the standard is Norway, then we're poorer, but the same could be said about a great part of European countries. If you compar... Read more » 408 56   Is self harm enjoyable? Asked in ⚠Nicoles' venting space⚠ • Answered by Quinn • June 6 Yes, because it releases endorphins. But if you haven't tried it, please DO NOT start. Afterwards it's messy and itchy and absolute hell when it becomes an addiction. And h... Read more » 156 19   I am 12 years old and for the last 2 months I haven't had my period. I don't want to tell my mum. What is wrong with me? Jesse Cougot, I've raised 3 kids. They are all respectful society members. • Answered August 6, 2023 I have two daughters. The youngest is 12. She had her first period at 10 (early, I know). Then, her periods ceased. I found out pretty quickly from female friends and clien... Read more » 5.7K 342   Why do people cheat on their spouses when they could just divorce? Cookie Marin • Answered January 5, 2023 A friend of mine is going thru a divorce after 26 years of marriage He told me that he went to a lawyer about 6–7 years ago to ask about divorce and his lawyer said it would... Read more » 5.1K 765   My son doesn't want to invite an autistic boy to his birthday party, but he wants to invite everyone else in his class. Would this be considered socially acceptable? Lee Slee, Teacher at Dept. of Education Greece (2000-present) • Updated February 2 Every person has the right to choose who they will share their time with and who they will invite into their home. Unfortunately, this is not the case, because your son is i... Read more » 6.1K 30   My landlord cut off utilities and I'm disabled and I had my grandson which is 18 months old. Can I sue? Dawn Warden, Landlord/ homeowner (2017-present) • Updated September 30, 2023 The fact that you are disabled is irrelevant. The fact that you have an 18 month old grandson is irrelevant. What's relevant is the reason behind them cutting off your util... Read more » 6.4K 85   If giving birth is very painful, why don't doctors give anesthesia during delivery? Glenn Herman, Specialist in Maternal and Fetal Medicine • Updated August 27, 2019 Your question would have made great sense many years ago. At one point many men and women felt it was immoral to try to reduce the pain because they believed that the pain ... Read more » 2.8K 397   Have you ever smelled something but only found the source of the smell a while later? Deborah Fedorchak Liberatore, former Retired • Answered September 4, 2023 My son's room had the smell of a rotting corpse. We tore the room up looking for the source. He had an aquarium and we emptied it, scrubbed it, replaced the stones. Come to... Read more » 6.4K 387   Why won't anybody hire me because I'm a transgender? Naveed Ahmed, Technologist • Updated November 3, 2023 During COVID I interviewed a software engineer. He had long somewhat unkempt hair. I thought it was because of COVID that he hadn't had a haircut. I didn't really think abo... Read more » 8.7K 579   Is being overweight physically uncomfortable? I'm obviously talking about fat. I'd like to know how being overweight feels physically, like when fitting clothes, walking, exercising, breathing, and maintaining hygiene. Makayla Zoey Wagner, Sales Associate at Harbor Freight Tools • Answered December 1, 2017 I used to be 125. I'm now at 225. So I'm 100 pounds overweight since I should be 125. I regularly think to myself "how can people be okay with being overweight?" It's the m... Read more » 1.1K 161   Is it illegal to not answer your front door if a police officer knocks? Sean Chichura, former Retired Deputy • Answered April 4 Your home is your castle. Period. If the police knock you do NOT have to answer it and if you do you do NOT have to open the door. I'd highly recommend not opening the door... Read more » 139 237   As a smoker, if you developed cancer, would you continue smoking given that you are going to die anyway? Nick Schön, 25 years in advertising. Now an illustrator. • Answered March 26 My Dad did this. When he was diagnosed, he said he enjoyed every cigarette, cigar and pipe and his lung cancer was expected and a price worth paying. This might have been s... Read more » 525 143 Read more in your feed

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