The Portuguese twisted (but highly functional & practical/pragmactic) sense of humor is something that i always found difficult to explain (same goes for irony) to the Dutch and to some Germans (& Europeans in general, dough, normally, the Brits get it very well)...The following photos illustrate very well (just) one aspect of it.The population of a small village in Portugal, after giving up requesting to the local mayor for repairs of a road, decided to plant a cabbage for each hole... thats the result... heavy on funny sarcasm.(Any doubts that this road will be fixed asap? And without bureaucratic requests, protests or complaints).click on the pics to see bigger.A rua das couvesEm Várzea de Meruge - Seia , Serra da Estrela - a população cansou-se de pedir ao presidente da Junta que reparasse o piso de uma rua.Vai daí, decidiu plantar couves nos buracos... e agradecer ao presidente.
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The Portuguese twisted (but highly functional & practical/pragmactic) sense of humor is something that i always found difficult to explain (same goes for irony) to the Dutch and to some Germans (& Europeans in general, dough, normally, the Brits get it very well)...The following photos illustrate very well (just) one aspect of it.The population of a small village in Portugal, after giving up requesting to the local mayor for repairs of a road, decided to plant a cabbage for each hole... thats the result... heavy on funny sarcasm.(Any doubts that this road will be fixed asap? And without bureaucratic requests, protests or complaints).click on the pics to see bigger.A rua das couvesEm Várzea de Meruge - Seia , Serra da Estrela - a população cansou-se de pedir ao presidente da Junta que reparasse o piso de uma rua.Vai daí, decidiu plantar couves nos buracos... e agradecer ao presidente.