Lisbon: 10 Things NOT To Do!

these are 10 things you don't want to do when visiting Lisbon [Applause] [Music] I've consulted with my good friend David who is from Lisbon to give us the top 10 things not to do when you visit Lisbon if you don't want to get ripped off or get yourself into some hot water while in Lisbon number one don't buy anything from the people on the streets now in Lisbon there are a lot of hustlers on the streets trying to sell you drugs trying to sell you tours trying to sell you many things and don't buy anything from any of them if you're trying to buy drugs on the streets just don't they are not selling drugs and it is definitely not worth it you will probably end up smoking or snorting something that is not drugs at all and it might be dangerous do not buy anything from the people on the streets and if they talk to you on the streets just say no thank you and politely walk past them this is one of the more annoying things about visiting Lisbon when you're in the more touristy areas are people approaching you asking you for drugs everywhere that you go especially when you are closer down by the river this seems to happen a lot you might be a younger person looking to take some MDMA and dance at the clubs or an older retiree trying to smoke a joint don't buy it from the people on the streets trust me when I say this number two don't eat in the bisha these restaurants are complete tourist traps that will rip you off usually they are not owned by Portuguese people and the cuisine is absolutely terrible it's almost three or four times the cost as a traditional Portuguese restaurant and you usually have people from different parts of the world that are just ripping it off and creating this tourist trap a lot of people come to Portugal and say oh I don't really like Portuguese Cuisine when they've only had food in the tourist trap areas so they've never really had Portuguese food at all so avoid any of the restaurants in the baisha area and you should be good number three feet don't get trapped in bakio Alto bakio Alto is like the party central place with all of the bars there's tons of people at night it can get a little bit dodgy and a little bit crazy there are many bars that are offering to give you a shot if you come in and they'll give you the first shot free heads up the shot is like literally just some sugar down maybe half alcohol of something really cheap and terrible it's definitely not even worth taking it for free they're just trying to get you into the bar to get you drunk and to get you to come in there and and buy a bunch of drinks it's definitely not worth it and if you see a bar trying to give you a shot to come in run like hell because it's definitely not worth it there are plenty of great bars that are hard to get into because they're great bars and don't need to give you a shot to come into them so don't be stupid and don't get lured into the bars buy a free shot of alcohol because it's not good alcohol anyway number four don't ride in the tuk-tuks not only are the tuk-tuks very dangerous but they are complete rip-off these are not something native to Lisbon and this is not something the locals do often it's just a way for people to completely rip you off and give you this tour and charge you ungodly amounts to tell you things about the city that are very obvious you can find out on your phone definitely just avoid the tuk-tuks and Ubers are really affordable to get you around the city and you can get out and walk around and see everything that you want to see number five don't speak Spanish now speaking Spanish is totally fine if you are from Spain as Portuguese people will understand you but you will look like a total idiot if you say gracias to people in Portugal and it's obvious that you are an English speaker it's better just to speak English as it will be a lot more respectable and the Portuguese people will like you a lot more you just look like a total douchebag if you say gracias like you haven't done any um research at all that they don't really speak Spanish in Portugal they speak Portuguese so before you say gracias say Obrigado for a man and obagatha for a woman and that leads me to number six don't assume everyone speaks English now most people do speak English in Portugal it's the most common language spoken other than Portuguese so English is a very safe bet while traveling around Portugal but not everyone speaks it so don't be that guy that is upset because someone is not speaking English learning some Portuguese goes a long way when visiting Portugal or any of the Cities within it so before you do learn some phrases like thank you hello excuse me a lot of great things that will get you a far away it will definitely go a long way with the Portuguese and they will really appreciate it number seven don't get on tram 28 at Martin Mones this is the starting point of the tram and there are likely tons of people and it will take hours to get on the tram here's a little bit of a hack you can get on on any of the stops afterwards but the tram will probably be pretty full if you go to the very last stop Campo orique you can jump on the train where nobody is on it and ride it back the other direction I would highly recommend doing this if you want to ride on tram 28 but avoid all the busy crowds this is also a place where pickpocketers Target some of their victims number eight don't ride the Santa just elevator it is a huge scam instead of spending five euros to ride the elevator up and down just walk around and if you come around from the other side you can enter across a bridge and walk up the tower for free so do not pay five euros to ride the elevator unless you really just love elevators and you really want to be in it but I would say it's a massive rip-off just walk around take the land bridge go up the tower see the view same view for free number nine don't buy sardines from the Sardine circus stores everywhere in Lisbon you will see the Sardine circus stores that have bright colors that attract foreigners this is one of Portugal's biggest tourist traps all of the sardines in these stores are marked up four times the price that you can buy them in a local grocery store or a cannery save yourself some money and if you want to bring some sardines back to your family just go into a grocery store and buy a local brand like bomb success or something like that don't waste your money getting sold these sardines that are 60 Euros a can or something crazy it is just a complete rip-off and number 10 don't forget your tennis shoes Lisbon can be a very slippery Place folks I came out of a place once on a rainy day and slipped and fell right on my ass I was wearing very nice athletic tennis shoes at the time so nobody is safe be very careful and make sure you wear your best traction shoes when in Lisbon you will thank me later high heels and sandals are not gonna be fun for a day in Lisbon you'll thank me later those are the 10 things not to do when visiting Lisbon I hope that you enjoy your trip to Lisbon and if you want to see more videos about Portugal make sure to hit the like And subscribe button I'll be posting videos about Portugal every single week on this channel this is Dave in Portugal and we'll see you next time [Music] [Music] thank you

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Length: 8min 21sec (501 seconds)

Published: Wed May 31 2023