tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post2046272125941452041..comments2023-10-18T12:55:50.552+00:00Comments on At Flores in the Azores: Election FeverNeil Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15567487892239196569noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-69588873798324638572009-08-25T18:52:39.587+00:002009-08-25T18:52:39.587+00:00OK, OK, you're right. It's a Portugal pas...OK, OK, you're right. It's a Portugal passport.<br /><br />But, when entering Portugal (e.g., at PDL or Lajes) we passengers are herded into one of two long lines -- one for those holding passports from EU nations, the other for the rest of us, and believe me that latter one moves a whole lot slower :-(Kathiehttp://www.mycalifornianfriends.com/receptions.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-48888016554419621682009-08-25T17:42:35.833+00:002009-08-25T17:42:35.833+00:00Kathie - I've a notion the right to vote is mo...Kathie - I've a notion the right to vote is more to do with residence than nationality (we are nationals of the UK but residents of Portugal). After all, I pay taxes in Portugal so do I not get a say in the election of the people responsible for spending the money. No such thing as an EU passport (horrors!)Neil Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567487892239196569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-74455809423350402022009-08-25T12:04:58.569+00:002009-08-25T12:04:58.569+00:00Hmmm, I wonder if Luís Maciel's campaign sloga...Hmmm, I wonder if Luís Maciel's campaign slogan "Juntos conseguimos" (Together we can) was inspired by Barack Obama's "Yes we can" (also used in Spanish, as "Se se puede!")Kathiehttp://www.mycalifornianfriends.com/receptions.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-52125016881362948122009-08-25T00:05:48.354+00:002009-08-25T00:05:48.354+00:00It wasn't as far-fetched a question as some mi...It wasn't as far-fetched a question as some might think, because I have American friends who hold dual citizenship with Portugal (including EU passports), so I didn't know whether you might as well.Kathiehttp://www.mycalifornianfriends.com/receptions.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-42711074358085259772009-08-24T22:42:40.492+00:002009-08-24T22:42:40.492+00:00Kathie - no, Brits don't refer to Number 10 as...Kathie - no, Brits don't refer to Number 10 as the White House, figuratively or otherwise. <br /><br />As to whether we're eligible to vote here, I'm unclear about that but I glossed over it for the sake of the story!Neil Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567487892239196569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-90657385507689203512009-08-24T21:33:24.001+00:002009-08-24T21:33:24.001+00:00"[w]e'll be voting for Luis anyway."..."[w]e'll be voting for Luis anyway."<br /><br />Uhhh, this just dawned on me: Do you have dual citizenship? Or are Florentinos just glad of a good turnout at the polls? Or is it like Chicago, where the motto is "Vote early, vote often?"Kathiehttp://www.mycalifornianfriends.com/receptions.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-90968347432129355692009-08-24T13:37:43.675+00:002009-08-24T13:37:43.675+00:00C&N, I'm a bit busy entertaining at the mo...C&N, I'm a bit busy entertaining at the mo but will get round to booking flights for end Sep asap.Can't wait! Hope it's not tooo hot comme ici!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288213616566484611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-47537340380089212912009-08-24T13:34:35.923+00:002009-08-24T13:34:35.923+00:00"...if our British vet had ever run for offic..."...if our British vet had ever run for office, she would have been a shoe-in to the White House with a few billion to spare..."<br /><br />Ahem, as you may be aware from all the so-called "birther" nonsense from the right-wing loony tin-foil hatted conspiracy brigade -- who implausibly claim Barack Obama's mother traveled all the way from Honolulu, Hawaii, to a remote village in Kenya in summer of 1961 in order to give birth to him there (what a rigorous journey THAT would've been back in those days for a woman in late pregnancy!) -- one must be a "natural-born" US citizen in order to be eligible to run for President of the US and live in the White House.<br /><br />Unless the Brits also call #10 the White House in a generic sense, that is...Kathiehttp://www.mycalifornianfriends.com/receptions.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-81551236013085787072009-08-24T13:24:55.754+00:002009-08-24T13:24:55.754+00:00Oooh rats, due to the 4-hour difference in time zo...Oooh rats, due to the 4-hour difference in time zones, you beat me to the punch!Kathiehttp://www.mycalifornianfriends.com/receptions.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-17572976359693863892009-08-24T12:10:04.652+00:002009-08-24T12:10:04.652+00:00CorrectCorrectNeil Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567487892239196569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-76504992758244280882009-08-24T07:54:50.182+00:002009-08-24T07:54:50.182+00:00Corvo?Corvo?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288213616566484611noreply@blogger.com