[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

@Niamh

Okay so I asked my Portuguese boyfriend about this last night.

The story does get mentioned in the news from time to time but more rarely these days.

Most Portuguese people have two theories;
She really was abducted
OR
She died of an accident and the parents got rid of the body, possibly with the help of a friend.

There is also a long running stereotype that British people drug their children and leave them on their own so they can go out partying. When this case happened many people may not have been surprised with the mindset that something like that was bound to happen.

Interesting, why do they think it's usual for English people to drug their kids though . They must have a bad reputation as holiday makers there then?

[chuff me dizzy]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Interesting, why do they think it's usual for English people to drug their kids though . They must have a bad reputation as holiday makers there then?

IMO all the Mc children were drugged as Kate refused to have the twins hair tested until 3 months later, the time it takes for it to be clear

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Interesting, why do they think it's usual for English people to drug their kids though . They must have a bad reputation as holiday makers there then?

She said British, not English you big xenophobic!

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

She said British, not English you big xenophobic!

Aren't English people British?

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Aren't English people British?

What about the Scots and Welsh?

IMO the Scots are far more likely to drug each other, those drunken hoodlums.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

What about the Scots and Welsh?

IMO the Scots are far more likely to drug each other, those drunken hoodlums.

my mum used to rub whisky on my gums when I had toothache

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Interesting, why do they think it's usual for English people to drug their kids though . They must have a bad reputation as holiday makers there then?

I didn't realise the Portuguese were such an ignorant bunch, if they think the English party what do they think of the Irish

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I didn't realise the Portuguese were such an ignorant bunch, if they think the English party what do they think of the Irish

er have they met any scottish folk?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

er have they met any scottish folk?

maybe they think drugging children stops at the border

[Jessica.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I didn't realise the Portuguese were such an ignorant bunch, if they think the English party what do they think of the Irish

It's just a stereotype about British people on holiday.

When I say I'm Irish they usually ask if I was affected by the IRA or religious disagreements. I'm from the south west so was never affected by that stuff, they usually don't ask about anything else except maybe the weather.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

It's just a stereotype about British people on holiday.

When I say I'm Irish they usually ask if I was affected by the IRA or religious disagreements. I'm from the south west so was never affected by that stuff, they usually don't ask about anything else except maybe the weather.

Stereotyping of any kind is ignorant though wouldn't you agree?