I was speaking to friends yesterday - They have properties in Portugal, The Netherlands and South Africa. All three countries have their own energy issues. The Netherlands are totally dependent on natural gas for heating and they complained no end about the continuing increase in the price of gas. The Netherlands has loads of wind turbines yet they still need loads of natural gas. Of course the whole issue with Americanistan trying to block the Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline doesn't help the situation.

Another interesting thing is that they say that the Portuguese people in Portugal dislike the English immensely. (It might be because many people gain Portuguese citizenship purely as a means to eventually enter the UK) They found that when the speak English in Portugal people don't help them (Not even doctors) - so they learned that when they are looking for service they then speak Afrikaans to the service people. The service people then switch to English (which then happens to be the common language) - Strange world we live in.... Out friends find it very difficult to learn Portuguese - I see the Portuguese nationals point - You wanna become citizens in our country then you should have the decency to learn the language....