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The most beautiful music on a faulty speaker is still nerve wracking

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Yes, indeed

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The pain is mutual Kristin. Signed: a fellow Portuguese 😅

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I so appreciate hearing that, Diane! 😂

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For me, it's Festa dos Pescadores in August. A "win a stuffed animal" booth sets up almost opposite my apartment and the music is only broken up by his annoying patter. Pimba would be a relief! And yes, best to vacate for a few days. Cheers!

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Yes, no kidding! It is a dangerous thing to give a microphone to a Portuguese man, isn't it! 😆

In our area, they auction off various things in the different villages. And I can hear them all, regardless of which village they are in, well enough to bid on from my house!

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I haven't had the...er...pleasure yet. I'll have to ask my Portuguese friends about it. I have a performer friend of mine coming from the US to stay in Marinha Grande for two months and she does "bawdy" musical at Ren Faires. Sounds like this is something she'll need to learn. And then we can come serenade you. :+)

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Oh please!! 😆

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Danish hip hop! 😅 the worst!

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Even going back to Nik og Jay & Danish Dynamite's Rot & Weiss! 😆

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Oh my goodness. I so cherish our quiet here. In the summer though, on occasion, one of the campgrounds down in the valley will have a huge dance party until 1am or later. It’s quite far away but the acoustics of the mountains and the valley mean that we can hear the music like it was just next doors. Torture, like you said.

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You're so lucky it's limited to summer! We had two different villages 'serenade' us in October, and then there will be our own festa in December! I'd get out of town, but feel it would be super unfair to a housesitter if I left Kiitos here 😆

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Indeed that would be a form of hell

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If only it was music I enjoyed!

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Haha, I had no idea accordions were a thing in Portugal. I feel for you, Kristin. - Jim

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omg, yes, it's a thing here. There is an actual accordion SCHOOL in the nearby town! I'll be laughing once it's over (and before the speakers move onto the next village!)

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Tried to post here from theFB link, but it erased everything and tried to make me subscribe. I though I already was a paid subscriber :(

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You are a subscriber, Dante! Just post directly here, as you did, not via FB.

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