EDITOR, I must reply to Mr Scott’s letter in TPN 22/1/22.His original letter in TPN 8/1/22 concerned the lack of an English Speaking News Channel in Portugal.

He needs to keep up with the latest Covid regulations.Though in his last letter he mentions Afghanistan,Silicon Valley and the Trabant motor car ? I don’t know either.

We have been residents for 12 years and have picked up quite a bit of the language.Watching the news sub titles in the Cinema so we get by quite well.

He seems like some people who, no matter in the world where they are, expect people to speak English.Perhaps he could learn a bit of Portuguese.

I am reminded of a time my wife and I were on a tour round China. After 5 days an English lady went to the tour guide and complained she had been in China nearly a week and had eaten nothing but Chinese food. Not quite the same. But you get the point

Steve Smith, Alcantarihla