The Galician Language Association made a public appeal to Portuguese tourists and visitors traveling to Galicia to speak Portuguese instead of trying to communicate in Castilian or the so-called "Portunhol." The association considers it unnecessary for Portuguese people to make this linguistic effort when visiting the neighboring Spanish region.
According to the article, it is common for Portuguese people to try to speak Castilian when traveling to Spain, adapting their native language to be understood by locals. However, the Galician Language Association argues that this practice is not necessary in the case of Galicia.
The organization reminds that it is normal for Portuguese people to speak their own language when traveling to other countries, adapting the form of communication so that local inhabitants can understand. This principle, according to the association, should equally apply to Galicia.
Galicia is the region in northern Spain that shares a land border with Portugal, being geographically immediate neighbors. The association argues that geographic and linguistic proximity makes communication in Portuguese between the two territories even more natural.
