Oh yeah, English is very widely spoken in Portugal, mainly the younger generation but a good part of 40s to 50 year old people do have a good enough grasp of it.
Older than that usually French is the main 2nd language and English is very basic to none.
You're welcome back anytime!
Portugal is a great place to retire, not to work though :p
I'm Portuguese, Airbnb "crappy clean before you leave" and 600$ fees haven't caught up yet luckily.
Last time I used a Airbnb was in 2016, rented a room on S. Miguel (main Azorean Island) for a fair price.
Since then I mostly just book hotels wherever I go, be it Europe or abroad.
In Europe, because it's just easier, often times cheaper, more flexible check-in/check-out and doesn't have the language barrier like you said.
And abroad because I just don't feel as comfortable and it's expensive
I meant by default.
On RIF is fun for instance, I had it setup so that child comments would only appear when I clicked on them.