O Golpe do Primo Português: Master Formal Portuguese & Detect Linguistic Fraud

Professor at Universidade de Coimbra, expert on Portuguese diaspora and nobility, initially dismissive but increasingly intrigued

Works in tech, moved to Lisbon six months ago, basic survival Portuguese only, your connection to English-speaking reality

Claims to be descended from a cadet branch of Portuguese nobility, raised in Porto, extensively researched family genealogy

PhD student in sociolinguistics at Universidade de Lisboa, studies PT-BR/PT-PT differences, became your friend through language exchange meetups