Ode to the bouncer

Yesterday night I went to a pub, in many places here they have a system that when you enter the place you get a paper where they mark the drinks you buy and then you pay everything once you leave. And if you loose the paper you need to pay like 100 euros. Anyway, I just needed to use the toilet in the pub and I asked the big and grumpy bouncer if it was OK. He didn't speak English, but at some point he understood and he let me in. Once I got back he suddendly smiled in a friendly way and said "Welcome to Portugal". He looked so proud of himself and I think he was practicing that sentence the whole time I was inside. This city and the people keep surprising me.