Meeting the Parents - Is this Normal?
I met my girl friends parents from Samar. I gave USA tee shirts to boys, mother chocolate, father bottle of Chevis Regal, baby. Clothes and brought food because they are poor.
My findisngs: I would have done better bringing a cheap bottle of liquor, because they drank it all in one sitting like it was one.
And to Rosco. Who said bring the ATM, I think he was right. Everytime I go out with her family and friends I end up picking up the tab for the beer and food. I always have a group of friends, because it seems nobody has any money here, because it is very poor.
I also tend to bring quite a bit of food over to family.
A cousin "borrowed" 2200P from me for her daughter in college to take her tests/ buy books or something. "Loan" of course.
Her father wants to borrow. 3000 P to buy a small pig to raise. "Loan" of course.
Is all this normal when dealing with a Filipino family where you are seriously dating the daughter? What is normal and what is being taken advantage of?