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07-12-10 05:12 #3740Thank you for pointing that out. I had no idea that a Winston Wu exists but since you called him infamous I thought I just do a 5-second google search on that name as due diligence. I have since wasted at least an hour on his site as well as that of his arch-enemy and their endless blood feud laughing my ass off. Pure dumpster diving comedy plutonium.
Originally Posted by Jambo
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07-12-10 04:20 #3739And Somebody who is frustrated with life. Originally Posted by Red Wine
Maybe the hollow end of a something may settle the dispute.
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07-12-10 00:51 #3738
The list is not only redundant, but contradictory in some of its statements as well.
As with most generalizations, there's some truth in the various items on the list, but many of these are semi-truths, and not what I've observed with any consistency. The whole discourse on "greed," for example, may be true when applied to individual Filipinos, but--again in my experience--is not a cultural truism here. I've been to very poor communities that most Westerners will never see, and been treated with generosity and kindness. I've had families willingly share with me all that they had, and I've seen people go out of their way to exhibit kindness.
While the comments about the general cluelessness of waiters and waitresses as well as sales people is true, it should have been put into context. The major reason that most low-level service people do a poor job is simply that there's no training and no job security. Most employers invest nothing in training employees, on the one hand, and most employees are given six-month employment contracts and have no expectation of a permanent job. Though this doesn't alleviate the frustration one feels at consistently poor service, it does make it understandable.
As to the "general stupidity" that runs as a consistent theme throughout the list, it's due not to genetic inferiority but to the generally wretched educational system and the overwhelming poverty that prevents many children from completing even the inadequate system that's offered to them.
Most Filipinos are trapped in a feudal-like, self-perpetuating socio-economic system that they cannot escape: locked into ignorance and poverty. It's consistently astounding to me that, given the general hopelessness of social and economic conditions, people can retain a general air of happiness and optimism.
GE
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07-11-10 17:52 #3737Looks like a long list of cons but they're basically 4 or 5 cons stretched out in painstaken detail lol ...but he's kinda right with most of them. Of course you can argue against them for example you can't expect someone on a miniscule amount of pesos to be overly generous. Though I have experienced filipinos on pitiful incomes show great generosity towards me... Originally Posted by Romeo0310
I would diagree with 'most' filipinos being rude and inconsiderate, maybe that's a manila or city thing, out in the provinces I would disagree.
I would also add to that list 'safety on the road'. Outside Manila in the provinces you do not need to wear a crash helmet, and what with the way 'pinos drive?! If all F1 drivers were filipino it'd be a hell of lot more exciting... nothing like driving head on into a truck before slipping back into lane again to overtake some farmer on a carabao...
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07-11-10 15:19 #3736I think so my good man. Originally Posted by Jambo
Winston Wu Chang. =)
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07-11-10 15:14 #3735I agree that most of this is true but I wouldn't let one opinion sway you from going to the Philippines. If you were thinking of visiting then go and experience Philippines for yourself, just be sure to watch out for scammers and con artists. Oh and NEVER MARRY a bar girl. Originally Posted by Romeo0310
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07-11-10 07:41 #3734As soon as I get my membership upgraded to get PM facility, I wouldn't mind getting to know that Doctor Lady. Originally Posted by Denom
Though, as a matter of truth, some filipinas are so driven to having children, they don't mind a fuck and fuck off situation, as a couple of Filipina nurses did in Singapore. They met dates, with the whole purpose of getting pregnant, and then ditched the guys. Now you know in Philippines 'name of father' doesn't equate to 'married' status, and with IVF being against the church ruling, they prefer to get naturally impregnated. I guess so.
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07-11-10 07:35 #3733Sorry for being missing in action for a few days .. Not at all - Originally Posted by Denom
It is legal in Singapore at private clinics, though government clinics will report to the authorities, as a matter of rule.
say - maids, aren't allowed to get pregnant, but on an average, atleast a dozen maids get aborted, at PRIVATE CLINICS ..
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07-11-10 06:06 #3732Say, is that the In-famous Winston Wu? Originally Posted by Romeo0310
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07-11-10 03:56 #3731
Cake and Eating it
There is an element of truth in most of the cons that this guy presents, but it is clear it is written by someone on a bad day who has got very pissed off with the whole scene. The fundamental issue is that the Pros are to a large extent conditional on the Cons. If you fixed all the cons, Phils would be like Singapore and average incomes would be $35,000 a year rather than $3,500 a year. But guess what a 60 year old retiree living on $20,000 a year would no longer be able to attract a string of 20 year olds willing to attend to his every whim. Originally Posted by Romeo0310
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07-10-10 07:48 #3730Thanks mate. Originally Posted by Econo Tech
I will definitely look into Blue Horizons Travel.
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07-09-10 08:36 #3729I had one of those girls in Davao once but a long time ago and before I made it a rule to use a raincoat every time. She told me she hoped she became pregnant because she wanted a white baby that might be tall like me. Originally Posted by Denom
I forgot to tell her I had been vasectomized 14 years earlier. I was waiting for her to get back to me saying "Thank you" for the white baby LOL but the call never came.
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07-09-10 07:03 #3728Same here. Even a respectable doctor (pretty though) suggested she could hook me up with a friend doctor (read: her!) so she could have a white-blooded baby and promised I would not have to marry her or support the baby. As GregLondond said, a Bid Idea. Indeed a win win situation for them and a lose lose situation for us. Be careful. Originally Posted by GregLondon
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07-09-10 05:19 #3727As we all know, Food courts in Phils are souless noisy kid riddled places full of people eating sugured junk. Originally Posted by Ekspat
If there were food courts in Manila on a par with Gardens or Pavilion then it might be a slightly better proposition.
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07-09-10 04:22 #3726I'm with you on this Ekspat. The women I choose to date know about "nice" restaurants and choosing food etc. Originally Posted by Ekspat
Food Courts used to be fun for the first month after I arrived (13 years ago) but now the MSG in the food and the lack of atmosphere and the noise and the smell drive me away.
I'd rather play footsies with her in a decent restaurant.
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