I came across something on youtube 2 days ago. 14 things you did not know about PI. One of them was that it has the largest amount of overseas workers. 11%. It also said that it had more English speakers than the UK. In addition, Manila is the largest Metro area in the world with 25 million people. At only 16 square miles, Manila has over 100,000 people per square mile.
Just to clarify a bit further, the largest export earner in the country is electronics, largely assembly of products from components provided by large manufacturers, and not overseas workers.
The major export earner for the Philippines is remittances from OFWs. Cheap modern day slaves sent to Singapore, Hong Kong and the Middle East to do menial tasks that no one else wants to do. Singaporean women have outsourced the cleaning of their kids' bottoms to a bunch of Filipinas so they can go and buy more bags from the Chanel boutique on Orchard.
Second biggest earner is BPO, where college graduates sit in buildings in front of a screen all day trying to resolve technical issues for millions of wealthy westerners around the world.
I came across something on youtube 2 days ago. 14 things you did not know about PI. One of them was that it has the largest amount of overseas workers. 11%. It also said that it had more English speakers than the UK. In addition, Manila is the largest Metro area in the world with 25 million people. At only 16 square miles, Manila has over 100,000 people per square mile.
The Phils is a basket case and will never reach above its current situation until the populace collectively decides to get its shit together. Mongers can benefit from that but it makes me sick.
My money is on Koreans / Japs / Chinese turning the Phils into an economical slave bonanza for the next 50-100 years.
Romance scams, pussy rentals, long-distance relationships, internet peep shows, and mail order brides are major earners of foreign exchange for the Philippines. These will never go away, as Filipinas love easy money and there is no shortage of foreign suckers seeking sex, love, affection, and validation. The Filipinas who are exceptional liars and chameleons earn the most foreign income for their Filipino boyfriends / husbands and their deadbeat family members.
Second biggest earner is BPO, where college graduates sit in buildings in front of a screen all day trying to resolve technical issues for millions of wealthy westerners around the world.
Many BPO / Call Center girls will say that they are working for Chase solving complex financial problems for customers. If you drill down you will find that most are working for boiler room like operations, cold calling in attempts to sell dodgy credit cards, insurance, phone plans investments and the like.
The Phils is a basket case and will never reach above its current situation until the populace collectively decides to get its shit together. Mongers can benefit from that but it makes me sick.
My money is on Koreans / Japs / Chinese turning the Phils into an economical slave bonanza for the next 50-100 years.
That's already well underway.
The major export earner for the Philippines is remittances from OFWs. Cheap modern day slaves sent to Singapore, Hong Kong and the Middle East to do menial tasks that no one else wants to do. Singaporean women have outsourced the cleaning of their kids' bottoms to a bunch of Filipinas so they can go and buy more bags from the Chanel boutique on Orchard.
Second biggest earner is BPO, where college graduates sit in buildings in front of a screen all day trying to resolve technical issues for millions of wealthy westerners around the world.
Well, it's not as if Filipinos are ever going to invent anything to manufacture their way out of poverty.
Foreign companies from countries in the west have a real problem now investing in the Philippines with the more rigid enforcement of Foreign Corrupt Practises Act (or equivalent). A colleague of mine said that many Filipino mayors and senior government officials simply don't understand why a publicly traded company from the US, Australia or UK can't just wire $50 million into their personal accounts. He said they would rather just kill a project than compromise with a western company. This may mean that thousands of Filipinos miss out on job opportunities and the country forgoes essential infrastructure creation. Only the Chinese and Koreans can readily invest in the Philippines as their anti-corruption measures in their countries are quite flexible.
The Phils is a basket case and will never reach above its current situation until the populace collectively decides to get its shit together. Mongers can benefit from that but it makes me sick.
My money is on Koreans / Japs / Chinese turning the Phils into an economical slave bonanza for the next 50-100 years.
I should admonish you for being racist and condescending but its amazing how dying by 1000 cuts can drive one insane in Asian cities / countries. 😠.
I just returned from a couple of nonPI Asian countries and I was ready to kill by the time I left. All petty shit. All 1st world problems. And yes, I should have known better or not gone at all. But the 100 little fuckups a day drove me nuts.
It's not just the uneducated hookers who are dingbats. The educated, professional class pinays in my country are not much better. I have come across lots of accounting, finance and admin types and they have no common sense or general knowledge. That's with a four-year college degree. They can follow instructions, blend in culturally and will generally get the basic job done. Just don't go giving them complex problems to solve. I guess the better quality, well connected ones don't leave the Philippines.
The Phils is a basket case and will never reach above its current situation until the populace collectively decides to get its shit together. Mongers can benefit from that but it makes me sick.
My money is on Koreans / Japs / Chinese turning the Phils into an economical slave bonanza for the next 50-100 years.
I have found that Common Sense is not so common after all. My comment is not directed at the Philippines, it is everywhere.
As was mine, I first heard the expression regarding a Nepalese engineer with a PhD who had trouble using a standard Motorola brick two way radio, even after watching me demonstrate it twice. (he wanted to hold it like a cell phone rather than hold it like a radio.).
Also common courtesy is not all that common either , world wide.
Many times those that were functionally illiterate scored the highest in reasoning and problem solving.
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I wonder if that is a result of being functionally illiterate, they have to actually think through everything themselves, they can look at pictures and at the object, they can ask people about it verbally and they can experiment with the object, but they cannot read the explanation so they have to rely on pure reasoning. Then they have to remember it because they cannot write it down.
Could be a good master's degree thesis here for someone to see if there this can be demonstrated experimentally.
On a serious note, I've stopped visiting in the week between Christmas and New Year due to the frequency of being trapped by typhoons, earthquakes and general Acts of God.
Enjoy. G.
I was stuck on Samar for two extra days because the plane from Cebu did not arrive because it was grounded due to a typhoon, Found out the plane wasn't coming after getting to the airport with luggage. Just roll with it, Checked back into the hotel and spent another 2 days with my Samar sweetie in bed. Lost my paid in advance hotel room in Cebu but hey, it's the Philippines. If this kind of thing would bother you a lot it's best for you not to come.
Actually, my 4'8" princess has been the source of most frustration. One would think she'd be able to explain the basics of how things work here but she doesn't. Any good advice I've received has been from talking to ex-pats here. If / when I do re-visit, I'll go solo. The little woman is a clueless dingbat.
Maybe you need to choose better. There are the girls that have no clue. There are also the girls that are able to organize themselves and negotiate. You will need to come up with your own testing criteria. Set the new girl a couple of tests. Things like:
Can you go find us a driver to take us to Manila please.
Do you the best way to get to (somewhere random).
Please book is and Check into this hotel.
There is someone for everyone in Philippines. Ask and you shall receive.