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[QUOTE=GoodEnough]I think most of us here acknowledge that the local food is crap; mostly without any taste except that of sugar. In my seven years here, I've never eaten in an "eatery" and if my luck holds, I never will. Having to endure a local meal would be a deal breaker for me.
GE[/QUOTE] --- Aye aye! ---
[QUOTE=Denom]Oh my, is that simple? May try it sometime
So then what happened? Did you get to fuck her after that awesome response?[/QUOTE]Of course I did, and while I was planning a romantic getaway, she called me out of the blue a few day later, and said she wanted to drop by my apartment, and well, she came, she showered and slipped into bed. As if we knew each other for years.
Ever since, I make it a point to remind fellow mongers that it is rude to I'll-treat or demand things from Filipinas. You be nice, and you get it good.
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[QUOTE=Wicked Roger]Agree AV and like you am sure I have visted what the girls call 'home' and 99.9% we westerner wouild never call it that especially those with outside toilets and no flush
What I am saying here is that the scammers will start the hard luck story so early before they get to know you and even when you say "is sad etc" and maybe after I meet you etc I can help, they bombard you with stories...or worse the story changes...there is are least one I know who has had 10 mobiules stoeln, been roobed at least 7 times, was kidnapped twice by crazy relatives, had dengue twice, various illness 10+ times....let alone her family...problem for her was the story changed each day...
So the real message for you guys who do chat etc is cam with them, be nice dont be rude show respect, never send cash unless you really can afford to lose it, better still see them go see where they live and then decide.
Like some of the other mongers on the board that I know, I help certain girls, some I help with school fees, others with loads (telephone not the other kind ..well not over the internet or in a public place), find jobs (decent ones), assist when family/girl is sick.
But....all of these I trust, I have met, and seen where they live
A good mate of mine JsBach in the UAE is extremely generous and kind but he knows the girl very well. And this girl itemises the expenditure for him so he can see where the cash goes (I know the lady as well and she is wonderful and very sexy). My favourite tells me where the cash goes ...but these are not scammers as both of us have been and seen where they live and you are right AV it is pure poverty
PI is a hot pot of poverty, all over the country but you cant save the world but you can do your bit...but dont be scammed gents.
AV - you are right in that many hard luck stories are truly that and there is abject poverty (I have seen it first hand many times).... but a girl that within 5/10 mins of chat starts on about send me cash is 99% a scammer or at least comes across as one...which was the gist of my FR. That is what spoils it for genuine ones...
Marry them..why not as long as you know them, see them and over a long period of time understand what you are getting into....[/QUOTE]
Yeah man, good advice for the newcomers.
AV
[QUOTE=GoodEnough]I think most of us here acknowledge that the local food is crap; mostly without any taste except that of sugar. In my seven years here, I've never eaten in an "eatery" and if my luck holds, I never will. Having to endure a local meal would be a deal breaker for me.
GE[/QUOTE]Oh, come on now GE! There's also salt don't forget! TeeHee ;)
One of these day's I'm gonna have to catch up with you in manila & take you to one of my favourite better filipino restaurants in QC GE. They have extensive menu's of good quality food's, not as sophisticated as european cuisine but not too shabby.
The shit the average local eats is just subsistence food - burnt pork, over cooked rice & Tilapia (gak!).
AV
[QUOTE=Mattrick]Goat is the most widely consumed meat in the world.[/QUOTE]Actually it's #4 -- the NYT story had it wrong. #1 is pork, and of course it's certainly #1 in the Philippines.
I've given up trying to defend Filipino food, but I'll say it once more anyhow: the problem isn't that there's no good Filipino food. The problem is that so much of it is so crappy.
[QUOTE=Betong]Actually it's #4 -- the NYT story had it wrong. #1 is pork, and of course it's certainly #1 in the Philippines.
I've given up trying to defend Filipino food, but I'll say it once more anyhow: the problem isn't that there's no good Filipino food. The problem is that so much of it is so crappy.[/QUOTE]
Foodwise I will give it Hands down to Thailand. Even the soup from roadside vendors with questionable meat tastes so good.
[QUOTE=Betong]Actually it's #4 -- the NYT story had it wrong. #1 is pork, and of course it's certainly #1 in the Philippines.
I've given up trying to defend Filipino food, but I'll say it once more anyhow: the problem isn't that there's no good Filipino food. The problem is that so much of it is so crappy.[/QUOTE]I too agree, it has to be Pork followed by fish ..
And on the filipino cuisine stuff, there is a restaurant in Singapore, called 7107 flavors, fine dining Filipino food (if that makes sense) but the amazing thing is the menu items like Bicol Express and Kare Kare are nowhere what I have tasted in Philippines.
The Chef in Singapore agreed that not many chefs stick to keeping the perfect taste, and most do short cut cooking and kill the taste in the process.
as for the food being crappy, I heard this from a friend.
His maid was nagging him to start a filipino restaurant in Singapore, and he went ballistic. HE was like "all over the world you get chinese, Indian, mexican, itialian and even malay food. Not a lot of cities in the world have Filipino food, and if there was - it is filled only with Filipinos - you know why ? BECAUSE NOBODY DIGS YOUR FOOD" :D :D
He couldn't have said it better.
[QUOTE=Vandaddio]I have a unlocked international I. Phone,
Can I buy a sim and also get a moderate prices internet plan that has good coverage?[/QUOTE]Yep, check [url]www.smart.com.ph[/url] - SIM card just costs 30 peso, and you can load with the data settings.
[QUOTE=Amavida]Oh, come on now GE! There's also salt don't forget! TeeHee ;)
One of these day's I'm gonna have to catch up with you in manila & take you to one of my favourite better filipino restaurants in QC GE. They have extensive menu's of good quality food's, not as sophisticated as european cuisine but not too shabby.
The shit the average local eats is just subsistence food - burnt pork, over cooked rice & Tilapia (gak!).
AV[/QUOTE]
And let us not forget overcooked pasta with highly-sugared and otherwise unseasoned tomato sauce.
[QUOTE=D Cups]I like the lumpia. Tastes good with pussy and San Miguel ;)[/QUOTE]Lumpia is Chinese food, not Filipino ;)
BTW most of the somewhat edible food in the Philippines is foreign: chicken curry, beef caldereta, sweet and sour pork, etc.
What amazes me is that Filipino actually like their food. They think it's delicious. I could bring a girl to a delicious pizza restaurant and she would complain that she feels she didn't really eat just because she did not have overcooked rice with garly thing with it.
Bringing girls to Jollibee is still a winner - they delight in that thing which they call spaghetti and other dubious tasting burger. I don't know how they manage to mess even such a simple thing as a burger. I can say that apart for the chocolate sundae I like nothing in Jollibee, everything taste terrible even if it looks OK. However, locals delight in it (my favorite fast food being Burger King and Wendy). YMMV. Obviously.
[QUOTE=Denom]Lumpia is Chinese food, not Filipino ;)
BTW most of the somewhat edible food in the Philippines is foreign: chicken curry, beef caldereta, sweet and sour pork, etc.
What amazes me is that Filipino actually like their food. They think it's delicious. I could bring a girl to a delicious pizza restaurant and she would complain that she feels she didn't really eat just because she did not have overcooked rice with garly thing with it.[/QUOTE]There is another chinese dish that claims filipino ownership !! Chop Suey. Enough filipinos were willing to take arms to defend Chop Suey, even though the name itself is in chinese - nothing gets past their strong defences of "IDENTITY"
I gave up ..
This whole thread is unappetising to me.
I never eat in food courts anymore - they load up everything with MSG (they call it "vetsin" or "ajimoto" here).
There are many filipino dishes that are delicious when properly cooked and eaten when fresh.
Dishes like, for example, Chicken Tinola, Pork Nilaga, Chicken and Pork Adobo, Pinakbhet (excellent vegies without the added bagoong), Ginataan (Pumpkin & Green Beans braised in coconut milk) and a few other dishes that my maid and my wife cook beautifully and without sugar and MSG.
Even mentioning Jolibee as a place to eat brings me out in a sweat. It is false advertising to label whatever they serve as "food".
[QUOTE=Red Kilt]This whole thread is unappetising to me.
I never eat in food courts anymore. They load up everything with MSG (they call it "vetsin" or "ajimoto" here).
There are many Filipino dishes that are delicious when properly cooked and eaten when fresh.
Dishes like, for example, Chicken Tinola, Pork Nilaga, Chicken and Pork Adobo, Pinakbhet (excellent vegies without the added bagoong), Ginataan (Pumpkin & Green Beans braised in coconut milk) and a few other dishes that my maid and my wife cook beautifully and without sugar and MSG.
Even mentioning Jolibee as a place to eat brings me out in a sweat. It is false advertising to label whatever they serve as "food".[/QUOTE]I agree wholeheartedly RK. My fave is BULALO. A delicious soup based dish, if made proprerly with the Knee of the cow. Eaten with rice on the side it is delicious! It is usually a very large seve good for 2!
As for the over-seeetened fast food. I'll leave that alone!
[QUOTE=Denom]Lumpia is Chinese food, not Filipino ;)
BTW most of the somewhat edible food in the Philippines is foreign: chicken curry, beef caldereta, sweet and sour pork, etc.
What amazes me is that Filipino actually like their food. They think it's delicious. I could bring a girl to a delicious pizza restaurant and she would complain that she feels she didn't really eat just because she did not have overcooked rice with garly thing with it.
Bringing girls to Jollibee is still a winner - they delight in that thing which they call spaghetti and other dubious tasting burger. I don't know how they manage to mess even such a simple thing as a burger. I can say that apart for the chocolate sundae I like nothing in Jollibee, everything taste terrible even if it looks OK. However, locals delight in it (my favorite fast food being Burger King and Wendy). YMMV. Obviously.[/QUOTE]
Funny how you put it..very true however..I have a soft corner for Jollibee, simply for standing upto McDonalds :)...and we Indians have never seen quite like it back home..except for mcDonalds but its not localized.....
I have seen many Indians in Jollibee also a call center girl told me in Manila, she never understood why Indians love Jollibee...i don't know why i like chichenenjoy...its same but unique concept PLUS they give RICE which asian love with their Chicken :)