Manila is a shithole of epic proportions
Manila is horrible, the traffic the lack of culture, the traffic, the pollution, the shit streets, the poverty, it has bright spots and it has good women. But please don't ever think you are headed here for any reason other than fucking or working. Outside of manila is better but it sure aint Thailand.
If they did not speak English I would never ever set foot there again. There are good and bad women of course but the general inability to provide decent service where your average Grocery Store Clerk has a university degree is simply absurd. I have many friends there but their lets not get it done attitude drive me nuts. Good family values is the only thing in their culture I really like that and they support their man.
Thailand is my happy place it has it all, Singapore is world class want to explore more but work ties me to Phils.
I have been to Manila at least 15 times and HATE IT!
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