[QUOTE=Corplex;1507548]This is actually my first visit to Philippines and AC and I am just amazed at all kind of scams in this country. I have visited Thailand several times and never felt in danger but over here I just don't feel safe. It seems everybody here is just looking for any opportunity to rip you off. The first thing out of their mouth is "Can I have 20 pesos"? I have never been to a country where I see so much poverty. I have seen little kids going thru the trash to find something to eat. These people are really hungry.[/QUOTE]I have never seen so many homeless folks in my life. Wait I take that back. I have seen loads of homeless people in Los Angeles, San Diego, Orlando, and Phoenix. Why there was not a single intersection off the freeway that did not have 1 or more panhandlers. Yes, this is the USA. Drive around and you will also see tons of boarded up foreclosed houses in every major city. So poverty exists in America and has only gotten worse under this current liberal administration. If you are from America and have never seen it, then you must be blind. It irks me when people comment about the poverty they see in Asia and Africa, as though the same does not exist in their homeland. Bullshit! If you go to other countries, just accept what you see and only report about what is relevant in this forum, which is pussy, pictures, logistics. Everything else is bullshit.
And yes I have visited Manila and AC over 2 years ago and I enjoyed it. I was never bothered and even the ladyboys that hung out at a T intersection near my place did not bother me.
