that's the problem in our own country filipinos don't trust filipinos which is sad. Like when im back to Phils , of course I do have a UK's credit cards that filipino shops haven't seen it (which i understand) but sometimes the way they look at me with the cards i have is unbelievable.

Like when I am in a Guess shops in Phils I bought worth of 5k of clothes using my Barclays card the way they ask is terrible then the worst part my card was declined so asking me again if I have another card so I gave my halifax its decline again so the way they look me its like Im doing fraud or something. As I am really annoyed I open my other wallet as I have 10k cash and counting it in front of them.

Though I used my UK's card in many shops there but it was okay. Sometimes you do things by force to show them you have loads of money...even though I don't have