filipino honesty

[pigsinspace]

SO A SIMPLE QUESTION.........WHY DO U RUN A WEBSITE DEDICATED TO THE PHILIPPINES IF YOU HATE/DESPISE THE COUNTRY SO MUCH??

You cannot say all Filipinos are corrupt or theives..
that is like saying all musleims are terroriests or all black guys are rapists..

grow up.....

[smallfry]

I have to agree with pigsinspace on this one........

In a country where there is no safety net of a welfare state, if you dont earn, you dont eat. End of story ! To the majority of Filipinos we are all wealthy beyond their dreams, so why is this a problem ? Its the same in most arab or oriental countries.....thinking about it, its like it here too !!

You KNOW that just about everyone is going to try it on, or get something for nothing, so why worry ? For me its just part of the experience, and the onus is on you not to allow them to get away with it. You will never, ever, for example, get a taxi fare for the same as a local, but its good fun talking it down. I have never found it necassary to become unpleasant, but I have ALWAYS got the fare down a lot, and lets face it, its still a bargain by our standards here ! In any non western country you are expected to barter, and you would be thought strange if you don't.

You just have to learn to smile and walk away, because there is always plenty of choice. I dont recall being blatantly ripped off, or even being threatened. Although it is sometimes uncomfortable in unusual situations. Maybe I have just been lucky ? I have even walked through Santa Cruz in Manila at night with no trouble, but maybe its because I dont walk around looking like a tourist, IE sandals with white socks pulled up, The biggest Addibok trainers you can find, watches, jewellery, shorts, three cameras, a shirt that even a Canadian tourist wouldnt be seen dead in etc etc etc.

As for honesty, if you lost your wallet here in this country, do you really expect to get it back ? Nice if you do, but unlikely, and its just the same there. Out there I often walk around with an old wallet sticking out of my back pocket, but up till now its never been lifted.

Corruption ? Well, we are all grown ups, we know it goes on, and there is nothing that can be done about it. Its annoying I know, but all these little extras are still cheap by our standards, but I always make a point of telling the culprit that this is why foreigners don't want to come to the country, and why Filipinos will always be poor.

The only thing I dont like about it, is that its too damn hot and sweaty for my liking. Sure there are all the shortcomings, but to me its all part of the fun !

[walesrob]

Originally posted by pigsinspace@Jul 11 2005, 10:36 PM
SO A SIMPLE QUESTION.........WHY DO U RUN A WEBSITE DEDICATED TO THE PHILIPPINES IF YOU HATE/DESPISE THE COUNTRY SO MUCH??

You cannot say all Filipinos are corrupt or theives..
that is like saying all musleims are terroriests or all black guys are rapists..

grow up.....

Quoted post

You are missing the whole point of this forum. Its about lively discussion, points of view and information.

You will find the majority of this site contains useful information about the Philippines, about Visas and about the UK.

Keith, myself, Pete and all other members of this forum have their own opinions about the Philippines, you may not agree with what they say, but thats the whole point of the forum is it not?

I have been to Philippines a few times, and I witnessed first hand the corruption, the ripping-off of tourists, the pathetic charges for this, that and everything else. I have also seen a Philippines that is full of wonderful people who will do anything to help you, where everything is cheap (&#33 and the weather is perfect.

Like Keith said, there is good and bad in every contry, the UK included. There is also good and bad in the Philippines, there are good and bad people in UK, and there are good and bad people in Philippines. Welcome to the real world!

[pigsinspace]

There is also good and bad in the Philippines, there are good and bad people in UK, and there are good and bad people in Philippines. Welcome to the real world!

which is exactly what I have been saying.Please read the complete thread...

[Joey]

I think I have heard of this tax charged to Filipinos arriving to the Philippines. My wife went through that. They told her it was income tax for earnings abroad. She would not pay because she had not yet earned any money, being a stay-at-home mom. They told her to say she only earned a little money, so they could charge her just a little, but she was adamant that she didn't earn any money. They eventually let her go without charging her.

They can charge Filipinos because they're citizens. They can't charge foreigners income tax.

I wonder what would happen if I refused to pay that p100 charge next time I went there.