My friend I have been visiting and living in the Phils for decades, so I DO know where you're coming from.Originally Posted by Takenoprisoners
Hi Graham48... No not a generalisation or a sweeping statement.. It is merely an indigenous thing about the Philippines.... It's been that way for decades.. and each and every government has screwed the people so did the yanks... (they screw everyone) so its hardly surprising the way things are.... Religion too must take a huge dose of responsibility giving people false hope and false beliefs.... the place is full of superstitions and stories... all are as realistic as santa claus...... I don't know if the philippines will ever be corruption free... whether it will ever be a country to invest in.. doubt if it will be in my lifetime anyway..... Having said all this, I still think some of the most beautiful and loving and caring women are from there... and there is a lot of good in the country too.... just needs a new direction........... I used to own a couple of bars and internet cafes there.....
I also know many bar owners both from my Ermita days and those years when I was resident in Angeles City and running a couple of NON-bar businesses.
I think your view may be a bit clouded by your involvement in bars and internet cafes, but do correct me if I'm wrong.
This board is a very different environment, populated by a very different kind of person to the sort you and I may have become accustomed to meeting.
I don't know how much time you spent living in the provinces or travelling around the country, but things are very different there.
Before posting, please stop to consider the feelings of the respectable Filipina members here (and their male family members) before insulting their country and generalising about the work ethics of the Filipino people.
