Very common in Philippines!Originally Posted by London_Manila
Yes maybe and if other members of their family find out that they have some savings then for sure they would have a great idea on how to spend it.......
I have seen some unbelievable situations over there regarding money.....
The rents due at the end of next week but this person thinks it fine to blow their last 2000 pesos on a night out with friends
There seems no sense at all behind their spending habits and if anything they seem hellbent on making themselves poorerVery common in Philippines!
If you try and point out that their spending habits maybe not such a great idea they just don't get it at all......
The attitude seems to be "oh well tonight i will be happy spending this money and having a great time with my friends and next week i will be depressed about having no money to pay the rent"
Driven by mug buying of brands & designer names to keep up with the Jones'esThere seems no sense at all behind their spending habits and if anything they seem hellbent on making themselves poorer
If you try and point out that their spending habits maybe not such a great idea they just don't get it at all......
A lot of them borrow money to have a Fiesta and it will take three years to pay back with lot's of interest and the following year they borrow again for the annual Fiesta and every year the debt gets bigger and when they die the rest of the family end up paying what's owed and the Fiesta still continues and the bill gets bigger and bigger and so it goes on and on!
Mirrors the ones over here who get too far into debt over Christmas.
Money lending in the Philippines is a dangerous profession with so many of them ending up being shotA lot of them borrow money to have a Fiesta and it will take three years to pay back with lot's of interest and the following year they borrow again for the annual Fiesta and every year the debt gets bigger and when they die the rest of the family end up paying what's owed and the Fiesta still continues and the bill gets bigger and bigger and so it goes on and on!
Yes it has to be LEE jeans from a huge expensive mall at 1800 pesos instead of a perfectly decent pair of jeans off a market stall at 300 pesos.................
Do you get such a thing as a "decent" pair of jeans? (by decent, I mean dressy)... to me, MOST denim jeans look more suited to navvying!
Okay ...Do you get such a thing as a "decent" pair of jeans? (by decent, I mean dressy)
's the modern style ...
... but surely for casual wear, a nice pair of well-cut slacks is much smarter.
I find Chinos with the elasticated waistband from M and S are much more comfortable on a long haul flight when compared to jeansOkay ...
Wow Arthur, never heard the word Slacks used since the 40's & 50's very common term in those days!Okay ...
'7allmankind' are the best jeans, you'll find them in House of Fraser around £300 per pair (quality)Do you get such a thing as a "decent" pair of jeans? (by decent, I mean dressy)
The jeans that are all the rage in Makati at the moment are jeans which looks like someone has taken a razor blade to them = many cuts across the legs from top to bottomDo you get such a thing as a "decent" pair of jeans? (by decent, I mean dressy)
Well mind you, I have Lee, Wrangler and Jag jeans which up to now still look new after more than 5 years (brought them all when I got here 3 years ago). Keith only has Wrangler and Levi's jeans because it last for a very long time. The old ones he gave to my brothers last time we went back home (the colour of the jeans were fading already and he doesn't like faded jeans) were already a few years old and now my brothers are using them! I don't really like buying cheap jeans because it usually end up in the bin after a year or even less.
What I would never buy are branded bags like LV, Channel, Coach, etc. It really cost too much and I'd rather have new clothes and shoes instead of a bag like that. I've brought all my bags from Manila but never used them. I have only been using just my small shoulder bag that I have since I was probably 13 yrs. old. It was a Liz Claiborne cross body purse given to me by my godmother from the US as a gift. Haha.
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...When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible...
I used to try and stay trendy by only buying Levi 501 jeansWell mind you, I have Lee, Wrangler and Jag jeans which up to now still look new after more than 5 years (brought them all when I got here 3 years ago). Keith only has Wrangler and Levi's jeans because it last for a very long time. The old ones he gave to my brothers last time we went back home (the colour of the jeans were fading already and he doesn't like faded jeans) were already a few years old and now my brothers are using them! I don't really like buying cheap jeans because it usually end up in the bin after a year or even less.
What I would never buy are branded bags like LV, Channel, Coach, etc. It really cost too much and I'd rather have new clothes and shoes instead of a bag like that. I've brought all my bags from Manila but never used them. I have only been using just my small shoulder bag that I have since I was probably 13 yrs. old. It was a Liz Claiborne cross body purse given to me by my godmother from the US as a gift. Haha.
The last pair of jeans i purchased were from M and S basic cheapo jeans at £15 a pair and to be honest they are as good as the 501's and even a better fit.......
Jeans are jeans and the only difference is some small label on the back that some people crave
I doubt very much if the the latest Versace t shirt's at £500 each are any better than a £5 effort at the local market
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