I've been a member of this forum for quite some time (since 2007). I visit this site on a daily basis (lurk mostly). Over the years, my biggest observation is the constant condescending nature of many of the members of this forum. Seriously, some are just waaaay too entitled and whiny. The constant undermining, belittling and mockery towards Filipinos and our culture and how WE do things around here is depressing and tiring at most. We know, the Philippines is a sh*t-hole and many of our people are major dicks but having an "all-superior" behavior towards the country and its people doesn't help in the case at all. I don't post here much but I just thought i'd air my sentiment once and for all. P.S. Yes, I am a Filipino.
Yes, 'some' filipinos are dicks. Truth is some of every nationality are dicks. And the biggest dicks have the biggest mouths, or pens, so the great writers of the forum end up sharing a platform with the biggest dicks. I understand the rant but each reader has to sort out for himself whether the post is from a great writer or just another dick. To do more than that is (IMHO) unwarranted censorship.
My experience from other countries such as iraq, afghan, mexico, pakis, that i find the people here very friendly, open to suggestions, I love it. Dislike forthwright confrontation and yes there are issues but anyone that chooses to live here has to be able to tolerate that, ive seen soooo many people come from other countries expecting, so much.. nice housing, nice living, no probs..lol..you have to be the right person for this. The people are great if you are as well...i have a problem with ignorant foreigners more than i ever have with any local filipinos..
That is the first post I have seen from Jm , and it is a complaint about the members , I wonder why there has not been regular positive / informative contributions , from an intelligent wealthy individual ? I have read many of your posts on another forum where you contribute , and know that you have a great deal of knowledge on a broad spectrum , and from your posts I know that you are a quite a smart guy , and the first post I see here you are judging people , you have the right to ignore what you don't like , and start a thread to contribute to this forum with something relevant and engaging or do you just want to stop by to complain . I don't think the Philippines is a sh*t hole at all , I love it , and the people . Stop complaining and start contributing Jm , we need you here , and I know the forum would benefit a great deal from your knowledge / input . regards Tony
agreed, i dont see it as a sh*t hole-- if youve seen things maybe or many of us have not seen where random militias go around extorting you and killing /sexually assaulting your wives, in underdeveloped countries with no protective response or proactive action, im sure you'd agree. I love the philippines, i love it better than my home country, the big USA -(gotta be careful here thanks to the anonymous policy of this site ) , which is why I chose to live here. You should be proud to be a filipino with good intelligence and grateful to live in a country with more freedom than many others..JMO
So, the lack of informative and positive content on this site is because of people like me who lurk and don't contribute? I also find it amusing that when a lone Filipino speaks his mind negatively around here, he quickly gets labelled as judgmental. If I had a peso for every judgmental post or comment i've seen here, i'd be pretty rich now. LOL! Point taken though, Sir. I know I could be more helpful and contribute more around here. Will definitely try. Also, right... a "sh*t-hole" was probably taking it a bit too far. It's pretty bad but it's still not too bad I guess.
I agree with others; this place is not a sh*t-hole. After two years here, I have very little to complain about. I prefer living here vs. the USA. And, I look forward to your contributions, jm.
trust me, of course its not perfect.. are we in jihad heaven? nowhere is perfect but here in the philippines if you can handle it , its FAR from a s**-hole.." - yes theres corruption, etc etc, but thats found everywhere..some places are just better at hiding it.. Just relax focus more locally on youre family and people around you and you will be happy, surprisingly enough, i have here...
Jm , just recently I berated a member for being derogatory towards Filipino's , I suppose everything needs to be looked at in the contents of it's environment , but please don't mistake us here we love the people and the country , ako gugma pilipina , and admittedly we are sometimes a little over critical of certain things. The Philippines is a beautiful country full of beautiful people that just make the best with what they have . I have been in the middle of a rice paddy in a little nipa hut and been offered the last bowl of rice from people with nothing , in Australia you would struggle to be offered a glass of water .