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Please gentleman, have some patience, understanding and respect of the local culture!

Discussion in 'Dumaguete City' started by Mark K, Aug 10, 2019.

  1. furriner

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    Yes, I must join in with the virtue-signaling and agree that it is not good for (Americans/British/Australians/Germans (especially)/Indians (especially too lol)/other) to be rude to native Filipinos at (the mall/hypermart/ynot/the clinic/other) while trying to pay for (fill in the blank) product. This thread is useless because it lacks even one basic specific instance and everybody must agree with it. So, it gives everybody a chance to jump in and agree and accomplish nothing except feel good. This thread could apply virtually anywhere in the world; of course I have witnessed these behaviors here just as I have have witnessed similar rudeness from foreigners in the USA and Americans in the USA and Filipinos in the Philippines etc.. My only issue is that by singling out expats in Dumaguete, the message is that we are somehow particularly bad as compared to other groups and I do not believe that is true at all. You may disagree, I don’t care if you do, so you may as well not respond...I am tired of the self-flagellation we all too often give to ourselves here when in fact 99% of us are valuable contributors to the economy here and yes, we do benefit from low prices and cheap services many times but the locals here benefit from our benefits far more than the 1% detract from locals’ quality of life due to the rude behavior of the few.


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    You don't care if anyone disagrees with you, just to let you know I don't care about your whining too, just move on in your own little world :asshat:
     
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  3. furriner

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    Got it. You complain about expats being rude to locals but you have no problem with expats such as yourself being rude to other expats lol.


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    You appoint Germans and Indians as especially rude, will you explain your background for this? I'm not rude in my answer to you, just straightforward in a language you use yourself to make sure you understand the meaning
     
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    I was injecting humor into an otherwise dour discussion as evidenced by my usage of the term lol. You on the other hand injected rudeness into your discussion by your usage of the term :asshat: in your response to me which I would not consider as being simply “straightforward”, as you call it. Anyway, it’s not that important.


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    Usage of the term :asshat: was injecting humor into an otherwise dour post, you got it?
     
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    Then shut up and go elsewhere.
     
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    Mark K

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    This thread is useless because it lacks even one basic specific instance and everybody must agree with it. So, it gives everybody a chance to jump in and agree and accomplish nothing except feel good.

    I'll give you a specific instance since you mention it. One tw@t, sorry chap, threw his toys out of the pram because he was trying to use the express checkout (10 items or less) to avoid queuing and he was told he couldn't because he had a trolley full. Now he might have been in an extreme hurry with many important appointments during the day in his life as a jet-setter, or more likely, he was probably planning on sitting on his fat backside all day moaning and complaining. Either way, hardly a reason to start hurling abuse don't you think?

    Any other queries? :smile:
     
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    There's an initial chafing that most expats go through that is part of culture shock. If it continues it's no longer culture shock. Wherever you go, you take you with you.
     
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    Some people are just not Happy and will never adapt to anywhere,
    Such is my experience
     
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