Review Best Posts in Thread: Disgusting Incident at Why Not Restaurant

I am not an alcoholic and can and do drink occasionally. Unfortunately I have several very close relatives in the USA that are alcoholics. Some recovering, some not. I therefore feel obliged to put my two cents in. We don't know this fellow but there has to be some problem, be it alcoholism and/or with his self control, if he gets himself into such shape. He is the only one that can be truly blamed. However, Why Not is thoroughly to blame for his actions causing discomfort to others. In most of the world bars will cut you off if you get too hammered. They do this because of the legal liability they incur if they allow you to get drunk and you injure someone. We all know in the Philippines there is no realistic liability and therefore no incentive to control exposure to it. I am the Butt In type and I too would have had to have a word with whoever was in charge plus the guard before I left. Probably the manager when I returned also. I feel it is right to let them know that they should not allow this. Whether it is medication, food, alcohol, bad air, whatever, if you act like that some remedy needs to be forthcoming. Why Not needs to do better than that. Lastly, If I knew him I would definitely "dress him down" with much gusto when he sobered up, but everyone screws up and I could have done as bad or worse than what occurred in this incident.

 

Same in Australia, the 'patient' can actually sue you if they feel further injury was sustained due to negligence...

 

Sadly I am of the same thought lately. At first it was great, but taking on advice from my Wife's other relatives, I think soon we will be moving along for some peace and quiet, living so close to family is not always a good thing as I have discovered...

 

Before i arrived there this person introduced himself to my friends and asked if he could join the table they knew him for all of about 2 hours before i was introduced to him, it was discovered later after my friends had all left that he lived about 4 hours north of Dumaguete and he was in the city because his wife had surgery in the morning at Holy Child Hospital so while she was in the recovery room he decided to go to a bar and get pissed. When a trike was called for him he requested to be taken to the hospital because that is where he was going to be sleeping that night, and to the best of my knowledge that is where the trike driver took him.

 

Oohh I forget, where I come from the also bring a doctor and equipment to save your life, even a helicopter if needed, and for free, lol. Why live in Philippines then ? Climate and girls are just great here,

 

In Japan you can't even if an unconscious person is breathing normally.

 

I don't believe in local news sites, they can be right, they can be wrong. God idea you need proof, you have money enough to take care of your self. There are coming to many Peter Vandever types the last years

 

Brian...family is one of those things that leads to so much debate, both good and bad.

There is a ton of negative things about immediate family and kin coming out of the woodwork, not to mention friends and such that make things interesting once someone has a "foreigner", a term I hate. Mileage will vary but at the end of the day the benefits of family has ended up being more positive than negative for us. Not ideal many times and after all these years I am still trying to understand things, which I doubt I ever will.

It would be cool to get some folks together, different backgrounds and such and do a guys b*tch session about all the unique things about being with a Filipina and what all that entails.

Also agree with JP's reply...had many conversations with him on some of the same things since I've known him.

I know this got away from the original post and would probably be better in another thread...

Shawn