THANK YOU Eva33! I truly appreciate your mannerly, insightful replies. Indeed I considered your criticism to Filipinos as everyone’s obligation especially if one is not doing good for the advancement of his people. Of course I am not offended because in my own way I do criticize people in the government and politicians as well when I was then with the government- the more I am doing it now being retired 8 years ago. And I am glad you are helping me too, a foreigner at that married to a Filipina. I hoped someone would also post their comments.
Surely it is admitted and cannot be denied that Philippines is not as rich as the other country but you can’t deny too that they are more respectful and more educated compared to some other countries you visited that is why you married a Filipina. However, it's depressing (I do mind it-of course I am not referring to you) to see people repeat stuff they heard somewhere, in a bar, towards closing time?
Modestly aside, do I belong to a poor country, I too visited countries in Europe, North America and Asia and I have bad and good experiences so to speak with these countries like you do in the Philippines. I have also friends, relatives in Europe particularly in Germany, Denmark and Switzerland who are permanent residents and giving me both unpleasant and excellent feedbacks. I hate to mention this but some countries became rich because of the money from other countries. Is it Switzerland with their bank secrecy policy that the infamous international criticism of Switzerland's “gold transactions with the Nazis and Swiss banks' handling of wartime Jewish deposits? What about Marcos money”? Some say that the U.S. became rich because of war materials and equipments exported to other countries(?) that is why poor countries became poorer. I don’t know. I prefer not to go on details.
On slave issue: there are more than10 millions’ of Pinoys victimized by human recruitment scammers and smuggling rings. I see also the millions of starving Pinoys in the slums and growing illiteracy of the young generation and are working as slaves (maybe –according to you since they received less remunerations which I disagree ). I won’t say Filipinos are modern slave because everyone are considered slave when they are working under someone, aren’t they? Slave is considered a harsh word for someone who doesn’t earn any respect and being treated shabbily by their owner and slave isn’t a right word to condemn the filipinos that works oversea. But I don’t feel like the idea and i am ashamed that some Filipinos marrying foreigners for their existence and not for love.
Indeed, everyone in this world has been working even overseas and they couldn’t be labeled as someone else slaves because everyone has their own role in producing something good in their industry no matter if you're a skillful engineer or just a hard labor. Both also contribute their time and skill in achieving something especially in work. And certainly too, work is not shame, laziness is shame. No one achieve happiness if they don’t work hard and it’s a shame not to want to work hard.
On the other hand why should the majority of filipinos worry if they are already enjoying life to the fullest even in their hearts?. Maybe they just don’t have the need to be identified as a superior race (remember the nazis).
Really, sometimes I would tend to believe that humans are not nice people no matter what their outer covering looks like.
Lastly, what I am trying to sell is not Makati but Cagayan de Oro City-about 1.5 hours away by air. Makati has nothing to offer but pollution, high crime with very very bad, unstable leadership.
My regards.