Never ask a question in the negative here in PH. Their answer will always be the opposite of the correct response. Be very careful to ask questions that require a yes or no response and even then you will need to demand a yes or no. I have never heard a Filipino say... I don't know.
I was in Cebu city five years ago. I felt uncomfortable at first, when I would ask my girlfriend a question, and she would say, “sure, why not.” I felt like what she was really saying was , “sure, I’m not doing anything else right now, so sure, let’s do that.” Does that makes sense to anyone else?
So I can say that I am on my way to saving money for my trip to Cebu and when I get to my airport in the US to fly to Cebu that I am near. Okay, let’s sleep now.
"Snacks". Filipino real estate agent who could get title transfer done in 1 day walked me thru 3 deals she was working in. She had to drive 1.5 hours away to use a government office she had friends at and they'd get all her docs thru. At one point she said "I gave them snacks". I kept asking questions like "What kind of snacks?" "How do you know what kind of snacks they like?" She was very confused and finally understood and said "Oh, I just give them the money to buy snacks." Filipinos have a unique way of looking at most everything. A bribe is illegal and they would be insulted at the suggest of giving money to a gov official is a bribe. Instead giving snacks is just a friendly gesture is perfectly reasonable. And giving money for snacks is just one more step removed. One deal had a "dummy owner". Like when a foreigner wants to "own" land they put title in the name of some random Filipino who is paid a few pesos. They call this a "dummy owner" and it's not for the benefit of foreigners. The law was created by politicians so they could hide ownership of land they received. This deal was a Filipino politician selling land that was in a "dummy" name. They just sign the "dummy owner's" name to transfer. I questioned on that and she explained there's nothing illegal about that because the "dummy" wasn't the true owner. It's not forgery, it's getting the paperwork done. No one is harmed, so they don't see it as a crime. Pretty much all real estate terms I heard were exactly the same as in the US, but all had very different meaning. For example "title" in PH is never actually a thing. Once you get title people can still appear to claim your property. Most PH "title" is a community thing. Everyone knows who owns what and they are very diligent about it. Boundaries often described as landmarks. "Corner is the large coconut tree." "OK, I don't see it. Where is the tree?" "Oh, my uncle cut down that tree 30 years ago." They mean where the tree was... and they all know where. One I learned recently is "cheating". 100% of Filipinas who say they had a boyfriend will say they broke up because he "cheated". In the US that means infidelity. In PH is means he did something she didn't like which only sometimes means infidelity. I think they're using "cheated" as a virtue signaling and face saving thing. They're using "cheat" like we would in a game. A relationship is like a game, transactional. I did these things for you but you didn't do what I expected so you broke the relationship game rules. You cheated at the game.
I went on a date with a Filipina and I told her if she wasn’t there by my expected time, I was leaving and guess what? I left. She showed up and I wasn’t there, so I made her take a grab to my place. Man up and tell them what you mean.
Let me clarify the loan thing. If you are white and you get money loaned to you , your expected to pay it back. How ever, if you loan some one money. It's a gift.... It's been like 6 months and I'm still waiting on 1000p 😂 jk, I kno I'm not getting it. And that's ok. I'm taking the "sunny" approach from a Bronx tale to someone owing me 20 bucks
3:23.... why does this guy have 4 fingers, but is missing 1? We are so worried about AI taking over when it can't even figure out how many fingers a person has.😂
