Things That CONFUSE FOREIGNERS in the PHILIPPINES 

There will be countless questions that will be left unanswered. Ultimately, it just boils down to cultural differences. This is our country and we run it. We are who we are. It is what is it.

Another great video, John. I trust that your business will thrive in the Philippines, because you always show proper respect and never forget to act like a guest. Your parents taught you well!

Another great video! Full support & Best regards po/Ned 👍👏👍

First!!! Awww yeah baby

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Thanks John. I’ve never sought answers to those annoying things. Went to Citi Hardware and the item I wanted wasn’t on the shelf. “Sorry, out of stock sir.” I looked around the storage area underneath- and guess what? - there it was! Sometimes if something happens often enough it seems to become “expected” or normal. Mind you, I have tried that at other times, esp looking for my fav, Tiger Beer and yep, it really is “out of stock”! Keep ‘em coming John. 👍

If the Philippines will be advance like other Western countries, I don’t think other people will like to live there. The main reason people like Philippines is the laid back culture, cheaper to live, and a lot more reasons. Waiting in line will teach you patience. Here in the US, we think we have super power to do everything that lend us to burned out.

Added to the list of reasons for little to no foreign investment.

Some of this stuff is irrelevant for me simply because when I come to the Philippines I won’t be going to any food chain restaurants nor supermarkets I won’t even be in the areas that have it.I want to experience nothing but culture so no corporations nor food chains for me and this is why I like Mindanao and the Davao region in the Philippines the best😊.As far as Manila,Cebu city,Cebu it park,angles,bgc,makati,I don’t really care for going there like that too dense too much traffic too much people and too enclosed.Ill stick to the outer areas instead.

It took me 5 hours to open a bank account. becuse my signature wasnt matching on the signature card

We went to a jollybee and got sorry sir out of stock for ordering fries. I said to my wife, welcome to the Philippines, lol. When I get told sorry sir out of stock my wife just shakes her head because she knows what is coming next. 🤣🤣

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My buddy's American ex-girlfriend, now wife, used to have a chaperone too during their dates due to their Christian culture of chastity before marriage.

🎉Sir shyness is our culture sense we're small our parents Dont like that we to much talkative that's the first thing we've learn to our parents. Thats why u cant Do anything about it sorry sir.

3:45 that's cos filipinos are also very perfectionist when it comes to grammars, diction, and pronunciation. like in our household, when i was younger and a student, my aunts, lola, even my father would correct my english a lot especially when i'd speak with a heavy tagalog accent. so now that i'm a little older, i can say that i can converse in good english with foreigners, let's say british or american. but i will get really shy and conscious about it, because in my mind, they are the native speakers and english is just my second language. 😂 idk if that make sense to you but that's my truth. another story, it was during my school days. we had a really strict english teacher, who, likes us all to speak "text-book perfect" english, which i found ridiculous because, we are filipinos. but i really couldn't voice that out or i would get reprimanded. in the end, we all just went with her rules.

philippine is still a conservative country. analog and digital work in philippines system in everything. first analog then digital coz they want a records in both

If they didn't all speak English and weren't ao lovely I wouldn't last a day here.

Just came back from The Pancake House and tried to order "Beef Tapas, close to Manila guess what? Out of oder on the tapas sir! What? You make them here how can you run out? No, really they probably meant they ran out of beef, don't ask me why I just went with the chicken patties. Lol

I have a theory with paperwork. The US military occupied for quite a while, a couple different times. You know everything has to be in triplicate...Bad habits could rub off?

Are you sure they have coke on mars?

Cheap labour keeps things manual. A chaperone is normal for courting. No one wants to be embarrassed by an 'expert' speaker or anything else.

Shakey's out of banana, this place is a f----- banana plantation

I'd say the digital thing, is about employment, because going digital means less staff, also bringing a friend on a date is probably like having a chaperone, I'm not very patient when it comes to cueing, simply because there are many things that can be done instead of waiting in a cue! I can't understand why people like to waste time, my brain just doesn't get it?

The Filipina brings another along so they can get a free meal too.

English maybe speak very good English?? You're kidding right.

Everything is so ass backwards here, it amazes me that anything gets done. Lol