@Sam ****

I see. You know history, and you probably know we've been colonized by different nations, and we've always fought back. We're just doing the same in the modern social media setting. It's a misconception that we're trying to convince anyone. We're just wearing our country's pride. I'm glad we are able to speak our minds and we're able to say no when a stranger comes to our country and act in a way that doesn't allign with our ethical values. It's not a backward step, it's the culture that you dismissed because it doesn't favors you. If you come to our country and ended up not liking it, it's safe to say it's not us, it's you. :)

@Sam ****

I already told you I'm not trying to convince you. Help me understand, why do you think I was trying to convince you?

@Sam ****

I'm not trying to convince you by the way :)

@Sam ****

This is my perspective as an Asian who has the opportunity to live in both countries. You may think they're narrow minded but maybe some foreigners who live in Thailand think they are invincible and Thai people will just tolerate them and so they love it there. In the Philippines, foreigners are somehow more behaved because they know that the locals are watching them and are under the premise of "we're nice, you better be nice".

@Sam ****

it's not just money, it's also mentally and emotionally. Not many drunkards, not many drug dependents, not many depressed, and not many farang without money trying to stay in the country. And I think that's because Philippines is simple. You do drugs, you die. You fvck with locals, you most likely die, you don't have money, you just can't survive, and people who are able to stay away from these are mostly in a better position, and that's what I think it seems to filter out certain kind of people. I do think foreign retirees are happier in the Philippines in return because if they are able to stay longer in the country, the local community have probably accepted them as their own part of the flock. We are happy to view them foreigners who "choose" to be Filipino and not as a 2nd class citizen. But this is just my observation:)

@Sam ****

Philippines is not for everyone at all. Having to lived in Thailand for few years and then coming back to the Philippines, I have observed that Philippines attacks better quality foreign retirees. You'll need better finances to keep the same lifestyle in Thailand (food, accomodation) to the Philippines which somehow filters out certain type of people. I'd like to keep it way than welcome retirees who seemed merely surviving in Asia. My thoughts :)