Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.(no country can beat the philippines when it comes to hypocrisy)
You already have some experience with Thailand. 🙏🏻 I find the culture very deep there! Just get away from the red areas. I know you don’t frequent those areas. There in the non red areas you can appreciate everything. It’s a beautiful country. I’ve never had a problem with anyone. 9 trips and zero issues. You rock John!
I definitely wish that the Philippines was more aggressive with infrastructure projects, as well as some other advancements, but these things take time, and I'm optimistic for the future here, as I see nothing but booming progress on the horizon. Despite the VERY FEW negatives I consider about living here, I absolutely LOVE the people, the atmosphere, the food, and the ease of cultural integration for English speaking foreigners.
Infrastructure improvement is always good, but there's a much cheaper way to boost PH economy... pick up the trash. Anyone ever think of traveling to India for a vacation? No, because India is world famous for the trash everywhere. Singapore had the same poverty issues as PH, India and other trash pile countries. Singapore turned it around by first addressing the filth issue. Pick up trash and severe laws and enforcement for dumping trash, public urination, loose dogs, etc.. And they backed up these laws with the infrastructure to handle trash, built restrooms and lots of security cameras and police to enforce a new lifestyle in Singapore. That helped bring in tourist and foreign investment because foreign company managers don't want to live in a trashed country. PH certainly has the low labor costs to handle these basic things but not the will. Instead they implement criminal defamation law to stop anyone in PH from ever saying the emperor has no clothes.
I doubt it will improve that quickly as the political leaders of our is corrupt to the core. As long as Filipinos elect the same corrupt politicians year in year out changes will be slow. That is why the Political leaders rely on PPP program. The Subway project is one of them, the airport in Bulacan, the NAIA airport is also one of them. It means more people’s money in the pockets of the politicians and their cronies.
The Philippines is only aggressive with corruption especially with the new president who seems to have enabled more corruption. It really could have been better but it's not the end. There are still other viable asian countries beside the Philippines.
Thailand has a great geographic location. It's right smack in the middle of west and east. Most flights to East and Southeast asia stops at Bangkok airport. Also, they don't experience the terrible storms and they're not an archipelago that hinders transport.
No! It's Philippines!..Philippines has the BEST geographic in South East Asia because Philippines is in the heart of Asia and lying in other South East Asian Countries while Thailand is just landlocked country..
I’ll be there next week John. So excited. Stopping for 2 nights on my way home. This will be trip #10. If you need to know anything about Thailand just reach out. I’ve driven from top to bottom. Appreciate you buddy! ❤️
i like this vid.. Im a filipino.. All expat must go to thailand vietnam or anywhere else .. Its good for filipinos.. One of the reasons why its very expensive our food hotel anything.. cuz of the tourist/expat.. We dont hate foreigners you know that.. But we filipinos need to take a break or to breathe freely
The main reason why your food is expensive is you don't produce enough staples for your own people. Your position as the world's second biggest importer of rice is very precarious indeed. A global supply chain could be disrupted overnight. Please be friendly w/ China. With the sole exception of the Taiwan issue, everything else is negotiable.
@VintageThaiLadyBoy you dont know anything.. Why food here is expensive. Cuz of expat/tourist.. They need to increase the price.. Specially at tourist spot tourist destination..you dont know anything here bro... Here in phils..locals here can eat a 1 full meal at cost of 2dollars only sometimes less
@VintageThaiLadyBoy so its good its cheap there.. You need to Convince more foreigners to move there.. Here in phils so crowded of foreigners expat/tourist .. Just what i said we filipinos need to take a break and to breathe freely.. Lifestyle here in philippines slow pace culture... and we hate fast pace lifestyle
@@ayontengbakteng6124 your name "Thai Lady Boy", so you are not a real woman, you are gay. One thing i dont Like in thailand is there are so many fake women, there are many gays \ LGBTQ in thailand
Im 36 years old and i never heard of the idea that there is too much foreigners. I even studied for 6 years in the walled city of intramuros which is one of the only few places foreigners find worth touring when in manila yet never did i nor any of my batchmates and schoolmates get the feeling that there is too much foreigners. 🤷♂️
Im pinoy but why always philippines vs thailand? How about malaysia or indonesia or vietnam? I think malaysia and indonesia is real match to thailand in terms of infastruture.
Because Thailand is now getting insecure of the Philippines when it comes to tourism and expats living as retirees. Philippines is now getting better and better and going stronger each year when it comes to expats.
@@beauty8diamondsmeaning even they deny it those Thailand fanatics(mostly foreigner)are somewhat feeling the heat of competition coming from the Philippines sudden popularity lately (thanks to foreign Philippine vloggers) for attracting foreign tourists and expats somewhat giving a serious treat to Thailand's tourism industry which is the main driver of their economy.😅
@@emersongarcia2179I have seen the infrastructure what you are referring to in Thailand, Sir. All I can say is that it only looks "clean" because there are less people compared to Manila, yet their infrastructure is so stupid that I cannot cross the street on foot to get to their average-looking mall. In the Philippines, if there's a mall, there will also be footbridges to it. In Thailand, there's none. No one can deny what I have seen there. I have to have a vehicle just to get to the mall literally just across the street! 😂
Ok here’s my take on Thailand and the Philippines. I just came back from three weeks in Thailand and one week in Danang Vietnam. I visit Thailand about three times a year. Thailand has almost everything over the Philippines infrastructure, public transportation, food, nicer housing and cheaper, nicer and cheaper hotels, did I say food let me repeat myself food. Cheaper and better internet, roads oh my god beautiful. BUT what they don’t have is the people, the beautiful and warm Filipinas. That’s my take by the way Danang was beautiful very nice people and very reasonable.
@@WatchCaliforniaExpat by the way I totally recommend Danang Vietnam. The people are so nice. I stayed at a nice hotel with buffet breakfast for under $20 per night. You cannot beat the prices. Very close to beach. I’m going back in January for three weeks.
You like Thailand food? 🤮🤮🤮 Either you have a mouth used to burning your tongue with fire (which is why you like Thai food) or only having been exposed to beerhouse food (lowest kind) in the Philippines. Be at least with educated Filipinos so you could taste real Filipino food, not beerhouse food! My German husband who lived in Thailand for 25 years said the Philippines' food is way better than Thai food. It was because he has an educated Filipina wife who showed him real traditional Filipino food, I never drank alcoholic drinks or even smoked! Never went out to beerhouses. Thai food sucks 🤮🤮🤮 We consider it very boring and average. Japanese, Chinese, Korean are good choices of food aside from the Philippines. I suggest you stay away from beerhouses or nightclubs if you're looking for food tourism.
@@billyjohnson9166 I agree with this. Thailand might have cheaper hotel, better food, better infrastructure, fast internet is cheaper (Philippines internet rate varies depend on your plan if you want faster internet get the higher plan). But they always forgot the people especially the language barrier. Ok, you have better food, cheaper place. But, I cant imagine living alone as an expat in foreigh country and you cant have a good conversation with locals.😆😆 Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam are all cheap by Western Standard.
I do not at all doubt that the expat community in Thailand is considerably larger than that of the Philippines. But I think a distinction must be made between expats going there for retirement, adventure, or digital nomads (usually from the west) as opposed to expats from neighboring countries who are there to work or are economic/war refugees. Latin American immigrants to the US for example are technically expats, but that's not really the kind of expat that we are talking about is it? Or is it? That 4 million number, it seems, correct me if I'm wrong, includes the people from neighboring countries such as Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China etc. Thailand is connected to the mainland while the Philippines has no land borders. If we are only to consider the expats that would be typically found in expat bars (at least their countries), then that number is more like maybe 500,000. I suspect. That is still miles away from the Philippines.
Thailand now has a community of hundreds of thousands of Russians and Ukrainians. About 80,000 Japanese and hundreds of thousands of Chinese. There are approximately 16,000 Filipinos, as well as many Indians, Europeans, Americans, Africans, South Asians and East Asians, SEA. More than 6 million Myanmar workers, approximately 600,000 Laos, and approximately 1 million Cambodians.
Fyi Philippines has best healthcare Filipinos can access to free, consultation, medical & surgeries in all Philippines govt hospitals & clinics, Philippines has Universal Phil health for BIG discount in Hospital Bills etc ..and Phillippines has already better infrastructure Philippines has already 3 modern LRT & MRT trains, modern long elevated roads, skyways, overpass, modern bridges and continiously big & better because as of now there has a lot of BIG infra projects are ongoing construction all over Metro Manila including the 2 new modern LRT and MRT trains and the ambitious multi US Billion Dollar modern H- Speed Subway Train..Take note Phillippines is the 1st country in South East Asian Countries who built modern LRT train..Soon Philippines has become one of the BEST infra on the Planet.
regarding infrastructure issue. it is true that there is still much to develop.. but keep in mind that the Philippines is a place of many islands that are separated by the sea, so this is one reason why the transportation of infrastructure development materials is difficult,, Another thing is that the Philippines experiences an average of 20 typhoons per year. Imagine the money that instead of being used to continuously improve the infrastructure, it goes to relief goods and rebuilding what was destroyed by the typhoon not just one year but year after year.. meanwhile. Thailand is lucky because it is a big landmass and there is no typhoon every year so the development of their country continues without disturbing natural calamities imagine that? it's sad in the philippines because there are so many obstacles to development because the areas are scattered so development is slow. and then there are other corrupt officials who add to the problem..sad philippines
Thank you for your thoughtful insights on this topics. I'm in Iloilo for the first time today and I'm very impressed by the roads here so far. It seems like there has been wise and intentionally planning. The challenges you mention are very real for the whole country but I'm always happy to find the occasional parts of my country like this that are well developed.
Why not both?! lol Language, culture and genuine understanding are much more important to me than infrastructure - a big reason for me choosing the Philippines. Besides we can always vacation in Thailand.
In addition to the basic infrastructure Important things for expats are internet, hospitals, food, and a low cost of living. Facilities, safety, transportation, environment such as garbage. Road noise, good laws, not many natural disasters.
Thailand visitors are boosted by their border visitors from Malaysia and Vietnam and very accessible by land from China. That alone makes it cheaper to visit from high population countries. The visitors in the Philippines from countries that can afford to fly are very close as both S. korea and USA visitors are almost the same with Thailand slightly edging out the Philippines. In the end, what you said early on is accurate.. most Filipinos are not concerned attracting foreigners as it has been under foreign rule for almost 400 out of the last 500 years.
Yes the Majority of foreign Tourist in Thailand is only from her backdoor countries such as China or Malaysia which are not long stay in Thailand so Thailand loose for earnings for Thai Govt, unlike Philippines foreign tourist going to the Philippines are came from far countries such as from USA, Great Bitain, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea etc. and foreign tourist who are going to the Philippines are genuine, adventurer & family oriented foreign tourist so no doubt Philippines has "The Highest International foreign Tourist Receipt" than Thailand and in whole South East Asian countries , it's not a matter of Quantity but Quality..So Philippines won in international foreign tourism receipt over Thailand which is more important in economy of one county..
@@KarinOli Thailand ranks 4th in the whole world in terms of foreign tourist revenue, after USA, Spain and France. Also, despite that, the biggest chunk in our GDP is from manufacturing (export). Do you have a car? Is it Japanses? If yes and yes, it is either made in Indonesia or Thailand.
China and Vietnam mostly fly to Thailand, 95 percent. Except for Malaysia, 80 percent will enter through the border checkpoint and another 20 percent will take a plane to Bangkok.
@@KarinOliYou should check carefully that more Korean and American tourists come to Thailand than to the Philippines. More than 1,000,000 US tourists and more than 1,700,000 South Korean tourists visited Thailand this year. Moreover, there are more than 1 million reserve travelers from Japan, England, Russia, India and France.
Don't believe anything foreigners tell you about their excuses for staying in the Philippines. They have their own concealed reasons, like Pinay who involves with a foreigner(she will never admit, she likes you old guys, only because of your money). Anyway this video is informative for the numbers presented.
Most expats in The Philippines have a Filipino partner. That’s why they stay there. The proportion of expats in The Philippines is not even 10% if the numbers in Thailand (you addressed this) Also, having lived in both places for a number of years, my observation is that many expats in The Philippines have limited income and less choices in where they can live.
You are right. I arrived yesterday from a one week vacation in Thailand. That place is beautiful. Food was cheap and delicious. Same with hotels, the transportation system and more. No comparison to the Philippines. But Thailand infrastructure is nothing compare to US where I used to live 30yrs. Now I’m back to my own country to retire. The reason? It’s more fun in the Philippines! Filipinos are more friendly and warm than Thai people or even Americans. Accurate video comparison.
Actually, that's not how I found it. Yes the Filipinos speak English, but after having left the Philippines and arriving in Thailand I found the Thais much more friendly and warm. The Filipinos don't have the friendly smiles or greetings that Thais have. In fact if you visit a bar or restraunt in Philppines, often you are totally ignored by the waiting staff.
@@jackb5708 If the philippines tolerates lewd shows like in thailand, surely more american tourists will go to the philippines than to thailand because the american currency is stronger in the philippines than in thailand.
I'm Thai. This content is so right. And I will be honest. We don't want more foreigner to move in. We always welcome tourist but it is more complicate for foreigners who want to stay. The cultural gap can always turn toxic when foreigner stay in a long term. Thai people in online community are more and more awere of this. I myself struggle with foreigner collegue in my work place becase of the cultural gab is too big. A lot of them said now they know they will forever be the foreiigner who never blend in with the local Thai. You may not hear this before but it is the truth. Thai bring up style under Buddhism play such a big role in our society. It is unique and also a challenge for other cultural to adapt. We realised the more foreigner move in the more endanger we are( in term of losing our culture). Unlike ancient Siam that all culture can become Thai. Modern foreigner don't become Thai. They move in and bring their country with them. More and more it change our Thailand. I hope to see less content of foreigner invite each other to live in Thailand
Hi! Thats a very interesting post. I do understand and respect your thoughts, but at the same time I have the feeling that more and more thai people (especially the younger generations) open up for the "western style/culture" of life from europe/usa/canada/australia. I dont have the feeling that thai people are much interested in afrcian/muslim/indian style of life. But from my experience many thai people (as I said, mostly the younger generations) like the typical western style of life. Many thai people love the sports from western countries (e.g. Premier League or Bundesliga or LaLiga football) and the famous chart music from western countries. Even the beauty ideal of many thai people seems to be the western look (e.g. white skin). However, I do agree that the "older" generation of thai people might think exactly the way you described it in your post. Well, this is of course just my opinion. As a german christian I can just tell you that I love thailand and thai people. I love thai food too. I even like the religion of buddhism a lot. Your country is such a great country. You thai people can be very very proud of your country! Greetings from Germany to you!
@@anikalee9012 I want to say again what I said in my first post: I do respect your opinion for sure! You are a thai and in my opinion thailand belongs (mainly) to the thai people and only the thai people/thai government has the right to decide how many foreigners are allowed to move to/live in Thailand. Every country has this right! But on the other hand your comments sound to me like the "result" of what people call globalization. Its getting more and more normal that people move to other countries to live there. You can like globalization or you can dislike it. People from different countries have different cultures and life styles. Thats just normal. I personally think its "ok" up to a specific limit (means that e.g. thai people should of course still own their own country and decide about rules/laws etc etc in Thailand). I dont know if you are interested in international news? I tell you something about my country Germany to explain what I mean: Do you know Angela Merkel? She is the former chancellor of Germany. She made 2015 the political decision to allow millions of muslims and africans to flood into Germany. Between 2015 and now they flooded millions of muslims and africans into Germany. Its complete crazy! When you are visiting german cities now then you are sometimes thinking you are in Istanbul or Damascus or Accra. And the main problem of this kind of migration is that most of these muslims and africans are completely uncivilisated. These muslim arabs and africans have par example no respect for women. Before 2015 there were no group rapes existing in Germany, but since 2015 we have now approx 3 group rapes EVERY DAY in Germany (of course due to the behaviour and uncivilisated actions of the majority of these muslims). The criminal statistics (robbery, rape, stealing, stabbing people with knives etc etc etc) going through the roof since 2015. Germany was such a clean and safe country before but this complete crazy migration of muslims and africans into Germany changed this a lot. The threat of muslim terror attacks is also crazy now in Germany. And its just similar in other european countries like e.g. France, Sweden, UK. I could tell you much more about this crazy migration into europe (or the usa too). But I just mentioned it to show you that what you see in Thailand is mainly a "normal" part of globalization/migration. But what you can see here in europe is a complete different level of violence and criminal actions which you flood into your country if you allow millions of migration moves from deeply uncivilisated muslim or african countries into your country. You cannot compare the "migration situation" of Thailand with the crazy migration of muslims and africans into europe. Believe me, its complete different level here in europe and I would really love to accept the "normal" globalization problems which you describe if I could just get rid of these millions of completely uncivilisated muslims and africans in Germany and europe.
@@michaelwagner2246 I do watch oversea news. I 'm very sorry for what happened to Germany. Thailand face Jihad (The war with Islam extremists) in southern part. It still continue. We lost more than 100 thousands people already but Thai gov hide the truth so you won't see this on the news. Globalisation you said is understandable. But in many area of Thailand it is too much already. You didn't see that on any news too. Over tourism plus too many refugee migrant and over stay tourist. We are so patient we won't protest. We don't complain. If you know Thailand neighbor, they have relentless war fir 100 years now. Myanmar Cambodia Lao and Vietnam continue become refugee and migrant in Thailand plus Rohinja. Currently 6 Burmese are illegal stay in Thailand. Over Two millions bothe legal and illegal. Huge amount of migration from these country already take a toll on us. The Russian become mafia here. The Chinese exodus flood to Thailand. Everyday illegal immigrant come like it happed in the US. We Thai are so polite. Any country else can shock us with the different behavior we just don't express it. We can't let our country become more chaos. Many area already become too chaos. You just never going to see it on the news.. That is why I say Thai culture are endanger. We just didn't complain so the world didn't realised it. Local Thai suffer too much now. I don't think Thailand has to wait untill the whole country become chaos.
@@michaelwagner2246I am sorry for what happed to Germany. I watch international news. Just didn't describe those the worst that already happed in some area so it sound like globalisation. And because each group of foreigner bring different challenge to us. I just describe my home area issue. In Southern part of Thailand we face Jihad (the war with Islam extremists) which is still continue. And more than 100 thousands Thais were killed. You didn't see this on the news because Thai gov hide it. Islam taking over many part of Thailand secretly. This is not on the news too. For neighbor, Myanmar Lao Cambodia and Vietnam through 100 year the continue to have relentless war cause a huge amount of refugee and illegal migrant who cross border illegally everyday. Which overwhelm the whole country eps Samutsakorn provice. Six million Myanmar most of them are illegal still in Thailand. Over two millon Cambodian both legal and illegal. these two already a burden. Russian who takeover many area in Thailand are rude and even become mafia. We endure the. Thai are polite we don't complain We don't protest. But we suffer in silent every day. When westerners in general when they get together stay longterm in Thailand. Local people having a hard time in many way. But you know Thai we are not gonna complain. We too soft. We win't protest untill it too much to bear. Many area already too much. Over tourism, too many chaos. But we should be patient because tourism generate 7 % GDP. Chinese mass exodus also head to Thailand. Don't wanna explain how much they damage local business. Thai people are polite we don't say think directly. The little things considered normal to Chinese or Westerner are rude and aggressive to us. We easily get shock by foreigner behavior but we don't react. Like I suad it is already too much in many area that is why I siad we are endanger.
@@anikalee9012 I know that thai people are so polite and sometimes might not express their anger due to their kind, polite and good thai behaviour. Thats one of the reason why I love thailand and thai people. I love this kind of polite and calm behaviour! And I have to admit that you know of course much more in detail about the situation in Thailand then I do. I was just talking about western people who might move to and live in Thailand. I do understand that these western people are sometimes may be also going onto your nerves (hahaha ;-)) ) due to their different western behaviour. I also dont like western tourists or western expats who look down at thai people just because they may be earn more money then them. They are just stupid and disrespectful! Believe me, I really hate western people who act like this in Thailand. I just think these things (western people who work or live on their own cost in Thailand) are just the "normal" (just sometimes negative) part of globalization. The much bigger problem are people who come into your country to exploit your social welfare benefits (like millions of migrants do it here in Germany) or to act in a criminal way. And its also a much bigger problem if many illegal migrants from around Thailand are flooding into Thailand because this can make your country become instable. I know about the problems Thailand have with the muslims mainly in the south of Thailand. Thats really a big problem. And you are of course right: Thailand needs the money which comes into the country due to the tourism. I really hope that you dont misunderstand me. I know that you know much more in detail about the situation in Thailand because its your home and your country. And as I said in my posts from before: I always respect your opinion! Take good care of yourself! ;-)
Not so easy anymore in Thailand for Retirees who stay more than 180 days in the country: Their monthly foreign pension income is now subject to tax. Here the SRRV in the Philippines scores high…
It has always been true that expats that stay in Thailand became tax residents if they are in Thailand more than 180 days. Federal pensions are not taxed. However, what has changed in 2024 is that money brought into Thailand (non-pension) is taxable. Exactly what will happen depends on dual tax treaties. We will know more in Jan-Mar, 2025 when people start filing tax returns.
Agree with points about food, accommodation, and infrastructure, I mention them often in my vids as I live in Philippines but spend months in Thailand every year. Are you sure those numbers are correct for expats living in Thailand?
pinoys will always give a warm welcome to anyone who wants to stay in the philippines, it's ingrained in them. however i think it's good that more expats are moving to or choosing thailand so we can enjoy this beauuuutiful country more to ourselves lol
Hi not sure who are you talking to in regards to foreigners living in the Philippines. I have known it since the 70’s that there are few foreigners living in the Philippines vis a vis Thailand. It has been always the case. Comparison is moot. Philippines is always left behind in Asia due to rampant corruptions of majority of our elected officials. Majority of the funds for infrastructures goes to the Politicians pockets. It is a fact. A good example is the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant Project by the late dictator Marcos. During those time and current time the percentage of any project funds is 20% goes to the politicians pockets and their cronies. Just 80% goes to the project itself which makes the project substandard and not finished at all. Anyways live where you want to live and leave the Philippiines to us Filipinos and those foreigners who love to live in The Philippines, you are most welcome.
Thailand wins on everything w/ exception to English and easier to get in country. And what I look for a cheap apartment Philippines overcharges for the quality compared to Thailand by far. It's like they're geared to take money from foreigners. That being said I still may end up there since I've been in Colombia 3 years and tired of lack of English. But if Thailand had it easier to get in, I would definitely favor there. I don't train in Kali anymore so no real reason to pick Philippines. Philippines needs to drop housing prices or bring up the quality by far in order to win
Wish we could be like Thailand. Food is cheaper and accomodations are cheaper. Wish we had less corrupt leaders. Off course Thailand has the natural advantage of being connected to other countries. I wish that Pinoy voters would be more discernjng. How many more actors do we need to vote into the senate before we realize our stupidity. Local politics are dominated by clans. Philippine politics is idiotic to say the least. I wished Filipino show more anger at what politicians are doing to our country. We deserve much better not just 500 peso doleouts politicians give during elections.
Filipinos are impressionable people. That's why they vote for actors and celebrities and politicians who display macho image. Filipinos are basically idol worshipers. If a person displays impressive feats or character, they will call him "idol" and will give their vote of confidence. That's the reason why it is very easy to scam Filipinos.
I never been to any of those countries but I believe that PHL Visa requirements are lower than the Thai ones. Especially if you are over 50 and/or a US veteran.
Was starting the srrv process when the Thai dtv came out. So easy to do online, few paper requirements (ie no apostilles, FBI check, etc), lower costs, and on and on. Thailand has better infrastructure, food, as you said. Think the filipinas are looking for long term boyfriends and husbands more than the girls here, at least in Bangkok. Will be visiting PI in a few months and get a first hand look.
Been in thailand 12years phillipines doesn't come close in any department and they shure don't hold you at gun point in hospital until you pay the bill l speak from experience having been in hospital in both places
English speaking women looking to upgrade, is the big reason men go to the Philippines. The other places are nicer ,but the long term visa and tax problems turn many people off.
At the moment Thailand is more accommodating for foreigners. ie 60 days free compared to 30 days in the philippines. It's much easier to retire in Thailand. You are correct the philippines has a lot of work to do in this respect.
Many retirees in the Philippines stay using the liberal tourist entry policy of being able to extend for up to 3 years. Thailand has nothing like that. Thailand's retirement visas (O and OA) require a $24,000 bank deposit with is more expensive than the various deposits required for the SRRV in the Philippines. Many expats in Thailand use visa agents to get around the 800,000 baht deposit requirement.
If you only speak English and want to marry a young girl with a 25 to 40 year age gap, Phillipines is the clear winner. Otherwise Thailand is way better.
its alright.. more expatss much higher cost for us here. just recently prices in condos dropped bec chinese POGO worker got banned.. well thats life... i want better roads, better infrastructure.. better salary.. but i guess our geography, population is not going tio make it happen in the nearest future... what PHILIPPINES need is better housing projects for the poor. but politicians and business men need to keep us poor for cheap labor.. well what can we do.. thats y there is a bubble. the richest live in them.. the middle class have their gated huge ass subdivisions. ya think philippines is all poor. NOPE they are hidden away in their gated subdivisions. taking up half of the land where very few people live as compared to the small patches of land where Squattters live...
Hi Sir, with due respect, The Philippines is a developing country, and our attitude is take it or leave it attitude, it's not our obsession to lure foreigners into our country, we have different priorities in life. No offense but we will survive if foreigners will not come in droves here in the Philippines. We are not obsessed and not in competition to lure foreigners to live in our country.
As a Filipino, I like Thailand more.. cheaper lifestyle but more quality specially foods.. and very malinis! The only advantage of Philippines is the language.. no language barrier as everyone understands english..
Correct! Philippines easily attracts foreign tourist from around the world because of her natural beauty & wonders which are not man - made..So Philippines is not eager or depend in more foreign tourist.The Philippines is leading in modern services ( IT.BPO, Call Center) in all South East Asian Countries and Concentrated in manufacturing Export and modern services and tourism is only a bonus, and yet foreign tourist who are going to the Philippines is on the rise now a days..Philippines today is "The International Call Center Capital of the World"and leading country in all South East Asian Countries in modern services such as IT, International Call Center & BPO.. So no doubt Philippines has the highest GDP economic growth than Thailand in recent years ..
Totally agree with you. We don't really care if ex pats come here or not. We are busy living our own lives and we have our own things to do. Should we care more about the presence of these ex pats? They can just come and leave anytime on their own accord, so it's no big deal whether there's 1 or 2 ex pats who leave or stay. To each his own choice, although there's really one greatest catch if they are in the Philippines; Filipinos warmly welcome them and treat them well. Goes to show that Filipinos are innately kind and respectful, and hospitable by nature.
@@RoselHole That Thailand is mostly dependent on tourism is a myth that must be debunked. But I'm not blaming you 'cause most of the world do think that. The manufacturing sector was the largest contributor to Thailand's GDP in 2023, followed by wholesale and retail trade. Thailand's economy is dependent on exports, which accounted for about 58% of the country's GDP in 2021. Thailand's top exports include office machine parts, integrated circuits, cars, delivery trucks, and motor vehicles.
It matters when you know billions of dollars from Tourism is at stake. Only if the Philippines has comparable infrastructures as Thailand, then we can be more competitive. Compare Thailands GDP with that of the Philippines and you will realize how important tourism is.
@@raymonde4272 I know but people would not if they are just visitors or expats. Still whether you are a foreigner or a visitor, you have no right to constantly whine about your host country which results to the locals losing interest in welcoming foreigners esp. self-entitled foreigners.
@@fkoff7649 Tourists(short term visitors) don't tend to constantly complain, they visit, enjoy themselves and leave, there might be issues like getting around but they are legitimate problems that affect them briefly but affect Filipinos ALL the time. Expats(or immigrants as they should be called) are there for longer and like the local population are exposed to the same problems faced by Filipinos themselves. They are living there, contributing regularly to the economy by using goods and services. They have a right to have an opinion but no voice to effect change. Many of these problems are unlikely to ever be resolved because Filipinos are the only ones that can solve them but are so non-confrontational about the issues facing their homeland that the tiny group that controls the country can run it to suit those 12,000 rather than the 120 million who live there. Among these issues are transport, both public and private, banking, government services, increasing electricity costs with lower reliability, access to affordable medication.
Thailand is good for retired people. Philippines has already a lot of refugees from Ukraine, Russia, Israel and counting! Maybe they need more younger people. But I'm happy for your decision and goodluck. Philippines is not for everyone!
I don't see point of comparison. Personally, I rather want expat to stay away from the Philippines. There are more cons than pros of having too much expat. They drive up the cost of living especially housing rental cost.
@@Bitik04 exactly! I bought my 2nd studio condo unit in 2018 at Php 60,000 per sqm. Now the price is more than triple. Its insane! Prices are driven by Expats, Chinese, Returning or Retiring OFW. Rent double as well due to High demand. I cant imagine what would be the prices look like if there are more expats.
Geewhiz..Just keep doing what you're doing mate. I think you are honest and only saying what your researched has told you and your experiences are. There is nothing wrong with that. There were few negative comments here, and it ruins the joy of watching your videos. I am a born filipina living overseas and I can honestly say that I agree with some of the comments but there are just some who are so nasty. Please, can we just try to be nice to each other and get along? Life is too short to be wasted on throwing shits to each other. One day we are all going to leave this earth regardless of what country you come from, and do you think anyone cares about you especially if you have been living your life full of hate and negativity. Chill. Just be grateful if from now on, you will wake up every morning and not facing a barrel of a gun pointed at you because its world war 3. Mr. California, thank you for a very informative video. Keep 'em coming, I say.😄 God Bless.
Yup, i dont blame the expats moving to Thailand. It is way better there. The only thing I dont like on Thailand is the language barrier but if only our son is grown up, we probably live in Thailand.
Filipinos are widely known for their warm hospitality, and many truly embody this. However, there seems to be a growing trend of rejecting expats living in the Philippines. I wonder how you would feel if Filipinos working as OFWs or immigrants abroad were treated the same way in the countries they now call home as you feel towards expats in the Philippines?
@@WatchCaliforniaExpat Those who are rejecting the expats are those expats who keep on whining and complaining and feeling entitled. When Filipinos move abroad they don[t make complaints about their host countries instead they integrate, while expats who moved here feel so entitled and want to change everything just so it suits them. That's the difference. Nothing wrong with wanting to have some good change but to constantly complain about many things and have a say on many things wears off the welcome Filipinos give to the expats. I mean like the locals say, if you don't like it here, why stay here when you can move to better places? Common sense! Philippines already has too much problems, the last thing we would like to hear are constant expat whiners adding more to the negativity. Locals can't be blamed. Filipinos will continue to be welcoming since that is in our DNA, but constant whiners will sure get a growing rejection to foreigners in general.
You will understand the difference if na try mo magpunta sa Lugar na sinasabi Niya. I've been to Thailand more than 5 times .Maganda talaga sa kanila ang transportansyon, the accomodations mas mura at Maganda almost hotels tourist destination may mga roof top swimming pool iyong ang gusto Ng mga tourista. Din mas mura at ang foods nila ay servely hot on your table Hindi Siya warm lang Kundi bagong ahon talaga. They also cook it in front of you. . then Da Nang same transport nila convenient ,pagkain nila talagang mainit Hindi Siya malamig . Ang nakakaganda lang sa ating is most Filipinos nakakaintindi Nang english , hospitable very smiling. Sa iba mabait Naman sila Kasi Wala Silang English Kong Meron man few only. Then sa stay mas okay sa pinas for foreigners Kasi pwedi sila extend till 3years . Sa Thailand paibaniba ang duration sa pwedi ka magstay. May 30days then extend tapos exit .then naiba Naman can stay for 45days yata din extend tapos exit the country. Ang sa vietnam Naman is depinde sa inapplyan mo pwedi ka makakuha Ng 90days visa then exit ka apply ka ulit Kong gusto mo . Iyong mga infrastructure nila talagang magaganda kalidad kumpara sa atin iyong ang totoo.
@@WatchCaliforniaExpatThis only in your delusional fyi Filipino are very welcoming and friendly in all foreign expats going and living to the Philippines.. Filipinos not rejected expats that's only in your delusional no wonder Philippines has the largest American expats than Thailand
Oh edi nganga ka ??? Sa sinabi nya na kung ang mga Pinoy sa ibang bansa na matagal na nakatira at Citizen na ay sabihan na bumisita lang at ipagtabuyan ? Ano ma feel mo ? Hindi ka nag iisip kabayan . Kung ang mga naka tira ng matagal sa US Canada Hongkong Saudi eh pauwiin sa Pinas ??? Nganga ??
@KC-in9px I'll see what? I was married to a Thai for 18 years, lived in Thailand full time for 5 years. I'm now married to a Filipina and have lived full time in the Philippines for 8 years....When will I see?
@craigschuler7368 Then you already know that the majority of Filipinos struggle with anything above an extremely rudimentary level of English. They're nowhere close to speaking/understanding fluent English if you're being honest Craig. And why should they be? They don't have occasion to speak English amongst themselves. They speak whichever language or dialect is spoken in their circle of friends and family.
The reason is : Thailand is more of a popular tourist and expat destination for a long time, tourists and expats coming from Europe, Russia and Australia obviously will choose Thailand in the 1st place which is more convenient and comfortable for them to travel by while the Philippines attracts only expats mostly from United States(Americans)and Canada(Canadians)were some expat transferee(like those from Europe and Australia)already lived before in Thailand since they find the Philippines more VISA friendly and linient, were they move reluctantly out of ease. Everybody believes its a matter of personal preference in the end...
I agree with all of Uncle Fester's points. Thailand does everything better but speak English which make the people seem nicer based on the fact they can communicate better then Thai people. The #1 reason expats go to the PH's is the women and in general the poverty women. 2nd would be the 3 year tourist visa.
Been going to Thailand since 2007....never experienced a brown out😁 Also you can't go past the amazing food, infrastructure, accommodation, and beautiful slim ladies 😁😁
I haven't experienced a brown out in the Philippines either, but I know this is an issue in some areas here. Agreed on the other things that are amazing about Thailand, but there are way more beautiful women in the Philippines.
Yeah... Unfortunately, most of the foods in Philippines are oily and fatty. E.g. Adobo, kare-kare, afritada, kaldereta, lechon, menudo, etc, etc... So, most pinays tend to get big.😂😂 I'm pinoy and I love Thai foods.
@@jovetag6225 Maybe everytime you visit Thailand for few weeks or days only. But for me who stayed in different parts of Thailand it's the same as the Philippines one can experience brown out. Except probably if you stay in Bangkok because it's just like Manila brown out rarely occurs .
oligarchies maintain control by making people suffer on stratified levels of expectation . ...much like the stratified migration of plankton...its a natural process...expats in thailand are from more varied backgrounds races and countries..russia china india ..indonesia ..england ukraine..and all counties close to los....expectations in los have been statically stratified.for many hundreds of years.and count is multiplicative....the magnification of archetypical hierarchal profundity aka farming populations is as old as Caine and Abel..apple and snake....like the book of goldstein in 1984 where the pages are stratified to impose a subconscious rendering of metaphorical profundity ... compulsion and doubt...should i cross the street ..is their a car coming..or an undefined threat to be reckoned with..will the oligarchy decide for me ...and now i feel safe and suffer less in a bubble of mediocrity and stasis .. .there is little shared repertoire of casual intimacy in thailand between expats and thais....which in a strange way makes it safer less volatile ..and more navigable.as an individual..entity...the phils is more charming and colloquial ..directly identifiable in metaphorically verbal plausible interaction..on a daily basis..in both places you will be expected to conform to a metaphorical tide of behavioral diffusion. .yin and yang ..ebb and flow..... to really get by and be successful in the 3rd world ..dont talk about money ...people with it hate to ...and people without it hate to hear others talk about it..and inherently know its bs ..duh...women want to and can talk about themselves all day and night without fail.. without compunction.. scammers will look at you sideways in photos and inordinately in interaction..well ....duh..over and out ...
I'm really trying to remember if I saw it locally and I am having a difficult time remembering where I got it--i am getting way too old. I think I got it from Amazon and sent it here, though I can't remember for sure.
Fyi expats chosen the Philippines over Thailand, infact Philippines has the largest American foreign expats in all South East Asian Countries..and not just American but there has also many many foreiign expats from all over the world are living in the Philippines permanently ..and even some foreign bloggers..that is how attractive the Philippines is..
There are more western long stay expats in Thailand but there are probably more Americans in the Philippines. Thailand has way more tourists than the Philippines.
@martypoll majority of foreign tourist in Thailand is only her neighboring countries such as Chinese or Malaysian but majority of foreign tourist in Phillippines are came from far countries all over the World such as Americans , South Koreans, British, Canadians, Australians etc .
Lol...there you go again with your nonsense hearsay of yours, you forgot the numbers of tourists and visitors in Thailand are more overwhelming than any other South-East Asian countries even the Philippines. There are more Western expats especially coming from Europe, Russia and Australia choose Thailand in the 1st place when they retire abroad. Don't speak much ignorance and arrogance here if you haven't yet visited and stayed in other countries like Thailand if theres no credibility on it🤣🤣🤣
@@emersongarcia2179In your dreams, Fyi Philippines infra is better has already modern LRT & MRT trains , modern long elevated roads,overpass, skyways,modern bridges etc.. And continiously better because of ongoing construction of a lot of BIG infra projects all over Manila such as new BIG international airport, 2 modern LRT & MRT, the ambitious multi USBILLION Dollars Hi- Speed Subway Train which is more modern than Subways in South East Asia, etc...Your just envious to the progressive Philippines..
If the philippines tolerates lewd shows like in thailand, surely more american tourists will go to the philippines than to thailand because the american currency is stronger in the philippines than in thailand.
Dont compare the two countries thailand is very way ahead of philippines especially in tourism industry, infrastactures coz the philippines just getting up now from decades of national,economic, security issues and still long way to go to match thailand
Choose Thailand if you only want to take care of your wife's parents and her 2 siblings. Choose the PH if you want to take care of your wife's parents and her 12+ siblings. It's a requirement if you marry into an Asian family.
asians have ''love'' aka love more for their family then the one you making together, you date a poor girl with no entry fee you are excepting her bills, her family's bills, thats your role cuckles.
Kung napanood mo sana ang buong video, sinabi ko kung bakit mas pinili kong manirahan sa Pilipinas at kung bakit mas gusto ko ang Pilipinas kumpara sa Thailand. Pero sigurado akong makakatulong ang comment mo para mas marami ang pumili ng Thailand kung iniisip nilang ganito ang paraan ng mga Pilipino makipag-usap sa mga banyaga.
I live with my family in the Philippines. I lived and worked in Thailand for a number of years, both in Bangkok and out in the sticks. I have a number of Thai friends. I enjoy visiting the country. I love the food and appreciate the culture. Having said that, the Thai people are fundamentally racist and see themselves as superior to everyone else. Try living in a country for more than just a vacation before you feel qualified to make a judgment.
Thai people are fundamentally racist and see themselves as superior to everyone else??? Sorry, but you talk complete BS! I assume that some thai bargirls broke your heart and your are still not over it. LOL LMFAO
I agree about infrastructures(The Roads) in Philippines. The traffic still sucks (mostly during rush hours). It's chaotic. Especially the jeepneys and some buses, they stop wherever and whenever causing to slow down the traffic. Drivers turn the 3 lanes roads into 6 lanes🤣🤣. No discipline at all. Who would wanna get stuck in the traffic for hours when your destination is only a mile away. It's ridiculous. But still more fun in the Philippines for me. And hopefully, when the subway is accessible in the near future that'll help alleviate the traffic problems.🤘✌️
That's right, if only Thailand has the English as their second language, pretty sure many foreigners will expats there.. Philippines has many things to look on, offering jobs, lessen business requirements /investments etc so foreigners could open up a business quite cool instead of sharing a small part of AYUDA or free giving needs to the poor once in every political interest. Indonesia is also growing fast so with Vietnam where many are dreaming to live. Hopefully, the Philippines will open up development. Thanks for sharing this video, Mabuhay ka po sir 👌😊
that's because we're still a feudalistic society where only the needs of the rich are served. And in terms of international relations we're basically an American colony, so we don't get the investments from non American-allied countries.
FOOD? Philippines offers all types of food from balut, balbacua, humba, bulalo, sisig, and all types of foreign food including Thai or Mexican. I'm tired of these people saying Thai food is great when all I hear is actually pad thai which is just a noodle dish and pad krapow which is minced chicken. Pork dishes alone, Philippines holds the WORLD RECORD for their number of dishes, 315 dishes to be exact. WHAT FOOD BALONEY are you guys talking about? Even with Pizza, the best in Asia is found in the Philippines. 😊
No offense but the fact is Filipino food is not really a popular dish especially to international taste. Most foreign customers will go for more vegan dishes and a spiced flavor cuisines since some are coming from cold environment country which is more a comfortable taste that's why other Asian cuisines like Thai are more popular and preferable. Must accept the reality Filipino food is highly underrated one and the example of Pork dishes alone is not liked and preferable to many...
"Pork dishes alone, Philippines holds the WORLD RECORD for their number of dishes, 315 dishes to be exact." This is one of the four things I'v heard from a Pinoy that I'll never forget. The other three are (not verbatim); - - the Phil is only country in SE Asia that's ever colonised by Spain! - Thai food is disgusting because they put leaves in it. - the Phil is the world's number one country for foreign vloggers to amass followers before moving on to other countries.
@@charlesjosephdiputado804 it's popular if they know where to go and eat. One Thai vlogger even commented that Filipinos are expert with roasting chicken having tasted Inasal. Try Thais' halo halo with Philippine halo halo or Thai Lechon with Philippine Lechon. Philippines wins hands down. Compare pad Thai with a well prepared Filipino palabok. Hands down palabok is so much richer and tastier. Give me a break. 😊
@@JoeyZee-vs4kr For you it's your taste preference as a Filipino(like Palabok you've mentioned)but for many traveling tourist, they have a different taste preference more on different exotic dishes like those spiced dishes like Pad Thai, you rarely heard from most foreign tourists who genuinely like Filipino foods than those who experienced other Asian cuisines including Thai, i think you should research carefully a fact about the most preferred kind of foods to most people before making a personal preference from your own...
@charlesjosephdiputado804 you won't like a certain food if you haven't tasted it yet. Good Filipino food are invisible to foreign tourists because they don't even know what are their names. Do you even go to quality Filipino restaurants or to foreign restaurants? Filipino food are very competitive, even notches higher. You're ignorant.
Just wrong numbers. Those are immigrants. In Thailand there are a lot of economic immigration from neighbor countries, immigrants coming to work to get a higher salary. No one come to Philippines to get better salary
A quick Google search gives out two Wikipedia pages as follows - Thailand's number of sex workers is estimated to be 43,000. On the Phil page, the number is estinmated to be 800,000. Quality vs Quantity indeed!
Fyi Philippines has best healthcare Filipinos can access to free, consultation, medical & surgeries in all Philippines govt hospitals & clinics, Philippines has Universal Phil health for BIG discount in Hospital Bills etc ..and Phillippines has already better infrastructure Philippines has already 3 modern LRT & MRT trains, modern long elevated roads, skyways, overpass, modern bridges and continiously big & better because as of now there has a lot of BIG infra projects are ongoing construction all over Metro Manila including the 2 new modern LRT and MRT trains and the ambitious multi US Billion Dollar modern Hi- Speed Subway Train..Take note Phillippines is the 1st country in South East Asian Countries who built modern LRT train..Soon Philippines is become one of the BEST infra on the Planet.
As of November 2024, Bangkok has 10 mass transit lines featuring 189 stations and with a combined length of 261.88 km - only 50% of the (1st-phase) Master Plan but already the most extensive in SE Asia (a tad ahead of Singapore's). One whole new line (#11) is being constructed (Orange Line), two existing lines extended (Pink & Purple), extensions of both commuter lines have just received a greenlight (Dark Red & Light Red) and another whole new line (#12) is awaiting a final cabinet approval for a construction bidding to begin (Brown Line).
Why do wealthy Filipinos travel to Thailand or Singapore for medical treatment? Life expectancy is 80 years in Thailand and only 72 years in the Philippines. There are many factors for this. Healthcare outside of cities in the Philippines is scarce and clinics are poorly staffed and underfunded. Transport can be an issue when getting to the larger populated areas for ailments that require regular treatment. An unhealthy diet. A diet high in fat and sugar with an enormous dependency on refined rice, means that Filipinos suffer from much higher cases of heart disease and diabetes, and being a tropical country, the air is hot & humid which is the perfect environment for chest infections, particularly in the very crowded living areas of unofficial housing.
I've never heard any expat in PH ever say anything positive about PH other than a couple superficial clichés. "Filipinos are friendly." OK, but people say that about every single other country in the world. "Natural beauty." But there's almost no videos on the beauty. Basically I hear "waterfalls". OK, that's an afternoon. Endless remote beaches to explore but getting to these beaches means a long walk thru piles of trash and then lots of trash on the beach and floating in the water. PH advertising itself to tourists would be a waste of money because all that would do is bring in a few more suckers who would show friends, family and the world how bad PH is to visit. PH has a very long reputation for being a country to avoid when vacationing. The tourist numbers always put PH at the bottom of SE Asia. There is clearly only one major class of foreign visitor to PH... men looking for a Filipina. It's the OFW economic model in reverse. The men are thrilled chatting online because they're not seeing PH for what it is. Those who "move" there are thrilled when their Filipina picks them up at the airport. And thrilled for 2-3 years in a new relationship. Then for many reality comes. Filipinas are not actually magical creatures from another world. They're human females with all the same female instincts. They want want tall men and disrespect their local men for being too short. Sound familiar? It's just "tall" in PH means above 5' 5" so most foreign can get on that ride. They want men who can provide a better life via wealth. Sound familiar? But their wealth bar is lower so most foreign men can met that requirement. Once married or she is given land and a house many become the standard hypergamous human female. Then all the standard problems can appear and many foreign guys run for the hills. I think the dude on this channel experienced this. Met a great Filipina, he set her up in businesses, and poof they're no longer together. He can't say the truth about what happened because he has investments in PH and PH has a serious criminal defamation law. If you say anything a Filipino doesn't want to hear you could end up in prison and/or deported. So yeah, you freaking better say Filipinos are friendly.
Expats say Filipinos are the friendliest people, its different. Yes, there are friendly people everywhere, but the expats like myself who stay here instead of Thailand etc do so because of the people. I vlogged about my divorce and what you recount about what happened about us also isn't accurate. We are divorced, but she worked her ass off and still does with two of the businesses we started over here together. I don't take any credit for all of her hard work. I didn't give her anything. She had a lot in the bank when I met her that also came from her hard work before I met her. We worked as partners and though we weren't right for marriage, our working relationship was fine and I'll always appreciate that about her. I also have plenty of videos where I mention things I think are strange or I don't like about the Philippines such as the food, how inefficient things are, lack of infrastructure, etc. Though I'm also transparent that there's nowhere else I'd rather live because I feel at home here and love the people--even if I've also been scammed and had negative experiences here. Nowhere is perfect for sure, but the Philippines is perfect for me.
Yes, there was a Thai person whose foreign parent company in Thailand sent him to work is General Manager at Makati in Metro Manila and he talked about the reality of life in Manila and argued with Filipinos until it ended up being a big news story and he Exiled on charges of being unfriendly towards Filipinos
4:36 got to say is that in thailand prostitution is legal but in philippines kind a illegal if caught there is huge punishment but of course when it comes to business thailand is pretty much open but in philippines its kind a hard cause the corruption is still the biggest enemy of most filipinos especially now when duterte supported the marcus family the macus family backstab duterte they usually ignore most of duterte projects and now in davao alot of duterte projects are stop by the marcus family and now drugs seams to increase in rural area and in the squatters area
Yes, some projects have been halted, but not due to the new administration. During Duterte's time, the Philippines lost significant resources, partly due to necessary expenses like those during the pandemic, which some officials reportedly exploited and partly due to corruption scandals under the former administration. High-profile cases, such as the Pharmally controversy, the PhilHealth scandal, infrastructure contracts awarded without proper bidding to contractors connected to Bong Go, and large allocations of confidential funds, reflect the extent of these issues. These major corruption cases resulted in substantial losses for the country. The new administration isn’t ignoring these infrastructure projects, but funding challenges have affected their continuation.
thailand is more open to things that are not in the PH (masage parlor with happy ending, marjuana, etc...) is the reason why those numbers are high LOL
as a expat we dont trust you for business, look at your country, look at your service or lack there of. look at your condos, look at the up keep or rather phil style up keep aka down keep.
Not unless the local government would reduce or remove economic restrictions in the Philippines if it wants to attract more investors. Should focus on changing and improving economic policies rather than on self-political interests to those officials/politicians in the government...
@kastelvetro1491 between expats and foreign investors we choose foreign investors!! But we want the local investors to build the economy!! The big pilipino conglomerates!! We want to support the local businesses!! Like what's happening now!! San Miguel corporation is building now the biggest modern airport in whole of asia and 2nd biggest in the world NXT to a Saudi airport!! 4runways 200million people capacity per year!!! Metro pacific corporation has built expressways north and south of Luzon!! San Miguel corporation has built expressways north and south of Luzon!!! A Filipino conglomerate is constructing right now an artificial island off manila bay to build a bgc like financial district but times bigger than bgc!!! The cost is 398billion dollars!!! 3 elevated trains are being constructed now for completion 2027 in manila by pilipino conglomerate!! A subway system is being constructed in manila that will run from north metro manila to south metro manila!! 33kilometers bridge that would connect 2 biggest island provinces is about to start!! A Solar energy plant that is bigger than the solar plant in china will be build by a pilipino conglomerate in Luzon!! The billionaire Enrique razon!! 8 cities in metro manila have submitted to the govt their proposal to build 8 bgc like financial districts in their cities!! One is already approve the on in manila bay called horizon city!! I heard that the condo buildings are already sold out!! Phil is on its way up now!! By 2033 world bank study say phil economy will be 1trillion dollars and the per Capita income will be doubled
@charlesjosephdiputado804 what is best is the local big businesses be supported and they will be the one who will build up the economy!! Like Japan and Korea!! It's their local conglomerate that help them developt!! Phil must not rely on foreign investors!! What I'm saying is between expats and foreign investors!! I'll choose foreign investors!!
Like one comment said here, Philippines and Filipinos by itself will survive with or without the expats. Maybe for the better anyway that there will be less expats in the Philippines since locals are starting to get thrown out of their local standards , more expensive for them to live and eat, Philippines becoming way too gentrified without too much gain for the locals themselves. It is like a blessing and a curse that foreigners suddenly started swamping the Philippines bc it started losing its “natural charm” eversince tourists started arriving in loads of number. Places became more fixated on “what foreign rates should be” and local investors pushed themselves to become greedy bc they know foreigners will be able to afford even if they make the local prices 2x higher than a local person can afford. Take it or leave it and maybe when you guys leave, maybe the prices for Filipinos will be semi-affordable again. Complain all you want there are other doors open for you.. we were surviving before you guys flocked in here and you knew that the true Philippines charm was what made you want to be here from the first place…. Just got ruined more since it became too popularized bc of word of mouth from you and social medias. Again to each their own.
To be fair, do you also think millions of Filipinos should also leave all the countries they are OFWs in and have immigrated to? Or do you think only the small amount of Expats in the Philippines, some like myself who have created a lot of jobs with much higher than average salaries should leave, along with the taxes we pay to the Philippines?
Philippines is more beautiful and exciting country than Thailand because Philippines has incredible wonder of nature (1.) MT.Mayon- The World's Most Perfect Conical Shaped Volcano 2.) Subterranean underground river - Included in 7 Wonder of Nature 3.) Chocolate Hils - that even geo international scientist are hardly believe how those little beautiful mountains are formed) which are not man - made..Is Thailand has wonder of nature which are not man - made? None! So that is the sharp advantages of the Philippines over Thailand and all South East Asian Countries.
Lol...not every tourists and travelers will care for natural beauty or wonder of nature when they travel elsewhere. It's still all about the different culture and better packaging when they travel abroad. That's one of the reason why EUROPE is the top popular destination in the world even without much natural beauty like the Philippines or others...
@ Charles diputado.Most foreign tourist are not care about culture of other countries because they have also has own culture, and if they aware in culture in other countries it is easily find in computer online ok? Unlike wonder of nature of Philippines you must to see this in your own eyes to believe and be amaze and cherish them in a lifetime ok?
@@RoselHole Lol...in your DELUSIONS kid, as i said before some foreign tourists are more comfortable living in a different culture rather than seeing the wonders of nature when they travel just like you said, they can also see the wonder of nature in computer online and will not waste their travel money just to see a wonder of nature alone which will not always satisfy their travel lifestyle. I think you're saying much a nonsense travel hearsays from yourself here or perhaps you're a kid seeking much attention from foreign tourists who is not interested to see your place🤣🤣🤣
@charlesjosephdiputado804 you're dreaming. Philippines has the best beaches IN THE WORLD. We're not competing with your tourists. You can have them all for yourself. 😊
Do you think your country is the only country in the world that has beautiful nature? The best beach in the world this year is Kradan island, Thailand, not the Philippines. And the mountains of northern Thailand are much more beautiful than the mountains of the Philippines. And Thailand's waterfalls are more beautiful than the Philippines' waterfalls. Khao Sok National Park is so beautiful that it is the third most beautiful national park in the world.
Omg!no need to compare our country, Philippines.if it is problem for you our infrastructure whatever reason,just simply.dont come in our country.because we Filipinos aslong we are happy and contented no problem with it, because we only understand our situation,no matter what, because this is our country.but if you interested to come,just enjoy your self living here,can go to beaches,so many beaches here for you to unwind and enjoy,but if you feel bored you can moved to ither country,as simply as that, there's no big deal and no need to compare, because each country we have different culture already in the first place,we Filipino,the happy people
@@emersongarcia2179take a trip to Angeles City. It is well known for prostitution. Back when the US military was in the Philippines. Subic Bay and Bario Baretto were famous for strip clubs, bars and child prostitution. The US Navy found girls as young as six being sold by their families. Just last week, bars in Angeles City were raided and there were a number of 14/15 year olds who were taken away by police because there were being offered to customers who paid a "bar fine".
This guy know nothing about the Philippines. All of his video About the Philippines absolutely make no sense because we are the Latinos of Asia who don't speak Spanish because we rejected it for some important reasons so stop it or Philippine authority will know what your doing
Thailand is getting insecure now of the Philippines because we are steadily growing more and more popular in tourism and expats choosing to retire here than in Thailand. The Philippines is obviously the common sense choice of an expat because you don't want to retire in a country that no one understands you that you look like a fool (in Thailand), whereas in the Philippines, we speak English everywhere even books, newspapers, tv shows are all in English... tourists and expats will never go wrong! It is common sense Thailand is super insecure, plus the best beaches in the world are in the Philippines 😊👍
Relax kid, it's his objective opinion not meant to be subjective in this content. Why make this a sensitive matter to you, it's meant for expat preference not for an overproud nationals or locals here🤣🤣🤣
INFRASTRUCTURE? Yes Thailand has better transport infrastructure but would anybody want to exchange Bangkok with Manila? No way. Manila has BGC, Makati, Ortigas, Asiana, Bay city, Araneta, Filinvest and more upcoming BGC type development like Bridgetown, Parklinks, etc and Reclamation areas that's even prettier. Bangkok has none but just misplaced tall buildings and narrow sidewalks.
Since 2013, Bangkok is consistently recognised as the world's most visited city by international travellers, typically followed in this order by Paris, London, Dubai, Singapore, KL, NYC etc. Source: City Index by MasterCard.
@@BitcoinLadyBoy I don't envy this. Over tourism has actually ruined Thailand. If the tourists dries up, Thailand is in big trouble. Philippines on the other hand won't have as much problem.
@@JoeyZee-vs4kr The manufacturing sector was the largest contributor to Thailand's GDP in 2023, followed by wholesale and retail trade. Thailand's economy is dependent on exports, which accounted for about 58% of the country's GDP in 2021. Thailand's top exports include office machine parts, integrated circuits, cars, delivery trucks and motor vehicles. So, please Phil, don't start war w/ China. We'll not be able to ship goods to a lot of countries! But much much more importantly, Vietnam will not be able to ship rice to you!!
@@JoeyZee-vs4kr "Over tourism has actually ruined Thailand." Just last week in Bangkok - 27 Oct 2024 - the Thai royal family travelled by boat to offer monk robes at the iconic Temple of Dawn, Wat Arun, as part of the end of a Buddhist Lent. 52 barges, 2,400 Navy oarsmen and the elaborate river parade 1.28 km long. The spectacular pomp and ceremony follows its centuries-old protocol to the tee. Look up Royal Barge Procession Thailand 2024. Thailand's ruined!
@VintageThaiLadyBoy see, your mind is skewed. What war are you talking about? China is encroachment in Philippines EEZ and want to stake claim on submerged rocks and even rammed navy boats of the Philippines. Are you addict? Filipinos don't start wars. 😊
That guy have a bad experience in the Philippines that why he chose thailand so he can control his money because thailand welcomes money except for the Philippines we welcome hospitality because we don't want foreigner to think the Filipino are bad and we are not pokerface for money, but respect your choice, so enjoy for people that almost don't speak English, and the video you said you don't care which country you are because your making money right.
The Majority of foreign Tourist in Thailand is only from her backdoor countries such as China or Malaysia which are come & Go and not long stay in Thailand so Thailand loose the tourism earnings for Thai Govt, unlike Philippines foreign tourist going to the Philippines are came from far countries such as from USA, Great Bitain, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea etc. and foreign tourist who are going to the Philippines are genuine, adventurer & family oriented foreign tourist so no doubt Philippines has "The Highest International foreign Tourist Receipt" than Thailand and in whole South East Asian countries , it's not a matter of Quantity but Quality..So Philippines won in international foreign tourism receipt over Thailand and whole South East Asian Countries which is more important in economy of one county..
You can check that the number of Thai tourists coming from Europe is many times more than the Philippines. A large group of tourists in the Philippines are also Chinese. Over a million tourists from each country came from China, Malaysia, India, South Korea, Russia, Japan, Vietnam, America, England, France, and Singapore. Germany, Canada, Australia, Sweden, Laos, and others, you will see that there is a lot of diversity and abundance. and almost every continent This year, approximately 37 million people entered. 😊
I hope the Philippinees don't improve much so that foreigners won't be encouraged to live here. What's the point of having too many foreigners changing our way of life.? Not all of us want uncontrolled progress... we want a peaceful, unhindered, unrestricted freedom.., This is what life is all about.
The Philippines speaking english is a big plus for me!
No country can beat the Philippines when it comes to hypocrisy.
Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.(no country can beat the philippines when it comes to hypocrisy)
no nation can beat the philippines when it comes to hypocrisy
Sabaadiiicaaaappp😂🎉🎉
When it comes to hypocrisy, the Philippines is superior.
I loved both countries. Thailand and the Philippines are awesome among tourist. 🎉
They are both good thank you
it should have been the Philippines vs Vietnam. They are at the same level interms of GDP, GDP per capita, population, development, etc.
You already have some experience with Thailand. 🙏🏻 I find the culture very deep there! Just get away from the red areas. I know you don’t frequent those areas. There in the non red areas you can appreciate everything. It’s a beautiful country. I’ve never had a problem with anyone. 9 trips and zero issues. You rock John!
No country can beat the Philippines when it comes to hypocrisy.
I definitely wish that the Philippines was more aggressive with infrastructure projects, as well as some other advancements, but these things take time, and I'm optimistic for the future here, as I see nothing but booming progress on the horizon. Despite the VERY FEW negatives I consider about living here, I absolutely LOVE the people, the atmosphere, the food, and the ease of cultural integration for English speaking foreigners.
Thank you❤
Infrastructure improvement is always good, but there's a much cheaper way to boost PH economy... pick up the trash. Anyone ever think of traveling to India for a vacation? No, because India is world famous for the trash everywhere. Singapore had the same poverty issues as PH, India and other trash pile countries. Singapore turned it around by first addressing the filth issue. Pick up trash and severe laws and enforcement for dumping trash, public urination, loose dogs, etc.. And they backed up these laws with the infrastructure to handle trash, built restrooms and lots of security cameras and police to enforce a new lifestyle in Singapore. That helped bring in tourist and foreign investment because foreign company managers don't want to live in a trashed country.
PH certainly has the low labor costs to handle these basic things but not the will. Instead they implement criminal defamation law to stop anyone in PH from ever saying the emperor has no clothes.
I doubt it will improve that quickly as the political leaders of our is corrupt to the core. As long as Filipinos elect the same corrupt politicians year in year out changes will be slow. That is why the Political leaders rely on PPP program. The Subway project is one of them, the airport in Bulacan, the NAIA airport is also one of them. It means more people’s money in the pockets of the politicians and their cronies.
Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
The Philippines is only aggressive with corruption especially with the new president who seems to have enabled more corruption. It really could have been better but it's not the end. There are still other viable asian countries beside the Philippines.
Thailand has a great geographic location. It's right smack in the middle of west and east. Most flights to East and Southeast asia stops at Bangkok airport. Also, they don't experience the terrible storms and they're not an archipelago that hinders transport.
No! It's Philippines!..Philippines has the BEST geographic in South East Asia because Philippines is in the heart of Asia and lying in other South East Asian Countries while Thailand is just landlocked country..
Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
@@RoselHole Lol...in your DELUSIONS only...Lol...
@@RoselHole "...landlocked..."!
@@BitcoinLadyBoy Yes you will research and you will know
I’ll be there next week John. So excited. Stopping for 2 nights on my way home. This will be trip #10. If you need to know anything about Thailand just reach out. I’ve driven from top to bottom. Appreciate you buddy! ❤️
Good explanation of why you chose the Philippines. To each his own.
i like this vid.. Im a filipino.. All expat must go to thailand vietnam or anywhere else .. Its good for filipinos.. One of the reasons why its very expensive our food hotel anything.. cuz of the tourist/expat.. We dont hate foreigners you know that.. But we filipinos need to take a break or to breathe freely
The main reason why your food is expensive is you don't produce enough staples for your own people. Your position as the world's second biggest importer of rice is very precarious indeed. A global supply chain could be disrupted overnight. Please be friendly w/ China. With the sole exception of the Taiwan issue, everything else is negotiable.
@VintageThaiLadyBoy you dont know anything.. Why food here is expensive. Cuz of expat/tourist.. They need to increase the price.. Specially at tourist spot tourist destination..you dont know anything here bro... Here in phils..locals here can eat a 1 full meal at cost of 2dollars only sometimes less
@@ayontengbakteng6124 Thailand has a lot more tourists and expats but still regular food for local Thais is cheaper than in the Phil overall.
@VintageThaiLadyBoy so its good its cheap there.. You need to Convince more foreigners to move there.. Here in phils so crowded of foreigners expat/tourist .. Just what i said we filipinos need to take a break and to breathe freely.. Lifestyle here in philippines slow pace culture... and we hate fast pace lifestyle
@@ayontengbakteng6124 your name "Thai Lady Boy", so you are not a real woman, you are gay. One thing i dont Like in thailand is there are so many fake women, there are many gays \ LGBTQ in thailand
Im 36 years old and i never heard of the idea that there is too much foreigners. I even studied for 6 years in the walled city of intramuros which is one of the only few places foreigners find worth touring when in manila yet never did i nor any of my batchmates and schoolmates get the feeling that there is too much foreigners. 🤷♂️
Im pinoy but why always philippines vs thailand? How about malaysia or indonesia or vietnam? I think malaysia and indonesia is real match to thailand in terms of infastruture.
Because Thailand is now getting insecure of the Philippines when it comes to tourism and expats living as retirees. Philippines is now getting better and better and going stronger each year when it comes to expats.
It is VERY expensive (MM2H visa) to retire in Malaysia and Vietnam does not have a retirement visa.
@@beauty8diamondsmeaning even they deny it those Thailand fanatics(mostly foreigner)are somewhat feeling the heat of competition coming from the Philippines sudden popularity lately (thanks to foreign Philippine vloggers) for attracting foreign tourists and expats somewhat giving a serious treat to Thailand's tourism industry which is the main driver of their economy.😅
@@beauty8diamonds Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
@@emersongarcia2179I have seen the infrastructure what you are referring to in Thailand, Sir. All I can say is that it only looks "clean" because there are less people compared to Manila, yet their infrastructure is so stupid that I cannot cross the street on foot to get to their average-looking mall. In the Philippines, if there's a mall, there will also be footbridges to it. In Thailand, there's none. No one can deny what I have seen there. I have to have a vehicle just to get to the mall literally just across the street! 😂
Ok here’s my take on Thailand and the Philippines. I just came back from three weeks in Thailand and one week in Danang Vietnam. I visit Thailand about three times a year. Thailand has almost everything over the Philippines infrastructure, public transportation, food, nicer housing and cheaper, nicer and cheaper hotels, did I say food let me repeat myself food. Cheaper and better internet, roads oh my god beautiful. BUT what they don’t have is the people, the beautiful and warm Filipinas. That’s my take by the way Danang was beautiful very nice people and very reasonable.
I haven't been to Vietnam yet, though Da Nang is on my bucket list. But you speak for me exactly comparing Thailand and the Philippines.
@@WatchCaliforniaExpat by the way I totally recommend Danang Vietnam. The people are so nice. I stayed at a nice hotel with buffet breakfast for under $20 per night. You cannot beat the prices. Very close to beach. I’m going back in January for three weeks.
You like Thailand food? 🤮🤮🤮 Either you have a mouth used to burning your tongue with fire (which is why you like Thai food) or only having been exposed to beerhouse food (lowest kind) in the Philippines. Be at least with educated Filipinos so you could taste real Filipino food, not beerhouse food! My German husband who lived in Thailand for 25 years said the Philippines' food is way better than Thai food. It was because he has an educated Filipina wife who showed him real traditional Filipino food, I never drank alcoholic drinks or even smoked! Never went out to beerhouses. Thai food sucks 🤮🤮🤮 We consider it very boring and average. Japanese, Chinese, Korean are good choices of food aside from the Philippines. I suggest you stay away from beerhouses or nightclubs if you're looking for food tourism.
@@billyjohnson9166 I agree with this. Thailand might have cheaper hotel, better food, better infrastructure, fast internet is cheaper (Philippines internet rate varies depend on your plan if you want faster internet get the higher plan).
But they always forgot the people especially the language barrier.
Ok, you have better food, cheaper place. But, I cant imagine living alone as an expat in foreigh country and you cant have a good conversation with locals.😆😆
Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam are all cheap by Western Standard.
Not to mention lewd shows are tolerated in thailand unlike in the philippines.
I do not at all doubt that the expat community in Thailand is considerably larger than that of the Philippines. But I think a distinction must be made between expats going there for retirement, adventure, or digital nomads (usually from the west) as opposed to expats from neighboring countries who are there to work or are economic/war refugees.
Latin American immigrants to the US for example are technically expats, but that's not really the kind of expat that we are talking about is it? Or is it?
That 4 million number, it seems, correct me if I'm wrong, includes the people from neighboring countries such as Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China etc. Thailand is connected to the mainland while the Philippines has no land borders.
If we are only to consider the expats that would be typically found in expat bars (at least their countries), then that number is more like maybe 500,000. I suspect. That is still miles away from the Philippines.
Well said.
Thailand now has a community of hundreds of thousands of Russians and Ukrainians. About 80,000 Japanese and hundreds of thousands of Chinese. There are approximately 16,000 Filipinos, as well as many Indians, Europeans, Americans, Africans, South Asians and East Asians, SEA.
More than 6 million Myanmar workers, approximately 600,000 Laos, and approximately 1 million Cambodians.
Wish philippines infrastructure and healthcare will be better soon. It will be a perfect country to retire.
Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
Fyi Philippines has best healthcare Filipinos can access to free, consultation, medical & surgeries in all Philippines govt hospitals & clinics, Philippines has Universal Phil health for BIG discount in Hospital Bills etc ..and Phillippines has already better infrastructure Philippines has already 3 modern LRT & MRT trains, modern long elevated roads, skyways, overpass, modern bridges and continiously big & better because as of now there has a lot of BIG infra projects are ongoing construction all over Metro Manila including the 2 new modern LRT and MRT trains and the ambitious multi US Billion Dollar modern H- Speed Subway Train..Take note Phillippines is the 1st country in South East Asian Countries who built modern LRT train..Soon Philippines has become one of the BEST infra on the Planet.
@@KarinOli
Yes, thank you for your optimistic reply about our country.
@@Feroxx65that's the fact!
@@KarinOli Lol...that's your HEARSAY!!!
I like your channel brother. You speak clear, honest and good style
Appreciate your support brother
@ i like the vibes man. 43 M from NJ here. Been there 2 times 1 month each, i am itching to go back. And stay permanently
@@CatalFamily-x9b it's a great place to live. Where did you stay here?
@@WatchCaliforniaExpatmostly cebu city IT park at Seda hotel. But traveled to manila, coron, palawan, cdo and many more places
@@catz-media nice place very close to me. Let me know if you have time to grab coffee next time you’re around.
8:56 Correct. The people matter the most.
Absolutely
No country can beat the Philippines when it comes to hypocrisy.
regarding infrastructure issue. it is true that there is still much to develop.. but keep in mind that the Philippines is a place of many islands that are separated by the sea, so this is one reason why the transportation of infrastructure development materials is difficult,,
Another thing is that the Philippines experiences an average of 20 typhoons per year. Imagine the money that instead of being used to continuously improve the infrastructure, it goes to relief goods and rebuilding what was destroyed by the typhoon not just one year but year after year..
meanwhile. Thailand is lucky because it is a big landmass and there is no typhoon every year so the development of their country continues without disturbing natural calamities imagine that?
it's sad in the philippines because there are so many obstacles to development because the areas are scattered so development is slow. and then there are other corrupt officials who add to the problem..sad philippines
Thank you for your thoughtful insights on this topics. I'm in Iloilo for the first time today and I'm very impressed by the roads here so far. It seems like there has been wise and intentionally planning. The challenges you mention are very real for the whole country but I'm always happy to find the occasional parts of my country like this that are well developed.
Why not both?! lol Language, culture and genuine understanding are much more important to me than infrastructure - a big reason for me choosing the Philippines. Besides we can always vacation in Thailand.
Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
Absolutely, Sir. Live in the Phil and holiday in the rest of SE Asia.
In addition to the basic infrastructure Important things for expats are internet, hospitals, food, and a low cost of living. Facilities, safety, transportation, environment such as garbage. Road noise, good laws, not many natural disasters.
Thailand visitors are boosted by their border visitors from Malaysia and Vietnam and very accessible by land from China. That alone makes it cheaper to visit from high population countries. The visitors in the Philippines from countries that can afford to fly are very close as both S. korea and USA visitors are almost the same with Thailand slightly edging out the Philippines. In the end, what you said early on is accurate.. most Filipinos are not concerned attracting foreigners as it has been under foreign rule for almost 400 out of the last 500 years.
Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
Yes the Majority of foreign Tourist in Thailand is only from her backdoor countries such as China or Malaysia which are not long stay in Thailand so Thailand loose for earnings for Thai Govt, unlike Philippines foreign tourist going to the Philippines are came from far countries such as from USA, Great Bitain, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea etc. and foreign tourist who are going to the Philippines are genuine, adventurer & family oriented foreign tourist so no doubt Philippines has "The Highest
International foreign Tourist Receipt" than Thailand and in whole South East Asian countries , it's not a matter of Quantity but Quality..So Philippines won in international foreign tourism receipt over Thailand which is more important in economy of one county..
@@KarinOli Thailand ranks 4th in the whole world in terms of foreign tourist revenue, after USA, Spain and France. Also, despite that, the biggest chunk in our GDP is from manufacturing (export). Do you have a car? Is it Japanses? If yes and yes, it is either made in Indonesia or Thailand.
China and Vietnam mostly fly to Thailand, 95 percent.
Except for Malaysia, 80 percent will enter through the border checkpoint and another 20 percent will take a plane to Bangkok.
@@KarinOliYou should check carefully that more Korean and American tourists come to Thailand than to the Philippines. More than 1,000,000 US tourists and more than 1,700,000 South Korean tourists visited Thailand this year. Moreover, there are more than 1 million reserve travelers from Japan, England, Russia, India and France.
Don't believe anything foreigners tell you about their excuses for staying in the Philippines. They have their own concealed reasons, like Pinay who involves with a foreigner(she will never admit, she likes you old guys, only because of your money). Anyway this video is informative for the numbers presented.
Most expats in The Philippines have a Filipino partner. That’s why they stay there. The proportion of expats in The Philippines is not even 10% if the numbers in Thailand (you addressed this) Also, having lived in both places for a number of years, my observation is that many expats in The Philippines have limited income and less choices in where they can live.
Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
In other words most expats in the philippines are cheap charlie.
@@emersongarcia2179Toxic, negative comment from a toxic, negative person. Shame!
You are right. I arrived yesterday from a one week vacation in Thailand. That place is beautiful. Food was cheap and delicious. Same with hotels, the transportation system and more. No comparison to the Philippines. But Thailand infrastructure is nothing compare to US where I used to live 30yrs. Now I’m back to my own country to retire. The reason? It’s more fun in the Philippines! Filipinos are more friendly and warm than Thai people or even Americans. Accurate video comparison.
Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
@@emersongarcia2179 a copy paste comment. Only dumb do this is socmed. 🤣🤣🤣
Actually, that's not how I found it. Yes the Filipinos speak English, but after having left the Philippines and arriving in Thailand I found the Thais much more friendly and warm. The Filipinos don't have the friendly smiles or greetings that Thais have. In fact if you visit a bar or restraunt in Philppines, often you are totally ignored by the waiting staff.
@@jackb5708 when it comes to restaurant service its bad but when it comes to hypocrisy they are superior.
@@jackb5708 If the philippines tolerates lewd shows like in thailand, surely more american tourists will go to the philippines than to thailand because the american currency is stronger in the philippines than in thailand.
I'm Thai. This content is so right. And I will be honest. We don't want more foreigner to move in. We always welcome tourist but it is more complicate for foreigners who want to stay. The cultural gap can always turn toxic when foreigner stay in a long term. Thai people in online community are more and more awere of this. I myself struggle with foreigner collegue in my work place becase of the cultural gab is too big. A lot of them said now they know they will forever be the foreiigner who never blend in with the local Thai. You may not hear this before but it is the truth. Thai bring up style under Buddhism play such a big role in our society. It is unique and also a challenge for other cultural to adapt. We realised the more foreigner move in the more endanger we are( in term of losing our culture). Unlike ancient Siam that all culture can become Thai. Modern foreigner don't become Thai. They move in and bring their country with them. More and more it change our Thailand. I hope to see less content of foreigner invite each other to live in Thailand
Hi! Thats a very interesting post. I do understand and respect your thoughts, but at the same time I have the feeling that more and more thai people (especially the younger generations) open up for the "western style/culture" of life from europe/usa/canada/australia. I dont have the feeling that thai people are much interested in afrcian/muslim/indian style of life. But from my experience many thai people (as I said, mostly the younger generations) like the typical western style of life. Many thai people love the sports from western countries (e.g. Premier League or Bundesliga or LaLiga football) and the famous chart music from western countries. Even the beauty ideal of many thai people seems to be the western look (e.g. white skin). However, I do agree that the "older" generation of thai people might think exactly the way you described it in your post. Well, this is of course just my opinion. As a german christian I can just tell you that I love thailand and thai people. I love thai food too. I even like the religion of buddhism a lot. Your country is such a great country. You thai people can be very very proud of your country! Greetings from Germany to you!
@@anikalee9012 I want to say again what I said in my first post: I do respect your opinion for sure! You are a thai and in my opinion thailand belongs (mainly) to the thai people and only the thai people/thai government has the right to decide how many foreigners are allowed to move to/live in Thailand. Every country has this right! But on the other hand your comments sound to me like the "result" of what people call globalization. Its getting more and more normal that people move to other countries to live there. You can like globalization or you can dislike it. People from different countries have different cultures and life styles. Thats just normal. I personally think its "ok" up to a specific limit (means that e.g. thai people should of course still own their own country and decide about rules/laws etc etc in Thailand). I dont know if you are interested in international news? I tell you something about my country Germany to explain what I mean: Do you know Angela Merkel? She is the former chancellor of Germany. She made 2015 the political decision to allow millions of muslims and africans to flood into Germany. Between 2015 and now they flooded millions of muslims and africans into Germany. Its complete crazy! When you are visiting german cities now then you are sometimes thinking you are in Istanbul or Damascus or Accra. And the main problem of this kind of migration is that most of these muslims and africans are completely uncivilisated. These muslim arabs and africans have par example no respect for women. Before 2015 there were no group rapes existing in Germany, but since 2015 we have now approx 3 group rapes EVERY DAY in Germany (of course due to the behaviour and uncivilisated actions of the majority of these muslims). The criminal statistics (robbery, rape, stealing, stabbing people with knives etc etc etc) going through the roof since 2015. Germany was such a clean and safe country before but this complete crazy migration of muslims and africans into Germany changed this a lot. The threat of muslim terror attacks is also crazy now in Germany. And its just similar in other european countries like e.g. France, Sweden, UK. I could tell you much more about this crazy migration into europe (or the usa too). But I just mentioned it to show you that what you see in Thailand is mainly a "normal" part of globalization/migration. But what you can see here in europe is a complete different level of violence and criminal actions which you flood into your country if you allow millions of migration moves from deeply uncivilisated muslim or african countries into your country. You cannot compare the "migration situation" of Thailand with the crazy migration of muslims and africans into europe. Believe me, its complete different level here in europe and I would really love to accept the "normal" globalization problems which you describe if I could just get rid of these millions of completely uncivilisated muslims and africans in Germany and europe.
@@michaelwagner2246 I do watch oversea news. I 'm very sorry for what happened to Germany. Thailand face Jihad (The war with Islam extremists) in southern part. It still continue. We lost more than 100 thousands people already but Thai gov hide the truth so you won't see this on the news. Globalisation you said is understandable. But in many area of Thailand it is too much already. You didn't see that on any news too. Over tourism plus too many refugee migrant and over stay tourist. We are so patient we won't protest. We don't complain. If you know Thailand neighbor, they have relentless war fir 100 years now. Myanmar Cambodia Lao and Vietnam continue become refugee and migrant in Thailand plus Rohinja. Currently 6 Burmese are illegal stay in Thailand. Over Two millions bothe legal and illegal. Huge amount of migration from these country already take a toll on us. The Russian become mafia here. The Chinese exodus flood to Thailand. Everyday illegal immigrant come like it happed in the US. We Thai are so polite. Any country else can shock us with the different behavior we just don't express it.
We can't let our country become more chaos. Many area already become too chaos. You just never going to see it on the news.. That is why I say Thai culture are endanger. We just didn't complain so the world didn't realised it. Local Thai suffer too much now. I don't think Thailand has to wait untill the whole country become chaos.
@@michaelwagner2246I am sorry for what happed to Germany. I watch international news. Just didn't describe those the worst that already happed in some area so it sound like globalisation. And because each group of foreigner bring different challenge to us. I just describe my home area issue. In Southern part of Thailand we face Jihad (the war with Islam extremists) which is still continue. And more than 100 thousands Thais were killed. You didn't see this on the news because Thai gov hide it. Islam taking over many part of Thailand secretly. This is not on the news too.
For neighbor, Myanmar Lao Cambodia and Vietnam through 100 year the continue to have relentless war cause a huge amount of refugee and illegal migrant who cross border illegally everyday. Which overwhelm the whole country eps Samutsakorn provice. Six million Myanmar most of them are illegal still in Thailand. Over two millon Cambodian both legal and illegal. these two already a burden.
Russian who takeover many area in Thailand are rude and even become mafia. We endure the. Thai are polite we don't complain We don't protest. But we suffer in silent every day.
When westerners in general when they get together stay longterm in Thailand. Local people having a hard time in many way. But you know Thai we are not gonna complain. We too soft. We win't protest untill it too much to bear.
Many area already too much. Over tourism, too many chaos. But we should be patient because tourism generate 7 % GDP.
Chinese mass exodus also head to Thailand. Don't wanna explain how much they damage local business.
Thai people are polite we don't say think directly. The little things considered normal to Chinese or Westerner are rude and aggressive to us. We easily get shock by foreigner behavior but we don't react. Like I suad it is already too much in many area that is why I siad we are endanger.
@@anikalee9012 I know that thai people are so polite and sometimes might not express their anger due to their kind, polite and good thai behaviour. Thats one of the reason why I love thailand and thai people. I love this kind of polite and calm behaviour! And I have to admit that you know of course much more in detail about the situation in Thailand then I do. I was just talking about western people who might move to and live in Thailand. I do understand that these western people are sometimes may be also going onto your nerves (hahaha ;-)) ) due to their different western behaviour. I also dont like western tourists or western expats who look down at thai people just because they may be earn more money then them. They are just stupid and disrespectful! Believe me, I really hate western people who act like this in Thailand. I just think these things (western people who work or live on their own cost in Thailand) are just the "normal" (just sometimes negative) part of globalization. The much bigger problem are people who come into your country to exploit your social welfare benefits (like millions of migrants do it here in Germany) or to act in a criminal way. And its also a much bigger problem if many illegal migrants from around Thailand are flooding into Thailand because this can make your country become instable. I know about the problems Thailand have with the muslims mainly in the south of Thailand. Thats really a big problem. And you are of course right: Thailand needs the money which comes into the country due to the tourism. I really hope that you dont misunderstand me. I know that you know much more in detail about the situation in Thailand because its your home and your country. And as I said in my posts from before: I always respect your opinion! Take good care of yourself! ;-)
Not so easy anymore in Thailand for Retirees who stay more than 180 days in the country: Their monthly foreign pension income is now subject to tax. Here the SRRV in the Philippines scores high…
Not true whatsoever
It has always been true that expats that stay in Thailand became tax residents if they are in Thailand more than 180 days. Federal pensions are not taxed. However, what has changed in 2024 is that money brought into Thailand (non-pension) is taxable. Exactly what will happen depends on dual tax treaties. We will know more in Jan-Mar, 2025 when people start filing tax returns.
No country can beat the Philippines when it comes to hypocrisy.
Agree with points about food, accommodation, and infrastructure, I mention them often in my vids as I live in Philippines but spend months in Thailand every year. Are you sure those numbers are correct for expats living in Thailand?
Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
@@emersongarcia2179 LOL
very well.said.sir, 😊😊❤
Thank you very much
Good news..love thai
New watcher. Well done
Thanks Trev appreciate it
pinoys will always give a warm welcome to anyone who wants to stay in the philippines, it's ingrained in them. however i think it's good that more expats are moving to or choosing thailand so we can enjoy this beauuuutiful country more to ourselves lol
Correct! The Philippines is first and foremost for the Filipinos!
@@Gregvert No country can beat the Philippines when it comes to hypocrisy.
@@Gregvert when it comes to hypocrisy, the Philippines is superior than Thailand.
Who cares what American 5 ☆ General MacArthur did in WW2 right?
He was just another foreigner!
Hi not sure who are you talking to in regards to foreigners living in the Philippines. I have known it since the 70’s that there are few foreigners living in the Philippines vis a vis Thailand. It has been always the case. Comparison is moot. Philippines is always left behind in Asia due to rampant corruptions of majority of our elected officials. Majority of the funds for infrastructures goes to the Politicians pockets. It is a fact. A good example is the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant Project by the late dictator Marcos. During those time and current time the percentage of any project funds is 20% goes to the politicians pockets and their cronies. Just 80% goes to the project itself which makes the project substandard and not finished at all. Anyways live where you want to live and leave the Philippiines to us Filipinos and those foreigners who love to live in The Philippines, you are most welcome.
Thailand wins on everything w/ exception to English and easier to get in country. And what I look for a cheap apartment Philippines overcharges for the quality compared to
Thailand by far. It's like they're geared to take money from foreigners. That being said I still may end up there since I've been in Colombia 3 years and tired of lack of English. But if Thailand had it easier to get in, I would definitely favor there. I don't train in Kali anymore so no real reason to pick Philippines. Philippines needs to drop housing prices or bring up the quality by far in order to win
Wish we could be like Thailand. Food is cheaper and accomodations are cheaper. Wish we had less corrupt leaders. Off course Thailand has the natural advantage of being connected to other countries. I wish that Pinoy voters would be more discernjng. How many more actors do we need to vote into the senate before we realize our stupidity. Local politics are dominated by clans. Philippine politics is idiotic to say the least. I wished Filipino show more anger at what politicians are doing to our country. We deserve much better not just 500 peso doleouts politicians give during elections.
Totally agree with you
Filipinos are impressionable people. That's why they vote for actors and celebrities and politicians who display macho image. Filipinos are basically idol worshipers. If a person displays impressive feats or character, they will call him "idol" and will give their vote of confidence. That's the reason why it is very easy to scam Filipinos.
I never been to any of those countries but I believe that PHL Visa requirements are lower than the Thai ones. Especially if you are over 50 and/or a US veteran.
Was starting the srrv process when the Thai dtv came out. So easy to do online, few paper requirements (ie no apostilles, FBI check, etc), lower costs, and on and on. Thailand has better infrastructure, food, as you said. Think the filipinas are looking for long term boyfriends and husbands more than the girls here, at least in Bangkok. Will be visiting PI in a few months and get a first hand look.
Been in thailand 12years phillipines doesn't come close in any department and they shure don't hold you at gun point in hospital until you pay the bill l speak from experience having been in hospital in both places
@@johnwilliams2305 Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
@@emersongarcia2179is there a reason that you have posted the same message over 60 times, other than mental illness.
@@raymonde4272lives in moms basement, still a virgin, mental case, or troll?
English speaking women looking to upgrade, is the big reason men go to the Philippines. The other places are nicer ,but the long term visa and tax problems turn many people off.
Yes I agree with you. Thanks for sharing
At the moment Thailand is more accommodating for foreigners. ie 60 days free compared to 30 days in the philippines. It's much easier to retire in Thailand. You are correct the philippines has a lot of work to do in this respect.
Much easier to retire 😂 that’s a good one
cute bullshit for sure, easier to retire, lmao.
Many retirees in the Philippines stay using the liberal tourist entry policy of being able to extend for up to 3 years. Thailand has nothing like that. Thailand's retirement visas (O and OA) require a $24,000 bank deposit with is more expensive than the various deposits required for the SRRV in the Philippines. Many expats in Thailand use visa agents to get around the 800,000 baht deposit requirement.
Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
@@martypoll Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
In no time our insfructrutures will improve
Thank you for your good words about our people and country!
If you only speak English and want to marry a young girl with a 25 to 40 year age gap, Phillipines is the clear winner. Otherwise Thailand is way better.
Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
@@emersongarcia2179Toxic, negative comment coming from a bitter person! Shame!
What country has cheaper pay for play?
its alright.. more expatss much higher cost for us here. just recently prices in condos dropped bec chinese POGO worker got banned.. well thats life... i want better roads, better infrastructure.. better salary.. but i guess our geography, population is not going tio make it happen in the nearest future... what PHILIPPINES need is better housing projects for the poor. but politicians and business men need to keep us poor for cheap labor.. well what can we do.. thats y there is a bubble. the richest live in them.. the middle class have their gated huge ass subdivisions. ya think philippines is all poor. NOPE they are hidden away in their gated subdivisions. taking up half of the land where very few people live as compared to the small patches of land where Squattters live...
Hi Sir, with due respect, The Philippines is a developing country, and our attitude is take it or leave it attitude, it's not our obsession to lure foreigners into our country, we have different priorities in life. No offense but we will survive if foreigners will not come in droves here in the Philippines. We are not obsessed and not in competition to lure foreigners to live in our country.
As a Filipino, I like Thailand more.. cheaper lifestyle but more quality specially foods.. and very malinis! The only advantage of Philippines is the language.. no language barrier as everyone understands english..
Correct! Philippines easily attracts foreign tourist from around the world because of her natural beauty & wonders which are not man - made..So Philippines is not eager or depend in more foreign tourist.The Philippines is leading in modern services ( IT.BPO, Call Center) in all South East Asian Countries and Concentrated in manufacturing Export and modern services and tourism is only a bonus, and yet foreign tourist who are going to the Philippines is on the rise now a days..Philippines today is "The International Call Center Capital of the World"and leading country in all South East Asian Countries in modern services such as IT, International Call Center & BPO.. So no doubt Philippines has the highest GDP economic growth than Thailand in recent years ..
Totally agree with you. We don't really care if ex pats come here or not. We are busy living our own lives and we have our own things to do. Should we care more about the presence of these ex pats? They can just come and leave anytime on their own accord, so it's no big deal whether there's 1 or 2 ex pats who leave or stay. To each his own choice, although there's really one greatest catch if they are in the Philippines; Filipinos warmly welcome them and treat them well. Goes to show that Filipinos are innately kind and respectful, and hospitable by nature.
@@RoselHole That Thailand is mostly dependent on tourism is a myth that must be debunked. But I'm not blaming you 'cause most of the world do think that. The manufacturing sector was the largest contributor to Thailand's GDP in 2023, followed by wholesale and retail trade. Thailand's economy is dependent on exports, which accounted for about 58% of the country's GDP in 2021. Thailand's top exports include office machine parts, integrated circuits, cars, delivery trucks, and motor vehicles.
It matters when you know billions of dollars from Tourism is at stake. Only if the Philippines has comparable infrastructures as Thailand, then we can be more competitive. Compare Thailands GDP with that of the Philippines and you will realize how important tourism is.
When Filipinos say too many expats, they are talking about too many visitors, they are not talking about foreigners who are staying long terms.
An expat IS someone who stays long-term. A visitor would be called a tourist.
@@raymonde4272 I know but people would not if they are just visitors or expats. Still whether you are a foreigner or a visitor, you have no right to constantly whine about your host country which results to the locals losing interest in welcoming foreigners esp. self-entitled foreigners.
@@fkoff7649 Tourists(short term visitors) don't tend to constantly complain, they visit, enjoy themselves and leave, there might be issues like getting around but they are legitimate problems that affect them briefly but affect Filipinos ALL the time.
Expats(or immigrants as they should be called) are there for longer and like the local population are exposed to the same problems faced by Filipinos themselves. They are living there, contributing regularly to the economy by using goods and services. They have a right to have an opinion but no voice to effect change. Many of these problems are unlikely to ever be resolved because Filipinos are the only ones that can solve them but are so non-confrontational about the issues facing their homeland that the tiny group that controls the country can run it to suit those 12,000 rather than the 120 million who live there.
Among these issues are transport, both public and private, banking, government services, increasing electricity costs with lower reliability, access to affordable medication.
Thnks for cjoosing oir country.
Thank you for having me ☺️
Your numbers are old, Phillipines is more like 120 million today
No country can beat the Philippines when it comes to hypocrisy.
Thailand is good for retired people. Philippines has already a lot of refugees from Ukraine, Russia, Israel and counting! Maybe they need more younger people. But I'm happy for your decision and goodluck. Philippines is not for everyone!
Choose the Philippines if you want to live in a place full of hypocrisy.
Yes.,... true......
Nope, I love the Philippines
GREAT VLOG
I don't see point of comparison. Personally, I rather want expat to stay away from the Philippines. There are more cons than pros of having too much expat. They drive up the cost of living especially housing rental cost.
Especially a condo unit, before you can just buy 3-6million pesos of condo unit in metro manila, but now I think its impossible
lead the charge, move out nobody want your clutter.
@@Bitik04 exactly! I bought my 2nd studio condo unit in 2018 at Php 60,000 per sqm. Now the price is more than triple. Its insane! Prices are driven by Expats, Chinese, Returning or Retiring OFW.
Rent double as well due to High demand.
I cant imagine what would be the prices look like if there are more expats.
@@kastelvetro1491 sorry, Im a local 😆
Geewhiz..Just keep doing what you're doing mate. I think you are honest and only saying what your researched has told you and your experiences are. There is nothing wrong with that. There were few negative comments here, and it ruins the joy of watching your videos. I am a born filipina living overseas and I can honestly say that I agree with some of the comments but there are just some who are so nasty. Please, can we just try to be nice to each other and get along? Life is too short to be wasted on throwing shits to each other. One day we are all going to leave this earth regardless of what country you come from, and do you think anyone cares about you especially if you have been living your life full of hate and negativity. Chill. Just be grateful if from now on, you will wake up every morning and not facing a barrel of a gun pointed at you because its world war 3.
Mr. California, thank you for a very informative video. Keep 'em coming, I say.😄 God Bless.
Yup, i dont blame the expats moving to Thailand. It is way better there. The only thing I dont like on Thailand is the language barrier but if only our son is grown up, we probably live in Thailand.
Good! All expats must go to Thailand. 😊 it's good for Filipinos. We just need tourist but not long stays. 😊
Filipinos are widely known for their warm hospitality, and many truly embody this. However, there seems to be a growing trend of rejecting expats living in the Philippines. I wonder how you would feel if Filipinos working as OFWs or immigrants abroad were treated the same way in the countries they now call home as you feel towards expats in the Philippines?
@@WatchCaliforniaExpat Those who are rejecting the expats are those expats who keep on whining and complaining and feeling entitled. When Filipinos move abroad they don[t make complaints about their host countries instead they integrate, while expats who moved here feel so entitled and want to change everything just so it suits them. That's the difference. Nothing wrong with wanting to have some good change but to constantly complain about many things and have a say on many things wears off the welcome Filipinos give to the expats. I mean like the locals say, if you don't like it here, why stay here when you can move to better places? Common sense! Philippines already has too much problems, the last thing we would like to hear are constant expat whiners adding more to the negativity. Locals can't be blamed. Filipinos will continue to be welcoming since that is in our DNA, but constant whiners will sure get a growing rejection to foreigners in general.
You will understand the difference if na try mo magpunta sa Lugar na sinasabi Niya. I've been to Thailand more than 5 times .Maganda talaga sa kanila ang transportansyon, the accomodations mas mura at Maganda almost hotels tourist destination may mga roof top swimming pool iyong ang gusto Ng mga tourista. Din mas mura at ang foods nila ay servely hot on your table Hindi Siya warm lang Kundi bagong ahon talaga. They also cook it in front of you. . then Da Nang same transport nila convenient ,pagkain nila talagang mainit Hindi Siya malamig . Ang nakakaganda lang sa ating is most Filipinos nakakaintindi Nang english , hospitable very smiling. Sa iba mabait Naman sila Kasi Wala Silang English Kong Meron man few only. Then sa stay mas okay sa pinas for foreigners Kasi pwedi sila extend till 3years . Sa Thailand paibaniba ang duration sa pwedi ka magstay. May 30days then extend tapos exit .then naiba Naman can stay for 45days yata din extend tapos exit the country. Ang sa vietnam Naman is depinde sa inapplyan mo pwedi ka makakuha Ng 90days visa then exit ka apply ka ulit Kong gusto mo . Iyong mga infrastructure nila talagang magaganda kalidad kumpara sa atin iyong ang totoo.
@@WatchCaliforniaExpatThis only in your delusional fyi Filipino are very welcoming and friendly in all foreign expats going and living to the Philippines.. Filipinos not rejected expats that's only in your delusional no wonder Philippines has the largest American expats than Thailand
Oh edi nganga ka ??? Sa sinabi nya na kung ang mga Pinoy sa ibang bansa na matagal na nakatira at Citizen na ay sabihan na bumisita lang at ipagtabuyan ? Ano ma feel mo ? Hindi ka nag iisip kabayan . Kung ang mga naka tira ng matagal sa US Canada Hongkong Saudi eh pauwiin sa Pinas ???
Nganga ??
Only real draw back is the language issue. If English was more widely used Thailand would win hands down!
If you've been led to believe that English is widely used in the Philippines then you've been misinformed.
@KC-in9px million times better than Thailand!
@@craigschuler7368 You'll see. Lol
@KC-in9px I'll see what? I was married to a Thai for 18 years, lived in Thailand full time for 5 years. I'm now married to a Filipina and have lived full time in the Philippines for 8 years....When will I see?
@craigschuler7368 Then you already know that the majority of Filipinos struggle with anything above an extremely rudimentary level of English. They're nowhere close to speaking/understanding fluent English if you're being honest Craig. And why should they be? They don't have occasion to speak English amongst themselves. They speak whichever language or dialect is spoken in their circle of friends and family.
The reason is : Thailand is more of a popular tourist and expat destination for a long time, tourists and expats coming from Europe, Russia and Australia obviously will choose Thailand in the 1st place which is more convenient and comfortable for them to travel by while the Philippines attracts only expats mostly from United States(Americans)and Canada(Canadians)were some expat transferee(like those from Europe and Australia)already lived before in Thailand since they find the Philippines more VISA friendly and linient, were they move reluctantly out of ease. Everybody believes its a matter of personal preference in the end...
Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
I agree with all of Uncle Fester's points. Thailand does everything better but speak English which make the people seem nicer based on the fact they can communicate better then Thai people. The #1 reason expats go to the PH's is the women and in general the poverty women. 2nd would be the 3 year tourist visa.
Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
The philippines is not concerned in attracting expats.
Been going to Thailand since 2007....never experienced a brown out😁
Also you can't go past the amazing food, infrastructure, accommodation, and beautiful slim ladies 😁😁
I haven't experienced a brown out in the Philippines either, but I know this is an issue in some areas here. Agreed on the other things that are amazing about Thailand, but there are way more beautiful women in the Philippines.
Yeah... Unfortunately, most of the foods in Philippines are oily and fatty. E.g. Adobo, kare-kare, afritada, kaldereta, lechon, menudo, etc, etc... So, most pinays tend to get big.😂😂 I'm pinoy and I love Thai foods.
ugly women , ugly voices, boring.
@@jovetag6225
Maybe everytime you visit Thailand for few weeks or days only. But for me who stayed in different parts of Thailand it's the same as the Philippines one can experience brown out. Except probably if you stay in Bangkok because it's just like Manila brown out rarely occurs .
@Feroxx65 Read what I've written and analyze it🙄😵💫 Swooossh!!!🤣🤣🤣
oligarchies maintain control by making people suffer on stratified levels of expectation . ...much like the stratified migration of plankton...its a natural process...expats in thailand are from more varied backgrounds races and countries..russia china india ..indonesia ..england ukraine..and all counties close to los....expectations in los have been statically stratified.for many hundreds of years.and count is multiplicative....the magnification of archetypical hierarchal profundity aka farming populations is as old as Caine and Abel..apple and snake....like the book of goldstein in 1984 where the pages are stratified to impose a subconscious rendering of metaphorical profundity ... compulsion and doubt...should i cross the street ..is their a car coming..or an undefined threat to be reckoned with..will the oligarchy decide for me ...and now i feel safe and suffer less in a bubble of mediocrity and stasis .. .there is little shared repertoire of casual intimacy in thailand between expats and thais....which in a strange way makes it safer less volatile ..and more navigable.as an individual..entity...the phils is more charming and colloquial ..directly identifiable in metaphorically verbal plausible interaction..on a daily basis..in both places you will be expected to conform to a metaphorical tide of behavioral diffusion. .yin and yang ..ebb and flow..... to really get by and be successful in the 3rd world ..dont talk about money ...people with it hate to ...and people without it hate to hear others talk about it..and inherently know its bs ..duh...women want to and can talk about themselves all day and night without fail.. without compunction.. scammers will look at you sideways in photos and inordinately in interaction..well ....duh..over and out ...
I noticed Marvin the Martian toy on your desk. Locally procured?
I'm really trying to remember if I saw it locally and I am having a difficult time remembering where I got it--i am getting way too old. I think I got it from Amazon and sent it here, though I can't remember for sure.
The philippines people have amazing English and are super friendly.never going to be perfect here many challenges 😊
Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
Fyi expats chosen the Philippines over Thailand, infact Philippines has the largest American foreign expats in all South East Asian Countries..and not just American but there has also many many foreiign expats from all over the world are living in the Philippines permanently ..and even some foreign bloggers..that is how attractive the Philippines is..
There are more western long stay expats in Thailand but there are probably more Americans in the Philippines. Thailand has way more tourists than the Philippines.
@martypoll majority of foreign tourist in Thailand is only her neighboring countries such as Chinese or Malaysian but majority of foreign tourist in Phillippines are came from far countries all over the World such as Americans , South Koreans, British, Canadians, Australians etc .
@@RoselHole Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
Lol...there you go again with your nonsense hearsay of yours, you forgot the numbers of tourists and visitors in Thailand are more overwhelming than any other South-East Asian countries even the Philippines. There are more Western expats especially coming from Europe, Russia and Australia choose Thailand in the 1st place when they retire abroad. Don't speak much ignorance and arrogance here if you haven't yet visited and stayed in other countries like Thailand if theres no credibility on it🤣🤣🤣
@@emersongarcia2179In your dreams, Fyi Philippines infra is better has already modern LRT & MRT trains , modern long elevated roads,overpass, skyways,modern bridges etc.. And continiously better because of ongoing construction of a lot of BIG infra projects all over Manila such as new BIG international airport, 2 modern LRT & MRT, the ambitious multi USBILLION Dollars Hi- Speed Subway Train which is more modern than Subways in South East Asia, etc...Your just envious to the progressive Philippines..
Madalas may Bagyo sa Pinas kaya c guro Ganoon 😂😂😂😂
If the philippines tolerates lewd shows like in thailand, surely more american tourists will go to the philippines than to thailand because the american currency is stronger in the philippines than in thailand.
Plenty of lewd shows in america or mexico. Americans arent going to fly to the other side of the world for that
@@WatchCaliforniaExpat True!!!
Caucasian expats love the exotic type of women of the brown variety, to be honest.
Thailand is a nice country
I love lady bird 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Dont compare the two countries thailand is very way ahead of philippines especially in tourism industry, infrastactures coz the philippines just getting up now from decades of national,economic, security issues and still long way to go to match thailand
Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
Choose Thailand if you only want to take care of your wife's parents and her 2 siblings. Choose the PH if you want to take care of your wife's parents and her 12+ siblings. It's a requirement if you marry into an Asian family.
asians have ''love'' aka love more for their family then the one you making together, you date a poor girl with no entry fee you are excepting her bills, her family's bills, thats your role cuckles.
Choose the Philippines if you want to live in a place full of hypocrisy.
Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
It’s the legal marijuana. Not hard to figure out😂
Edi pumunta k narin dun
Kung napanood mo sana ang buong video, sinabi ko kung bakit mas pinili kong manirahan sa Pilipinas at kung bakit mas gusto ko ang Pilipinas kumpara sa Thailand. Pero sigurado akong makakatulong ang comment mo para mas marami ang pumili ng Thailand kung iniisip nilang ganito ang paraan ng mga Pilipino makipag-usap sa mga banyaga.
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I live with my family in the Philippines. I lived and worked in Thailand for a number of years, both in Bangkok and out in the sticks. I have a number of Thai friends. I enjoy visiting the country. I love the food and appreciate the culture. Having said that, the Thai people are fundamentally racist and see themselves as superior to everyone else. Try living in a country for more than just a vacation before you feel qualified to make a judgment.
Which country ISN'T racist and doesn't feel superior?
Thai people are fundamentally racist and see themselves as superior to everyone else??? Sorry, but you talk complete BS! I assume that some thai bargirls broke your heart and your are still not over it. LOL LMFAO
I've lived in Thailand for 7 years. Never got that impression.
@@ScooterOnHisWay2024 Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
I agree about infrastructures(The Roads) in Philippines. The traffic still sucks (mostly during rush hours). It's chaotic. Especially the jeepneys and some buses, they stop wherever and whenever causing to slow down the traffic. Drivers turn the 3 lanes roads into 6 lanes🤣🤣. No discipline at all. Who would wanna get stuck in the traffic for hours when your destination is only a mile away. It's ridiculous. But still more fun in the Philippines for me. And hopefully, when the subway is accessible in the near future that'll help alleviate the traffic problems.🤘✌️
Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
That's right, if only Thailand has the English as their second language, pretty sure many foreigners will expats there.. Philippines has many things to look on, offering jobs, lessen business requirements /investments etc so foreigners could open up a business quite cool instead of sharing a small part of AYUDA or free giving needs to the poor once in every political interest. Indonesia is also growing fast so with Vietnam where many are dreaming to live. Hopefully, the Philippines will open up development. Thanks for sharing this video, Mabuhay ka po sir 👌😊
that's because we're still a feudalistic society where only the needs of the rich are served. And in terms of international relations we're basically an American colony, so we don't get the investments from non American-allied countries.
As a pilipino
FOOD? Philippines offers all types of food from balut, balbacua, humba, bulalo, sisig, and all types of foreign food including Thai or Mexican.
I'm tired of these people saying Thai food is great when all I hear is actually pad thai which is just a noodle dish and pad krapow which is minced chicken.
Pork dishes alone, Philippines holds the WORLD RECORD for their number of dishes, 315 dishes to be exact.
WHAT FOOD BALONEY are you guys talking about? Even with Pizza, the best in Asia is found in the Philippines. 😊
No offense but the fact is Filipino food is not really a popular dish especially to international taste. Most foreign customers will go for more vegan dishes and a spiced flavor cuisines since some are coming from cold environment country which is more a comfortable taste that's why other Asian cuisines like Thai are more popular and preferable. Must accept the reality Filipino food is highly underrated one and the example of Pork dishes alone is not liked and preferable to many...
"Pork dishes alone, Philippines holds the WORLD RECORD for their number of dishes, 315 dishes to be exact." This is one of the four things I'v heard from a Pinoy that I'll never forget. The other three are (not verbatim); -
- the Phil is only country in SE Asia that's ever colonised by Spain!
- Thai food is disgusting because they put leaves in it.
- the Phil is the world's number one country for foreign vloggers to amass followers before moving on to other countries.
@@charlesjosephdiputado804 it's popular if they know where to go and eat. One Thai vlogger even commented that Filipinos are expert with roasting chicken having tasted Inasal. Try Thais' halo halo with Philippine halo halo or Thai Lechon with Philippine Lechon. Philippines wins hands down. Compare pad Thai with a well prepared Filipino palabok. Hands down palabok is so much richer and tastier. Give me a break. 😊
@@JoeyZee-vs4kr For you it's your taste preference as a Filipino(like Palabok you've mentioned)but for many traveling tourist, they have a different taste preference more on different exotic dishes like those spiced dishes like Pad Thai, you rarely heard from most foreign tourists who genuinely like Filipino foods than those who experienced other Asian cuisines including Thai, i think you should research carefully a fact about the most preferred kind of foods to most people before making a personal preference from your own...
@charlesjosephdiputado804 you won't like a certain food if you haven't tasted it yet. Good Filipino food are invisible to foreign tourists because they don't even know what are their names. Do you even go to quality Filipino restaurants or to foreign restaurants? Filipino food are very competitive, even notches higher. You're ignorant.
Just wrong numbers. Those are immigrants. In Thailand there are a lot of economic immigration from neighbor countries, immigrants coming to work to get a higher salary. No one come to Philippines to get better salary
Why your compare both countries. Yourself not enough money
1 landmass
2 property ownership
3 infrastructure
4 prostitution culture
A quick Google search gives out two Wikipedia pages as follows - Thailand's number of sex workers is estimated to be 43,000. On the Phil page, the number is estinmated to be 800,000. Quality vs Quantity indeed!
Fyi Philippines has best healthcare Filipinos can access to free, consultation, medical & surgeries in all Philippines govt hospitals & clinics, Philippines has Universal Phil health for BIG discount in Hospital Bills etc ..and Phillippines has already better infrastructure Philippines has already 3 modern LRT & MRT trains, modern long elevated roads, skyways, overpass, modern bridges and continiously big & better because as of now there has a lot of BIG infra projects are ongoing construction all over Metro Manila including the 2 new modern LRT and MRT trains and the ambitious multi US Billion Dollar modern Hi- Speed Subway Train..Take note Phillippines is the 1st country in South East Asian Countries who built modern LRT train..Soon Philippines is become one of the BEST infra on the Planet.
No country can beat the Philippines when it comes to hypocrisy.
As of November 2024, Bangkok has 10 mass transit lines featuring 189 stations and with a combined length of 261.88 km - only 50% of the (1st-phase) Master Plan but already the most extensive in SE Asia (a tad ahead of Singapore's). One whole new line (#11) is being constructed (Orange Line), two existing lines extended (Pink & Purple), extensions of both commuter lines have just received a greenlight (Dark Red & Light Red) and another whole new line (#12) is awaiting a final cabinet approval for a construction bidding to begin (Brown Line).
Why do wealthy Filipinos travel to Thailand or Singapore for medical treatment? Life expectancy is 80 years in Thailand and only 72 years in the Philippines. There are many factors for this. Healthcare outside of cities in the Philippines is scarce and clinics are poorly staffed and underfunded. Transport can be an issue when getting to the larger populated areas for ailments that require regular treatment.
An unhealthy diet. A diet high in fat and sugar with an enormous dependency on refined rice, means that Filipinos suffer from much higher cases of heart disease and diabetes, and being a tropical country, the air is hot & humid which is the perfect environment for chest infections, particularly in the very crowded living areas of unofficial housing.
Not to mention DRUGS!
Pointless video
I've never heard any expat in PH ever say anything positive about PH other than a couple superficial clichés. "Filipinos are friendly." OK, but people say that about every single other country in the world. "Natural beauty." But there's almost no videos on the beauty. Basically I hear "waterfalls". OK, that's an afternoon. Endless remote beaches to explore but getting to these beaches means a long walk thru piles of trash and then lots of trash on the beach and floating in the water.
PH advertising itself to tourists would be a waste of money because all that would do is bring in a few more suckers who would show friends, family and the world how bad PH is to visit. PH has a very long reputation for being a country to avoid when vacationing. The tourist numbers always put PH at the bottom of SE Asia.
There is clearly only one major class of foreign visitor to PH... men looking for a Filipina. It's the OFW economic model in reverse. The men are thrilled chatting online because they're not seeing PH for what it is. Those who "move" there are thrilled when their Filipina picks them up at the airport. And thrilled for 2-3 years in a new relationship. Then for many reality comes. Filipinas are not actually magical creatures from another world. They're human females with all the same female instincts. They want want tall men and disrespect their local men for being too short. Sound familiar? It's just "tall" in PH means above 5' 5" so most foreign can get on that ride. They want men who can provide a better life via wealth. Sound familiar? But their wealth bar is lower so most foreign men can met that requirement. Once married or she is given land and a house many become the standard hypergamous human female. Then all the standard problems can appear and many foreign guys run for the hills.
I think the dude on this channel experienced this. Met a great Filipina, he set her up in businesses, and poof they're no longer together. He can't say the truth about what happened because he has investments in PH and PH has a serious criminal defamation law. If you say anything a Filipino doesn't want to hear you could end up in prison and/or deported. So yeah, you freaking better say Filipinos are friendly.
Expats say Filipinos are the friendliest people, its different. Yes, there are friendly people everywhere, but the expats like myself who stay here instead of Thailand etc do so because of the people.
I vlogged about my divorce and what you recount about what happened about us also isn't accurate. We are divorced, but she worked her ass off and still does with two of the businesses we started over here together. I don't take any credit for all of her hard work. I didn't give her anything. She had a lot in the bank when I met her that also came from her hard work before I met her. We worked as partners and though we weren't right for marriage, our working relationship was fine and I'll always appreciate that about her.
I also have plenty of videos where I mention things I think are strange or I don't like about the Philippines such as the food, how inefficient things are, lack of infrastructure, etc. Though I'm also transparent that there's nowhere else I'd rather live because I feel at home here and love the people--even if I've also been scammed and had negative experiences here. Nowhere is perfect for sure, but the Philippines is perfect for me.
@@WatchCaliforniaExpatthank you
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Yes, there was a Thai person whose foreign parent company in Thailand sent him to work is General Manager at Makati in Metro Manila and he talked about the reality of life in Manila and argued with Filipinos until it ended up being a big news story and he Exiled on charges of being unfriendly towards Filipinos
4:36 got to say is that in thailand prostitution is legal but in philippines kind a illegal if caught there is huge punishment but of course when it comes to business thailand is pretty much open but in philippines its kind a hard cause the corruption is still the biggest enemy of most filipinos especially now when duterte supported the marcus family the macus family backstab duterte they usually ignore most of duterte projects and now in davao alot of duterte projects are stop by the marcus family and now drugs seams to increase in rural area and in the squatters area
Yes, some projects have been halted, but not due to the new administration. During Duterte's time, the Philippines lost significant resources, partly due to necessary expenses like those during the pandemic, which some officials reportedly exploited and partly due to corruption scandals under the former administration. High-profile cases, such as the Pharmally controversy, the PhilHealth scandal, infrastructure contracts awarded without proper bidding to contractors connected to Bong Go, and large allocations of confidential funds, reflect the extent of these issues. These major corruption cases resulted in substantial losses for the country. The new administration isn’t ignoring these infrastructure projects, but funding challenges have affected their continuation.
It's illegal in Thailand too.
Sex sells!
thailand is more open to things that are not in the PH (masage parlor with happy ending, marjuana, etc...) is the reason why those numbers are high LOL
Philippines have Cacino 😊
As a pilipino we don't want expats we want foreign investors better!!
as a expat we dont trust you for business, look at your country, look at your service or lack there of. look at your condos, look at the up keep or rather phil style up keep aka down keep.
Not unless the local government would reduce or remove economic restrictions in the Philippines if it wants to attract more investors. Should focus on changing and improving economic policies rather than on self-political interests to those officials/politicians in the government...
@kastelvetro1491 oww come on !!! You only can afford the cheapest condo that's why!!!
@kastelvetro1491 between expats and foreign investors we choose foreign investors!! But we want the local investors to build the economy!! The big pilipino conglomerates!! We want to support the local businesses!! Like what's happening now!! San Miguel corporation is building now the biggest modern airport in whole of asia and 2nd biggest in the world NXT to a Saudi airport!! 4runways 200million people capacity per year!!! Metro pacific corporation has built expressways north and south of Luzon!! San Miguel corporation has built expressways north and south of Luzon!!! A Filipino conglomerate is constructing right now an artificial island off manila bay to build a bgc like financial district but times bigger than bgc!!! The cost is 398billion dollars!!! 3 elevated trains are being constructed now for completion 2027 in manila by pilipino conglomerate!! A subway system is being constructed in manila that will run from north metro manila to south metro manila!! 33kilometers bridge that would connect 2 biggest island provinces is about to start!! A Solar energy plant that is bigger than the solar plant in china will be build by a pilipino conglomerate in Luzon!! The billionaire Enrique razon!! 8 cities in metro manila have submitted to the govt their proposal to build 8 bgc like financial districts in their cities!! One is already approve the on in manila bay called horizon city!! I heard that the condo buildings are already sold out!! Phil is on its way up now!! By 2033 world bank study say phil economy will be 1trillion dollars and the per Capita income will be doubled
@charlesjosephdiputado804 what is best is the local big businesses be supported and they will be the one who will build up the economy!! Like Japan and Korea!! It's their local conglomerate that help them developt!! Phil must not rely on foreign investors!! What I'm saying is between expats and foreign investors!! I'll choose foreign investors!!
Better less expats .some expats are koko crazy .😅😅
Like one comment said here, Philippines and Filipinos by itself will survive with or without the expats. Maybe for the better anyway that there will be less expats in the Philippines since locals are starting to get thrown out of their local standards , more expensive for them to live and eat, Philippines becoming way too gentrified without too much gain for the locals themselves.
It is like a blessing and a curse that foreigners suddenly started swamping the Philippines bc it started losing its “natural charm” eversince tourists started arriving in loads of number. Places became more fixated on “what foreign rates should be” and local investors pushed themselves to become greedy bc they know foreigners will be able to afford even if they make the local prices 2x higher than a local person can afford.
Take it or leave it and maybe when you guys leave, maybe the prices for Filipinos will be semi-affordable again.
Complain all you want there are other doors open for you.. we were surviving before you guys flocked in here and you knew that the true Philippines charm was what made you want to be here from the first place…. Just got ruined more since it became too popularized bc of word of mouth from you and social medias.
Again to each their own.
To be fair, do you also think millions of Filipinos should also leave all the countries they are OFWs in and have immigrated to? Or do you think only the small amount of Expats in the Philippines, some like myself who have created a lot of jobs with much higher than average salaries should leave, along with the taxes we pay to the Philippines?
Philippines is more beautiful and exciting country than Thailand because Philippines has incredible wonder of nature (1.) MT.Mayon- The World's Most Perfect Conical Shaped Volcano 2.) Subterranean underground river - Included in 7 Wonder of Nature 3.) Chocolate Hils - that even geo international scientist are hardly believe how those little beautiful mountains are formed) which are not man - made..Is Thailand has wonder of nature which are not man - made? None! So that is the sharp advantages of the Philippines over Thailand and all South East Asian Countries.
Lol...not every tourists and travelers will care for natural beauty or wonder of nature when they travel elsewhere. It's still all about the different culture and better packaging when they travel abroad. That's one of the reason why EUROPE is the top popular destination in the world even without much natural beauty like the Philippines or others...
@ Charles diputado.Most foreign tourist are not care about culture of other countries because they have also has own culture, and if they aware in culture in other countries it is easily find in computer online ok? Unlike wonder of nature of Philippines you must to see this in your own eyes to believe and be amaze and cherish them in a lifetime ok?
@@RoselHole Lol...in your DELUSIONS kid, as i said before some foreign tourists are more comfortable living in a different culture rather than seeing the wonders of nature when they travel just like you said, they can also see the wonder of nature in computer online and will not waste their travel money just to see a wonder of nature alone which will not always satisfy their travel lifestyle. I think you're saying much a nonsense travel hearsays from yourself here or perhaps you're a kid seeking much attention from foreign tourists who is not interested to see your place🤣🤣🤣
@charlesjosephdiputado804 you're dreaming. Philippines has the best beaches IN THE WORLD. We're not competing with your tourists. You can have them all for yourself. 😊
Do you think your country is the only country in the world that has beautiful nature? The best beach in the world this year is Kradan island, Thailand, not the Philippines. And the mountains of northern Thailand are much more beautiful than the mountains of the Philippines. And Thailand's waterfalls are more beautiful than the Philippines' waterfalls. Khao Sok National Park is so beautiful that it is the third most beautiful national park in the world.
Omg!no need to compare our country, Philippines.if it is problem for you our infrastructure whatever reason,just simply.dont come in our country.because we Filipinos aslong we are happy and contented no problem with it, because we only understand our situation,no matter what, because this is our country.but if you interested to come,just enjoy your self living here,can go to beaches,so many beaches here for you to unwind and enjoy,but if you feel bored you can moved to ither country,as simply as that, there's no big deal and no need to compare, because each country we have different culture already in the first place,we Filipino,the happy people
Of course Thailand have many big Red light, that most men, looking for that.
And lewd shows are tolerated unlike in the philippines.
Infrastructure is not good in the philippines but when it comes to hypocrisy they are the best.
@@emersongarcia2179take a trip to Angeles City. It is well known for prostitution. Back when the US military was in the Philippines. Subic Bay and Bario Baretto were famous for strip clubs, bars and child prostitution. The US Navy found girls as young as six being sold by their families. Just last week, bars in Angeles City were raided and there were a number of 14/15 year olds who were taken away by police because there were being offered to customers who paid a "bar fine".
Red area in Angeles city
This guy know nothing about the Philippines. All of his video
About the Philippines absolutely make no sense because we are the Latinos of Asia who don't speak Spanish because we rejected it for some important reasons so stop it or Philippine authority will know what your doing
Thailand is getting insecure now of the Philippines because we are steadily growing more and more popular in tourism and expats choosing to retire here than in Thailand. The Philippines is obviously the common sense choice of an expat because you don't want to retire in a country that no one understands you that you look like a fool (in Thailand), whereas in the Philippines, we speak English everywhere even books, newspapers, tv shows are all in English... tourists and expats will never go wrong! It is common sense Thailand is super insecure, plus the best beaches in the world are in the Philippines 😊👍
Relax kid, it's his objective opinion not meant to be subjective in this content. Why make this a sensitive matter to you, it's meant for expat preference not for an overproud nationals or locals here🤣🤣🤣
INFRASTRUCTURE? Yes Thailand has better transport infrastructure but would anybody want to exchange Bangkok with Manila? No way. Manila has BGC, Makati, Ortigas, Asiana, Bay city, Araneta, Filinvest and more upcoming BGC type development like Bridgetown, Parklinks, etc and Reclamation areas that's even prettier.
Bangkok has none but just misplaced tall buildings and narrow sidewalks.
Since 2013, Bangkok is consistently recognised as the world's most visited city by international travellers, typically followed in this order by Paris, London, Dubai, Singapore, KL, NYC etc. Source: City Index by MasterCard.
@@BitcoinLadyBoy I don't envy this. Over tourism has actually ruined Thailand. If the tourists dries up, Thailand is in big trouble. Philippines on the other hand won't have as much problem.
@@JoeyZee-vs4kr The manufacturing sector was the largest contributor to Thailand's GDP in 2023, followed by wholesale and retail trade. Thailand's economy is dependent on exports, which accounted for about 58% of the country's GDP in 2021. Thailand's top exports include office machine parts, integrated circuits, cars, delivery trucks and motor vehicles. So, please Phil, don't start war w/ China. We'll not be able to ship goods to a lot of countries! But much much more importantly, Vietnam will not be able to ship rice to you!!
@@JoeyZee-vs4kr "Over tourism has actually ruined Thailand." Just last week in Bangkok - 27 Oct 2024 - the Thai royal family travelled by boat to offer monk robes at the iconic Temple of Dawn, Wat Arun, as part of the end of a Buddhist Lent. 52 barges, 2,400 Navy oarsmen and the elaborate river parade 1.28 km long. The spectacular pomp and ceremony follows its centuries-old protocol to the tee. Look up Royal Barge Procession Thailand 2024. Thailand's ruined!
@VintageThaiLadyBoy see, your mind is skewed. What war are you talking about? China is encroachment in Philippines EEZ and want to stake claim on submerged rocks and even rammed navy boats of the Philippines. Are you addict? Filipinos don't start wars. 😊
That guy have a bad experience in the Philippines that why he chose thailand so he can control his money because thailand welcomes money except for the Philippines we welcome hospitality because we don't want foreigner to think the Filipino are bad and we are not pokerface for money, but respect your choice, so enjoy for people that almost don't speak English, and the video you said you don't care which country you are because your making money right.
The Majority of foreign Tourist in Thailand is only from her backdoor countries such as China or Malaysia which are come & Go and not long stay in Thailand so Thailand loose the tourism earnings for Thai Govt, unlike Philippines foreign tourist going to the Philippines are came from far countries such as from USA, Great Bitain, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea etc. and foreign tourist who are going to the Philippines are genuine, adventurer & family oriented foreign tourist so no doubt Philippines has "The Highest
International foreign Tourist Receipt" than Thailand and in whole South East Asian countries , it's not a matter of Quantity but Quality..So Philippines won in international foreign tourism receipt over Thailand and whole South East Asian Countries which is more important in economy of one county..
Lol...your HEARSAY Crap again..Lol...
You can check that the number of Thai tourists coming from Europe is many times more than the Philippines. A large group of tourists in the Philippines are also Chinese. Over a million tourists from each country came from China, Malaysia, India, South Korea, Russia, Japan, Vietnam, America, England, France, and Singapore. Germany, Canada, Australia, Sweden, Laos, and others, you will see that there is a lot of diversity and abundance. and almost every continent This year, approximately 37 million people entered. 😊
SO ? No tears here lol
Yes, I get a lot of comments from Filipinos that they don't care if tourists or expats come to live here. Probably another reason why they don't come.
I hope the Philippinees don't improve much so that foreigners won't be encouraged to live here.
What's the point of having too many foreigners changing our way of life.?
Not all of us want uncontrolled progress... we want a peaceful, unhindered, unrestricted freedom..,
This is what life is all about.
Yes, please avoid the Philippines. Too many expats already when Filipinos need the space just for themselves
Filipinos need the space for the trash that they don't put in a receptacle. The Philippines is the filthiest country in SE Asia. You win hands down.