I think the women there are absolutely gorgeous! What makes them attractive besides obviously the beauty is the respect they show their elders etc. You just don't see that in the U.S. Most women here won't even speak let alone are so respectful. I'm generalizing of course but it really is true.
I just don't understand why there are racists people here commenting negative things about filipinos. We filipinos are nice and friendly people. Please stop racism!
Alex, I have to say that of all the PI vloggers I have seen , you are the only one that communicates well with non - English speaking Asians in the Philippines. A pleasure to watch the interaction.
It costs around 1500usd to study in a language school for a month in Cebu. Including accommodation, 3 meals a day, group classes and one on one classes from morning to evening. You can make a big progress . That’s why East Asians study English in the Philippines like Japanese Korean Taiwanese and Chinese.
Most of our Asian neighbors just come here to study English language (Japanese,Koreans, Taiwanese, Chinese, Thai) and some medical courses (Indians, Nepali, Iranians). Philippines should invest more on this sector to attract more foreign students coming to the archipelago.
Marami ring Nigerians Africans 😂 mura kase d2 magaral ng English kumpara sa Europe Australia USA Kya mga koreano hapon at ibng sea region pinipili nila sa pinas at isapa mas mlpt lang Yung ✈️ flights papunta satin😂
@@RAMA-vz3cv Ang rason dyan kasi mas widely known ang Filipino nurses and caretakers dito sa Europe at dahil sa immigration tension dito ngayon medyo maraming umaayaw sa mga Africans ie. Nigerians, Cameroons, etc. in short mas madali sila makapasok dito pag nakita na nagaral sila sa pinas
di po pumupunta ang mga Africans para mag-aral ng english dito. Degree po yung reason kaya nag aaral sila, mas fluent pa nga sila mag english@@RAMA-vz3cv
I am Korean. I went to Cebu for a language course for two months, and the Filipinos were all friendly, stylish, and cute. I'm thankful that my English has improved because I've talked a lot with Filipinos. Panjit Canton was delicious so I looked into whether there was a place to buy it in Korea too haha. I'm sorry for some rude Korean people.
Thank you for this vlog because I have been working abroad half of my life 😂 good to know that our fellow asians came to study in Philippines,yeah why not because it is affordable than Singapore!
I did my undergrad at the University of Indiana. I wanted to do further education at Notre Dame but I couldn’t afford it. They wanted $60,000 US per year. So I talked to the Navy recruiting office and they agreed to pay my university costs at Notre Dame if I gave the Navy 4 years. So at the U.S. Navy’s expense, I completed my Masters and PHD at Notre Dame. I then entered the Navy and completed 4 years service. In the Navy, I worked in the area of hospital health care administration. I was 30 when I left the Navy and walked straight into a hospital CEO job in Chicago. From there I spent 25 years working as a hospital CEO and President in places like India, Hong Kong, Bangkok (2 different stints over 6 years), Manila (2 years) and Phnom Penh. I finished up my career in Dubai and retired from there in September 2022 (my Filipino girlfriend Sheila is still there as she works as a police officer there and has done so for 6 years). My next hospital posting after Chicago was in 2008 to a hospital in Cambodia. I was offered Jersey City and Cambodia. When I arrived in Cambodia in 2008, there was only 4 paved roads. Somehow in the late 1990’s, I also first visited Cambodia. At that time there were only 2 paved roads. I spent one year there then. Also, somehow despite being in Cambodia, I still managed in the 6 years up to 2010 to work as hospital CEO and President at a hospital in Bangkok (before transferring to Hua Hin). I earned $500,000 US for this and my apartment was 1,200 square feet and only cost $300 which my employer paid for. I get confused about this but the hospital had between 16,000 and 100,000 employees. Between 2008 and 2010, there was political unrest between the redshirts and the yellowshirts. Supporters of the military blocked access to the hospital and demanded money from people trying to enter the hospital. I arranged that over $1,000,000 was paid to allow people to enter the hospital. Then a reporter from the Bangkok Post came to see me. I expressed my frustrations to them. Then the next day, I was featured in a front page article in the Bangkok Post. As a result of this I was arrested and taken to jail. I had never had so much as a parking ticket before this. I was initially put into a cell with about 40 others. I still don’t mind pooping in a bucket because of this experience. I was then put in a cell with a notorious Russian arms dealer, Viktor Bout (even though I know him personally, I pronounce his name as ‘bowt’ when everyone else, including him, pronounces it ‘boot’). Viktor is known as the Merchant of Death. I spent 21 or 22 days total in the Thai prison and in that time I went from weighing 240 pounds to 182 pounds. I wouldn’t have minded the diet of rice and cucumber soup but I hate cucumbers. The US Government then arranged my release and a one-day visa for Cambodia. After travelling from Survarnabhumi to Phnom Penh, I returned to the US where the first thing I did was eat some Taco Bell. The Thai government blacklisted me from visiting Thailand but this was lifted after several years and I have returned several times since. After my Taco Bell, I didn’t stay long in the US as I had a hospital CEO placement at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong. I was in Hong Kong from 2010 to 2012. I had a car there but could only drive it to work on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays due to the vehicle having red registration plates. I had to catch public transport the other days. Parking fees were more per month than my condo cost me when I lived in Dumaguete. I get a bit confused but when I lived in Hong Kong, I either had a 250 square foot, 1 bedroom apartment which cost $4,000 US per month or a 376 square foot, 1 bedroom apartment which cost $3,000 per month. During the 2012 to 2022 year period, I worked in the other places I have earlier mentioned. I also visited mainland China on and off for 6 years. In 2021, I spent 9 months in Cambodia, 2 in Phnom Penh and 7 in Siem Reap. I bought a Honda CRV when I was there which I had to get the windows tinted to the darkest tint as I kept getting targeted in a made up offence scam by the corrupt Cambodian Police. My fluent Khmer was of no use when trying to get out of paying the police fines. I only lost a few hundred bucks when I sold that Honda. I still have a car stashed away in Dumaguete which I will have to deal with upon my return to the Philippines.on or about 15 February 2024.
Your job is a very colorful and challenging in your assignment in all those countries...and no matter your status as a professional still you're not excuse to some harassment, it's a maybe a normal to some but not fair to others who are just doing their job n obligations fairly...hoping it will never happen again for you such drastic treatment, YOU enjoy your work n be a person of being you are...GOOD GOOD LUCK N GOD BLESS ....
This is the most realist interview I watch from this vlog, no sugarcoating just pure foreign observation. Kinda funny how all of that awkward moment of silence when they were ask what they like about our country though 😂😂😂 But Imo, what Foreigner like about our country is how diversify our country is, like they still have access to their favorite foods back in their country so they won't feel that isolated much.
These other Asians frim different countries gave some good answers Alex. They seem to enjoy the people weather it's cool to see them. I'm in Manila tomorrow is my last day here I came here for one of my cousins weddings and I tell you Alex it was exhausting so exhausting a lot of waiting around prepairing doing nothing but waiting more so all the events like the church wedding was in the afternoon and then the reception a lot of people and noise and the second day a garden wedding in Tagaytay same time 4 in the afternoon oh it was up in the mountains and the wind was cold I know that maybe I shuld be used to Cold weather because I"m from Canada to Alex but I haven't been there in years so yeah I had to find some place to stay warm the second reception I just tried to sleep and block out all the noise. I think my cousins second wedding reception was from like 8:00 PM to 3:00 AM so much food dancing and music too much and too long for me but my cousin did book us a private hotel for me my mom and some of my family memebers about just 8 of us in total called hillcreek residences I think is the name of the place here in Manila so it was nice we all had rooms close together and I had 2 days to use the gym and relieve all my stress and boredom. I don't know If I'll ever attend another of my cousins weddings agian Alex I mean I love my cousins and they are more deserving of getting married and I wish them all the best but unless they plan to stay at a hotel for their wedding guests to stay near a mall where I can just chill relax watch movies and shop for things. Which one of my cousins had back in 2019 near the Sheraton in Cebu where SM City was within walking distance you know the place I'm talking about I don't think I want to go. So yeah my cousins wedding has also made me realize that maybe staying single and not mingle is better LOL. Take care Alex I'll watch your other videos when I can take care 👍👍
Hey, Jeff. I was wondering where you were. Nev3r thought i hear Philippines and cold, in the same swntence lol. So happy that you enjoyed your cousins wedding, despite the inconveniences you mentioned. I wish them all the best, too. I'm glad you gotta chance to partake in the festivities, and I'm sure it was a blast. I'm with you about the marriage part🤭
Yeah No wedding bells anytime soon for me maybe someday but not for many more years to come even if I'm getting older LOL I'm just not ready to make a big drasatic change like that I'm still trying to recover.@@Livingabroadalex
I think Livingabroardalex doesn't have idea how pacific Asians look at each other .. asking East Asians their thoughts about Philippines is the most awkward thing to do since these people doesn't like Philippines that much and only visiting Philippines to study English.. majority of these positive answers are obviously sugarcoated especially the answers of these Koreans .. these people usually come to the Philippines with prejudice and prejudgment in their minds towards Filipinos, so you barely see them interacting with locals ..
Apparently not. I love how people like to feel offended for other people. Not everyone is like you, my guy. If people act awkward around you, maybe it's a YOU problem. Since all I see is people smiling, laughing, and giving their answers, even with limited English speaking ability. Maybe you should consider watching another channel.
@@edmhie1Sensitive? Oh really ? I bet you never interacted with Koreans ever in your life .. I have so many experiences with Japanese Korean and Chinese and Taiwanese.. and these east Asian races are racist towards Philippines and Filipinos.. but since I'm from Cebu and Cebu Is the top destinations for Korean tourists visiting Philippines, i managed to understand their character and attitude by just observing their gesture when they interact with locals .. and they are not friendly to locals ... unlike Western tourists .. and don't take it from me, you can ask locals in Cebu especially vendors , what are their thoughts about Korean tourists .. and you will be surprised with their answers .. my suggestion stop watching Kpop and see them as human not gods or idols ..
@@ljbunso4450As a Chinese, what you said is partly correct, but East Asians, including Japanese, Chinese, and Korean, are not racist. There is a phenomenon in the East Asian cultural circle of "disdaining poverty and loving wealth". They look down on the poor, and the same goes for them in their own country. Socialization and marriage are hierarchical, and they do not like socializing with people who are poorer than themselves.
@@ljbunso4450I understand what you mean. Only the young generations tend to look down on us Filipinos because they're not aware of our contributions to their country during the Korean Civil War in1953. They think our country is so poor and so many Filipinos leave our country to work overseas as domestic helpers and skilled laborers creating such pathetic impressions to the world
He's not from East Asia nor is he fluent in East Asian languages, so he wouldn't understand what you're hinting. The Filipinos who've studied/worked in East Asia will be able to paint a better picture. However, the East Asians who choose the Philippines for vacationing or studying languages already have certain expectations. The ones who have negative opinions or people with financial means would choose different locations, so there is a natural selection bias in conducting interviews in the Philippines. My main concern would be the crime and drugs. Organized crime from every country is there. ("SHABU" commonly used in the Philippines is a Japanese word for the drug, which should indicate how much underground ties there are. It's been a safe haven for criminals for decades.)Too many kidnapping, murder for money, shootings, robbery, and crime have tainted the image of Philippines.
They were really complimentary but a few cultures look down on the Phils like Korea and Japan.. It was a great vid but ask them what their family would think if they marry a pinay
I was tempted to visit us citizen, I can see in your vlogg, most girls don’t really want to date seniors, unlike the other vloggers who seem to promise a rose garden, I am pushing 70 so unlikely I would a decent companion.I would still visit but only on leisure !
Philippines is a tropical country what can you expect there are 2 season summer ⛱️🌞 and 🌧️☔ days we dont have ❄️☃️ Winter or snow 🌨️ like japan and korea 🥴🥴🥴🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️💀💀🤣🤣🤣
Some people are just picky eaters, nothing wrong with that. If you are a Filipino and a picky eater and you go to a different country, you will also have that reaction to that country's food.....or not. It really depends.
The Taiwanese guy who said that the food is not good in the Philippines, i have been to Taiwan and all their dishes are tasteless like literally i always go to burger king, mcdonalds, kfc.... and it's good that there is Costco in Taiwan because i like pizza and chicken, Taiwanese food are tasteless.
American born here with Filipino roots. The government needs to do better for sure about poverty and infrastructure. Corruption is keeping the Philippines from moving forward.
We are a Capitalist country so corruption will always prevail unless we switch to socialism. Our government is corrupt because it is being controlled by hard-core business establishments operating in our country for centuries now. They sponsor political candidates financially for their campaigns
I live in Korea and I heard totally different views of Filipino people who go there. Some say they are rude and dirty people who live in trees. I know this is obviously not true. Others say they are opportunistic and only come here to find a Korean husband or make their K pop dreams come true. To me, I'd rather hand out with a group of Filipinos than a group of Koreans. No disrespect to Koreans. I find them to be nice people as well.
@anamaganda9352 Nope "Since the end of French rule in Laos in 1953, Lao has been applied solely to the ethnic group while Laotian refers to any citizen of Laos regardless of their ethnic identity."
Hahaha..bro..I'm loughing that the other one says the foods is not delicious,they don't know that pilipino foods is one of the most delicious foods all foreigners are they like it even in the other countries..pilipino foods is famous to other countries .but we understand that we are not the same for the tasted or like it..good job bro..👍✌🏽❤️❤️❤️🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭..
lol No. Have You ever compared how much Filipino restaurants are all over the globe vs other Asian restaurants? Thai, Indian, Viet not to Mention Chinese? its almost like its non-existent and if there's a Filipino restaurant majority of the people who goes there are Filipino themselves, Filipino food aint that known nor famous.
Lumpia is really the only great food that I just loved there. I also have been to Thailand and auto Thai foods internationally known as being a really good food I really wasn't that impressed with Thailand food. Now I did tell them not to make it spicy so a lot of the food I ate there was in a individual's home and it was a little bland to me
@@andrewbrann6231lumpia is a Chinese dish, and the word lumpia is pronounced in hokkian/Taiwanese language. In English it’s called spring roll. The only food you love in the Philippines is Chinese 😅
@@wowbenito well if it's Chinese that's what the Filipino that I was dating for two years made homemade at home in the province and she said it was Filipina. If what you're saying or fax then she doesn't know or she didn't know what she was talking about and that was the best food I ate there so I guess that means there's really not any food there that's any good much. Goat was good. Pig over the fire was good but I'm from the south in the United States we grew up eating goat and pig over the fire so that was just normal
The Philippines is indeed beautiful, but the food is too greasy for East Asians such as Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans, and they don't like fried food very much
Taiwanese foods are really delicious, they are not just use to our food, even my Taiwanese female friend said our food is boring. But she likes the pinakbet as she loves okra and bitter melon. They haven't tried our seafood and maybe the ones they tried don't agree with their palate.
6:04 Food is not delicious?...WTF!... I bet he ate at the foreign restaurants here in Philippines because we have a lot of foreign restaurants here who didn't serve authentic Filipino cuisines.
Just accept it na hindi talaga masarap. Go out of the country. Youll really see the difference. Yung mga pagkain sa Pinas maaalat, oily puro prito at kakaunti lang yung mga vegetable dishes. Mostly kasi puro tayo meat.
@@ks17on kadalasan na naghahanda ng ganyang klase na mamantika at maaalat na pagkain ay yung sa mga syudad gaya ng Manila kung saan kulang sa mga gulay ang mga pagkain...kung vegetable dishes ang pag uusapan pumunta ka ng probinsya kung saan sagana sa gulay gaya ng pinakbet, chapsuey, sinabawang gulay, KBL, sinabawang munggo, ginataang kalabasa, ginataang puso, laing, lumpiang gulay, ginisang munggo, ginisang ampalaya at Marami pang iba...
In Japan they not normally asked age because it was a rude thing for them also in China but hey it's already 2024 I think people now are more open . Anyway ~ just saying
@@Livingabroadalex no i’m not new i’d been a subscriber the first time you’re in phil! You knew it you’re a canadian and it’s rude to ask age here in canada!
@fym216 That's the thing. I'm not in Canada. And since you've been a long-time viewer, then you know I always ask pples age, unless they are obviously older There are a few reasons. Age allows the viewer to have a better understanding of the interviewees' perspective. Also, it ensures they're over 18 years old And lastly, in Asian, asking someone their age isn't rude.
I agree with the Taiwanese guy saying the food is not good.. 😅 Most Filipino foods, taste so cheap when you compare it to other Asian local foods.. i been to Korea and Japan, i can say Korean food is 8/10 even foods from just the neighborhood , japanese food is 7/10 and Filipino food is 2/10.. Im 30 and been to many places in Philippines coz of my work, there are some foods that is good but not something that you can be proud of to introduce to your foreigner friends.. I’d rather introduce them to western restaurants than Ph restaurants..
On the other hand, English in the Philippine is still substandard and they definitely aren’t native-English speakers. I’ve been here nine years and in many parts of the country, especially Luzon, the English is laced with Tagalog grammar. For example, someone said to me the other day "The cousin of Warren is looking for you." At first, I thought huh? Then I got it. I said you mean, "Warren's cousin?" Other times it’s a bit harder to decipher, sometimes impossible. Since Tagalog is gender-neutral, no he or she, many times I’ve been called a she. There’s also a lot of double negatives here. Every day I hear things like “more better.” Ok, yeah, it’s just better. Using “anyways,” instead of “anyway.” Just pointing out what’s obvious to us that are native English speakers here. However, English proficiency in Cebu is much better for the most part. It’s ok too, at least in parts of Mindanao. Albeit, to people in places like Japan or South Korea with scant English skills then of course when they hear Filipinos speak English, they think it’s wonderful.
But if you compare our English oral proficiency than Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam or Burma , we are far better in general and among the locals, in those countries, only very few speak English
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What do you think of their experiences?
I'm glad they like it here
I think the women there are absolutely gorgeous! What makes them attractive besides obviously the beauty is the respect they show their elders etc. You just don't see that in the U.S. Most women here won't even speak let alone are so respectful. I'm generalizing of course but it really is true.
I just don't understand why there are racists people here commenting negative things about filipinos. We filipinos are nice and friendly people. Please stop racism!
Alex, I have to say that of all the PI vloggers I have seen , you are the only one that communicates well with non - English speaking Asians in the Philippines. A pleasure to watch the interaction.
Thank you so much! That's such a big compliment. I appreciate it and I'm happy you enjoyed the video 🥳
Their English improves a Lot after studying in ph
Definitely
No matter what other Asian Countries think about our Beloved Country deep inside our are very proud to be Filipino Watching from Canada
Then why are You in Canada?
It costs around 1500usd to study in a language school for a month in Cebu. Including accommodation, 3 meals a day, group classes and one on one classes from morning to evening. You can make a big progress . That’s why East Asians study English in the Philippines like Japanese Korean Taiwanese and Chinese.
Most of our Asian neighbors just come here to study English language (Japanese,Koreans, Taiwanese, Chinese, Thai) and some medical courses (Indians, Nepali, Iranians).
Philippines should invest more on this sector to attract more foreign students coming to the archipelago.
Marami ring Nigerians Africans 😂 mura kase d2 magaral ng English kumpara sa Europe Australia USA Kya mga koreano hapon at ibng sea region pinipili nila sa pinas at isapa mas mlpt lang Yung ✈️ flights papunta satin😂
Absolutely
@@RAMA-vz3cv Ang rason dyan kasi mas widely known ang Filipino nurses and caretakers dito sa Europe at dahil sa immigration tension dito ngayon medyo maraming umaayaw sa mga Africans ie. Nigerians, Cameroons, etc. in short mas madali sila makapasok dito pag nakita na nagaral sila sa pinas
di po pumupunta ang mga Africans para mag-aral ng english dito. Degree po yung reason kaya nag aaral sila, mas fluent pa nga sila mag english@@RAMA-vz3cv
yeah and you get what you pay for. Diba?
Another fascinating and interesting interview from other Asian countries.
Thank you 😊
Hey Alex!...really enjoyed listening to all their points of view.Stay safe!🇨🇦
Thank you Alfred! I dod too 😁
I am Korean. I went to Cebu for a language course for two months, and the Filipinos were all friendly, stylish, and cute. I'm thankful that my English has improved because I've talked a lot with Filipinos. Panjit Canton was delicious so I looked into whether there was a place to buy it in Korea too haha. I'm sorry for some rude Korean people.
Your English is good. You studied well in Cebu.
Great video, everyone always puts emphasis on the americans, its super interesting to hear from the oriental people out there
Thank you i'm glad you enjoyed it
Happy to have them here
Thank you for promoting our country philippines
My pleasure
Excellent video 👏👏 well done 👏👏👏
Thank you 😊
Just enjoy wherever we are.😊❤
I love it.
Thank you for this vlog because I have been working abroad half of my life 😂 good to know that our fellow asians came to study in Philippines,yeah why not because it is affordable than Singapore!
Actually, I like their honest reaction. There's nothing wrong with that.
I did my undergrad at the University of Indiana. I wanted to do further education at Notre Dame but I couldn’t afford it. They wanted $60,000 US per year. So I talked to the Navy recruiting office and they agreed to pay my university costs at Notre Dame if I gave the Navy 4 years. So at the U.S. Navy’s expense, I completed my Masters and PHD at Notre Dame. I then entered the Navy and completed 4 years service. In the Navy, I worked in the area of hospital health care administration. I was 30 when I left the Navy and walked straight into a hospital CEO job in Chicago. From there I spent 25 years working as a hospital CEO and President in places like India, Hong Kong, Bangkok (2 different stints over 6 years), Manila (2 years) and Phnom Penh. I finished up my career in Dubai and retired from there in September 2022 (my Filipino girlfriend Sheila is still there as she works as a police officer there and has done so for 6 years). My next hospital posting after Chicago was in 2008 to a hospital in Cambodia. I was offered Jersey City and Cambodia. When I arrived in Cambodia in 2008, there was only 4 paved roads. Somehow in the late 1990’s, I also first visited Cambodia. At that time there were only 2 paved roads. I spent one year there then. Also, somehow despite being in Cambodia, I still managed in the 6 years up to 2010 to work as hospital CEO and President at a hospital in Bangkok (before transferring to Hua Hin). I earned $500,000 US for this and my apartment was 1,200 square feet and only cost $300 which my employer paid for. I get confused about this but the hospital had between 16,000 and 100,000 employees. Between 2008 and 2010, there was political unrest between the redshirts and the yellowshirts. Supporters of the military blocked access to the hospital and demanded money from people trying to enter the hospital. I arranged that over $1,000,000 was paid to allow people to enter the hospital. Then a reporter from the Bangkok Post came to see me. I expressed my frustrations to them. Then the next day, I was featured in a front page article in the Bangkok Post. As a result of this I was arrested and taken to jail. I had never had so much as a parking ticket before this. I was initially put into a cell with about 40 others. I still don’t mind pooping in a bucket because of this experience. I was then put in a cell with a notorious Russian arms dealer, Viktor Bout (even though I know him personally, I pronounce his name as ‘bowt’ when everyone else, including him, pronounces it ‘boot’). Viktor is known as the Merchant of Death. I spent 21 or 22 days total in the Thai prison and in that time I went from weighing 240 pounds to 182 pounds. I wouldn’t have minded the diet of rice and cucumber soup but I hate cucumbers. The US Government then arranged my release and a one-day visa for Cambodia. After travelling from Survarnabhumi to Phnom Penh, I returned to the US where the first thing I did was eat some Taco Bell. The Thai government blacklisted me from visiting Thailand but this was lifted after several years and I have returned several times since. After my Taco Bell, I didn’t stay long in the US as I had a hospital CEO placement at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong. I was in Hong Kong from 2010 to 2012. I had a car there but could only drive it to work on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays due to the vehicle having red registration plates. I had to catch public transport the other days. Parking fees were more per month than my condo cost me when I lived in Dumaguete. I get a bit confused but when I lived in Hong Kong, I either had a 250 square foot, 1 bedroom apartment which cost $4,000 US per month or a 376 square foot, 1 bedroom apartment which cost $3,000 per month. During the 2012 to 2022 year period, I worked in the other places I have earlier mentioned. I also visited mainland China on and off for 6 years. In 2021, I spent 9 months in Cambodia, 2 in Phnom Penh and 7 in Siem Reap. I bought a Honda CRV when I was there which I had to get the windows tinted to the darkest tint as I kept getting targeted in a made up offence scam by the corrupt Cambodian Police. My fluent Khmer was of no use when trying to get out of paying the police fines. I only lost a few hundred bucks when I sold that Honda. I still have a car stashed away in Dumaguete which I will have to deal with upon my return to the Philippines.on or about 15 February 2024.
Wow, what an experienced in life.
Your job is a very colorful and challenging in your assignment in all those countries...and no matter your status as a professional still you're not excuse to some harassment, it's a maybe a normal to some but not fair to others who are just doing their job n obligations fairly...hoping it will never happen again for you such drastic treatment, YOU enjoy your work n be a person of being you are...GOOD GOOD LUCK N GOD BLESS ....
you wrote a life story ... I fall sleep! 😮
Nice Job Alex 👍👍👍👍👌💕🇺🇸
Thank you!
Love this interview with the neighboring nations.
Thank you Mathew! Glad you enjoyed them 🍻
This is the most realist interview I watch from this vlog, no sugarcoating just pure foreign observation. Kinda funny how all of that awkward moment of silence when they were ask what they like about our country though 😂😂😂
But Imo, what Foreigner like about our country is how diversify our country is, like they still have access to their favorite foods back in their country so they won't feel that isolated much.
the one person said the food is not delicious maybe he did not eat lechon in Cebu 😂😂😂
😯😯 Wow 😍😘😘😘🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Good luck Any country welcome Philippine
These other Asians frim different countries gave some good answers Alex. They seem to enjoy the people weather it's cool to see them. I'm in Manila tomorrow is my last day here I came here for one of my cousins weddings and I tell you Alex it was exhausting so exhausting a lot of waiting around prepairing doing nothing but waiting more so all the events like the church wedding was in the afternoon and then the reception a lot of people and noise and the second day a garden wedding in Tagaytay same time 4 in the afternoon oh it was up in the mountains and the wind was cold I know that maybe I shuld be used to Cold weather because I"m from Canada to Alex but I haven't been there in years so yeah I had to find some place to stay warm the second reception I just tried to sleep and block out all the noise. I think my cousins second wedding reception was from like 8:00 PM to 3:00 AM so much food dancing and music too much and too long for me but my cousin did book us a private hotel for me my mom and some of my family memebers about just 8 of us in total called hillcreek residences I think is the name of the place here in Manila so it was nice we all had rooms close together and I had 2 days to use the gym and relieve all my stress and boredom. I don't know If I'll ever attend another of my cousins weddings agian Alex I mean I love my cousins and they are more deserving of getting married and I wish them all the best but unless they plan to stay at a hotel for their wedding guests to stay near a mall where I can just chill relax watch movies and shop for things. Which one of my cousins had back in 2019 near the Sheraton in Cebu where SM City was within walking distance you know the place I'm talking about I don't think I want to go. So yeah my cousins wedding has also made me realize that maybe staying single and not mingle is better LOL. Take care Alex I'll watch your other videos when I can take care 👍👍
Hey, Jeff. I was wondering where you were. Nev3r thought i hear Philippines and cold, in the same swntence lol.
So happy that you enjoyed your cousins wedding, despite the inconveniences you mentioned. I wish them all the best, too. I'm glad you gotta chance to partake in the festivities, and I'm sure it was a blast. I'm with you about the marriage part🤭
Yeah No wedding bells anytime soon for me maybe someday but not for many more years to come even if I'm getting older LOL I'm just not ready to make a big drasatic change like that I'm still trying to recover.@@Livingabroadalex
Welcome! Its more fun in the Philippines!😂🤣😅👍
I wish we can peek thru what it was like back in the Galleon trade.
Even if they look down some filipinos for some reasons,filipinos still love foreigners coming in our country what’s a great people😂
I totally understand for not liking our Filipino food😂
As a Filipino living in Australia, it’s hard to adjust mate.
Wow they find us very - friendly.
The blonde dude sounds so wholesome
I think Livingabroardalex doesn't have idea how pacific Asians look at each other .. asking East Asians their thoughts about Philippines is the most awkward thing to do since these people doesn't like Philippines that much and only visiting Philippines to study English.. majority of these positive answers are obviously sugarcoated especially the answers of these Koreans .. these people usually come to the Philippines with prejudice and prejudgment in their minds towards Filipinos, so you barely see them interacting with locals ..
Apparently not. I love how people like to feel offended for other people. Not everyone is like you, my guy. If people act awkward around you, maybe it's a YOU problem. Since all I see is people smiling, laughing, and giving their answers, even with limited English speaking ability. Maybe you should consider watching another channel.
@@edmhie1Sensitive? Oh really ?
I bet you never interacted with Koreans ever in your life .. I have so many experiences with Japanese Korean and Chinese and Taiwanese.. and these east Asian races are racist towards Philippines and Filipinos.. but since I'm from Cebu and Cebu Is the top destinations for Korean tourists visiting Philippines, i managed to understand their character and attitude by just observing their gesture when they interact with locals .. and they are not friendly to locals ... unlike Western tourists .. and don't take it from me, you can ask locals in Cebu especially vendors , what are their thoughts about Korean tourists .. and you will be surprised with their answers .. my suggestion stop watching Kpop and see them as human not gods or idols ..
@@ljbunso4450As a Chinese, what you said is partly correct, but East Asians, including Japanese, Chinese, and Korean, are not racist. There is a phenomenon in the East Asian cultural circle of "disdaining poverty and loving wealth". They look down on the poor, and the same goes for them in their own country. Socialization and marriage are hierarchical, and they do not like socializing with people who are poorer than themselves.
@@ljbunso4450I understand what you mean. Only the young generations tend to look down on us Filipinos because they're not aware of our contributions to their country during the Korean Civil War in1953.
They think our country is so poor and so many Filipinos leave our country to work overseas as domestic helpers and skilled laborers creating such pathetic impressions to the world
He's not from East Asia nor is he fluent in East Asian languages, so he wouldn't understand what you're hinting. The Filipinos who've studied/worked in East Asia will be able to paint a better picture. However, the East Asians who choose the Philippines for vacationing or studying languages already have certain expectations. The ones who have negative opinions or people with financial means would choose different locations, so there is a natural selection bias in conducting interviews in the Philippines.
My main concern would be the crime and drugs. Organized crime from every country is there. ("SHABU" commonly used in the Philippines is a Japanese word for the drug, which should indicate how much underground ties there are. It's been a safe haven for criminals for decades.)Too many kidnapping, murder for money, shootings, robbery, and crime have tainted the image of Philippines.
I have the opposite opinion being to both countries, in MY opinion Philippine food (especially Pork dishes) are tastier than Taiwan food.
They were really complimentary but a few cultures look down on the Phils like Korea and Japan..
It was a great vid but ask them what their family would think if they marry a pinay
0:55 Japanese chicks beat you to it with the words for Thank You. 😂
I was tempted to visit us citizen, I can see in your vlogg, most girls don’t really want to date seniors, unlike the other vloggers who seem to promise a rose garden, I am pushing 70 so unlikely I would a decent companion.I would still visit but only on leisure !
It's true. If younger women want to date seniors, it's just for money.
I'm mixed Japanese/Pinay/Spanish and Scottish. But a fully born and raised Australian.
Philippines is a tropical country what can you expect there are 2 season summer ⛱️🌞 and 🌧️☔ days we dont have ❄️☃️ Winter or snow 🌨️ like japan and korea 🥴🥴🥴🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️💀💀🤣🤣🤣
The Taiwanese guy is honest lol. Adorable.
😂the second batch you interviewed are still learning English thats why tthey can't get your question, nice interview Sir
Am from Mindanao Philippines, you must think that we love to take a bath!
"Food is not delicious." HAHAHAHAH!!!
ano kaya kinain nya na di masarap😂😂😂
@@mulanvlog3825 Balut.
Yun lang pag puro balut cguro ang binibili heheee
He is probably just a "picky" eater! That is my opinion because, unfortunately, I am also one!! 🙄
Some people are just picky eaters, nothing wrong with that. If you are a Filipino and a picky eater and you go to a different country, you will also have that reaction to that country's food.....or not. It really depends.
Rule of thumb 👍, asian ladies does not like to be ask how old they are.
The Taiwanese guy who said that the food is not good in the Philippines, i have been to Taiwan and all their dishes are tasteless like literally i always go to burger king, mcdonalds, kfc.... and it's good that there is Costco in Taiwan because i like pizza and chicken, Taiwanese food are tasteless.
The guy from Taiwan what food he eat balot 🤣
I love Asians.. They always get A's in school.. that's why they are called Asians....
American born here with Filipino roots. The government needs to do better for sure about poverty and infrastructure. Corruption is keeping the Philippines from moving forward.
We are a Capitalist country so corruption will always prevail unless we switch to socialism. Our government is corrupt because it is being controlled by hard-core business establishments operating in our country for centuries now. They sponsor political candidates financially for their campaigns
Too early to ask about the impressions of the country . for days stay and 2 months stay .
It is in Asia 😂
they're saying their tatemae 😂😂😂 as if they're gonna be honest
True for japanese. Take it with grain of salt
Ofcause they want a ph gf 😊
Don't ask them what they liked about the Philippines, if they've only been in the Philippines for a few days, they won't be able to answer that.
They will, and they have.
There's also first impression mate, which also an interesting content.
@user-nw9ox6rw3c exactly 👏👏
pilipina very beautiful 😂😂😂
I live in Korea and I heard totally different views of Filipino people who go there. Some say they are rude and dirty people who live in trees. I know this is obviously not true. Others say they are opportunistic and only come here to find a Korean husband or make their K pop dreams come true. To me, I'd rather hand out with a group of Filipinos than a group of Koreans. No disrespect to Koreans. I find them to be nice people as well.
Bro, fix your caption title on your video. You might be spell TAIWANESE and LAOTIAN correctly. Thank you 😊
There is not enough space due to youtube tittle limit. It's not a misspelling.
@@LivingabroadalexPeople of (or "from") Japan, Korea, Taiwan & Laos..... This way fits (also) -- and no misspelling. 🧠 ✌
People from Loas are not called Loatian, but rather Lao
@anamaganda9352 Nope
"Since the end of French rule in Laos in 1953, Lao has been applied solely to the ethnic group while Laotian refers to any citizen of Laos regardless of their ethnic identity."
Hahaha..bro..I'm loughing that the other one says the foods is not delicious,they don't know that pilipino foods is one of the most delicious foods all foreigners are they like it even in the other countries..pilipino foods is famous to other countries .but we understand that we are not the same for the tasted or like it..good job bro..👍✌🏽❤️❤️❤️🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭..
I like Filipino food but it's not any near me at all in United States. Not all over the world
lol No. Have You ever compared how much Filipino restaurants are all over the globe vs other Asian restaurants? Thai, Indian, Viet not to Mention Chinese? its almost like its non-existent and if there's a Filipino restaurant majority of the people who goes there are Filipino themselves, Filipino food aint that known nor famous.
Lumpia is really the only great food that I just loved there. I also have been to Thailand and auto Thai foods internationally known as being a really good food I really wasn't that impressed with Thailand food. Now I did tell them not to make it spicy so a lot of the food I ate there was in a individual's home and it was a little bland to me
@@andrewbrann6231lumpia is a Chinese dish, and the word lumpia is pronounced in hokkian/Taiwanese language. In English it’s called spring roll. The only food you love in the Philippines is Chinese 😅
@@wowbenito well if it's Chinese that's what the Filipino that I was dating for two years made homemade at home in the province and she said it was Filipina. If what you're saying or fax then she doesn't know or she didn't know what she was talking about and that was the best food I ate there so I guess that means there's really not any food there that's any good much. Goat was good. Pig over the fire was good but I'm from the south in the United States we grew up eating goat and pig over the fire so that was just normal
if they think its dangerous in PH then get out.. simple as that..
Foreigners don't like Filipino food because it's too salty, too oily, too sweet.
Lol😂
Anung name niyan sasapakin ko pabalik sa kanila
Hahhahaa
The Philippines is indeed beautiful, but the food is too greasy for East Asians such as Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans, and they don't like fried food very much
😂 Chinese food is the greasiest food. Korean is mostly based on chili paste. Japanese is better than the two.
Food is not delicious 😕
Only Korean like the food.
From Taiwan said Pinoy Food is not delicious.!
Taiwanese foods are really delicious, they are not just use to our food, even my Taiwanese female friend said our food is boring. But she likes the pinakbet as she loves okra and bitter melon. They haven't tried our seafood and maybe the ones they tried don't agree with their palate.
@@SkyBlue-rm6pb Maybe using so much msg . bad for health.
Naku pag ako nag luto, sigurado di mo malilimutan 😂😂😂
6:04 Food is not delicious?...WTF!...
I bet he ate at the foreign restaurants here in Philippines because we have a lot of foreign restaurants here who didn't serve authentic Filipino cuisines.
Just accept it na hindi talaga masarap. Go out of the country. Youll really see the difference. Yung mga pagkain sa Pinas maaalat, oily puro prito at kakaunti lang yung mga vegetable dishes. Mostly kasi puro tayo meat.
Unless kung nasa fine dining ka that can serve proper Philippine dishes
@@ks17on Syempre, Hindi Kasi masarap magluto ang nanay mo kaya nasasabi mo Yan...
@@NBS-rk8bl pero iaccept mo na hindi lahat papabor sayo. Ganun lang yun.
@@ks17on kadalasan na naghahanda ng ganyang klase na mamantika at maaalat na pagkain ay yung sa mga syudad gaya ng Manila kung saan kulang sa mga gulay ang mga pagkain...kung vegetable dishes ang pag uusapan pumunta ka ng probinsya kung saan sagana sa gulay gaya ng pinakbet, chapsuey, sinabawang gulay, KBL, sinabawang munggo, ginataang kalabasa, ginataang puso, laing, lumpiang gulay, ginisang munggo, ginisang ampalaya at Marami pang iba...
They came to learn English? Like bro, there’s online classes for that lol
It's much better to learn English on actual basis..and besides it's there desission to come here.✌️
This guy say Filipino foods not delicious. You should ask him what food you eat. There are many foreigners foods here like Indian foods etc.
They are so plastic 😂
you’re not supposed to ask the age that’s rude to others!
You must be new to the channel
Asia is just more direct when asking about age, job, ect. It's not that wierd
In Japan they not normally asked age because it was a rude thing for them also in China but hey it's already 2024 I think people now are more open . Anyway ~ just saying
@@Livingabroadalex no i’m not new i’d been a subscriber the first time you’re in phil! You knew it you’re a canadian and it’s rude to ask age here in canada!
@fym216 That's the thing. I'm not in Canada. And since you've been a long-time viewer, then you know I always ask pples age, unless they are obviously older
There are a few reasons. Age allows the viewer to have a better understanding of the interviewees' perspective.
Also, it ensures they're over 18 years old
And lastly, in Asian, asking someone their age isn't rude.
We do not care
Then, this video is not for you. Have a nice day.
I agree with the Taiwanese guy saying the food is not good.. 😅
Most Filipino foods, taste so cheap when you compare it to other Asian local foods.. i been to Korea and Japan, i can say Korean food is 8/10 even foods from just the neighborhood , japanese food is 7/10 and Filipino food is 2/10..
Im 30 and been to many places in Philippines coz of my work, there are some foods that is good but not something that you can be proud of to introduce to your foreigner friends.. I’d rather introduce them to western restaurants than Ph restaurants..
Love duterte dislike marcos
On the other hand, English in the Philippine is still substandard and they definitely aren’t native-English speakers. I’ve been here nine years and in many parts of the country, especially Luzon, the English is laced with Tagalog grammar. For example, someone said to me the other day "The cousin of Warren is looking for you." At first, I thought huh? Then I got it. I said you mean, "Warren's cousin?" Other times it’s a bit harder to decipher, sometimes impossible. Since Tagalog is gender-neutral, no he or she, many times I’ve been called a she. There’s also a lot of double negatives here. Every day I hear things like “more better.” Ok, yeah, it’s just better. Using “anyways,” instead of “anyway.” Just pointing out what’s obvious to us that are native English speakers here. However, English proficiency in Cebu is much better for the most part. It’s ok too, at least in parts of Mindanao. Albeit, to people in places like Japan or South Korea with scant English skills then of course when they hear Filipinos speak English, they think it’s wonderful.
But if you compare our English oral proficiency than Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam or Burma , we are far better in general and among the locals, in those countries, only very few speak English
But can you speak THEIR language fluently?