If America is so great then why are Americans everywhere and retiring somewhere else, just not America?
Because not all Filipinos want to be stuck in one place. It’s always greener on the other side of the fence. And the number of “not all” is unbelievably everyone.
When I was in Australia, where the largest concentration of foreigners were French after Germans, I was surprised at how many French hated other French people and wanted to leave France. Dude, that is France. Everybody wants to go to France. Everyone except the French, at least thousands of them begging for an Australian Visa.
Filipinos have a lot of reasons to be cocky but they also have a lot of reasons to hate about it, notably themselves. The Filipino crab mentality is horrible. Filipino close-mindedness is horrific. Corruption and cronyism are the most visible reasons to leave but in reality, it’s other Filipinos that Filipinos are fleeing from. Have you noticed any Filipino Town anywhere like the Chinese live together in Chinatown? Filipinos can smell each other. We avoid each other overseas at all costs. This is particularly true in the USA.
In truth, Filipinos realize how easier life is overseas only when they get there. Most Filipinos actually have the misnomer that life is miserable overseas - no maids, they are mistreated, second-class citizens, only menial jobs are available to them, horror stories of Overseas Filipino Workers. Nees of dead Filipinos returning to Asia or the Middle East is common as death and taxes. Many Filipinos actually don’t want to leave because of this “laziness” of missing friends and barkada. Family? Filipinós are full of crap. They like to show other people that they will miss family but in truth, they spend most of their time with buddies in the streets, a common argument between Filipino parents and their children. It’s the barkada and the slow lazy life they will miss in the Philippines, not family.
Food in the Philippines is miserable. Everything is expensive except rice. Carrots and Potatoes are as expensive as meat. Fruits? Forget about it. Ascorbic acid and artificial supplements are cheaper. Yet Filipinos don’t know this. Once they immigrate, they are pleased to find out how cheap food is in the West and especially in Singapore.
Two reasons inspire a Filipino to immigrate:
- It’s cold and more comfortable overseas
- The standard of living is higher in the west
Filipinos normally prefer the West. Singapore is just a fallback, for those who can’t make it to the West. The Middle East is popular because it's the easiest to get to.
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