20 reasons why I didn't like the Philippines

[diatabz]

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Oh please, I am not taking it personal and we both know this issue isn't.. and its all just about business.. The tourism business of the Philippines vs channelfix's.. To reiterate, the video was scripted to connote a malicious message as such only to get attention from the public for promotion of a private company. Analyze this.. How/why, a Joe would say in a video, it's his experiences then later says in an interview that he's just a paid actor?

Whether or not the people behind the video made money from it is neither here nor there. Pray tell, how is what they did any different from Lourd de Veyra’s tongue in cheeck mockumentaries? He probably made money off of them too.

And tourism? Any incoming tourist to the Philippines already knows what it's like here--we are after all a developing nation. So the video takes absolutely nothing from tourism efforts in this country, not unless you're implying that tourists expect the images and videos on ads by the DOT to depict the ENTIRE state of the country. No, tourists aren't naive.

And Filipinos are one of the very few people who take it personally? LOL get real, talk about the blacks, hispanics, latinos, and even of some asian countries..

O rly? As far as I know, the "the blacks, hispanics, latinos" don't react as negatively as Filipinos do when the media or entertainment industry portrays them in a negative light. When's the last time you hear Hispanics throw a hissy fit when their immigrant status is made fun of? When's the last time Korean immigrants cried foul when they're portrayed in film as laundromat owners? And the people from industrialized Asian countries are too busy too care what one American thinks. They're too busy working in a PROSPEROUS COUNTRY. Even people Thailand, another developing country, didn't really care about the unflattering scenes depicted in the Hangover 2, which was shot in the country.

But Filipinos, ah we threw a fit just because of a Desperate Housewives episode. We cry foul just because one American happens to highlight the negative aspects of this country.

[yanong_banikanhon]

When's the last time you hear Hispanics throw a hissy fit when their immigrant status is made fun of?

Three days ago (Mar. 15, 2012). Read below.

Members of the University of Southern Mississippi band chanted racist taunts at a hispanic Kansas State player during the schools' NCAA tournament game on Thursday.

After point guard Angel Rodriguez was fouled late in the first half of the second-round game, a few band members showered the freshman with cries of "where's your green card?"

src: Southern Miss band chants

Few of the comments after the said event:

So maybe you can tell me -- who's more un-American? Angel Rodriguez, or the assholes who wanted to see his green card?

src: Video: Southern Miss. Band Makes Racist "Where's Your Green Card" Chant To Angel Rodriguez | Ology

Chants like, "Where's your green card?" are based on total ignorance....But that is not enough. Her students should face disciplinary action for such racist comments as the college president Martha Saunders has promised.

March Madness: Kansas' Rodriguez taunted about green card | Chicanísima: Latino politics, news and culture

As far as I know, the "the blacks, hispanics, latinos" don't react as negatively as Filipinos do when the media or entertainment industry portrays them in a negative light.

Then what you know is not that 'far'. Make google your friend.

[diatabz]

Three days ago (Mar. 15, 2012). Read below.



Few of the comments after the said event:






Then what you know is not that 'far'. Make google your friend.

Thank you for taking the time to provide links. I will ignore the fact that you still haven't replied to my previous points. You have a habit of doing that, yes?

Your examples are not what I am referring to. These are racists comments, done by people in front of people. I was clearly referring to media, film and television portraying stereotypes. We are of course, talking about a YouTube video right? And by the way, racist remarks are totally different from quips based on facts. Sometimes, a little logical comprehension and less, "wearing your emotions on your sleeve" helps. But I digress, lest I derail the topic.

[W.Axl Rose]

tinuod man sad ni ilang gipanulti sa mga foreigner naa ra gyud na nato mga pinoy

[SPRINGFIELD_XD_40]

The people behind the video has succeeded in their purpose of the production . That is evident because people talked either about the person or the video .

What he said about Cebu and referring to the Philippines is a mere for " fun" out of ignorance and bias . Why ?

- If I dont see other videos containing the same essence of the talked about video why you disliked it in the coming days or weeks then it is an obvious just for fun video's out of boredom . I have been to all countries found in the middle east , south east asia and the pacific , north and south America and I can easily make a list that contains 21 kabuok why I dont like that specific country .

- A true and real critic has all the freedom of speech specially if its not libelous but the moment you involve uneccessary cuss words , you can clearly and justifiable conclude that the person behind the video deserves no respect even from his or her fellow countrymen . Isnt it obvious ?

- Although what he said was true , we cant deny the facts because these are real and we all know it . Mao na gitawag ug SAD TRUTH and he was successful in his intent to be talked about because of the scenario's going on . Instead na mag lalis mo diri due to opinionated outlooks , you guys should take it like a real man . Absorb it constructively .

[jangska]

Actually, duna na pud baya'y nabuhat ang mga concerned citizens ug mga concerned government officials para mas monindot ang Pilipinas, bay. Mao gani nga unfair kaayo paminawon nga i-generalize ang tibuok nasud kay madamay tong mga tawong tininuod nga nag-amping sa lugar nga ilang gipuy-an.

Kanang nag-ingon2x dinhi nga 'OK ra tinuod man sab', sa prangkang pagkasulti kasagaran ani nila wala gyu'y tinuoray nga pagsuporta sa kauswagan sa atong nasud. Wala pud ni sila nag-exert og effort para motabang pagsolbad sa problema sa ilang komunidad. Mao nga kun sawayon ang ilang lugar, OK ra sa ila. Kay wala may kahago nga ma-balewala kay wa man sila'y gihimo. Kaning mga wala maapektahi aning videoha, mga wala pud ni sila'y paki-alam bisan gitamay/gigamit na ang ilang nasud sa mga abusadong langyaw. Dili nuon tanan, pero mao ni ang kasagaran.

sakto ka bai dili nana ma lalis na daghan jud concerned individuals ug group nga nagbuhat para mo nindot ang pinas pero sa gipakita sa amerkano didto lawm jud ayo ang problema kay kita man gud mismo ang problema. ang mindset man gud nato nga ay pwede rana uy tuo baka. nya mas daghan ang ingani nga mindset bai kaysa sa ganahan mo uswag ug motabang.

pinoy maypagka gahi pud jud raba tag ulo ug maypagka selfish pud.(tanan race naa ana nga traits pero mas hardcore ta ahaha) murag ang point jud didto kay insensitive kaayo ta para sa uban wala tay paki kung unsa sila basta ok ta sa atong gibuhat.

di man pud ingato ka bugat iyang mga reklamo sa pilipinas kay tinuod man pud jud bai makita man pud sa iyang video kung mo tanaw lang ka calmly mas magkatawa ka kaysa ma suko ug maglagot. heheh.

But he is not in his home country. Para sa tag-iya aning mga manoka, mas bililhon pa ang mga manok kaysa kanong nasaag anang lugara. Dili dapat magbuot ang kano kay dili na iyang lugar. Nasaag lang siya diha. Kun dili niya gusto makadungog og tingog sa manok, magpalayo siya sa mga manok. Kay bisan asang lugara, motuktugaok gyud ang manok, dili mopaghot o mo-unga. Kun sabaan ka sa mga manok unya at the same time magpaduol pud ka nila, dili ang manok maoy problema kundili ang imong utok.

sa manok pa bai mas himason paman gali ang manok kaysa asawa. ahaha. kultura naman gud nato murag na culture shock lang tong amercano sa manok kay sila maghuna2 man gud sila sa ilang silang kung dili ba mahasul diri sa atoa kay sharing is loving man. inig dominggo sa buntag usa ra ka silingan ang magpatukar ug sounds perting kusoga maka dungog na ang usa ka baryo, libre na kuryente tanan.ahaha. pero kung maghuna2 lang jud kay mahulog gihapon na mostly jud nato insensitive para sa welfare sa uban. atoa kay bahala na siya uy problema nana nila. sad bad true.

[labyrinthbw]

mao nay pag ingnon nga KEVER niya, hilabti ang asawa ayaw lang ang manok!

seriously, naa man pud cya points for us to ponder. like kanang littering. sus labi na dha sa colon. dli jud kamao manghipos sa ilang mga sagbot oi. maayo gani ang ok-ok ra nakit-an sa americano didto sa mango ave. kay kung nasaag pa cya sa colon, ka kita jud cya ug ilaga nga murag iring kadak-a!

[JX]

Whether or not the people behind the video made money from it is neither here nor there. Pray tell, how is what they did any different from Lourd de Veyra’s tongue in cheeck mockumentaries? He probably made money off of them too.

Ahh yes, who says they are different? In its essence, WOTL only showed the negative side of Manila.. Jimbo showed Cebu's.. then both say hey its not nice here in the Philippines..
If I may point out, De veyra is a Filipino citizen, he has certain rights and privileges Jimbo cant have.. do you agree? he's just here on permits in case we forget..

And tourism? Any incoming tourist to the Philippines already knows what it's like here--we are after all a developing nation. So the video takes absolutely nothing from tourism efforts in this country, not unless you're implying that tourists expect the images and videos on ads by the DOT to depict the ENTIRE state of the country. No, tourists aren't naive.

Right.. take it up to the advertising department.. but just to set your expectations.. things dont work that way.. Heck even in election campaigns you have to strike at the right moment of mud slinging for it to work.. Remember Villar? Spending millions and millions in advertising, he was very popular months before the elections, ranking in the higher ups.. yet with just one ugly advertising just weeks before the election, he got pawned. Remember KONY2012? they even got the support of the worlds most powerful man.. now what happened?

O rly? As far as I know, the "the blacks, hispanics, latinos" don't react as negatively as Filipinos do when the media or entertainment industry portrays them in a negative light. When's the last time you hear Hispanics throw a hissy fit when their immigrant status is made fun of? When's the last time Korean immigrants cried foul when they're portrayed in film as laundromat owners? And the people from industrialized Asian countries are too busy too care what one American thinks. They're too busy working in a PROSPEROUS COUNTRY. Even people Thailand, another developing country, didn't really care about the unflattering scenes depicted in the Hangover 2, which was shot in the country.

hmm.. interesting.. take a good look at the different reactions here in istorya.. we have this debate for that same reason.. case in point, we all have this different reactions. We are people, just like everybody else.. I see you have the same take in the video, just because you have seen the ugly side of cebu and manila, you then agree its not that nice here.. You see that I didnt laugh off from the mockumentary and posted my reactions here, you concluded then that every filipino is like that.. Do you not matter?

But Filipinos, ah we threw a fit just because of a Desperate Housewives episode. We cry foul just because one American happens to highlight the negative aspects of this country.

Again, everybody didnt cry foul.. It was just the same as this.. debates and arguments, different point of views.. For the most part, those who didnt are really incompetent, so that was the wise thing for them to do.. While others just enthymematically understood with the incongruity, making anti-claims under laughter..

[kristianpallar]

REPOST.

The people behind the video has succeeded in their purpose of the production . That is evident because people talked either about the person or the video .

What he said about Cebu and referring to the Philippines is a mere for " fun" out of ignorance and bias . Why ?

- If I dont see other videos containing the same essence of the talked about video why you disliked it in the coming days or weeks then it is an obvious just for fun video's out of boredom . I have been to all countries found in the middle east , south east asia and the pacific , north and south America and I can easily make a list that contains 21 kabuok why I dont like that specific country .

- A true and real critic has all the freedom of speech specially if its not libelous but the moment you involve uneccessary cuss words , you can clearly and justifiable conclude that the person behind the video deserves no respect even from his or her fellow countrymen . Isnt it obvious ?

- Although what he said was true , we cant deny the facts because these are real and we all know it . Mao na gitawag ug SAD TRUTH and he was successful in his intent to be talked about because of the scenario's going on . Instead na mag lalis mo diri due to opinionated outlooks , you guys should take it like a real man . Absorb it constructively .

Credits to the original poster.

[JX]

para nako ang uban didto iyang gipang sulti kay eye opener ra. tinuod man jud tanan iyang gibutang didto wala man tay angay kasukan.

example katong guard na ga cap2 nya abli2 sa bag ni wala gae gi tanaw para ingnon lang gud na gi kapkapan ug gi ablihan ang bag. sakto jud iyang line nga "So what was he searching for?" ayha na raba mo stricto ug kay2 sa bag ug kap2 sa lawas kung naa nay nahitabo. kung naa nay nabuthan.

sa cr pud sakto pud sya mostly sa atong cr diri kay hugaw jud ug dili comfortable gamiton.

sa basura pud sakto sad siya gabaha ang plastic ug hugaw sa atong dan samot na kung naay mga celebration like fiesta ang mga tao di nakahibaw mo labaw ug tarong sa ilang mga basura.

sa mga dispatcher pud sakto jud kaayo iyang line nga "People expects tips for the tiniest task" ok rata kung mo tabang ug tarong uban kay tanawon ra raba ka nya ayha ra mo duol kung naka gawas naka.ahaka jud.
waiting for the goodness..ahahaha.

sa mga lady boys sad uban ani nila hasul kaayo kasakay sa jeep sikit kaayo niya kuwang nalang hikapon ka face to face. not to offend anyone pero naa lang jud uban manyak kaayo.

sa motor sad sakto siya pero ok raman kay mga aftermarket products mana dili lang na uso sa ilaha. katawa lang jud ko sa iyang lines nga "they are glorified scooters, they are not even motorcycles they just put a loud exhaust on it so that it sounds as a f****** harley" ahaha.. igo man pud tag apil.ahaks.ahaha.

sa abog sakto pud siya abog jud kaayo diris atoa tungod pud sa atong climate samotan.

Pero di ta angay ma sakitan kay tinuod man naa pud syay back up sa iyang gipang sulti nya dili buhat2 ra. pasalamat gae ta 20 ra iyang na ingon nga daghan paman jud kaayo.

besides naa man jud two sides tanan lugar dili raman sa pilipinas even sa mga developed countries naa pud silay worst scene didto dili lang kita. ang nakalahi lang dili sila masakitan sa ilang mga bati mas ganahan nila i.improve.

katong iyang mga gisulti di ko motoo wala ato sa japan,thailand,china, samot ang india bisag asa diri sa asia or even sa ilaha sa america naa to sa tanan parts sa kalibotan every city, every country lain2 lang jud ug scene kay lain2 man tag culture.

mao ng chill lang ta kay truth hurts jud. besides 20 rato naa man pud thousands nga nindot diris pilipinas.^^D

bisan asa naa jud ni bisan sa iyang yutang natawhan.. ang nakalahi lang kay bisita lang siya dire, gilakop na pa gyud ang tibuok nasod sa madauton nga imahe.. para lang mosikat..