bastonjock Posted February 6, 2018 Posted February 6, 2018 22 hours ago, stevewool said: And what was your answer to this lady I told her that my buddy really wanted to visit the Phil's so I reluctantly agreed to go with him ;-) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Mike J Posted February 6, 2018 Forum Support Posted February 6, 2018 20 hours ago, hk blues said: It would be interesting to know what the 'return rate' for people moving to other countries is. We seem to have established that figure as 50% within 5 years (IIRC) for here. We all have a vested interest in proving the Naysayers wrong, it would be good to have some numbers to back that up. I would not be surprised if a lot of the naysayers are people who would like to leave but feel they cannot. This makes for a bad attitude, that leads to complaining, that leads to never making friends, and can end up in a sort of mental/emotional death spiral. I think that complaining about life does not make life any better, it just drives away others with a positive outlook, and attract others who have the same complaints. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Mike J said: I would not be surprised if a lot of the naysayers are people who would like to leave but feel they cannot. This makes for a bad attitude, that leads to complaining, that leads to never making friends, and can end up in a sort of mental/emotional death spiral. I think that complaining about life does not make life any better, it just drives away others with a positive outlook, and attract others who have the same complaints. I'd agree with most of that. I put myself in the 'normal' category - when I'm feeling good with life in general, I see the blue sky and the warmth of the sun - when I'm not on top of the world, I feel the sweat and dann humidity! Wether we like it or not, or agree with it or not, the Philippines is a place where those without any knowledge of it have an instinctive negative attitude towards. I know what I know, see what I see and feel what I feel and choose to remain - warts and all. Realistically, if i had a better option I'd take it - who wouldn't? But I don't and that makes me happy enough to stay. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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