Gas Posted April 21, 2020 Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, graham59 said: It appears you have misunderstood the 'family' system in the Phils. Family members take care of one another whenever possible, rather than being selfish. Not sure what you mean. I understand the family system very well in the Philippines. Did i say that anybody was being selfish? I was merely pointing out that a lot of country folk rely on relatives in the city for cash when there is a problem.? Edited April 21, 2020 by Gas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygoodfellow Posted April 21, 2020 Posted April 21, 2020 1 hour ago, graham59 said: It does get old, you know Don't we all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Chamberlain Posted April 21, 2020 Posted April 21, 2020 Sorry I confused you, the pic is the building & the pool when it arrives is just a plastic one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tukaram (Tim) Posted April 21, 2020 Posted April 21, 2020 12 hours ago, graham59 said: It appears you have misunderstood the 'family' system in the Phils. Family members take care of one another whenever possible, rather than being selfish. They do... but in my experience most families do rely on someone working in the city, or OFW, to send money. Just a fact of life in the Filipino economy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham59 Posted April 21, 2020 Posted April 21, 2020 32 minutes ago, Tukaram (Tim) said: They do... but in my experience most families do rely on someone working in the city, or OFW, to send money. Just a fact of life in the Filipino economy. I wouldn't say MOST. But then neither of us (or anyone else ?) has stats for this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Mike J Posted April 21, 2020 Forum Support Posted April 21, 2020 13 hours ago, graham59 said: We'll have a really nice pool round the back, once the rainy season gets into full swing . We have a small pool but it is empty because we cannot buy enough bleach to keep the water safe. Only the very small bottles are available and there is a limit on those. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Tommy T. Posted April 22, 2020 Forum Support Posted April 22, 2020 Ah... but urine is supposedly pure and free of impurities... so???? Yeah... I forgot... the smell... and who wants to play in yellow water? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBM Posted April 22, 2020 Posted April 22, 2020 22 hours ago, graham59 said: It appears you have misunderstood the 'family' system in the Phils. Family members take care of one another whenever possible, rather than being selfish. There are sadly quite often exceptions to this, I know first hand of cases. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tukaram (Tim) Posted April 22, 2020 Posted April 22, 2020 10 hours ago, graham59 said: I wouldn't say MOST. But then neither of us (or anyone else ?) has stats for this. Which is why I said "but in my experience" ha ha Every family, I know, that has a car - either has an OFW or a foreigner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support scott h Posted April 22, 2020 Forum Support Posted April 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, Tukaram (Tim) said: has a car - either has an OFW or a foreigner you forgot to add OFW, foreigner and 3 able bodied, unemployed brothers sitting at home 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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