Annoying Local Behavior

[OnMyWay]

28 minutes ago, Gator said:

That’s because when they go back next week they’ll silently confess and be forgiven. So now they can rinse and repeat all their bad behavior knowing they’ll be forgiven! No shame. 

Actually I should not paint with a broad brush.  There are many exceptions.  I have a good Filipino friend who is one and that is probably why we get on well.

[Freebie]

1 hour ago, RBM said:

I do same as walk a lot here, what really pi........me off is after stopping for them less than 10% would give a thank you gesture........

I ocassionally  say " you are welcome " and when they look at me with that wide mouth open look say " no your welcome , it was my pleasure to stop for you. No need to say thankyou.. none at all. " lol

[Tommy T.]

21 hours ago, Old55 said:

Like you JJ, we have low tolerance for constant barking dogs and pity them held in small cages. It's inhumane cruel and totally unacceptable that civilized people treat animals in that regard. This is something I don't understand about Filipinos. 

The very loud motorbikes and loudspeakers set at 11 can be a nuisance. I've a theory most Filipinos suffer hearing loss due to noise pollution and don't actually realize how loud they are. Generally speaking Filipinos have little regard for how noise affects others around them.

Agreed.... L also bemoans the way people mistreat their dogs - small cages or tied on short chains or ropes in sun or shade.

Agreed also about the hearing loss... Considering how loud we hear some  - "music" boom boom boom boom! - we also wonder... I listened to super loud rock music when young so cannot really complain....except that now my hearing is not so good and the tinnitus drives me crazy at times...

To continue the theme - and L agrees 100% - Filipinos "generally" do not really seem to care about how their behaviour affects others around them. It's as if they are the center of the universe and the rest is not important... I have had so many instances of driving down a small road in my small SUV when a huge Hilux or Fortuna starts coming in the opposite direction. They rarely back up, but will flash lights telling me (I imagine) to back up to give them way...
 

Yet, person to person, they are often the friendliest and most helpful people I have ever met.... go figure!

[mountainside]

6 hours ago, Onemore52 said:

I was discussing this with a taxi driver In Sydney Australia who gave me these words of wisdom 

“ if it wasn’t for all the police patrols, red light cameras, cameras everywhere watching every move we make, the hefty fines and loss of driving privileges  it would be exactly the same here”.

Folks in Viet Nam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, maybe Cambodia, and the Philippines have smiled at me and said:  "No police, no helmet."

[Kingpin]

I think any discussion of behavior here needs to consider the two classes, lower and upper. Those without power, and those with. Myself and most expats I know don't interact with powerful Filipinos (except for the occasional power-tripping ahole at BI) and we're thankful for it. 

5 hours ago, OnMyWay said:

the day to day rudeness you see in the Philippines,

In the Philippines they actually have intersections without lights or even signs. Trying that in any big Western city would be an experiment in road-rage.

 

5 hours ago, OnMyWay said:

the elites control everything.  Politics, retail, education, etc.  The lower class is kept low on purpose.

And the lower class accepts it, that's the entire point; they're an accepting, content populace, that's what makes the nation, the people, and potential partners so attractive for expats.

 

 

[Kingpin]

2 hours ago, Tommy T. said:

a huge Hilux or Fortuna starts coming in the opposite direction. They rarely back up, but will flash lights telling me (I imagine) to back up to give them way...

Proving the point about the upper class, but they don't reflect the majority of the population, who also see them as what they are; 'hambug' (arrogant).

[BrettGC]

8 hours ago, RBM said:

Last Sunday was taking a rest near the car after a 3 hour hike. Young Filipino grinning from ear to ear  on a loud crappy XRM went flying past me, turned around and repeated, appeared specially for me as he was grinning at me while flying past around 80KM. 

Again turning around and came roaring up road, no helmet or footwear, this time just past me seemed his chain I suspect  came off and wrapped around spokes.  Bike lost rear and scattered all over the road, some how he was able to get up, suspect broken leg as unable to walk, heaps of gravel rash. 

I normally would be first to assist, not sure why how ever i did nothing, maybe as his stupidity was more than I could handle, there were others around and some, (not all) went to help. I jumped in car and left, was worried some how I would be blamed.

Darwinism in action?

[Major Tom]

It’s not really behavior, but I am annoyed when I use bathrooms at SM Malls, since there is typically no soap, no paper towels, and sometimes no toilet paper. As far as toilet paper, I have to bring my own.

[Tommy T.]

5 hours ago, Major Tom said:

It’s not really behavior, but I am annoyed when I use bathrooms at SM Malls, since there is typically no soap, no paper towels, and sometimes no toilet paper. As far as toilet paper, I have to bring my own.

Recently at an S & R I needed to use the toilet. Usually the CRs at S & R are tidy and clean. This time, I was disgusted when I lifted the lid and saw big, dirty shoe-prints on the seat! But I was in a hurry and had no choice but to use it. At least there was a huge, commercial roll of TP to wipe off the seat!

[BrettGC]

43 minutes ago, Tommy T. said:

Recently at an S & R I needed to use the toilet. Usually the CRs at S & R are tidy and clean. This time, I was disgusted when I lifted the lid and saw big, dirty shoe-prints on the seat! But I was in a hurry and had no choice but to use it. At least there was a huge, commercial roll of TP to wipe off the seat!

This is why I always carry a small packet of wet wipes everywhere.