Philippines
November 5th, 2009 | 
Author: The Philippines – Fun, Friendly, Filipinas!
The Philippines has a reputation as a fun filled island nation that has Filipinas on tap and available, yet can also be a dangerous place for the expat or tourist. As is often the case the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
It can be a dangerous place but no more so than any big city in North America or Europe and a lot safer than most. Unless you go out of your way looking for trouble you can spend a lifetime in the Philippines and never experience anything more traumatic than a ‘brown-out’ (what they call a power failure or blackout).
The Filipina, as the female Filipino is known, is a loving and loyal person indeed, yet there are plenty who are ever ready to part the naive and the gullible rich ‘Kano’ (Amerikano) from his many dollars. Even if you are not at all well off by your own country’s standards, in the Third World you are richer than they are and that is good enough for some!
How do you identify the scammers and the cheats? The danger signs and the cultural indicators? Follow the links on this page to a treasure trove of experience and wisdom because forewarned is forearmed.
This English speaking country nestled between Asia and the Pacific is not the place for a first timer to choose to settle in or retire to unless they have done their research and due dilligence, perhaps even spent a few months there on vacation. For those old Asia-hands though, that first cold San Miguel will barely touch the sides and you will enjoy the familiar ‘I’m home!’ feeling just an hour after leaving Nino Acquino International Airport in Manila. Even if you are just waiting in transit to fly on to Cebu or ‘Fly The Bus’ to Angeles, you will immediately start to relax and feel those years roll off your shoulders. Welcome to da Pilipeens!
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