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pyool kraysis edisyon
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for me its the "Chinita" BYD salesladies
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>>2873730
>the smartest humans on the island
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>>2873738
>im the resident incel
>and have a hateboner for Filipinos
gotcha
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>>2873741
Last time I was here, I recall reading cuba anon's story about sitting on a park bench at night when a man pushing a woman in a wheelchair approaching him and started chatting. That must've been like 4 months ago...
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>>2873722
The title is missing "/phg/". Please redo this.
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>>2873722
beautiful
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>>2873738
do you mind spending your time on something more productive?
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>>2873722
Dead general, dead country, dead travel scene. Vietnam is popping off though
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>>2873770
>dead
I also prefer traveling without being surrounded by chinks and smelly jeets
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Today God tested my fidelity to my wife. We were observing the sunset along the beach, and suddenly in my peripheral vision I see three literal 10/10 model tier girls in tight bikinis taking pics of each other kneeling with their asses out.
It was one of the most difficult ordeals I have been challenged and I had to fight the urge to look at them so hard.
In the end I succeeded but damn…DAMN. I really have a soft spot for women in such attires.
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Flips are so stupid they can't even make a thread on 4chan without supervision.
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>>2873828
shut up, fat nerd
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Just arrived in cebu. My driver complained about oil prices and that he has 2 kids to feed.
I remembered grab has an audio recording thing and I suppose they can't solicit tips.
We got his per day fee for driving but then he forgot to give me his details as he took our bags out lol
Didn't think I'd be able to hear roosters from my balcony
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>>2873770
>dead travel scene
youre just not cool enough to be invited loser
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Been reading phg threads for a while saying service is shit. How can it be when every place has 1 dude and 15 of his cheerful cousins there waiting around?
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>>2873854
Philippines and Laos, two countries where rooster noises are 24/7 and inescapable
>>2873868
Poor service = they don't want you as a customer
Resentment of single white males can be very high. PH is the only country I've been to where I'm assumed to be a coomer just because I am a solitary white male.
>>2873776
The rampant exhaust fumes burn your nose. You barely smell anything if you spend enough time outside here.
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>>2873862
>standing around
:/
>standing around, other country
:O
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>>2873868
Ignore the schizo. Service is poor when the boss isnt around because no filipino is paid well enough to give max effort.
Service is excessive and grating when boss is in, because filipinos believe in performative behavior instead of consistent quality.
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>>2873883
I don’t disagree but this might actually be a more global phenomenon. My wife is a store manager and has to deal with exactly the same kind of shit. Whenever it’s her day off, the KPIs go to shit and there’s always something going on requiring her attention. This is an all white workplace btw, though in fairness they’re all zoomers.
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>>2873862
why are they all westerners
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>>2873927
Its a surf town
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>saw a drunk white dude flirting with a local "chick"
>after years of training I was able to identify "her" as a kinda inconspicuous ladyboy, being able to mask the voice acceptably
>laughed at this observation for myself at the time but in hindsight I feel like I should have intervened incase he was completely unaware of the winer under that skirt
Do you all think he was unaware, or was he just where he wanted to be?
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>>2873927
these are the typical trust fund college kids who got bored of Saint-Tropez or Ibiza and want to go to a far away vacation spot that hasn't been discovered. If you're a manila frequenter- even if you are wealthy, the locals are very territorial and they won't let you flirt lel.
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>>2873974
>Do you all think he was unaware, or was he just where he wanted to be?
god only knows xd
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>>2873989
J E F F R E Y
E
F
F
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E
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BTW just got approached near my hotel by a very hot, girl?? As tall as me (5'8" manlet middleweight). It was a man right? Voice sounded fine
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>>2874032
>asking this question
bro you’re not ready for this
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>>2874033
I mean I know it was a prozzie. And I'm familiar with trannies, even semi passing ones in the west.
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At my McBeach ready to leave and it's only been 2 days.
Yes I have booked other less touristy stays so inb4
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>>2874114
kek where is this?
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>>2874115
Cebu Mactan.
>play games to win a free mocktail
Come join me, I'm ready to McKMS
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Amazing weather tho. Not even remotely humid.
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>>2874116
lmao wtf, but seriously if you’re already in Cebu, check out Malapascua. It’s kinda a less developed Boracay, but still very pretty and if scuba is your thing, it’s a great place to see sharks. Boat trips to Kalanggaman island also goes from there which is another noice paradise.

Otherwise there’s also Moalboal with a permanent school of sardines, shitton of waterfalls nearby (including canyoning), and some hiking opportunities. Bantayan is also good.
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>>2874118
True, was pleasantly surprised when I arrived, I don’t even need AC during daytime. That’s a juxtaposition to my long layover in Bangkok which is absolutely unbearable to be outside in for more than 30min around this time of the year.

Last time I was here was during El Niño which was also hellish.
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>>2874123
I did the sardine/turtle thing in moalboal combined after canyoneering which was pretty incredible. We paid a stupid amount because unprepared and money lol.
Wrecked me for a city retard. But we made good time through the waterfalls and trails. Our driver was playing Indian driving simulator and took 25% off the 8 hour travel time.
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>>2873745
/trv/ is so slow you'll never have to scroll the catalog far to find your thread
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>>2874128
>Our driver was playing Indian driving simulator and took 25% off the 8 hour travel time.
Woah bro he was able to play AND drive at the same time?
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>>2873882
>standing around
It's called socializing. It's how normies get laid without having to pay
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>>2874130
Half the trip was on the opposite side of the road, across double lines (merely a suggestion).
Bought him a coffee on the way back and I think we shaved off a few extra percent.
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So there’s this new halohalo franchise I was told about called Bebang. My sister-in-law bought for me, my wife, my mother-in-law and herself. I have to admit it was VERY DELICIOUS and refreshing, but here’s the thing:
>average serving is 650cal, basically a whole meal
>I finished all of mine
>650cal
>it’s so good that my wife feeds me a sizeable chunk of hers
>probably 100-200cal
>mother-in-law is tiny, like 4’7, so she could barely finish half. I decided to finish it for her
>~320cal
>same with sister in law, a bit less though
>~250cal
>total estimated calories I consumed: 1,400

This does not accounts for
>the breakfast I ate
>the lunch(which I also helped finish)
>the Quickly I had just an hour prior
>the dinner afterwards which was a big BBQ feast

I’m not always like this, but jeez looking back I was a gluttonous fuck yesterday.
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>>2873974
insectoid cock is tasty
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>>2874138
Is it sweet like EVERY FUCKING THING HERE?
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>>2874132
So they're paying with their time, energy, and dignity.
Still paying.
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>>2874143
What color is your dignity?
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>>2874142
bro stop eating jollibee spaghetti everyday
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>>2874146
Adobo. Sweet
Pancit. Sweet
Fucking bread. Sweet
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>>2874151
>Adobo. Sweet
>Pancit. Sweet
You fucking what?
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>>2874146
Also I went to jollibee for old time's sake and got a champ burger about an hour ago. Threw it up as soon as I got back to my hotel. Tasted like a 7-11 burger. Waited 20+ mins for it too
One and done. It was actually surprising how disgusting it was
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>>2874152
You think there is no sugar in the onions/oyster sauce? I just can't do it. This was a jungle meal and they still load that shit up
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>>2874154
>You think there is no sugar in the snoy/oyster sauce?
>snoy sauce
>sugar
>oyster sauce
>in adobo/pancit
The level of retardation of some people on this board never ceases to amaze me
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>>2874156
>don't believe your lying tongue
Is your post some weird irony? Everything here is laden with sugar you fat sack of shit. I can tell because I actually eat well at home
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>>2874159
>gets retarded post proven wrong
>"n-no you’re lying! it’s sugar everywhere!"
>refuses to prove anecdotes
bro wtf lmao
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>>2874160
>""""""""proven""""""""
Kill yourself
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>>2874161
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>>2874163
You argue like a woman and your logic is retarded. Great job. Badbye
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>2874164
actually seething. Sad!
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>>2874114
That's some remarkably good air quality.
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>>2874151
No really, what dishes do even have sugar?
All I can think of is tocino, tapa and longanisa which is probably every single foreigners introduction to flip food because they are the most common breakfast dishes.
Then spaghetti of course. Aside from that, I can’t really think of anything other than desserts(obviously) and occasional instances where sweetness is added, like pineapple juice in adobo which actually makes it quite better.
As for bread, you may have a point to some degree but first of all, why are you eating bread in Asia and second, some freshly baked pandesal sold in sari-sari can be really good, particularly if they have a slight crust and dusted with semolina.
In either case, I don’t think adding sugar to food is a Philippines-exclusive thing. Sugar is a very common ingredient in Thai and Chinese cooking, I think even Japan use sugar quite alot, though I do admit that sometimes the silog dishes mentioned first can occasionally be too sweet.
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>>2874203
Cebu City isn’t as polluted as Manila as they don’t have that many surplus ancient ISUZU diesel jeepneys
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Yeah
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>>2874136
FAT FUCK
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>>2873770
One of the main reasons I prefer this country is that it hasn’t become a euro normie roastie colony(yet). Can’t stand these people.
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>>2874153
Apologize to The Bee right now you pathetic little worm
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How safe is Angeles City. Is the crime overblown or a real threat to tourists/expats?

It seems to be mainly Koreans and Asians born in the west that are targeted there but I want to know how safe it is for whiteys.
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>>2874347
It’s debauchery capital but also indeed where the bulk of the crime towards foreigners occur, albeit it’s way less common now so a bit overblown. Most of the targets also seem to be dudes who have lived there for many years.

In all honesty unless if you are a deprived coomer, I don’t see the appeal of this place. Most of the bar girls are those scraped from the bottom of the barrel with looks not good enough for higher end customers. Many are also fat(not in a hot way), and the only guys there will be out of touch boomers who think they are scoring high today.
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>>2874347
Not worth going there anymore. Watch a recent walking video from there, it's all jeets
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>>2874347
Even the smallest guesthouses have security guards on duty 24/7. That tells you a lot about the nature of the place. People on the street are very cagey and untrustworthy, but nobody's gonna stick a knife in your ribs. The most prevalent crime is scamming. Food is awful, even if you pay a lot of money.

I wish I explored the surrounding nature while I was in Angeles. Not sure how you'd get out into the hills without your own transport. Trikes charge extortionate rates for foreigners. 200 pesos to go 2.5 km is typical, and even after bargaining they refuse to budge for less than 150. You can only imagine what they will charge for a touristic excursion.
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>>2874256
That’s it basically. He’s just retarded
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>>2873730
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Just started tinder. All the hot ones are trannies RIP $30
I'll go to sleep and see what I find, but the first hour my heart sank. Can't even beat my dad in finding a passable filipina
First shopping pic for my airbnb lmao
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>>2874256
Maybe it was kecap manis instead of söy. Maybe I have a gene that makes all shit taste sweet.
t. no ice cream, no milk chocolate, no sweets ottermode
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>>2874506
>Just started tinder. All the hot ones are trannies RIP $30
this is not the play kek. You'll just meet up with some hoodlums in some shady hotel and get stabbed. Don't do "Western" dating apps.
>but the first hour my heart sank. Can't even beat my dad in finding a passable filipina
because you actually have to go out where people are cool and the local educated Filipina actually want to meet foreigners. Like >>2873862
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>>2874577
>"mostly British"
Absolutely fucking disgusting
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>>2874577
>hoodrat
Not after that. I got my bearings now, met a lot of people today. Got a date tonight with a nice marilag girl I think thats right?. Creative type, can hold a convo
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>>2874577
Moalboal was full of whiteoids.
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>>2874604
No its a good thing. It keeps them contained in one remote shitty little area where they wont spill out.
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>>2874609
But it’s El Nido, it was one of my fav places. I don’t want fucking chavs and caked slags to ruin it.
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>>2873722
Does the hanging around milk tea and meryenda shops to talk to plaid skirted cuties method still work?
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>>2874765
I guess? Why wouldn’t it?
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For me, it’s Mang Inasal
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>>2874803
I hate the taste of unflavored rice. Doesn't matter if you eat a pinch of rice with a piece of tasty barbecue, it's still unflavored and gross.
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>>2874809
That’s what the chicken oil is for you Goddamn retard
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What actual reason is there to visit the Philippines as a tourist.
Like if I, as a mid 20s white guy, told people I was solo traveling to Vietnam, or even Thailand, they'd understand and could imagine many reasons other than just sex. But if I told them Philippines, they'd immediately question me because there's nothing there for tourists besides beaches but those are only for honeymooners not solo incels.
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>>2874890
>>2873862
>>2874577
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>>2874890
>What actual reason is there to visit the Philippines as a tourist.
If you're this shallow and not into world history, or not an avid outdoorsman, probably not for you then. Stay at the gooner countries like Thailand and get your ladyboys.
>there's nothing there for tourists besides beaches
well NO SHIT. Its literally an island nation comprised of thousands of islands with a mix of modern and traditional sea-faring people. The fuck is wrong with this nigga
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I think I’m addicted…
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>>2874890
>there's nothing there for tourists besides beaches
This is literally the reason why probably 90% of people travel to another country, regardless of being group or solo travelers, especially from cold hellholes like UK and Northern Europe.
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>>2874933
>hand to mouth action
Former smoker?
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>>2874890
People assume I'm there to fuck poor pinays. I just wanted a cheap summer holiday, get a tan and drink insane amounts of piss like when I was 20.
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>>2874934
I have seen a few white 35yo+ cat ladies on holiday here. Going absolutely buckwild in bars. Have had a chat but I think they just want no strings foreign brown cock.
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>>2874972
Never smoked, not an alcoholic and never done drugs
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>>2874973
There are enough white tourists in Siargao and Palawan for you to blend in
also
>caring what other people think about you
CRINGE!
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>>2874995
It's an observation, not a mission statement
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>>2874810
Chicken oil, the fuck? That is clearly a dry piece of chicken with not a single drop of gravy for the rice to soak up. Filipinos are such flavorlets. They unironically want the rice to be plain so it dilutes the flavor of the grilled chicken.
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>>2875010
Jesus Fucking Christ you mong, circled in red is the chicken oil which is from the spice-infused chicken fat dripping off the chicken while grilling. You’re supposed to put it on the rice you colossal buffoon.
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>>2874973
>I just wanted a cheap summer holiday, get a tan and drink insane amounts
people do that there in the Philippines already? Whats stopping you? Even Japanese Yakuza do it, webm related
>>2875010
>Filipinos are such flavorlets
you sound like a sheltered bitchmade who never eats anything exciting
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>>2875010
>That is clearly a dry piece of chicken with not a single drop of gravy for the rice to soak up
>bro thinks inasal is dry
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Is Poblacion Makati good for nightlife or is it just a coomer central?
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>>2875318
I've partied there- its an excellent nightlife spot. I thought I was talking to local chicks but ended up talking to girls from Los Angeles anyway kek. Many foreigners there. Met some Aussies.
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>>2875151
Yes it is clearly dry. When you eat chicken masala or mughlai or any of the other 30 different chicken preparations here in India, you get an entire bowlful of gravy to dip your chapati and pour over your rice. Same with the lunch rice plate, you pour so much dal and rasa over your rice that it floods the plate. If for some reason you ran out, they refill it for you. None of this filipino bullshit of one spoonful of grease in a cup, plus a bunch of onions sauce and vinegar.
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>>2875346
>saar all bbq chicken is dry saar must have benchod curry dip saaar
-9999999 izzat for being a dunny kruger retard jeet
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>>2875374
What is your fixation with refusing to admit that dry chicken is dry? It's a simple and obvious truth. You flips are delusional, you eat such crap food that even the most mediocre piece of grilled chicken with plain rice is some kind of ZOMG amazing flavorfest to you.
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>>2875440
Nigga what do you expect of the Philippines for a bunch of mountainous scattered islands with more seas than land, which has even much less farmland, that it would have the farm-food culture of India or Thailand which has vast flat lands full of irrigated river basins? You really expect a fish to fly? LOL! If you are in the Philippines eat seafood where the quality is better DUH. Also nigga, the Chicken was domesticated by Filipinos and Southeast Asians waaay before it reached India. Flightless birds only survive in islands without predators, and its domestication was fast-tracked by Austronesian sailors breeding them as portable food sources.
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You don't even need to fly across the pacific to visit the Philippines. Just go to Canada.
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>2875440
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>>2875444
wasted trips, faggot
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>>2875346
>using pajeet diarrhea food as a benchmark
SAAR

>>2875440
Is food quality in jeetland so dogshit that chicken thighs are dry?
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>>2875444
>an essay
Didn’t read lol

>>2875464
That’s the least of Calgary’s concern. What is catastrophic is the 2nd placer.
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>>2875536
after visiting Montreal, I'd say the Africans are the biggest problem. They are so fucking sketchy and unpredictable. One was in the women's washroom at Alexis Nihon when my gf went to use it. I was to shoot their fucking brains out. ALL of them.
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>>2875537
Oh yeah nobody is denying niggers are the scourge of satan
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>>2874931
>shallow and not into world history
this. They love to waste time, huh?
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>>2874931
>gooner countries like Thailand and get your ladyboys.
Philippines has TONS of ladyboys.
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>>2875593
>ladyboys
yeah, you should know much about that, faggot. For some of us, there's plenty of chicks to choose from. These days, its tourist girls too.
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>>2875760
>fake tits
>influencer whore
It's a terrible example
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>>2873722
Would be great to visit, some of these beaches look amazing, but I'd feel so cringe associating with the sex-crazed boomers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny0Qx8uHXcE&t=1147s
"You wanna suntan? Let's get your thong"
And of course she can barely think and is just along for the hotel and restaurants.
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>>2875760
attention seeking whore
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>>2875760
>foreign chicks
This is what you do in these countries you don't chase the 85 iq peasant girls with hepatitis B you instead go on whatever apps and change all filters to white or blue eyes or something then you get these big tittied Euro or Russian sluts who will never touch any local guy and they fuck you the entire vacation especially if you have a nice place they want to stay at. As a bonus even the most Euro of euro chicks will speak better English than 90% of flips bongbong accent and they won't be staring at their phone the whole time unlike locals.

I used to see fit white guys with flip chix at the beach bars I went to and the entire time the girl is sitting there watching some soap opera or babbling away in bongotalk on FaceTime while the guy looked extremely annoyed
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For me, it's team CREAMLINE in the philippines women's volleyball
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>>2875785
> I used to see fit white guys with flip chix at the beach bars I went to and the entire time the girl is sitting there watching some soap opera or babbling away in bongotalk on FaceTime
Considering how I am 99% sure those guys’ personalities are like(including (You)), I’d probably do the same
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>>2875809
considering I am 99% sure how*
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>>2875809
What does the guy's personality have to do with anything? The girls are like that everywhere, with everyone. I'm convinced that mobiles have replaced babies in the minds of young women, and that's why the majority of young women the world over are refusing to have kids.
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uhm based?
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I wonder why filipino retards think that aggressively getting in your face is a good way to sell some stupid trinket or fake/expired medication?
I've been all over the world and encountered lots of annoying sellers, but flips actually block your path and stop you. That's really wild.
They cannot be selling any of this shit. There's just no way it works.
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>>2876663
wtf are you talking about
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>>2876663
>5'5' flip *blocks your path*
LMAO
I say no thanks and keep walking. Are you a tiny woman?
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>>2876671
Its obvious what I am talking about. You are a butthurt monkey.
>>2876750
Exactly. What are they hoping to accomplish by standing directly in my way? Ive had to physically remove them from my path. That isnt how you sell something to someone.
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Hide if you don't like blogposting or paragraphs

Overall rating 8/10 (probably because I've been well overdue for an overseas holiday) Everyone was friendly overall

NEVER fly Cebu Pacific internationally
I forget the plane (airbus of some sort) but it was a packed plane, they didn't have personal air vents and it was really fucking hot and dry. I think my body temp was raised to 39degC (fever territory). Coudn't sleep for more than an hour.
The domestic trip was okay as it was only a ~1 hr flight.

Mactan first, not as many tourists as I thought - perhaps due to israel's 3 day SMO - only a small smattering of old boomers with their local girls.
Our hotel in mactan was pleasant, not a huge impersonal hotel like in manila which I hate. No scrambled eggs for breakfast but eh. I survived on coffee, beers, korean BBQ and the occasional western slop.
We had one brownout which lasted like 3 mins and everything magically turned on with seemingly no cooldown time.

There was one beach available to hotel guests as anon posted earlier >>2875767
This was the one where they did a pop-up McBeach. I got a sensible tan under the 35degC sun. The international and local tourists girls on the beach weren't especially receptive to my laconic aussie manner.

The junk food a shit. A SHIT. Couldn't get a whopper with cheese in it. Jollibee is total shit. McDonalds had zero flavour, even the tomato sauce - could barely taste it. The beef unsurprisingly sucks so I hope you are a chicken enjoyer.
Avoided pork where I could because I was retardedly paranoid about getting brain parasites.

Canyoneering in Badian was 10/10 and the included filipino food was 10/10, snorkeling with sardines 5/10 only due to bad mask fit, insane driver who "I'll tell you everything about cockfighting but promise I don't gamble on cockfighting just trust me bro" was 10/10.

Picrel a flyer given to me by one of the cheerleaders at a nearby strip mall (never went).
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Highland tour was worth the USD 100 IMO. House of Lechon food was like 9/10 and I had to stop myself from finishing what we ordered. Seeing 8 wagies do tiktok dances for a birthday killed me.

Moving onto our airbnb in the city.

My mate and I got a penthouse in Cebu city. They 100% photoshop and use wide angle lenses for the listings but that's to be expected. Still fairly nice until the aircons started leaking pretty quickly because I imagine not installing a tundish and having major water pooling is a downstairs neighbour problem - especially when you are top floor.

I got a shitload of matches on tinder and had a date with a nice girl, but we didn't gel. Chatted to what I thought was quite a hot chick and moved it to whatsapp only to discover that she was a ladyboy.
Then I got about 4 separate whatsapp messages saying hey honey it's so and so we met on tinder (we didn't) - westener with money I guess. The ladyboy network must be pretty tight over there.
My other matches with actual women only got back to me after I was in Manila.

Went to Howling Dogs """""sports bar""""". They had a live band which gave a bit of legitimacy but just a dodgy joint overall. Bought a round of tequilas for a couple waitresses and myself. Another round? fuck it let's go. They bring it to the table and I grab one of their shots on purpose. Yup theirs was just water. Caused a bit of a fuss but CBF arguing over $5 so just paid the bill eventually.
The pizza was pretty good actually so I give them props on that.

The rest of Cebu city, just walked around, drank and relaxed.
We did go shooting which was pretty expensive but lots of fun for a noguns. No training to speak of lol but I fired a HERA arms 1911 .45 and a .44 taurus magnum. We walked out and remembered we didn't ask for the paper targets but CBF at that point. I feel like they should have offered us after our time.

Picrel I saw a lot of run down funfairs throughout the city. Kinda sad, but I guess that's the state of it.
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>>2876794
>>2876795
good on you for doing some legit tourism and not just prowling around mango square trying to get your tip wet all week
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>>2876797
I really enjoyed my time and plan to go back soon, maybe a couple more times. There's so much more I wanted to do but was just run ragged with the early canyoneering. Also I got some weird flu and blocked ears that I've only just now gotten over. I know there are better options, but it's just really nice getting to know a city.

Some other things:
Indoor bouldering at Ayala mall: pretty average - they are limited by ceiling height and the the progression in difficulty was a bit jagged. I am a fair bit out of practice though.

The good friday procession along the mactan circumferantial road was kinda incredible. Countless floats with detailed plaster icons etc and seemingly a 30min stream of people. I haven't yet looked into which church they started/ended at.

We tried walking to the tip of the peninsula from our hotel and the disparity of conditions was a little surprising (everywhere really as we soon found out). The shangri la and the movenpick- both top class hotels are surrounded by slums? I dunno what the correct word to describe them is. We got pretty close to the tip, but were eventually stopped at some hotel checkpoint.

TOPS lookout was nice but the entire level 2 filled with restaurants was blocked off. At midday. Also the tour only allowed 30mins or so per stop so I suggest if you do a structured tour, negotiate with your driver to skip some of the other itinerary items (fort san pedro, magellans cross, monument, yap house, cathedral) and spend more time at tops and little amsterdam. Just go to the city centre sights in your own time - they're all close together.

Got a haircut and shave in Cebu city for something like USD 5. Met an filo aussie girl in the seat next and we had a good chat. Didn't ask for her number because she was a fat. Regret it though, might have been nice to go out with some friends. Also, they had a rooster in the store which was funny.

another pic. a korean pirate ship or something at my McBeach
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>>2876778
No it appeared more like some incoherent schizo rambling. Did someone try to sell you meds?
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>>2876794
>>2876795
>>2876805
10/10 blog post m8, yer a good cunt aye
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>>2876750
KWAB
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>>2876805
Found the checkpoint we got stopped at.
I guess I could have have slipped the 3 guards fucking around a 1000 just to walk through for 5 mins?

Overall I think I may have been a bit too generous with tips. 150PHP grab? 100php tip. Day trip? 1000 PHP tip
Guide me for next time bros. I'm not american.
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>>2876841
P100 is really generous already. People will be very happy even with a P20 coin
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>>2876841
Why would you do that? Australia doesnt have a tipping culture. Dont tip just because you feel guilty over their poverty.
They dont feel genuine gratitude, only "I should increase the price because foreigners are rich and stupid". I promise you.
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>>2876811
Why is this dumbfuck flippoid ratmonkey in this thread talking to me? /Trv/ is for tourists and expats, not assblasted and mentally raped locals. Go back to /int/.

I am not going to buy your trinkets ratmonkey. Go now.
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>>2873927
they are aussies too poor to go to a nice place in bali.
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>>2876853
>schizo is so deranged over flips that he’s having a meltdown thinking I’m a flip
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>>2876894
Only a flip would be offended by a foreigner expressing annoyance at aggressive peddlers. Imagine your self hate being so deep that you larp as afam.
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My Filipina bussyboy said she loved me after a few days video chatting. What does this mean?
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>>2876750
LOL, why would you thank them for harassing you?
>>2876663
They don't actually block your path. In Philippines it is very common to come within extremely close proximity to strangers in a crowded public space. At the last moment, they will move aside just enough to avoid a collision. But Americans are used to having their bubble of personal space in public. So they feel blocked in when somebody comes close to them. Don't forget many Americans are fat as well, so they expect to be given a lot more space than usual when passing down a crowded sidewalk. With time in Asia, you learn to overcome that aversion to proximity.
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>>2876852
Foreigners in the Philippines all want to feel like a king lavishing money on his grateful subjects. You can bet you won't get much deferential treatment as a cheapskate there.
>>2876795
You paid some locals $100 USD just to drive you around the island?
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>>2877242
Yes they do block you. They regularly block people in Boracay and Palawan and stop them and bother them. I wouldnt complain if it didnt actually happen, but it does.

You are a stupid fuck for trying to tell me it never happened. Aggressive sellers are a common complaint.
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>>2877038
Wholesome :')
Don't break her gentle heart
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>>2877242
>LOL, why would you thank them for harassing you?
ESL pls go
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>>2877246
>You paid some locals $100 USD just to drive you around the island?
Yes. I am time-poor, cash rich. I'm not going to fuck about running around asking questions trying to find some cunt who will offer me value for money (for poors) for a driver who maybe won't steal my organs.
Yes, dipshit it's hyperbole. I value my time and just booked a thing through my hotel. I don't want to think on a holiday.
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>>2877385
>Yes they do block you.
>Aggressive sellers are a common complaint.
for tiny women
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>>2877438
>this is the hill im going to die on
>arguing that flip beach boys dont block you will harassing you to buy something
Fuck you are one dumb nigger
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>>2877020
Nah man, they’re such good people that I don’t like to see someone throw them all under the bus from one bad incident. Same goes when people talk shit about Thais and Vietnamese too here, and the occasional rant over Japanese too. It kinda hurts a little because they’ve genuinely been so kind. So I will always give them the benefit of the doubt when some noisy insufferable foreigner is complaining about them because from my experience they usually deserve it.

Either way, nobody has ever blocked me, but I’m 6’1 so that could be a factor. So if someone feels confident to block you there, what are you then? A 4’3 dwarf? Frodo, NZ is that way lmao.
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>>2877385
>They regularly block people in Boracay and Palawan and stop them and bother them
They may go up to you, wave their laminated seafood buffet menu or island hopping offers infront of you, but if you just say "no thank you"/"I just ate", continue to walk and ignore them past that, you won’t have to deal with them until you pass by there again. Repeat the process, it’s that simple. Sure it’s a bit annoying but touts are a third world thing unfortunately. Just ignore them bro. It has never been worse than a slight nuisance.
I can attest that having visited Boracay in April, the touts are way more tame than in 2022.
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What a weird fuck you are to claim it doesn't happen. I cannot fathom what sort of brain problem you have to deny a trivial yet objective bit of reality that tourists deal with every day, and one that keeps them from coming back.
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>>2877702
It doesn’t happen to me, or anyone I’ve seen. Never has anyone been held up by the touts in any agressive manner. Which is why I’m asking, do you have the stature of a hobbit? Or are you so autistic that if someone says "hey my friend" you enter a trance and cannot move?



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