Quote: (10-19-2018 02:07 PM)Jefferson Wrote:
Some more "truths" about the Philippines:
The real reason the economy of the Philippines is not excelling is not low IQ, the weather or chronic obesity (lol), it is the fact that the Philippines were fucked over by the USA, who only allowed the country to become independent a few decades ago. Naturally the building of proper institutions was hampered by hundreds of years of colonial exploitation. In addition the fragmented island nature of the country makes transport difficult. To this day the Philippines does not have a united language, its people remain fragmented linguistically.
The country is still developing and very much going in the right direction. Thankfully it avoided an idiotic civil war that caused catastrophe and hundreds of thousands of dead, like the US had to go through shortly after its independence.
Having said that a lot of women are semi-pro, and habitual liars, like everywhere. There is corruption, like everywhere, including America.
Even so, it is much more acceptable to a Filipina if you are 20 years older than her, people give you freedom generally to live your live there. You don't have to look like a model to score in Philippines. Of course it helps, of course you're not going to walk down the street and have women throw themselves at you. You'll always have to work, you always did, now or 30 years ago.
There is a lot more freedom in Philippines than in many other countries, it is indeed more fun in the Philippines.
The women have a silky touch and skin you don't find in Europe and NAmerica, they actually aim to please you above and beyond in the bedroom and are much more ready to let you raw dog than in other places.
Wherever you take a ferry there's twenty guys ready to carry your suitcase, taxis are still fantastically cheap.
You have the best Mexican restaurant in the world, Maya, in Cebu. One of the best Chinese too, the Shangri La in Lapu Lapu. You can have delicious suckling pig, excellent and cheap massages.
Some of the lesser known beaches like Bantayan's are not crowded with people, and ideal for relaxing. They have the best pineapple juice in the world, freshly squeezed, and one of the best Mango Ice Creams I had in the Bluewater Resort on Lapu Lapu.
In terms of IQ the Philippines takes a middle position among the world's countries, ahead of Mexico, Brazil, Montenegro, Albania, Indonesia, Egypt, and India, no mean feat given that the average will be dragged down by the victims of extreme poverty who can't attend school due to poverty.
https://www.worlddata.info/iq-by-country.php
There is no truth. There is only perspective. If you failed in the Philippines and had a bad experience you'll hate the country. If you had a great time there, like I did you'll love the country. It's just perspective.
But one thing is for certain, the girls are among the skinniest in the world, and one of the few places in the world largely spared by the obesity epidemic that has the USA and much of the rest of the world in an iron grip.
I'd say the real problem with the Philippines is that all of the best and brightest leave to go work overseas.
Not what the US Military might have done 60 years ago. The US Military leaving in 1991 has probably been worse for the Philippines than them being there was.