Nice report from the front line ☺! In my impression, they work very hard. They strive to become richer through good education and better jobs.
-sunshinecanada(Sunshine Canada);
2018-11-27(#4252@4096)
That's correct. I'm quite sure the country will become very successful in the long run.
-sailor(Ocean & Mountain);
2018-11-28(#4255@4096)
Are foods (especially sea food, fruits, and veggies) very cheap there?
-sunshinecanada(Sunshine Canada);
2018-11-27(#4253@4096)
Cheaper than Canada, but not very cheap compared to other Southeast Asian countries. Philippines is quite westernized. All public signs/notices are in English.
-sailor(Ocean & Mountain);
2018-11-28(#4254@4096)
How about comparing with India you visited?
-sunshinecanada(Sunshine Canada);
2018-11-28(#4257@4096)
Things in India is a lot cheaper. English is popular only in South India. In the north, it's very difficult to find someone speaking some English.
-sailor(Ocean & Mountain);
2018-11-28(#4266@4096)
Surprise. I though everyone speaks english in India.
-sunshinecanada(Sunshine Canada);
2018-11-29{147}(#4271@4096)
It seems that the situations in different areas of the country and in different social classes of people are quite different in many aspects there.
India had been a British colony for 300 years; while Philippines had been a US territory for 50 years.
-sailor(Ocean & Mountain);
2018-11-29(#4284@4096)
I guess the cultural difference between British system and US system , as well as the different religions in India and Philippines made the difference.
-sunshinecanada(Sunshine Canada);
2018-11-29(#4286@4096)
At this point I feel that the more important factor is the culture of the region, and civilization development of people.
-sailor(Ocean & Mountain);
2018-11-30(#4304@4096)
Probably in some regions they don't open to anything new or modern at all. They just insist to stay at their old traditional level.
-sunshinecanada(Sunshine Canada);
2018-11-30(#4310@4096)
They have different mind or philosophy.
-sunshinecanada(Sunshine Canada);
2018-11-30(#4311@4096)
You're right. People in certain parts of India are still very traditional.
-sailor(Ocean & Mountain);
2018-12-4(#4340@4096)
I also saw a slogan related to education on the wall of a village school building in the Philippines.
-myoldguns();
2018-12-4{119}(#4338@4096)+1
Interestingly, the core values are in local language!
-sailor(Ocean & Mountain);
2018-12-4(#4341@4096)
You 👍caught a very meaningful placard from there. It seems they are in a good direction, and on the way to becoming richer and stronger.
-sunshinecanada(Sunshine Canada);
2018-12-4(#4346@4096)
I hope they are but am not very optimistic for them.
-myoldguns();
2018-12-6(#4356@4096)
