Foreigners FIRST IMPRESSIONS of the Philippines đ”đ (Honest Street Interviews)
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 8. 07. 2024
- I went on the streets of Cebu and asked foreigners true first impressions of the Philippines.
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What are your impressions of the Philippines đ”đ?
so you're back in the philippines for views dude ???? đđ€Łđđ€Ł-đ€Șđ€Șđ€Șđ€Șđ€Șđ€Ș ......
@johnnie r.o.d bruh if I wanted views I wouldn't have left in the first place, I have videos with 17 million views in India and Malaysia loved me too
So nah I'm not here for views đ
I'm from cebu city bro
Awesome
@@Livingabroadalex .... well,good to know dude .... it's better to be loud & clear ..... im pretty sure,a lot of members of ppbd would be delighted hearing it ...... đđ€Łđđ€Ł-đ€Șđ€Șđ€Șđ€Șđ€Șđ€Ș ....
Although I have been here nearly 4 years I'll tell you what my first impression was like. I had been introduced to my now wife and had text and vid chat for a bit over a year. My sister in-law (a Philippina) talked to her mom about me as I had planned on moving here (I'm a 100% disabled combat vet US Army) for the weather (cold weather cripples me) and the price of living. Well sis's mom knew my wifes family and got her fb info and sent it to me. So I contacted her. That said the first week here sucked lol. I got very Very sick. I couldn't hold down food for 4 days and had to stay close to the bathroom. My girlfriend ended up staying with me to doctor me through after a fast trip to the doctor's. Said I must have eaten something that got me sick as I had mild food poisoning. After getting better I went to a family gathering (150+ relatives) and still not feeling that good got overheated. Thankfully the relatives put me in a bedroom with AC to cool down. Everyone was worryed to death about me. After I cooked off I went back out and enjoyed meeting everyone. I fell in love with the way people were here. It reminded me of my childhood when we (large Irish and Native American family) would gather. The food was different but the love was thick. Have loved this place since. We have a 2 year old son and plan on raising him here away from the crap American education system.
Thanks for sharing your experience Richard! đ
Plentiful memories to cherish.â€â€â€
One distinct trait of Filipinos I like is they're generally easy to please.
@@dannynicart2389true that theyâre a dime a dozen
In Thailand plenty of single Filipinas who worked as a teachers , there are nurses too, some worked in orivate offices and hotels. I asked them why they don't date Westeners or American they're answers are, where they live? If they live in PH. Do they survive?. Thats their concern. Same in the PH. with all my Fiilipina. friends.
We Filipinos Truly Love Foreigners Visiting and Staying In Our Country
Regardless Of Race Or Nationality Everyone is Welcome.
Simply Filipino, Loving and Caring.
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@daenackdranils5624 it's Not Hard To Make Decision When You Know What Your Values Are.
Kind Words Words Does Not Hurt The Tongue.
Always Treat Others As You Would Like Them To Treat You â€ïžđ„°
@daenackdranils5624 When We Choose We Define Who We Are.
Choice is The Voice Of The Heart
It's Honesty in Action That's Why it's So Powerful,.
Whatever You Are Always Do What's Right.
Always Treat Others As You Would Like Them To Treat You.
I Firmly Stand For What is Right, Fair, and Legal.
It's Not Hard To Make Decision When You Know What Your Values.
Anger and Hate Are Negative Emotions and a Sign Of Fear.
Fear of Different People.
Kind Words Does Not Hurt The Tongue.
You go to province in luzon many sincere, caring, family oriented and honest filipina there in my own opinions
its not a materialisitc country..its a country that only keeps memories..
If ur materialistic person then this country is not for u. It depends on ur priorities.
? Filipinos are highly materialistic, jealous crab mentality.
I am pinoy and iam very happy to hear all your positive reaction to my beloved country..â€
THIS VIDEO IS AWESOME. PHILIPPINES WELCOME ALL FOREIGNERS WHO APPRECIATE OUR CULTURE.
For sure!!
Happy to hear foreigners have a positive impression of the Philippines !
Iâm Filipina living here in California with my family. Iâm just happy to hear some foreigners loving the Philippines culture. I can say itâs really very different here in the US where people are just too busy working and not a lot of places to go to. My husband and I never go to movies and just end up going to casinos every now and then and losing money. So I thought never go to casinos. Over there in Manila thereâs lots of mall to spend time with family and go to nice restaurants. Here in Los Angeles is not as fun for me to go to malls. Manila is better than cities over here. Itâs more fun in the Philippines. Canât wait to go visit.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts ans experiences
Same like here in Scandinavia, we miss the Philippines đ”đ in every winter đ„¶
Visit near christmas time :)
What Are you Talking About So Many placeâs You Can Visit Here in California⊠Go To Santa Monica , Pier Venice Beach Hollywood, Disney Land , Universal Studio, Knotts Berry Farm , Griffith Park, I Can Go On And On And Plenty of Restaurants To Go To You Just Know Where To Go , If You Drive Go To Neighboring City , Like San Diego, San Francisco Palm Spring, Malibu and in BetweenâŠ. Philippines is Only Good if You Have Money If You Donât Nganga đ đđâïžâïžâïž
â@@piacash5216as if living there in that place you don't need money, I think you are Pinoy, so you know the difference in how much in monetary expenses could cost to go places between the US as compared to the Philippines, Malls, and leisure places here is just around the corners, you need not spend more compare to the US where you need to travel long to reach your leisure fun! đđ
The BEST THING TO DO WHEN YOU'RE IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR A TOURIST?---- DON'T RUSH THINGS! FEEL THE VIBE, FEEL THE CULTURE!-- RELATE with the LOCALS. EAT SOME LOCAL FOOD!
RIDE THE JEEPNEYS! HAVE FUN..AND WHO KNOWS,..YOUR LOVELY,CARING FILIPINA IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!â€â€â€
Great advice!!
Because of your videos, I'd love to visit Philippines soon, thanks bro đđđŒ
You'd love it here Malik! You should consider it
2008 I visited Manila and Boracay. It was totally not my cup of tea but 2009 I gave another chance and came down South to Cebu. That was it and now I have lived over 10 years here. đ«đźâ€ïžđ”đ
Whoa!! Amazing đ đ
Have to add that 2009-2013 I was living in Thailand before moving permanently here.
For all those who have chosen to visit rhe Philippines, thank you. đ1đ
THANK YOU SIR, FOR PROMOTING OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY PHILIPPINESđđđđâ„ïž
My pleasure! I mean everything I say and wish the Philippines amd all Filipinos success!
11:18 That guy spoke the truth. One of the best interviews I have seen on your channel.
I like the way you interviewed some tourist from different countries they came from and about everything Philippines and they all replied on a very positive ways.Thanks to everyone and especially to you as vloggers promoting Philiipine culture
All the best and God bless.Cheers.
Thank you Alberto it's all genuine and true thanks to great people like you!
Proud cebuano here! Your taking it in Cebu thou....
It's very interesting to hear about first impressions in the Philippines. Thank you so much for those whom you interviewed. We truly appreciate their honesty - their nice comments and negative ones. It's undeniably true that Filipinos are the friendliest and most hospitable in the whole world. I cannot think of any other nation
Great first impressions of the Philippines from these people Alex you met a fellow Canadian who's from your same hometown incredible that That Australian guy who lived in Thailand for a long time also gave some great answers and the last guy you interviewed so right on Filipinas here they are better than most western women in a lot of ways. Take care Alex đđđ
I totally agree. Glad you enjoyed the video đ
Hope you and That Philippines Life can collaborate together again! I am your fellow canadian living in the Philippines since 2017 and I've been following you since you were here last year!! Missing Palm but maybe she can jump into a live stream w you so we can see her cheerful smile again đ
Awe thank you! Yea definitely l, lit more to come to the channel đ
Hi sirđ I am your new subscriber Iâm a pilipina thanks a lot for all the foreigners go to Philippines đ”đ for tourist yes itâs true very nice beach are many here in the Philippines thank you sir for interviewing about my country take care and godbless you đđđ
My pleasure. Tha k you for the support and welcome to the channel đ
Thanks for the good impression you have here in the Philippines.Most Filipinos are friendly and cheerful.have a nice stay here in our country.enjoy.đđâ
Absolutely đ
The orange guy is correct about Philippine food better than Thai.
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Yeah..not spicy and more diverse when it comes to cuisines where in Thailand they push more of showcasing their spicy food where i can't eat it everyday but maybe once in a while.
Watching from Jubail City Saudi Arabia from Philippines OFW đ”đđ”đđ”đ
Thank you and welcome!@
everybody is welcome here in the Philippines, regardless of race, gender and religion
For all the foreigners or Tourist who wants to go to Philippines to experience the culture or life of the locals. Just a short info about pilipinos are naturally friendly and Very Hospitable people.And once you find a real friend then Bingo! You find a real Gold as well.Besides most of them speaks and understand English as well but not at all specially from the provinces or remote areas! But mostly in the cities you'll be fine,just enjoy your holidays and be friendly! All the Best and thank you for your stay in the Philippines.Just a reminder!( Allways keep your Camera rolling wherever you go coz , it's never Lie...
Well said đđđ
to ali... as i watched this video from start to end.. i noticed that all interviewees have positive response about PHILIPPINES no single sugar coating.. both male and female regardless of their nationalities... meaning philippines is a country for everybody...
Yea I totally agree. And I never cut put any of their answers. It says a lot about a country
The guy at the end was spot on. Take your time and true the women are more accepting. You know your "in" when
you meet the family. Dating usually means helping out the family. Also most date with marriage in mind. Like the USA
guy said, Thia food/hospitals/infrastructure is far better than PH.
He lives in Thai for many years but after a few days exp n the Philippines he finally decided to live in the country.
Iâm happy that you are back Philippines đ”đ much đ Alex
Thank you Andy!! Glad to be here
Number one pilipina is caring
In the Philippines we say MABUHAY means WELCOME
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Mabuhay!
Nice interviews. Btw, the girls of the first interview ought to try public commuting together, even if just for fun. They'll realize that taking public transpo in the Philippines, as a girl, is not really dangerous at all.
Thank you. Yea I'm sure they're just being cautious
Guys do not take "looking for Filipino woman" negatively. I have watched a lot of videos with those foreigners saying the same thing.
They simply mean: if they will retire, they like it here in the Philippines. The main reason is that when they grow old they want someone who will take care of them. Filipinos are the most caring people in the planet. The foreigners are afraid that they will be sent to homes for the aged without loved ones or relatives to take care of them personally.
Hey Alex thatâs pretty cool that Canadian girl came from the same town as you. Great video btw itâs nice to see an update and more perspective from new foreigners.
Thanks bro. For good impression of our beloved country
Any foreign race or nationality come to our country The Philippines, We Filipinos, "We think you are one of us" our heart is saying "welcome back and please stay forever"
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Itâs good to see. You back!
Thank you!! Happy to be back đ
Nice interview and video of the the Philippines Alex , cheers!
Thank you! Glad you liked it đ
They are very honest which is good â€
I agree. That's the best part in my opinion!
It's a much easier place to visit than to live full time, I miss my days as a Philippines visitor.....the one thing that can be said as a full time resident in the Philippines as the US dollar still does go a long way here...Tagay folks and come to see for yourselves but remember visiting and living here are two very different things.
Very true! Well said
Exactly what I was thinking! All these people are brand new arrivals. There opinion is moot! Interview people who have lived there at least a year and you will get a more thorough response.
Great to see you back in the Philippines
Happy to be back!
Love your show listening to different views about my native land. I like the non sugar coated ones where it tills us how we can improve.
Glad you like it đ
Very nice & honest feedbacks from those foreigners indeed!
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Nice content. Thank you for showing what each foreigner can say about my beautiful country.
Glad you liked it đ
@@Livingabroadalex Yes of course. It's about my country so I'll be proud of that. Thanks again.đ€
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@@Livingabroadalex keep safe and God bless you always.đ€
Welcome Back đâ€
Yancy the hungarian guy looks tough yet a very nice guy. Hope he will have a chance to meet with Susie In The Philippines, a hungarian to. Seems to me that hungarians at nice and humble people. đđđ
Yea he seemed nice. I'll look into her channel
@@Livingabroadalex đđ
We love this interviews very good, better than chai travels, much more honest and directly, keep it soon 100k đ
Thank you Zayd!! Happy to know you enjoyed it
yup these are good
Glad you like them!
Pilipinos nice and friendly for sure
Yea I agree!
Thank you all and GOD Bless!!!
Thank you bro for introducing and the way you interview the foreigner arriving here in our country
I'm happy you enjoyed it đ
Thanks Alex your backâ€â€â€
I sure am! Thank you for watching đ
Great and honest impressions !
Glad you liked it Peter!
good for u to be back man!
Thank you JoJo!
Hey! you're back! Enjoy and have fun...
Thank you Jacky!!
Nice video Alex! Great to hear about first impressions and likes/ dislikes đ
Thanks for the support as always!
Wow, mostly very positive comments from foreign visitors! I hope my country will continue to be welcoming to foreigners who just want to enjoy life and spread happiness. Having said that, Iâm hoping that the Philippines infrastructure will continue to improve to give everybody the opportunity to be safe and comfortable all the way!!! I think Iâll keep following your vlogs now, thank youâŁïžđđœđ€đ„°
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Welcome to the channel đ„ł
New Subscriber here from.....the PHILIPPINESâ€â€â€â€â€
Welcome to the channel đ„łđ”đ
You are lucky guys to enjoy those places out there , affordable compared here in UK .
Yea definitely. Maybe you can work to being financially free or perhaps an online job that allows you to earn in pounds and spend I'm Peso đ
@@Livingabroadalex I do have a job here in England not earning a lot but having no mortgage makes it a lot easier to survive .
Oh ok. I understand. We have to find out own happiness, wherever we are đ€đ€
Welcome back!đđ
Thank you đ
Youâre BACK đ
I am !!!đ
great possitive comments
This my fave Alexđđđ€© keep doing this style of vloggingđ đ
Thank you Layla! Glad you enjoyed it đ
Nice to see you're back bro I just arrived too..... have to catch up
Thank you and yah for sure!!
06:17 I liked the personality and demeanor of Adrian (?). I hope he gets to find what he is looking for. Nice interviews. No awkwardness (which I sometimes see in other interview vlogs) but then again it can be edited out hahaha.
No awkwardness here lol. I'm a natural no worries đ only cut out the "ums" and pauses or if they make a mistake and say "oh let me say that again"
Hello ..you are back in Philippines..Happy to see you đ...Godbless
Yes I am !! Thank you đ
âš super video đ
Thank you!!
Shoutout from a pinoy in Scandinavia †thanks đ for visiting the Philippines đ”đ â€đ hope youâve enjoyed â€take care â€â€â€
Thank you!!
alex happy to see you back inthe Philippines
Thank you Carolyn!!
Welcome back brother.
Thank you Victor! Happy to be here đ
Always learn to take the good w/ the bad & be realistic!
Caviar (eggs of shrimp & fish) are cheap in Antipolo Rizal (where the old Spanish Shrine of Vurgin of Voyage) is located )
welcome to philippines
Welcome back
Thank you!!
Nice vlog. Appreciate it much
Thank you, Eric!!
Beaches is located in the deepest part of the sea (good fir svupa diving) and different kimd of fruits
My first experience was paying too much for transportation to go to my hotel which is 18 minutes $1800 pesos and riding to kalesa tour $2000 pesos after that never happened again and you know why because weâre so tired the first arriving in the Philippine đ. I would like to share is pay attention paying the taxis, UV express or Uber it cost between 200 pesos 290 pesos, if under 18 minutes close to airport it cost 230 pesos okay to pay 200 pesos okay too but I found myself how to get around to people and they do have a good people in Philippine. So they are honest and I give them a tips đ
Enjoy and stay safe always ladies
Thank you!
Great interviews
Thank ypu Cjay! Glad ypu enjoyed it
Love ur videos enjoy here in the philippines god bless new subcriber
Thank you so much and welcome to the channel!
The location is stunning. The only thing I can think of is typhoons or other potential natural disasters that is a negative. People seem very friendly
Iâm in California and the worst calamities had destroyed homes and people who were unfortunate and did not survived in some places in the USA. The worst are the countless gun shooting incidents in the safest places you can think of, like in elementary schools, movie theater and churches. I donât feel safe here. There are no security guards in public places here. Unlike there in Manila, security guards are everywhere. Iâm from Manila and I worked in the bank for 16 yrs before I migrated to California to be with my husband.
We Pilipinos we do the best yeah some is bad but a lots is good,
Definitely more good than bad
Very nice interview Alex đ
Thank you! Glad you liked it đ
Philippines is the place to be.
Absolutely
NICE VLOGGG!!â€â€â€â€
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it đ
Nice contentđ
Thank you! Welcome to the channel đ„ł
Wow...impressive ....
In Philippones most of the oeople soeak English & evweything is cheap (loqwr cist: food, clothes & duty free) and there are a lit of places to go (lpt of beaches in dufferent locatiins as Phiks is composed of +.7, 400 iskands and there is also cold area (Baguio)
Oh I just watch your vlog again today, you didn't come to my wall for a long time, glad to see you again Alex.
Hi Margie!! Happy to be back and to see you in the comment section. I hope ypu liked the video đ
@Livingabroadalex I do Alex and I started watching all those I've miss..
You're so kind! Enjoy đ
@Livingabroadalex I already press the bell so that I will not miss your video anymore. If you happen to visit Hongkong let us know so we'll meet you here and would be nice if Palm is with you..
That'll be amazing. Thank you đ
Yes the Philippines can be a paradise if you have the money. I have a friend that stayed in the Philippines for a month and he said he had 10 helpers and I believe him. He said it comes with the house and what the heck, why refuse. A cook, driver, 4 domestic helper/cleaner, laundry, landscaper, and a butler.
Here there are no shortages, the stores are fully stocked but buyers are few and far in between.
I understand that the value of dollar is equal to 1:54 pesos and the euro is 1:60 pesos..almost a litre of gasoline you what i mean so enjoy your vacation.
Nice and informative content Bro..
Thank you!! Glad you liked it
@@Livingabroadalex đđ
Welcome back to cebu
Thank you! Happy to be back đ
My empression my country da best the other rich country.
Nice vlogging
Thanks Alfred!
*PADAYON LANG.*
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Hi Alex, welcome come back to the Philippines. Filipinos miss you. Enjoy your stay.
Thank you Lolita! Happy to be back âșïž
Oslob .. beautiful place swimming with butanding ..whale sharks..thats my home place Cebu north province â€â€
It's incredible đ
Continue vlogging
I will! Thanks Marlene đ