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Good video Gio...I love seeing 2 of my favorite You Tubers on one video..Trust me I absorb every info you guys put out before I come there next year...Thank Mike for doing the video with you..Great Video..
People need to realize all of Cebu is not the same. As a whole Cebu is a large city and really only IT Park and Business Park stand out from the rest of the city. Those two sections are more inline with a foreign city, tall office and condo buildings that are new, less traffic, malls just like the west, more restaurants geared for foreigners. Trikes and jeepneys for instance are not permitted in that area. The rest of the city is like any other Philippine city with horrible stop and go traffic, tons of trikes and jeepneys, and motorbikes, not many foreign food type restaurants, many older buildings, etc. So if you are planning on using Cebu as your starting point be aware of where you rent. My take is, if you stay only in Business or IT park you are not getting the true feel of the Philippines, so you definitely need to venture out beyond those two areas and you will see the real Philippine culture in all its glory.
@@allanf6047 And the most bottlenecked highway outside of Manila. Traffic to Cebu city coming from the south starts in carcar because then highway is cartoonishly narrow considering it's a huge artery road.
Some of the locals get mad when expats over tip. Why? Locals sometimes find it difficult to get service because workers are looking for expat customers and good tips. In the provinces giving someone a 500 php tip (less than $10 usd) might be the equivalent of what they are paid for working TWO days. When there’s a long line to get a haircut and the barber bypasses the locals and lets the expat cut in line (probably because he tips well), it rubs some of them the wrong way. The same goes for massages, restaurants, taxis, tricycles, etc… My girlfriend’s dad (he lives in CDO) complains about stuff like this. When I’m there I tip better than the average local and so does my girlfriend, but we’re careful not to overdo it. You may not see them complain or understand them because they’re not complaining in English, but some do get very annoyed. The same goes with expats marrying and dating Filipinas. We think that the Filipino guys don’t mind, but some of them do. They just can’t do anything about it because we are seen as exotic and wealthy.
They should and I agree with the locals on this one. Would you tip someone's daily salary back in the west? My advice to anyone visiting or moving to the Philippines is leave the west behind and start learning PHP and don't compare to USD
@lmcc0072 Oh well, thats too bad. Wish I could tip better in the states but I can't afford it. Dam straight I will tip well in the Philippines. Its hard to make a peso there and don't mind helping the local Filipinos out.
You made some good points. Not about the tipping, but unless you understand Tagalog/Cebuano then you don't know what they say about you. When I started understanding Tagalog, my eyes were open. Mike here said someone called him "old man" in the US. What do you think they say about him and his wife here? And 500 pesos is about a days wage, not two anymore.
@@DingusCirc Some of the staff at stores, resorts,and diners in Malaybalay are making 200-300 pesos a day. You have others that make 6000 pesos a month.
I love Mike and Janet, they're so nice. So I'm back in the US for work right now, and guys the price of groceries is what is astronomical for me right now. Super expensive! And haircuts too, lol. By the time you add a tip you're paying like, $30 bucks for a haircut. At the place I go in Robinson, it's not even $5 bucks!
Thanks for the video, am going to make it a point to visit Dumaguete at some point and see what the hub bub is all about. Thanks for the interview with Mike and the good comparative comments about Cebu and Dumaguete. Great interview, thanks, Gio...Jim
I’ve never been to the Philippines. For some reason my Navy days hit me to Korea and Japan but never there. As a civilian I’ve been to Hong Kong and Singapore. Cebu videos remind me of Singapore which is very nice. Not sure I could handle rural living although all you ex-pats there is super appealing. Thanks for the info
Just visit as 7641 islands so it is so different from island to island.. Bohol is nice and Morena girls are Gorgeous. Cebu is like a big city like Miami or Tampa and Manila is like New York and you get to small town like Dummaguete and it is like a Midwestern town in USA as expats have already got it down so all kinds of American stuff and food available. I think of it like Kawaii (Garden island of Hawaii) and ilioilo or Bacolod are becoming more popular and CDO as even Davao has an appeal to certain guys as you should understand for every good there is a bad.. But ALLOT LESS Stress and Worries and the Prices make your Lifestyle SO Much Better. I was sold after my first trip then wanted to explore. It changed me.
Very nice place. I studied at Silliman U in the 1970s, but I haven't been back in 26 yrs. I miss the Boulevard, the beautiful SU coeds, the sprawling campus, the dorms.
Cool as I watch ya Both as you each make recommendations as to how to have a soft landing when either visiting or moving to the Philippine's. So i combined Both of your advice (cooling hats and towels Gio) and (Portable safe and not too many clothes but extra shoes Mike) And I arrive in Cebu July 14th to stay with Derek (Q Adventures) who after renting his new Motorcycles several times and driving all over the islands he and I became Friends as He does allot of Philanthropy helping Filipinos out. So I land in Dumaguete July 21 where my now girlfriend i met lives. Yeh I came to visit RUclipsrs (Paul old Dog & Mark T. and Gary & Leah) and ended up meeting a Lovely Lady as that wasn't what i came for but we just hit it off as Friends and it has developed over the visits as by that time I was already making plans to retire a little early and Now Life is Truly looking Great. Hope to run into each of you as Derek helped me buy my own ADV as I'll be scooting around making my learning curve as easy as possible.
Great information! I will be moving to the Philippines in January '25. I'm a scuba diver. It's one of the main reasons I'm retiring to the PI. Dumaguete might fit the bill. Thanks guys.
I’d prefer the temperatures, food market, and Burnham Park early mornings Zumba in Baguio, Benguet northern Luzon. Also; strawberry and vegetable gardens nearby in La Trinidad. Thanks again for connecting me with Medellin which has dozens of factors I like better than the Philippines. As yet; haven’t found dental care as good as Green Apple.
Mighty fine business there guys ! --- Dumaguete isn't all bad - but the chaos and drama turns some people off. And rental prices are getting quite high compared to many other areas in the Philippines ? Grigos galore and driving the prices up up up ! Expats from many countries too - not just the US. --?-- Luzon - within an hour or two of Manila - offers some affordable and quality living - with access to everything needed in most cases. So it's not necessary to go all the way to a remote province area for reduced prices from the big city life ! Same is true near Cebu - within an easy commute.
I have a new car, Suzuki S-Presso, and two new Yamaha Aerox, and one Honda Click all fully paid. I live near City Moll. Two daughters in High School and one attending College. We have a nice rented house in a gated guarded complex. The point here is we understand the driving here, either motorcycle or car. We moved here from Olongapo looking for better educational opportunities for our girls. I am a retired military Veteran who is 100% disabled mostly from the Vietnam War, here on a SRRV Visa. My girls only speak English or Tagalog so Visayan being spoken by students and teachers has been the challenge for my High Schoolers. I ask them, would you rather go back to Olongapo? I get a resounding hell no we won’t go.
Not far from Bamban where the Mayor turned out to be a Chines "spy"?? as that's supposedly beautiful but more provincial; but still 1 1/2 hours to Manila via Tollroad .. Enjoy Bro
I'm enjoying Pampanga a LOT more than Metro Manila! Driving here is better, too. We'll be visiting Mike and Janet in early September, and now that Gio is there, maybe get a chance to shake his hand, finally?
Guys, thanks. I'm going on my second month in the Philippines. I'm here long term. I'm in Manila. I'm thinking about Dumaguete. BUT, all I know is Agoda and Airbnb. Where can I look for a good apartment? Thanks, Sean
My girlfriend always handles paying the trikes, and usually, it's p40 for the two of us. Maybe 2 times in 5, it's p50 and we know that's because of me. Once in a great while, they'll try p100 and she just yells at 'em. Sometimes they come down, and other times, they pull away. Let 'em. Very occasionally, they'll keep their hand out after getting the p40, looking for another p10. Most of our trips are to/from Piapi to places like the Multifit in Daro, or Ace/Silliman, or Robinsons or the Cathedral. P40 is the norm for the two of us. Now, if I were by myself, they'd try to get P50 just for me as a single passenger. This is another good reason to always have your Filipina go with you, right?
Like Gio said, after driving in the Philippines for awhile, then going back to the U.S. and driving, it's almost a pleasure! 😂🤣 The worst traffic I hit in the U.S. wasn't even a challenge! 😂🤣
I do want to make IT park or BGC my first landing spot, so my assimilation to the way of living in the Philippines easier and then maybe come out to Dumegette later . The blogger ( The Amazing Philippines) lives in Cebu and looks like that’s where he will stay, so it depends on how Cebu treats me 😊
Good advice, but best not to flash money and don’t tip too much like the US demands, US tipping is crazy guy wants a tip for passing my coffee in Starbucks
Great video but - which PH city is best for old 80+ retirees who do not care for beaches and night life but need grab, airport, immigration, affordable condos, and good hospitals ?
My wife is a rice farmers daughter from Leyte, she lived in Manila when we meet. Hope it's not to hot? I love Ayala Centre, Cebu for meals and walking.
I wouldn't go to a place where there is no taxi. Trike is the biggest ripoff,too expensive,too uncomfortable. Also worth mentioning lot of brownouts in Dumaguete and not a perfect beach like you have in Lapu Lapu Cebu.
Dumaguete to me is ok for a few days, maybe a week, but after that, I prefer BGC, but there are a hell of a lot of 60+ year old men searching for 20 something year old girls you see that alot there
They use Waze Maps as Google is newer there and it is NOT forgiving in spelling as the names we expats mispronounce all the time as it makes my Filipina girlfriend laugh. Mile used to live in Bohol island and bg city Palawan and Gio lived in Mactan which is part of Lapu-Lapu (Cebu city) as so many little burbs and towns like all around Manila (BGC, Makati, Angeles) as I live in Bacong which is South of Dumaguete but still considered part of it.. As finding a street name and god forbid a House number is tough in Philippines as no regular mail service (which means no junk mail either haha) and traffic is "Organized Choas" as NO Street light or Stop signs except in Big cities as you could count them on one hand in Duma and locals blow right thru them so driving is like Wild wild West whoever is Biggest or Boldest as you stay out of the way of Semis and Big Buses and have Driving lights at night.
It's really pretty simple isn't it? Your wives and there families are from there. Very few women in this world will move away from their family for very long, if at all.😊
I look at both Manila and Cebu as Nice place to stay or visit but I Don't want to live in Big City (concrete Jungle) as in the states I lived in South Bend, Indiana town of 106K people with Notre Dame and Indiana University being big draw so after visiting many islands I ended up visiting Dumaguete to do a coffee meetup with a couple of RUclipsrs. And lo and behold I met a Lady with her Masters who works for Dept. of Education and we instantly clicked and talke for hours. I came back to see if our friendship was that or more. Now a couple years later I moved just outside of Duma in Bacong a suburb and 10-15 minutes to heart of the city and it's allot like my hometown. Except no Nightlife as its a Sleepy town with Gentle people and once i met her family i was sold as they all are in Service of helping others, very middle class. So I am Lucky or Blessed.. But also made commitment to travel to a different location once a month as so many islands and such different atmospheres. As long as your Happy and Thriving and Not just surviving as i looked at retirement in USA as it was going to be boring and lonely (I don't drink or go to bars)
how about Dirty Paul saying he would never get married , never build a house , never buy a car he asked people if they thought he was a hypocrite but blocked the people who said yes .
@T.J.ChubbyJohnson Its Pauls channel, he can do or say what he wants. People change or evolve as they say. Start your own youtube channel and you can do whatever you want, nobody else will have a say in it.
Absolute maggot that McGill!! Dig in2 his past you will.see! Yer this will be deleted! These 2 are good guys he's nothing but a con artist! Let's dress our partners as hookers to get views to build a house! I will never ever do something I can't walk away from! 😂😂 what a joke of a human! I will continue to call out vloggers chasing the cheap dollar!!
Sometimes the truth hurts, but it’s his channel. I once called out a local media (California) guy for a racist comment that he made on one of his social media accounts. He blocked me, but he also deleted the post.
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Nice video Gio! Thanks for sharing this with us. Mike is right, older people are invisible in the USA.
Good video Gio...I love seeing 2 of my favorite You Tubers on one video..Trust me I absorb every info you guys put out before I come there next year...Thank Mike for doing the video with you..Great Video..
Thanks for all the info, guys!!
Thanks Gio!
Thanks Mike! 😊
People need to realize all of Cebu is not the same. As a whole Cebu is a large city and really only IT Park and Business Park stand out from the rest of the city. Those two sections are more inline with a foreign city, tall office and condo buildings that are new, less traffic, malls just like the west, more restaurants geared for foreigners. Trikes and jeepneys for instance are not permitted in that area. The rest of the city is like any other Philippine city with horrible stop and go traffic, tons of trikes and jeepneys, and motorbikes, not many foreign food type restaurants, many older buildings, etc. So if you are planning on using Cebu as your starting point be aware of where you rent. My take is, if you stay only in Business or IT park you are not getting the true feel of the Philippines, so you definitely need to venture out beyond those two areas and you will see the real Philippine culture in all its glory.
Metro Cebu population 3m and no metro/ rail system...
@@allanf6047 And the most bottlenecked highway outside of Manila. Traffic to Cebu city coming from the south starts in carcar because then highway is cartoonishly narrow considering it's a huge artery road.
Gio, great interview with Mike. I plan on making Cebu my first city to stay in.
Some of the locals get mad when expats over tip. Why? Locals sometimes find it difficult to get service because workers are looking for expat customers and good tips. In the provinces giving someone a 500 php tip (less than $10 usd) might be the equivalent of what they are paid for working TWO days. When there’s a long line to get a haircut and the barber bypasses the locals and lets the expat cut in line (probably because he tips well), it rubs some of them the wrong way. The same goes for massages, restaurants, taxis, tricycles, etc… My girlfriend’s dad (he lives in CDO) complains about stuff like this. When I’m there I tip better than the average local and so does my girlfriend, but we’re careful not to overdo it. You may not see them complain or understand them because they’re not complaining in English, but some do get very annoyed. The same goes with expats marrying and dating Filipinas. We think that the Filipino guys don’t mind, but some of them do. They just can’t do anything about it because we are seen as exotic and wealthy.
They should and I agree with the locals on this one. Would you tip someone's daily salary back in the west? My advice to anyone visiting or moving to the Philippines is leave the west behind and start learning PHP and don't compare to USD
@lmcc0072 Oh well, thats too bad. Wish I could tip better in the states but I can't afford it. Dam straight I will tip well in the Philippines. Its hard to make a peso there and don't mind helping the local Filipinos out.
You made some good points. Not about the tipping, but unless you understand Tagalog/Cebuano then you don't know what they say about you. When I started understanding Tagalog, my eyes were open. Mike here said someone called him "old man" in the US. What do you think they say about him and his wife here? And 500 pesos is about a days wage, not two anymore.
@@Si1verRaven Right! It’s basically the same as someone giving out a $150+ usd tip in California as the fast food wage is now $20/hour.
@@DingusCirc Some of the staff at stores, resorts,and diners in Malaybalay are making 200-300 pesos a day. You have others that make 6000 pesos a month.
I love Mike and Janet, they're so nice. So I'm back in the US for work right now, and guys the price of groceries is what is astronomical for me right now. Super expensive! And haircuts too, lol. By the time you add a tip you're paying like, $30 bucks for a haircut. At the place I go in Robinson, it's not even $5 bucks!
Thanks for the video, am going to make it a point to visit Dumaguete at some point and see what the hub bub is all about. Thanks for the interview with Mike and the good comparative comments about Cebu and Dumaguete. Great interview, thanks, Gio...Jim
I’ve never been to the Philippines. For some reason my Navy days hit me to Korea and Japan but never there.
As a civilian I’ve been to Hong Kong and Singapore.
Cebu videos remind me of Singapore which is very nice. Not sure I could handle rural living although all you ex-pats there is super appealing.
Thanks for the info
Just visit as 7641 islands so it is so different from island to island.. Bohol is nice and Morena girls are Gorgeous. Cebu is like a big city like Miami or Tampa and Manila is like New York and you get to small town like Dummaguete and it is like a Midwestern town in USA as expats have already got it down so all kinds of American stuff and food available. I think of it like Kawaii (Garden island of Hawaii) and ilioilo or Bacolod are becoming more popular and CDO as even Davao has an appeal to certain guys as you should understand for every good there is a bad.. But ALLOT LESS Stress and Worries and the Prices make your Lifestyle SO Much Better. I was sold after my first trip then wanted to explore. It changed me.
Very nice place.
I studied at Silliman U in the 1970s, but I haven't been back in 26 yrs.
I miss the Boulevard, the beautiful SU coeds, the sprawling campus, the dorms.
Cool as I watch ya Both as you each make recommendations as to how to have a soft landing when either visiting or moving to the Philippine's. So i combined Both of your advice (cooling hats and towels Gio) and (Portable safe and not too many clothes but extra shoes Mike) And I arrive in Cebu July 14th to stay with Derek (Q Adventures) who after renting his new Motorcycles several times and driving all over the islands he and I became Friends as He does allot of Philanthropy helping Filipinos out. So I land in Dumaguete July 21 where my now girlfriend i met lives. Yeh I came to visit RUclipsrs (Paul old Dog & Mark T. and Gary & Leah) and ended up meeting a Lovely Lady as that wasn't what i came for but we just hit it off as Friends and it has developed over the visits as by that time I was already making plans to retire a little early and Now Life is Truly looking Great. Hope to run into each of you as Derek helped me buy my own ADV as I'll be scooting around making my learning curve as easy as possible.
Mike's got a beautiful Philipina wife. That would never have been possible in the US. Good for him, wish him and his family the best.
Great information! I will be moving to the Philippines in January '25. I'm a scuba diver. It's one of the main reasons I'm retiring to the PI. Dumaguete might fit the bill. Thanks guys.
Nice to see the two of you chatting...😇
another good video
In the USA at the moment and looking forward to being home again near the end of the month.
EXPENSIVE is my impression all over the place (here).
I’d prefer the temperatures, food market, and Burnham Park early mornings Zumba in Baguio, Benguet northern Luzon. Also; strawberry and vegetable gardens nearby in La Trinidad. Thanks again for connecting me with Medellin which has dozens of factors I like better than the Philippines. As yet; haven’t found dental care as good as Green Apple.
Mighty fine business there guys ! --- Dumaguete isn't all bad - but the chaos and drama turns some people off. And rental prices are getting quite high compared to many other areas in the Philippines ? Grigos galore and driving the prices up up up ! Expats from many countries too - not just the US. --?-- Luzon - within an hour or two of Manila - offers some affordable and quality living - with access to everything needed in most cases. So it's not necessary to go all the way to a remote province area for reduced prices from the big city life ! Same is true near Cebu - within an easy commute.
Charming guest on your video Gio. And bright.
Yes, Philippines is a very good place for retirement, but also for living! I love to be here! Good to see you guys! )
I have a new car, Suzuki S-Presso, and two new Yamaha Aerox, and one Honda Click all fully paid. I live near City Moll. Two daughters in High School and one attending College. We have a nice rented house in a gated guarded complex. The point here is we understand the driving here, either motorcycle or car. We moved here from Olongapo looking for better educational opportunities for our girls. I am a retired military Veteran who is 100% disabled mostly from the Vietnam War, here on a SRRV Visa.
My girls only speak English or Tagalog so Visayan being spoken by students and teachers has been the challenge for my High Schoolers. I ask them, would you rather go back to Olongapo? I get a resounding hell no we won’t go.
😂 You guys look like you could be related.🤣
Almost like a father son vlog in the Philippines 🇵🇭
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Cannot wait to retire and relocate to the Philippines. Will move to Pampanga.
Not far from Bamban where the Mayor turned out to be a Chines "spy"?? as that's supposedly beautiful but more provincial; but still 1 1/2 hours to Manila via Tollroad .. Enjoy Bro
I'm enjoying Pampanga a LOT more than Metro Manila! Driving here is better, too.
We'll be visiting Mike and Janet in early September, and now that Gio is there, maybe get a chance to shake his hand, finally?
@@paulk8444Bamban is in Porac, north of Angeles City.
Guys, thanks. I'm going on my second month in the Philippines. I'm here long term. I'm in Manila. I'm thinking about Dumaguete. BUT, all I know is Agoda and Airbnb. Where can I look for a good apartment?
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My girlfriend always handles paying the trikes, and usually, it's p40 for the two of us. Maybe 2 times in 5, it's p50 and we know that's because of me. Once in a great while, they'll try p100 and she just yells at 'em. Sometimes they come down, and other times, they pull away. Let 'em. Very occasionally, they'll keep their hand out after getting the p40, looking for another p10. Most of our trips are to/from Piapi to places like the Multifit in Daro, or Ace/Silliman, or Robinsons or the Cathedral. P40 is the norm for the two of us. Now, if I were by myself, they'd try to get P50 just for me as a single passenger. This is another good reason to always have your Filipina go with you, right?
I keep hearing this thing tricycles. They are friendly and most are honest. Special rides you pay like 5 people. Long rides can be a double ride.
Like Gio said, after driving in the Philippines for awhile, then going back to the U.S. and driving, it's almost a pleasure! 😂🤣 The worst traffic I hit in the U.S. wasn't even a challenge! 😂🤣
I do want to make IT park or BGC my first landing spot, so my assimilation to the way of living in the Philippines easier and then maybe come out to Dumegette later . The blogger ( The Amazing Philippines) lives in Cebu and looks like that’s where he will stay, so it depends on how Cebu treats me 😊
Good advice, but best not to flash money and don’t tip too much like the US demands, US tipping is crazy guy wants a tip for passing my coffee in Starbucks
We are gonna be there in November,,wife isnt keen on Dumaguete,not sure of why,lol pretty sure Mike isnt missing Ohio nor will I..
Great video but - which PH city is best for old 80+ retirees who do not care for beaches and night life but need grab, airport, immigration, affordable condos, and good hospitals ?
My wife is a rice farmers daughter from Leyte, she lived in Manila when we meet. Hope it's not to hot? I love Ayala Centre, Cebu for meals and walking.
I wouldn't go to a place where there is no taxi. Trike is the biggest ripoff,too expensive,too uncomfortable. Also worth mentioning lot of brownouts in Dumaguete and not a perfect beach like you have in Lapu Lapu Cebu.
Those trike drivers are a joy in dumagete. You have to know the the price!! But they can find whatever you have in mind!!😅
Dumaguete to me is ok for a few days, maybe a week, but after that, I prefer BGC, but there are a hell of a lot of 60+ year old men searching for 20 something year old girls you see that alot there
To each their own
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Hey old man move to Philippines 🇵🇭
It's just the opposite with my wife and I, and tipping. She's the one that over tips.
Okay, looked all around for San Pakeeta? West of Dumaguete? Could not find it on google.
They use Waze Maps as Google is newer there and it is NOT forgiving in spelling as the names we expats mispronounce all the time as it makes my Filipina girlfriend laugh. Mile used to live in Bohol island and bg city Palawan and Gio lived in Mactan which is part of Lapu-Lapu (Cebu city) as so many little burbs and towns like all around Manila (BGC, Makati, Angeles) as I live in Bacong which is South of Dumaguete but still considered part of it.. As finding a street name and god forbid a House number is tough in Philippines as no regular mail service (which means no junk mail either haha) and traffic is "Organized Choas" as NO Street light or Stop signs except in Big cities as you could count them on one hand in Duma and locals blow right thru them so driving is like Wild wild West whoever is Biggest or Boldest as you stay out of the way of Semis and Big Buses and have Driving lights at night.
Do you mean Sanpaguita? Maybe search with that spelling. I stay in Valencia, (Duma) but not familiar with a Sampagiita nearby.
Maybe you are referring to a Zamboanguita😊
@@paulk8444Wow! That's quite an explanation!
Mike is awesome
It's really pretty simple isn't it? Your wives and there families are from there. Very few women in this world will move away from their family for very long, if at all.😊
My wife doesn't have family here anymore. Thank you for your comment.
@GiointhePhilippines Sorry to hear that, when are you moving?🤣
I'm not I like it here :-)
I like to see you both together, please do it more often!
Even pariadise gets boring if its the same day in and day out, and alone. I agree cebu is nice, but i also enjoy my time in Manila.
I look at both Manila and Cebu as Nice place to stay or visit but I Don't want to live in Big City (concrete Jungle) as in the states I lived in South Bend, Indiana town of 106K people with Notre Dame and Indiana University being big draw so after visiting many islands I ended up visiting Dumaguete to do a coffee meetup with a couple of RUclipsrs. And lo and behold I met a Lady with her Masters who works for Dept. of Education and we instantly clicked and talke for hours. I came back to see if our friendship was that or more. Now a couple years later I moved just outside of Duma in Bacong a suburb and 10-15 minutes to heart of the city and it's allot like my hometown. Except no Nightlife as its a Sleepy town with Gentle people and once i met her family i was sold as they all are in Service of helping others, very middle class. So I am Lucky or Blessed.. But also made commitment to travel to a different location once a month as so many islands and such different atmospheres. As long as your Happy and Thriving and Not just surviving as i looked at retirement in USA as it was going to be boring and lonely (I don't drink or go to bars)
You guys get an A for effort for your openness to another culture.
The island of misfit toys. Build it and they will come. "She treated me nice so I gave her money"
You won't hear "Old Man get out of the cross walk" here in the Philippines........They will just run You over...lol Just kidding......Kinda
You ever see any snakes out there?
I have seen one snake in a year living in Zamboquita ( rural Dumaguete). It was dead, and was gonna be eaten by the guy who killed it .😁
Yes, already dead in the road. Lol. Filipinos are pretty good about killing snakes. And sometimes, eating them!
You both look like father and son lol
How is Paul.. any updates
IT SOUNDS GREAT, BUT I MAKE MY LIVING ON LINE. MUST HAVE FAST AND RELIABLE INTERNET...HOW IS IT?
how about Dirty Paul saying he would never get married , never build a house , never buy a car he asked people if they thought he was a hypocrite but blocked the people who said yes .
@T.J.ChubbyJohnson Its Pauls channel, he can do or say what he wants. People change or evolve as they say. Start your own youtube channel and you can do whatever you want, nobody else will have a say in it.
You are dulusional pal!! @jsully4064
Absolute maggot that McGill!! Dig in2 his past you will.see! Yer this will be deleted! These 2 are good guys he's nothing but a con artist! Let's dress our partners as hookers to get views to build a house! I will never ever do something I can't walk away from! 😂😂 what a joke of a human! I will continue to call out vloggers chasing the cheap dollar!!
He’s a true hypocrite
Sometimes the truth hurts, but it’s his channel. I once called out a local media (California) guy for a racist comment that he made on one of his social media accounts. He blocked me, but he also deleted the post.
That skin tax thing is very derogatory to the locals. If I'm with a Filipina I ask to be quiet so I can talk. If the Filipino wants my money they have to deal with. You can always walk away.
I too let my Filapina wife handle the money when we're out.