5 UNEXPECTED CULTURE SHOCKS WE EXPERIENCED HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES
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- Опубликовано: 3 янв 2023
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We have been in the Philippines for 4 months now and we’ve definitely seen and experienced a lot since we’ve been here, these are our 5 things that shocked us since being here and the cultural things we find so different compared to the UK 🇬🇧
We love travelling around the Philippines and it’s been such an adventure so far!
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The Philippine is the compLete package,from almost no Language barrier,diverse culture,assorted food choices,good vibes,nature unmatched,and most importantLy the Local are hospitabLe and friendLy, real gem of asia💎🇵🇭
Yes all these are very true
Yes all these are very true
Thank you.
Heart of the world
True, I'm here in California you don't see people smile, you know why? They're always in a rush. That's why I like the Philippines, a lay back country.
It makes you feel nice when you see people smiling
Well you don't need to go to Philippines for that. Just go to mid-southern States. I exactly know what you were saying as I stayed/vacationed in California albeit just a month but my limited exposure jibes with what you said. Many friendly and nice Americans here in mid-south who always greet "How do you do" or, in their local verse "howdy". :)
Rush here and there to do 2 or 3 jobs to make ends meet sad to say buy this huy that culture of materialism society of america.
@@internationaldirector2917 Dude I get your point but your post is all over. You went from makeng ends meet to materialism. Two different worlds amigo.
We feel you. Don't mind the bashing! That's part of being in the eye of the public!
What matters is how your subscribers love your family and we can definitely see that you're all enjoying your time here.
Give my smile to Harry and the kids :)
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We appreciate that
Well said..
Yeah... Totally agree with everything you said most especially to leftover food 😂.
When we have leftover food, we usually take it home for the people at home who weren't with us. It's more of like thinking of them even we are eating outside without them.
Moreover, if we have leftover bones of chicken, pork or beef when we eat in restaurants, we also take it home for the dogs 😂 or if we ate in a seafood restaurant, we still bring home leftover of our cats at home 😂😃
Living together as a family loving each other is a fantastc foundation for life, Wistl family! That was a brave decision you took, and God is blessing you for that decision! He will live with you and provide you all you need!
Thank you so much!
No offence taken 😊 We even appreciate your thoughts and observations. We admire your being open-minded and adaptive to our culture🥰 We wish you more fun and amazing adventures in 2023🎉♥️
That’s great to hear and yes we on adventure very soon 🤫
There's a saying that goes, "If you can survive driving the streets of Metro Manila, you can drive anywhere in the world." FILIPINOS are some of the best drivers and pilots in the world. Imagine jeepney drvers, getting payments, counting money for change and looking for passengers all at the same time.
I can see why they say that
In the Philippines, we have a laid-back stress-free life. Driving in all sorts of vehicles is an organized chaos but we have less accidents. We care so much for our family and love nature. Sharing food and pure delight in making visitors feel at home is a norm in a family. We are a happy but a resilient people smiling even in adversity. Patient and hopeful of a better future for everyone.
Yes very laid back but it is great for stress
It's good to ur observation it's literally true here. But hope u can stay here and welcome to our country that's ur 2nd home.. I'm really sad and hope to improve other perspective... But its a real life... Always be ur great to here ur family.. Hope someday gain to road a more followers pray for that. 🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖🇵🇭🇵🇭
We think the Philippines is a lovely country and can’t wait to where it will be in the future
God bless
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I’m married to a British American and your courage is inspiring me to bring my husband in my birth country. I am nervous because my husband is not as flexible as your family.
We too are frustrated with our own transportation system 😅 I really just hope we have subways and speed trains that goes all the way to north and south provinces like you said. Thanks for your honest observation and appreciation to philippines 🌴
I hope so too!
Thank you for appreciating the Philippines and the ways of Filipinos. 👍 Wishing this family more vlogging adventures for 2023 and beyond.
Our pleasure!
The Phil. Govt should see this video and take some of your advices.
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There is a train plying to Bicol provinces where Legaspi is a part but less glamorous trains but you can reach some cities in Bicol.
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That's why there's a saying "It's more Fun in the Philippines" 😂😁 . But Still its nice to here and to know that you still love staying here in the Philippines even though things seems very different from western cultures and traditions. Looking forward to your new Adventures in 2023. Stay Happy and Enjoy your adventures here in the Philippines.
Thanks! 😃
You're absolutely right. Your observations are on point. Thank you for your tolerance. So glad you chose to live in the Philippines. I hope you'll stay longer in Makati. Wishing you all the best for 2023.
Thank you so much!
I appreciate your comment. Let me help you understand. First, Filipino time is one influence of the Spanish colonisation for 400 years and our hot & humid tropical climate. When you go to the province you'll experience siesta/afternoon nap which is the same in Mexico and in Spain. Everything stops after lunch. Second, touching and sharing food with friends is vital because Filipino culture is collective than individualistic. Children are taught to get along, take care of younger siblings and respect their elders. We take care of our seniors. It is not acceptable behaviour to put your parents in homes for the aged. Thus, we have multi-generational households. It helps us recover fast in times of disaster, natural calamities, deaths and war. It's a security blanket. Third, our country is still in the process of development. Thus, public transport is not reliable and readily available particularly in the province. If you drive, it is better to rent a car and use Waze or Google maps in your travels.
Note: Majority of Filipinos have Spanish beliefs, American educated, tri-lingual, reads Japanese anime, fans of Korean stars, and an international palate.
Thankyou for this great breakdown very helpful
#4 its like you are family now that you are on social media -people watch you regularly that they think you are close to them that when they met you personally its like you are long lost friend lots of affection/hugging specially to the kids...
We guess
I love the Philippines. Being born in Manila, it is great to see many people of different nationalities visit and live in the Philippines. Relax and take each day with love. Don't rush. Also belated happy birthday to the Mrs. May 2023 bring nothing but great things to your family. Ingat!
Thankyou and we will be taking our time to experience as much as possible
MAA'M REBECCA & SIR KEV , I THINK IN THE UK . YOU CAN'T JUST VLOG " SPONTANEOUSLY ". OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF PRIVACY OF OTHER PEOPLE ( UK ). BUT HERE IN PHILIPPINES , FILIPINO'S MOST OF US " LOVE'S " BEING ON CAMERA😅🤣😂👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️👍👋✌️🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Yes very much so, Filipinos love the 📸
Because we are the happiest person on earth they'll could not easily accept the reality of life we have and how lucky we are being pilipino..😂😂😅😄😘
@@wistlfamilyadventures Is "Rebecca" correct? And is it your preferred name to call you? Does Kevin like to be called "Kev", I may have missed it because from what I remember he was being addressed as "Kevin".
Yes there are ongoing subway constructions, also MRT 7 ongoing to Fairview. PNR ongoing construction to Bulacan. Also they can start now to reconstruct trains to Bicol. There’s also ongoing construction of modern international airport in Bulacan. There’s also ongoing construction of LRT to Cavite which will pass through NAIA.
LRT and MRT will soon be interconnected.
Philippines is composed of 7,000 plus islands that is why there’s so many infrastructures to be done.
Wow this will bring so much to the Philippines it is great to hear
We have sort of railway system. You can take a train from Manila all the way to Legaspi. When it comes to tunnels underwater that is nearly impossible since Philippines takes care of the marine lifes corals and everything. Even building a bridge from one island to another they need to take into consideration the marine life.
It was only a suggestion
Yes it’s more relaxed here and laidback especially in the province.
I also travelled abroad and people walk so fast hahaha.
There’s a British vlogger who got married a Filipina living in Leyte in the Visayas. He mentioned in his vlog that his health here improve.
I can see why as we think our health has improved a lot
1) It's the culture of the road. 2) Filipino time has never really changed. But I think for business, lately, you have to be punctual - or at least 10 minutes late. 3) Food - sharing is always going to be stuck in Filipino practice. 4) Being touchy - touchy comes quite natural. 5) You did notice that there are extreme differences between just two areas so next to each other. That's just it. But there are some developments in the planning. Like interisland bridges, the ongoing subway construction, more roads & bridges, or more green cities (like the New Clark City, Pampanga - a so much bigger and greener BGC) or e - jeepneys are now starting to ply Philippine streets. Bottom line: Infrastructure still is in a developing stage. This is where the country lags behind in ASEAN. And herein lies the biggest challenge.
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Roads connecting to different provinces are really what we lack. This is the reason why development of rural areas are slow and why the population is concentrated in the metro cities due to job opportunities.
You discussed your insights of our culture well. 😊
The pace of life here is slow. It could be because of our climate. Being fast paced in a hot and humid country is rather uncomfortable and so we take our time. And yeah... you'll learn patience, which I think is a good virtue. It will lessen your stress level and would be good for your health.
Be safe, healthy and happy! 😄
God bless! 😇
We agree that the low pace helps with stress
We agree that the low pace helps with stress
All you said is true that's the filipino attitude I wish you can have a car and you can go to diffrent provinces all the filipinos loves you very much 💕💕💕
Maybe one day 🧡 and great to hear you agree with us
I love that mustardy tshirt of kevin i will look for that seriously! 🥰
It’s from Primark in the UK 😂
Guys,let us support this channel
Love you Wist family😊
So very kind Thankyou 🧡
Thank you for your honesty!!
Always!
About the development, to be fair, the Philippines is a very young country. We’ve only been fully independent in 1946… so that’s 76 years. Our political system is not yet mature, which really slows down progress. The UK has been much more ahead for centuries now, had been at the forefront during the industrial revolution, and have gained a lot from their colonies. The Philippines has a lot of catching up to do 😊
They will get there and so looking forward to see how good it will be
Corruption slowed down development. 76 years as you've said is a lot of time. Japan, Korea, Vietnam did very well in less.
Always excited for the next one. ❤
The next one we hope you will enjoy
God bless us thank you so much for visiting Philippines. Enjoy your life and keep on smiling. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁From Lani D. Nepomuceno, Philippines 🇵🇭
We love the Philippines
🇵🇭❤️Just Enjoy!🥳
We do loads 🧡
Thank you for sharing your observations / feedback. We appreciate it and we don't mind really as long as they're true. You're free to tell them to us and we're also curious or open to know what you guys think or any other foreigners for that matter. It helps us become aware or improve if ever. Just enjoy your stay here guys and do consider PH your 2nd home. You guys are welcome here. .Stay safe and take care Wistl Family.. Happy New Year 2023!
Happy new year , we always are honest but respectful
@@wistlfamilyadventures Awesome! Keep it up the lovely Wistl Famly! ^^
All i can say is road to 10k yahooo 🎊🎉. Happy new year and wishing your family all the best. Hope you will stay here longer 🤗
Happy new year!!
Smiling and greeting other people even strangers would not cost you anything but would make the receiver feel good. Thanks for adopting it. It is something that is strange at first but would make you feel good as well. 💖💖💖😊
ROAD to 10K!!!!
So close!
Hello! I really appreciate this vlog. Im touched when u said that, you practicing your children to say hi to other people ❤ and thank you for loving our culture even though its hard for you (at first)
You are so welcome , we just think it best to teach them good manners
Wishing your family the best of New Year!
Happy new year!
my wish is youll have more friends so they can tour you around wth thr car.. so it oul be safe and convenient for you guys.. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤞🏻
It will happen in time
Welcome to the Philippines!Thank you for appreciating our culture.When you said that no food wasted because yuo can bring home the leftovers,makes me smile.When you go back to England,you'll miss the Filipino way especially "Manana Habit".Amazing that your kids always taste our foods too.Enjoy your stay here.God bless you!
My first time seeing your channel. Kevin's so cute, he's like an adult "little boy", if that makes sense😊. Innocent looking eyes. You both give out positive vibes. More power to your channel!
Lol welcome along to our family
Welcome to our place.Godspeed!
If you want to experience the real life in the Philippines, you should come to the country side which its totally different from the metro even the life big cities in the province is also totally different.
Happy New Year Wistl family😊
Happy new year
Your observation is all valid.
Thanks for your honesty.
There are 2 subway trains currently being developed, one is from quezon city going to taguig and naia 3. Then subway train from makati to bgc. There is also a plan for a train going to north from manila. Hopefully everything comes into reality.
Hopefully it will happen
All you said is very true. Filipinos are very tolerant. i was in Hawaii and all restaurants have boxes and the restaurants just give them away before paying the bill. Indeed, that was a culture shock bnecause in other countries we wait and ask for "takeaway box" or doggie bag/box. Thank you for your observations. I know UK a lot since it was my second home, having been married to an Eglishman for four decades. Cheers and Happy healthy 2023!
We are glad you liked our observations and hope you have a great 2023
@@wistlfamilyadventures 😘
welcome to The Philippines.
Mabuhay.
Salamat po
love you guys💛💛💛
So nice thankyou 🧡🧡🧡
Welcome 🙏 to the Philippines 🇵🇭 I hope you really enjoyed staying here in the Philippines 🇵🇭 thank you for appreciating our culture.god bless ,have fun.take good care of your kids and belongings wherever you go.
Yeah that's part of a Filipino culture to bring the food that's left when in the restaurant coz we don't like it to be wasted. And so many people are hungry in here anyway.
I love you guys, live a life to the fullest... God bless 🙏 💖💖
Thanks!
No problem!
On point 💯❤️
Salamat po
I hope you will be able to try living or to visit the province and you will experience the warm sharing among neighborhood. 😊
Po or Opo is giving the highest form or respect that you give to a person ,be it younger or older when you talk to a person.
We always try to respect everyone we meet
If you are going to Batangas, you should plan first what part you will go since Batangas province is big and there are different routes depending on what part of the province you'll go. You must know your bus route coz there are Pinoys who don't know that Batangas City (Capital of Batangas)is different from Batangas (the province) and might point you to other route like Lemery or Nasugbu etc. This already happened while we were on a trip to Nasugbu, some guys boarded Nasugbu route coz it is what pointed to them when they said they are going to Batangas City and it was too late when they found out that they should've boarded Batangas City route.😅
Thankyou for letting us know
The Philippines is a never-ending Developing country. When I was in Elementary, The Philippines was already a developing country, and now that I am 38, it is still a developing country, and it will still be one until the next life time..😁😁
Blame that to our corrupt and incompetent public officials. 😎
@@jmcasas17 exactly! Much more now. Everything in the Philippines is becoming worse everyday..
Maybe one day they will get there
Hahaha
It keeps prices low to where it is attactive as a living destination and now we are seeing the first wave of developed country immigrants. This has not been experienced before becasue there was no internet back then where people's notion of foreign countries were limited to what the read and hear on the news, which sadly mostly newsworth (AKA bad). Now with a few click on keyboard we can see any country for what it is other than the ones we were formed to believe from the news.
Maraming Salamat din po sa pamilya niyo💖💚❤
Your welcome
Thank u so much we love u
Thank you for appreciating the Philippines. Enjoy. Hoping that you could visit the islands and beaches.
We will!
gud eve...wistl fam❤
Good evening
🥳 Happy New Year 🎉
Take care Always…
Happy new year
Welcome to Phillipines a new family neighbor thanks
Thankyou so much it is a lovely country
Binge watching ur vids. New subscriber here. More power to your chanel🎉🎉🎉
Thankyou so much and welcome along to our family
God bless always all adds no skip always ☺️❤️
Thankyou so much
Thankyou so much
Wow, this is what I've been waiting for..a sequel to your Episode 74's "Top 10 Crazy Things We Noticed in the Philippines" which you've mentioned on that video before that there might be a part 2..and I guess this is literally it! I did enjoy watching this new one tonight. 😁
I hope you'll have some other related episodes like this pertaining to your observations or experiences or other culture shocks in the next coming weeks or months, and I think that'll be great. 🙂
Great to hear 🧡🇵🇭🙏
Great to hear 🧡🇵🇭🙏 we will consider it in the future
I am so touched by your testimony and honesty about your first experience in the Philippines, so I am subscribing. Watching from the USA. I plan of moving to the Philippines.
Thankyou and we hope your move goes well
I totally agree with her observation about the area around that Ocean Park. I did not go inside Ocean Park but i just walked around it-the Quirino Grandstand and Breakwater. The surrounding area is totally derelict! It’s depressing. Some areas reek of urine. This is Rizal Park. It doesn’t get touristy than that and yet it is derelict.
GOD bless you family. 👨👩👦🤗💕
Thanks so much
We have Underground Systems and Rides even by Bus From Luzon to Mindanao and We have a Lot of trains. And Buses you just need to have a Know how 🇵🇭
We are aware of the bus routes
Freedom, more enjoyable than western country. Thats why most foreigner loving our country. Life is simple and meet friendly and hospitable people Filipino. 🇵🇭✌️😊♥️
Very nice observation indeed, out of many vids of culture shocks here in the PH from foreigners I’ve seen here in youtube, this one tops for me 🤍
That’s amazing to hear and glad you enjoyed our observations
Thats all true thats why its more fun in the philippines hahaha happy new year again wistl family.👍🙏😍🌲🇵🇭
Same to you!
Kevin's comment and Rebecca's reaction at 14:52-14:58 are quite epic! 🤣😂Love you guys!
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👌 awesome
Your realizations are making you Filipino chill. The question is do you like it or not? But I think the good traits will be good for you and your family. Great job
here in the US, ur a slave of time, in the Philippines, everything's relaxed, slow and chill, Philippines is not for u if u don't have patience!!!
We are developing patience
It is not only in the UK that has the boundaries issues. But also in Canadians and Americans. However, Filipinos in general are genuinely friendly. Philippines is still developing but hopefully as you wish can also be one day as develop as Europe.
Let’s all hope 🙏
Let’s all hope 🙏
Yes expressway goin to southern part going to bicol and legaspi is trying to develop . A 4 lanes hope this will be develop and finish early..
About having a local guide, you can avoid major pitfalls if you're traveling there for the first time. You can also avoid scammers and the "foreigner tax" or price increase given by some price gougers.
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This is my 2nd time with u guys. Quite interesting but factual observations. There are positives & negatives in this country. But the best u can have in this country is the love of its people. That's why u will notice so many foreign women now opting for Filipinos like Americans, Germans, Brazilians even those from as far as Eastern Europe. Notice those popular vlogs now existing on RUclips. I pray that your family will soon find your rightful niche in our humble society. Best Regards to your beautiful family.
Defensive driving is a norm in the country, we make sure that we all can go home to our loved ones at the end of the day.
Always important
I wish u guys all the best.. always use PO and OPO too guys its a sign of respect.. God Bless..
See do sir
im glad you liked moving to my beautiful country,
Good eve,wistl family..Happy newyear to you guys,we appreciated that all you sayings about phil.cultures,thank you so much for that very nice opinions pilipinos cultures,but you know phil is very easy to communicating they are knows how to speak english,plus pilipinos are friendly,smiling,loving people,kindness,..warm welcoming& everything..and also you are free doing your own,you can own your time,no strickly you can do what you do..or freedom...we love you sooo much..we never forget you ever..🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️..take care always..
Good evening and happy new year yes we agree with everything you said 🧡
Nice list, actually, and all are valid.
We had a fully working train in Luzon than ran for more than 1,000km north and south of the City of Manila (up to Dagupan City, Pangasinan (abt. 2.5hrs north from San fernando, Pampanga) down to Naga City in the southern Luzon province of Bicol, approx ±9hrs' travlel) just before WWII; we had trains from the 1900s by the Americans before that, but not as extensive. The southern line was referred to as _Bicol Express_ which nowadays people know as a dish-believe it or not-made from taro leaves and coconut and and chilies, ingredients one finds in Bicol cuisine. Anyhow, the iteration of state-run railways is under the Philippine National Railways (PNR) which is still known as.
Despite rehabilitation from devastation from the War, typhoons and other natural disasters (earthqquakes, primarily) are attributed to the slow progress and adaptation of the use of trains; some isolated areas where tracks ran were also targeted by piracy or fell victim to insurgents particularly in the south line for much of the 60s-70s. It's quite a long story but you could read up on the history of the PNR =D
It takes unbelievable sums of money to build undersea channels between major islands, with the San Juanico Bridge in Leyte Province built during the Martial Law years being the first such undertaking.
There's also that different administrations have different priorities, too, not to mention the perilous open waters and high currents even in smaller channels between islands.
The Ro-ro ferry system is what we have for now but a passenger on many ferry trips, I have to say the system that runs it needs a lot of improvement.
There's hope for such inter-island bridges, though, esp. since the gov't adapted partnerships with the private sector. Well, these are just some basic info on transportation ü
The reason why Filipinos walk too slow is because of our hot weather. Imagine walking fast like people in the west is that we perspire so easily and people in the west are so stressed compared to Filipinos. So much freedom here compared to other countries. People can do anything they want freely as long as you follow the law.
So true
I agree about all that you said.
That’s great to hear
Thank you for appreciating and staying long here in the Philippines but about what you said about needing a guide is true so you can go to places here that are really beautiful that is not very much known and for safety as well 😊
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12:35 Trivia: The Philippines is now recognized as NIC-newly industrialized country
Hit up a notch in development is good but that would also translate to cost-it wouldn't be as cheap anymore
Yeah that’s true
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️love this family
Thankyou so much
its jst mean your kids are so cute and adorable!!! 🥳❤️❤️❤️❤️
Very kind
Very kind
Yes indeed #PILIPINO are affectionate people in and out …boy or girls or guys to womens…it’s part of bieng good friendship and care to each one another…it’s a normal…it’s called being nice and sweet tho…it’s part of our culture ,…thanks for noticing it…and yes food even we are living outside the Philippines..like here in Canada..we do the same…it’s normal to us…
It’s some very nice things we are hoping to adopt as a family
I feel you guys and it's really crazy
Hahaha. Kev is very cute looking straightly at the cam for a few seconds, at the start of the vid, and so on.
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Spot on.
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There’s an unwritten rule when driving in the Philippines you give and take. Europeans are more affectionate on their dogs and cats but very reserved to each other. I lived in Europe for three years. Europe and the US are over legislated, it’s suffocating sometimes. The only free is your freedom of speech other than all your moves are legislated.
So true
I tried to vlog here in US but I always get people (mostly whties) telling me they don't want to be in the background (i.e., pixelate them). And don't even try flying drones, I get approaced a lot and they say it's against the law. So I just stopped. LOL. One time it got scary because the guy who approaced me was mad. So here in mid-south, very nice people but they / apparently "we" love our privacy. :D
Hello...you should try Villa Escuedero day tour or Pagsanjan or Tagaytay day tour..you will enjoy it.Check the internet for the day tours.
Watch out for Fridays video we have a surprise trip 🧡