The people are worth it. I’ve been there the whole month of February and a scuba diving learning experience. Everybody was so nice. I’ll be retiring there this year.
As a wealthy expat that has visited every province and city there’s a reason why we avoid BGC and IT Park. Waste of money. And yes I speak fluent Tagalog Bisaya and Wray
Hi Brian, try to travel to other places/provinces as well.. yes, BGC is beautiful and all (I know, my son's been working there for almost 3yrs now) but The Philippines has a lot more to offer.. you will definitely enjoy the different areas of our country.
I saw your vlog in a different channel. He was listening to your commentary and your life in the Philippines.. I am going to your city for the first time .. thanks 🤩
We also pay a premium for the same Philippine products in the US. Magnolia ice cream costs the same $10 at grocery store but whats funny is Tanduay and Ginebra - they are inexpensive back home but is considered top shelf here.
You really are enjoying your stay in our country Sir Brian. I am amused at your slang Tagalog hahaha. It's cute😂 Yes, maganda kung matuto ka ng Tagalog para mas lalo mong ma-enjoy ang pakikipagsalamuha sa aming mga Pinoy.
Hi Brian, you sure discovered how different and unique city life is in Metro Manila compared to great cities of the world. It’s Laid back and chill, adapt & learn patience. It’s better for the health & well being. I see you loving it 😂.
Stop it with the ,"Skin Tax" already 73 here lived in Santa Rosa Delmonte Bulacan years back, married there, etc and if your nice to the street vendors and politely say "treat me fair and I will be back alot" they never overcharged me as my beautiful wife would stand few stalls away smiling amazed. Once in Tagaytay, I bought fresh pineapple fron a very poor older lady that I picked out of 7 other younger vendors next to her She was only asking 50 pesos and gave me free samples damn was good I handed her 500 pesos smiled and laughed walking,away as she had tears coming "See you again,Mam" The other vendors stood jaw dropped Made my day to bring joy to such a poor honest soul
@ i grow up in the province it’s so hard to go place to place without money,of course if you’re used the lifestyle of being poor then it’s not a problem you can be happy in many ways
@genelyncihla6951 My Filipina Girlfriend has a good office job and seeing her monthly expenses living in Manila, the money goes fast and doesn't get her ahead. The only advantage an American has is the currency exchange rate. A little money in the usa is quite a bit more in the Philippines.
anywhere in the world, your life sucks if you don't have money at all. At least in the Philippines, you'll still survive if you are in the province and if you don't care whatever job you will get. You don't have heating to worry about on cold weather.
Just Relax be Happy as you want that our habit and life here, dont everyone to be depressed important our life always be happy, even they have a problem,
@0:40 $600 for a high rise apartment with a view in BGC? Wow! I envy you. That is exactly how much I was paying for my bedroom accommodation 10 years ago in Carson, California. Then I moved to a 1-bedroom apartment in Long Beach, CA for $2100 two years after. I could have been living the life in BGC.
Love the video. I can't wait to retire. We moved to Chicago when I was 12 yrs old...from there. I just turned 50 yrs old with 2 kids 7 and 13. I really miss the life in the Philippines...well our life back when we were there. I'm saving for retirement and hoping to live back there or at least for 6 months or so 😆
You're beginning to sound cliche, Brian. Maybe it's time to change the topics and settings of your narrative. It's almost always the pros and cons of living in the Phils, and you do that within the comfortable confines of BGC. You talk about language barrier as if a typical Filipino should speak English in a way that meets the American standard. I'm Filipino, and whenever a foreign vlogger talks about my country in a patronizing (it's-great-but) way, it hurts a little.
It’s the same topics over and over just rewritten. My guess is it’s AI generated narration and he just reads it as a voice over with the video he shoots during the day. Pretty easy way to make some side cash.
My man!.... You have the gift of gab and I dig it, maybe you're a poet...? If you are trying to pick up language I have a great recommendation for a friend from Bicol.
Schwab is the card to use. Also, I enjoy the stories, but consider mixing it up with some extended interviews with locals. I know it’s not your shtick, just think about it.
Just guessing if your 1 pm appointment time means 2 pm to them, does that mean you make an appointment for 12 pm to get the appointment at the right time of 1 pm? At least this way, there is less time to wait. Maybe only one hour instead of 2 hours? I am not likely to travel there any time soon, so it is not relevant to me, but just asking for clarification for others.
Brian do you know that I can use my Humana supplement insurance medical and dental in the Philippines from Medicare, it's called Humana insurance and it doesn't cost me a thing to have it, I tried to tell other RUclipsrs about it but they don't seem to be interested to mention anything about it on their blog, and the good thing about Humana insurance is that it pays really good
@InfiniteGoodness if you are a senior citizen on Medicare part a and b you get a supplement part c which is an insurance company which is Humana or you can choose United healthcare or you can choose Edna, so I choose Humana because it puts money back in my part b Medicare which is 185.00
Useless in the Philippines unless emergency accident or illness And no, you can't get ylthat humana bonus if you live in Phlippines permanently better be back to US in 6 mo or less Humana choice PPO Advantage yes great plan
Brian you need to crawl out of your BGC bubble and expand your horizons. Start by driving around town. It’s a blast to drive in the Philippines. Maybe get a Mazda Miata MX5 or Porsche or BRZ Subaru. Bring a nice Filipina with you to negotiate with a traffic control officer if he pulls you over. Just slide that 500 pesos under the ticket booklet so the CCTV camera doesn’t pick it up. Enjoy the Wild West of the Philippines.
Are you saying that police will claim that you committed a traffic offense for the sake of soliciting a bribe, like they do in México? I have always wondered about this. In México I had to pay 35 bribes in 3 months because I was driving past a bus station that had police there twenty-four hours a day.
Hi Brain, I'm an American with a monthly income of about $7,000 for myself and my wife. How would we do there, money-wise? Most importantly, how would my top-of-the-line gamer PC do?
Brother, your $7k income suffices all your needs and wants as a starter, if you plan to move here with your wife. Around $1.5k/month definitely would be more than enough especially if you prefer simple and frugal lifestyle, not too fancy aka western. Cheers!🤙🏻
It's humid in the Philippines because it sits on a volcanic archipelago within the Pacific ring of fire, it has numerous active volcanoes spread across its islands,heat from sea air and winds contributed for a very hot weather ,your body should adjust already.Philippines is one of those countries which are located near the equator, where the sun rays directly hit, from March to June, you can expect hot and dry weather. Although you're ahead 13 hours over NY that's a good thing.Philippines is a very special place,cmposed of a large archipelagos, meaning it's surrounded by water and doesn't share land borders with other countries..He's a freaking unicorn princess I might add..bordering countries like China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia, yet ,this princess is separated from those places through bodies of water. Philippines is a unicorn princess,can you imagine every Filipinos sing at the same time in Karaoke?can you imagine China borders with the Philippines, Ph will have Xin-Ping as president.
For AMERICAN SHOPPING YOU WOULD HAVE TO TRAVEL TO SUBIC AREA FOR THE EVERYTHING AMERICAN PRODUCT FOR HALF THE PRICE THERE I JUST GAVE YOU THE PLACE WHERE TO BUY AMERICAN GROCERY PRODUCT SAME PRICE AS THE STATE BUT EXPECT TO PAY IN DOLLARS.
I don't know if that is practical.. yes, he can buy things there for half the price but he has to travel at least 3-4hrs just going there (depends on traffic in NLEX), then there's the Toll fees.. If he goes via Bus, it will take longer.. if he plans to stay, then the hotel fees plus food.. so basically the expenses are the same if he will just buy in BGC or even much expensive and time consuming..
Philippines is good for foreigners to live in but for local its a hell..low salary with high cost of living....the politics is chaotic as pubic hair 😂😂😂
Yap u need to know speak in Tagalog wow...galing nman Ng aming Bry Bry bumili kna Ng bhay dto Bry anywhere u want in tagaytay or there in Taguig pasay or cavite..
I enjoy your style of narrative, but sir, you really need to get out of BGC once in a while. That’s basically a bubble ; The equivalent of taking your family to DisneyWorld/Epcot, and saying “we’ve seen the world!” 😅 I have a feeling that videos you’d make in different parts of the country would be even THAT much more interesting, given the flesh-on-the lupa vibes that our islands can ‘infect’ people with.. 👍
@ go to thailand content dude theres no reason to show your ignorance and hate on the Philippines. You live in Thailand you should focus on Thailand. That makes you even laughable than a clown. 😂😂
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The people are worth it. I’ve been there the whole month of February and a scuba diving learning experience. Everybody was so nice. I’ll be retiring there this year.
As a wealthy expat that has visited every province and city there’s a reason why we avoid BGC and IT Park. Waste of money. And yes I speak fluent Tagalog Bisaya and Wray
Hi Brian, try to travel to other places/provinces as well.. yes, BGC is beautiful and all (I know, my son's been working there for almost 3yrs now) but The Philippines has a lot more to offer.. you will definitely enjoy the different areas of our country.
There isn't a single thing in this video that I haven't heard before, but it is so well done! It draws me in.
Keep safe Brian enjoy❤
I saw your vlog in a different channel. He was listening to your commentary and your life in the Philippines.. I am going to your city for the first time .. thanks 🤩
We also pay a premium for the same Philippine products in the US. Magnolia ice cream costs the same $10 at grocery store but whats funny is Tanduay and Ginebra - they are inexpensive back home but is considered top shelf here.
You really are enjoying your stay in our country Sir Brian. I am amused at your slang Tagalog hahaha. It's cute😂 Yes, maganda kung matuto ka ng Tagalog para mas lalo mong ma-enjoy ang pakikipagsalamuha sa aming mga Pinoy.
Hi Brian, you sure discovered how different and unique city life is in Metro Manila compared to great cities of the world. It’s Laid back and chill, adapt & learn patience. It’s better for the health & well being. I see you loving it 😂.
Stop it with the ,"Skin Tax" already
73 here lived in Santa Rosa Delmonte Bulacan years back, married there, etc and if your nice to the street vendors and politely say "treat me fair and I will be back alot" they never overcharged me as my beautiful wife would stand few stalls away smiling amazed.
Once in Tagaytay, I bought fresh pineapple fron a very poor older lady that I picked out of 7 other younger vendors next to her
She was only asking 50 pesos and gave me free samples damn was good
I handed her 500 pesos smiled and laughed walking,away as she had tears coming
"See you again,Mam"
The other vendors stood jaw dropped
Made my day to bring joy to such a poor honest soul
Don't stuck at BGC. Go to Cebu and Siargao.
Siargao, but not Cebu..
So they can get stuck there??? Sheesh... Choose wherever
Just remember you're a guest in their country 😉 thanks for sharing 👍
Philippines is beautiful place to live in if you have a good source of income, but if you don’t have forget it.
I think it's very nice place to be but I don't think life is great for the locals there. It's too expensive for them
@ i grow up in the province it’s so hard to go place to place without money,of course if you’re used the lifestyle of being poor then it’s not a problem you can be happy in many ways
@genelyncihla6951 My Filipina Girlfriend has a good office job and seeing her monthly expenses living in Manila, the money goes fast and doesn't get her ahead. The only advantage an American has is the currency exchange rate. A little money in the usa is quite a bit more in the Philippines.
anywhere in the world, your life sucks if you don't have money at all. At least in the Philippines, you'll still survive if you are in the province and if you don't care whatever job you will get. You don't have heating to worry about on cold weather.
@@genelyncihla6951 Do you live comfortably in Philippine as locals?
Just Relax be Happy as you want that our habit and life here, dont everyone to be depressed important our life always be happy, even they have a problem,
Enjoy and take care
Ohh see.marame na , Tagalog ❤❤❤❤❤
I am always content wherever I am.
@0:40 $600 for a high rise apartment with a view in BGC? Wow! I envy you. That is exactly how much I was paying for my bedroom accommodation 10 years ago in Carson, California. Then I moved to a 1-bedroom apartment in Long Beach, CA for $2100 two years after. I could have been living the life in BGC.
. . . I'm a Filipino, and I think being one is just 'going with the flow' . . .
Love the video. I can't wait to retire. We moved to Chicago when I was 12 yrs old...from there. I just turned 50 yrs old with 2 kids 7 and 13. I really miss the life in the Philippines...well our life back when we were there. I'm saving for retirement and hoping to live back there or at least for 6 months or so 😆
You're beginning to sound cliche, Brian. Maybe it's time to change the topics and settings of your narrative. It's almost always the pros and cons of living in the Phils, and you do that within the comfortable confines of BGC. You talk about language barrier as if a typical Filipino should speak English in a way that meets the American standard. I'm Filipino, and whenever a foreign vlogger talks about my country in a patronizing (it's-great-but) way, it hurts a little.
It’s the same topics over and over just rewritten. My guess is it’s AI generated narration and he just reads it as a voice over with the video he shoots during the day. Pretty easy way to make some side cash.
Then go hurt nobody cares gosh....sooooo prima Donna
@@rynophiliacOne word 4u...."Envious." Gosh
I always enjoy your video!!negative commenters maybe jealous of you enjoying your life hehehe
Omg Niks 😍
Hi brian i always watch your video,thank you for choosing Philippines,God bless you more ❤️💖😘
Enjoy
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Mabuhay, bro!🤙🏻
Fidelity also reimburses withdrawal fees at all international ATMs.
Visit more places in the Philippines.😊
Thank you for sharing.❤
My man!.... You have the gift of gab and I dig it, maybe you're a poet...? If you are trying to pick up language I have a great recommendation for a friend from Bicol.
First scene across from Dr. Wine
Schwab is the card to use. Also, I enjoy the stories, but consider mixing it up with some extended interviews with locals. I know it’s not your shtick, just think about it.
I learned to say mahal kita, apt and ice cream yummy. Nothing else required.
Lol, traffic is the time for daydreaming over there in ibig City
You ended up living in a Bubble. A tourist trap bubble to be exact. You need to get yourself a sailboat and discover the seven seas.. LOL
Go Noth and Visayas, not Davao, Basilan, Tawi Tawi, Jolo..
Your right 😊
What do you do for income at 43 years old? Most of us can't be digital nomads to be allowed to move to Philippines, even though we all want to
Just guessing if your 1 pm appointment time means 2 pm to them, does that mean you make an appointment for 12 pm to get the appointment at the right time of 1 pm? At least this way, there is less time to wait. Maybe only one hour instead of 2 hours? I am not likely to travel there any time soon, so it is not relevant to me, but just asking for clarification for others.
Brian do you know that I can use my Humana supplement insurance medical and dental in the Philippines from Medicare, it's called Humana insurance and it doesn't cost me a thing to have it, I tried to tell other RUclipsrs about it but they don't seem to be interested to mention anything about it on their blog, and the good thing about Humana insurance is that it pays really good
Define Humana = ...?
@InfiniteGoodness if you are a senior citizen on Medicare part a and b you get a supplement part c which is an insurance company which is Humana or you can choose United healthcare or you can choose Edna, so I choose Humana because it puts money back in my part b Medicare which is 185.00
Useless in the Philippines unless emergency accident or illness
And no, you can't get ylthat humana bonus if you live in Phlippines permanently better be back to US in 6 mo or less
Humana choice PPO Advantage yes great plan
There is a Skin Tax on everything!! Have a local, one you trust, with you when buying or renting.
I just got back from the Philippines. For a while I thought G cash was a google payment. Questioning myself how come I’ve never heard of this. Haha
I invite you to my island province when I get home from the States.
Yeah bro the weather is brutal , like walking around in a pre heated oven 🥵
Hey B I know you were talking but I kept saying " look at the pooper on that trooper" can you say it all again?
did i just see francis lopez do a cameo?
Brian you need to crawl out of your BGC bubble and expand your horizons. Start by driving around town. It’s a blast to drive in the Philippines.
Maybe get a Mazda Miata MX5 or Porsche or BRZ Subaru.
Bring a nice Filipina with you to negotiate with a traffic control officer if he pulls you over. Just slide that 500 pesos under the ticket booklet so the CCTV camera doesn’t pick it up.
Enjoy the Wild West of the Philippines.
Are you saying that police will claim that you committed a traffic offense for the sake of soliciting a bribe, like they do in México? I have always wondered about this. In México I had to pay 35 bribes in 3 months because I was driving past a bus station that had police there twenty-four hours a day.
@GregoryMasovutch:You're tolerating bribery. You think filipinos are that easy to be corrupted! Easy with your statement.
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17 F in Denver CO
Hi Brain, I'm an American with a monthly income of about $7,000 for myself and my wife. How would we do there, money-wise? Most importantly, how would my top-of-the-line gamer PC do?
Brother, your $7k income suffices all your needs and wants as a starter, if you plan to move here with your wife. Around $1.5k/month definitely would be more than enough especially if you prefer simple and frugal lifestyle, not too fancy aka western. Cheers!🤙🏻
You both could live like a king and queen for that amount.
You could search expats living in the Philippines and check their lifestyle.
It's humid in the Philippines because it sits on a volcanic archipelago within the Pacific ring of fire, it has numerous active volcanoes spread across its islands,heat from sea air and winds contributed for a very hot weather ,your body should adjust already.Philippines is one of those countries which are located near the equator, where the sun rays directly hit, from March to June, you can expect hot and dry weather. Although you're ahead 13 hours over NY that's a good thing.Philippines is a very special place,cmposed of a large archipelagos, meaning it's surrounded by water and doesn't share land borders with other countries..He's a freaking unicorn princess I might add..bordering countries like China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia, yet ,this princess is separated from those places through bodies of water. Philippines is a unicorn princess,can you imagine every Filipinos sing at the same time in Karaoke?can you imagine China borders with the Philippines, Ph will have Xin-Ping as president.
Sana all
She's from "QC" not USA.
It looks like the Filipinos have adopted the American diet. 😊
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Condo 600 usd month. Yea you gotta be single hitting up the massages once a week. Dating pinay will have expectations
Leave your western OCD when you come here otherwise you will absolutely go crazy. OCD will just mean Obsessively Continuous Disappointment.
For AMERICAN SHOPPING YOU WOULD HAVE TO TRAVEL TO SUBIC AREA FOR THE EVERYTHING AMERICAN PRODUCT FOR HALF THE PRICE THERE I JUST GAVE YOU THE PLACE WHERE TO BUY AMERICAN GROCERY PRODUCT SAME PRICE AS THE STATE BUT EXPECT TO PAY IN DOLLARS.
I don't know if that is practical.. yes, he can buy things there for half the price but he has to travel at least 3-4hrs just going there (depends on traffic in NLEX), then there's the Toll fees.. If he goes via Bus, it will take longer.. if he plans to stay, then the hotel fees plus food.. so basically the expenses are the same if he will just buy in BGC or even much expensive and time consuming..
@@MariaSasaReyesnot much more available at Subic same as Landers in bgc better in fact.
Philippines is good for foreigners to live in but for local its a hell..low salary with high cost of living....the politics is chaotic as pubic hair 😂😂😂
Who's pubic hair?
Yap u need to know speak in Tagalog wow...galing nman Ng aming Bry Bry bumili kna Ng bhay dto Bry anywhere u want in tagaytay or there in Taguig pasay or cavite..
Most women there look like they haven't missed a meal ...😊
0:23 cybertruck in the Philippines
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I enjoy your style of narrative, but sir, you really need to get out of BGC once in a while. That’s basically a bubble ; The equivalent of taking your family to DisneyWorld/Epcot, and saying “we’ve seen the world!” 😅
I have a feeling that videos you’d make in different parts of the country would be even THAT much more interesting, given the flesh-on-the lupa vibes that our islands can ‘infect’ people with.. 👍
HaHa you thought you were coming to Fantasyland 😂😂 ..
Hello sir Bryan. Enjoy.go to cebu boracay siargao...injoy your life. Stay safe..god bless
Different you mean fake
Those condos there are crap and they're small😂
BGC is super overrated
Make me laugh the weather has a personality disorder. Thanks.
the food is amazing what the heck are you talking about, the food is horrible and unhealthy
This cheapest food is the unhealthy fast food. If you want to eat right, it costs a lot more.
Go to the real authentic but will cost you more. Sidewalks were like invention a little of that, a little of this then voila ☺️
Yes
You need to learn how to pronounce words properly.
So the Philippines is like Florida lol
Thailand so much better
lol what a stupid comment! If he like it there thats none of your business!
go to thailand youtube content no need to be an attention seeker 😂
KSP → Kulang Sa Pansin gosh pabida lolz 🤣
@ why is that stupid makes no sense thai food is world renowned what are you guys drinking in the Philippines
@ go to thailand content dude theres no reason to show your ignorance and hate on the Philippines. You live in Thailand you should focus on Thailand. That makes you even laughable than a clown. 😂😂
I'm a filipino but the Philippines is not for me...just going there for short vacation but living there is a big NO...
The Philippines said "WHO U? BIG NO to you too!" Gosh. Fair?
Capital F for filipino. It's a pronoun.
𝙂𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙥𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙜𝙘,