Comments on: Why We Move to the Philippines http://philfaqs.com/live-there/why-we-move-to-the-philippines/ Retire Philippines, Move Philippines, Jobs Philippines, Really Living in the Philippines Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:09:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave's Wife http://philfaqs.com/live-there/why-we-move-to-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-7436 Dave's Wife Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:42:15 +0000 http://philfaqs.com/?p=1141#comment-7436 You say it enough but when you put it down in writing like this, it makes me even happier that you're happy. You say it enough but when you put it down in writing like this, it makes me even happier that you’re happy.

]]> By: Philly http://philfaqs.com/live-there/why-we-move-to-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-7369 Philly Sat, 27 Dec 2008 03:40:49 +0000 http://philfaqs.com/?p=1141#comment-7369 Excellent insight there Ellen, indeed I think that's an answer in large part to my freqent question ... why so many foreigners do seem so unhappy here. This happens to a lot of Filipinos as well I think ... I well remeber my wife and I announcing our move plans at a party in her sister's house in Florida. Most of the guests were Filipoino/former Filipino and most of them very 'stuck into' careers in the US. There were many who were openly shocked and disbelieving that anyone would go back to the Philippines by choice ... I think many figured the move was caused by some financial disaster that I was hiding. The Philippines (or any other country) is not a place to move to 'under duress' ... you may live cheap but you won't like it. Excellent insight there Ellen, indeed I think that’s an answer in large part to my freqent question … why so many foreigners do seem so unhappy here.

This happens to a lot of Filipinos as well I think … I well remeber my wife and I announcing our move plans at a party in her sister’s house in Florida. Most of the guests were Filipoino/former Filipino and most of them very ’stuck into’ careers in the US. There were many who were openly shocked and disbelieving that anyone would go back to the Philippines by choice … I think many figured the move was caused by some financial disaster that I was hiding.

The Philippines (or any other country) is not a place to move to ‘under duress’ … you may live cheap but you won’t like it.

]]> By: Ellen http://philfaqs.com/live-there/why-we-move-to-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-7367 Ellen Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:16:57 +0000 http://philfaqs.com/?p=1141#comment-7367 Hi dave, good article. I think the most important thing is to keep an open mind, and have the passion to explore. If money issues are the core of your decision to move to the philippines, i.e. can't hack it in US, hence move to the Philippines, then there will be this "anger" inside oneself. The minute things don't work out here, the anger will come out and there will be a tendency to blame - either someboby or the situation that caused him to move away. If not anger, then it will be something else - like self pity. Hi dave, good article. I think the most important thing is to keep an open mind, and have the passion to explore. If money issues are the core of your decision to move to the philippines, i.e. can’t hack it in US, hence move to the Philippines, then there will be this “anger” inside oneself. The minute things don’t work out here, the anger will come out and there will be a tendency to blame – either someboby or the situation that caused him to move away. If not anger, then it will be something else – like self pity.

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