How Do Filipinos View Balikbayans?

[bughaw1]

madali lang ang pera

[nolz]

..mayabang...spokening dollars, socialera...

[guy_jerk]

Cash cows

[garisky]

Milking cow ng kamaganak.

[Dasmagurl]

Madatung...amoy kwarta....

Edited August 3, 2015 by Dasmagurl

[suade]

When I was a kid i thought super rich at sarap ng buhay ng mga balikbayan kong relatives because they have cars, high tech gadgets , nice houses complete with appliances and vacations to famous landmarks like Disneyland and Las Vegas which i only read about and see on tv. But when i lived there myself I found out that they work their ass off having double jobs or else they wouldn't be able to pay off the 15 to 20 yrs to pay mortgage on houses, cars and credit cards. Wala sila maid , yaya, and lavandera. And kaya sila naka vacation sa Disneyland its because its 15 minutes away from their house.

so true.bawal ang tamad sa murica

[Bugatti Veyron]

I have a story to share. I have a friend who worked overseas. He visited the Philippines around 8 years ago and he was loaded, so obviously he had a lot of "friends". Last year, he visited the country again but this time he was broke because he got laid off and was unemployed for over a year because of a certain life event. He had less "friends" during his last visit, when he was telling people that he is in the Philippines they would always say "Libre kana!" which is really disappointing. I found it as an opportunity to pay him back on how he spent money on us 8 years ago. Anyway, the most disappointing part, he went back overseas after a few months and no one was there to accompany him. Even his family did not have the Amor to bring him to the airport for his flight. So di lahat ng balikbayan laging madami pera may mga umuuwi na may pinagdadaanan.

Reminds me of the parable of the prodigal son....

[chessboxin]

what's worse than those who stay dependent on OFWs are those who do not properly handle the money OFWs send to them. Kain sa buffet dito, bili ng S&R grocery diyan. Ok lang naman may padala naman daw ulit next month.

[legatus legionis]

Cash cows, for sure. $$$. Everyone automatically converts foreign currency to pesos and in their minds...ka-ching!

[chessboxin]

I have a story to share. I have a friend who worked overseas. He visited the Philippines around 8 years ago and he was loaded, so obviously he had a lot of "friends". Last year, he visited the country again but this time he was broke because he got laid off and was unemployed for over a year because of a certain life event. He had less "friends" during his last visit, when he was telling people that he is in the Philippines they would always say "Libre kana!" which is really disappointing. I found it as an opportunity to pay him back on how he spent money on us 8 years ago. Anyway, the most disappointing part, he went back overseas after a few months and no one was there to accompany him. Even his family did not have the Amor to bring him to the airport for his flight. So di lahat ng balikbayan laging madami pera may mga umuuwi na may pinagdadaanan.

 

that may probably be a blessing in disguise for him. At least he now knows who his real friends are. Being broke is by no means a good thing (we'd always prefer to be wealthy pag natikman mo na yung pera) but if there's one positive thing about being poor, it's that you're more or less sure that your friends are genuine. (wala naman kasi silang makukuhang materyal na benepisyo sayo).

[rey.etder]

ma pera hehehe

[flatwall]

Dapt mgprya ng knti

[THE DESTROYER]

Hard working

[dinibdib]

galante at madaming dalang chocolates

[akotakot]

bakit ba pag ang isang kapamilya na nag abroad e dapat siya na ang gumastos sa lahat ng gastos sa pilipinas. pati lampin at gatas ng pamangkin e problema mo pa. bakit ganyan ang mentality natin? hindi naman masarap ang buhay sa abroad.dollar nga ang kita, pero dollar din ang gastos. tapos makikita mo na bago ang cellphone e wala naman trabaho. haayyyy NAKU!