How Do Filipinos View Balikbayans?

[Gerald Bourne]

Bigtime na!😄

[Knightly]

Filipino neighbors be like chocolates and soaps hahaha

[Gerald Bourne]

hayahay daw tssk

[v150]

Nagbabago sila simula mag abroad

[Ernest Ty]

karamihan sa mga kababayan natin ang tingin sa mga nagbabalikbayan ay tila pinupulot lang nila ang pera sa ibang bansa, kung manghingi at magpabili ay akala mo wala silang gastusin sa bansang pinanggalingan. 

[NightWriter]

I've been tedious about sending stuff to Manila, clothes, delatas, chocolate until some of my relatives were rude to the point when they asked for a $500 oculus. 2 oculuses even. Para daw mas enjoy ng mga bata. I didn't agree on it and I missed out this year and probably never send one again.

Dear Manang and  Manong,

The money I've saved to send stuff to you guys could be paid for yearly taxes ( I have a $5k tax to pay this month) or pay mortgages for my house. Naisip nyo ba na padalhan din ako kahit christmas card man lang?

Sana marunong kayo magpasalamat. Di ko kayo immediate na kamag anak, 2nd cousins ko po kayo. Ni kuya o ate ko  ni minsan naghihingi sa akin. 
 

mahiya naman kayo. 

 

 

Edited December 23, 2022 by NightWriter

[Gerald Bourne]

Mayabang at nagbago na daw.

[crank1393]

Sadly, taga bayad

[Grifter09]

At una kala mo mapera at sarap ng buhay nila pero kpg nandun ka na sa posisyon nila hirap pla kalaban mo homesick adjust sa oras marunong ka makisama dpat mahaba ang pasensya, matutunan mo salita nila, ngpapadala & bayad ng dues sa Pinas atbp… D lang nila pinakita sa iba tao na hirap sila, pinapakita nila palagi happy & enjoy sila, pra D na sila mgworry pa, sad reality…

Edited June 14, 2023 by Grifter09

[hoistman]

Nung bata pa ko akala ko marami palaging pera ung mga kamaganak kong nasa abroad, nung nasubukan ko na fake news pala, at nakakalungkot pag malayo sa pamilya. 

[Nedjiez1]

Agree ako sa lahat ng posts dito. Akala ng iba mayaman ka na. Yung iba kung magpabili akala mo pinupulot lang yung pera

[Joelsantos69]

Worked abroad before.  madmi ako nabili agad pero dahil utang sa credit card... way before credit cards was easily accessible sa pinas.. sa amerika way of life na ang utang

[got to believe]

Hardworking 

[crank1393]

Cash cow 

[johnlove]

According to my non balik bayan friends . . . They are successful and they come back to share their blessing. 

But according to my balik bayan friend . . . They did not 'make it big'  

Both agree on one thing - they have retired and their retirement funds are not enough to cover their expenses.  

I know a retired balikbayan who have to live among the slums of Tondo because his parasitic daughter keeps on asking money from him.