Singapore VS Australia VS Canada VS Pinas

Admin

kahit san may racist talaga. My friend in AU visited us yesterday here in SG, she did confirm there's racism but it's up to you how to react. like for her case, she managed to prove her self in the company and gained the respect of her local colleagues.

atchino

<blockquote rel="bookworm">Naisip ko din lang, dati, ayaw ng mga tao sa AU kasi marami daw racist. But if you think about it, andami na din racist sa SG. </blockquote>

Actually, marami din racist sa pinas.

Sa pag apply nga lang ng work, kailangan Ateneo or LAsalle or UP grad ka para makapasok sa malalaking company or dahil yung mga Top executive or nag hire ay galing ng same school.

Malakas lang tolerance ng pinoy sa mga biruan/joke or dahil nakalakihan na natin at hindi enforce ang racism sa pinas.

Dito kasi sensitive sila sa mga ganung klaseng joke or treatment.

Admin

speaking of racist, i just found this in facebook while scrolling the feeds.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=979771752039318&fref=nf

disclaimer: please read the comments of other people. This person doesnt represent the whole Australia. still varies from people to people.

JCsantos

I would not like Singapore for sure no pun intended on the other people here

we went there for a week

scenario sa hotel ... kakarating lang namin

Receptionist: --- deadma

Me: Hello! ( para sa receptionist )

Receptionist: --- deadma

?? ganito ba ang customer service sa singapore ...

😃 😃 😃

i post ko bukas yung scene sa immigration

vhoythoy

Racist are everywhere naman. In may almost 6 years in Sg i never encountered any direct racism here. Sa internet marami racist pero ganun din nman kahit pinoy marami keyboard warriors. Discriminations maybe to some extent sa jobs/pr approvals.

Sa personal impressions /observations naman sa tao here is my ranking.

Jakarta - people in indonesia are generally nice and have high regards to pinoy. They really like our brothers/ sisters. Karamihan lang sa knila di makaintindi ng english. 2. Melbournians - i saw lots of happy people in cbd in our 6 days stay there singing/dancing for no reasons. People seems friendlier lalo na mga puti. 3. Thailanders - they like pinoys din. Masayahin and good sense of humor. Though katulad din ng some pinoys tatagain ka sa presyo kapag alam nila baguhan ka/foreigner (i.e. Tuktuk/ night bazaar). Street smart din dapat. 4. KL - malaysians are nice people in general. 5. SG - in general mababait naman mga local/ kind hearted and disciplined, though may mga ilan pasaway din and some maybe think they are more superior race. Problems lang is in general they seem very serious/ less smiles in their face/ less emotions. Small things they might complain din. Wag ka din masyado magingay/party kapag gabi na at dadalawin ka ng pulis kasi sinumbong ka na. One time sinumbong din kami sa hdb ng kapitbahay namin kasi daw may mga ibang di kilala. One time pinagsabihan ung kasama ko sa bahay kasi medyo nakaharang payong sa dadaanan hahahaha. Sorry wala Canada kasi di pa ako nakapunta pero mababait din daw mga tao dun.

Admin

@JCsantos hahaha, yes unfortuntely may mga ganyan. pwede reklamo yan sa management 🙂

wizardofOz

I think the best way to eradicate racism, is to not tolerate it in the first place.

Sa observation ko lang naman, tayo kasing mga Pilipino, again opinion ko lang, lumaki sa society na generally passive pagdating sa racism..

Sasabihan ka "english-carabao" - to think na halos buong mundo may high regards sa english ability nating pinoy

Sasabihan ka ng Baluga, Pango, Unggoy - samantalang may mga kamukha pala tayo sa southeast asia.

Sinasabihan ang kapwa-Pilipino ng “promdi” at “taga-bundok”

Lumaki tayong ang tingin sa puti ay "life-saver" - sasagipin tayo nang mga yan sa giyera, sasagipin tayo sa bagyo, bibigyan tayo ng dollars at chocolates...

Naobserve ko kasi like for a certain nationality that i know with very strong pride with their own heritage...

Hindi kabawasan sa kanila na hindi sila matatas mag-English, ikaw ang dapat matuto na intindihin ang language nila.
Ayaw nilang umaasa sa tulong ng iba hanggat kaya nila, sila ang gagawa.
Proud sila sa mga sarili nilang produkto, at pinagyayaman nila.. like rice farming, etc...

Kaya kapag nakarinig sila ng kahit anong lahi na umi-insulto sa wika or bansa nila, nagagalit sila talaga.

With that nakukuha nila respeto nung mga Puti at wala kang maririnig na magkokomento ng mga racist slurs, kundi palalayasin sila agad.

Sa Pinas naman, yung ibang Pinoy, hagalpakan pa sa katatawa sa TV kapag may iniisulto.

Pero kapag sila na ang ininsulto.. sasabihin “Racist”.

jantox

sabi ng kaibigan ko jan. dedma mo nlnag racism. kahit dito sa sg meron rin. mapapansin mo. gaya ng

karga2x ko anak ko sa tren, di ka papaupuin ng isang lahi. tapos biglang may papasok na kaparehong lahi niya na may bitbit ring bata, aba ioffer ang seat sa kanya!
pansin lang rin sa taxi, minsan iniiwasan ka lalo na pag nag flaflag ka sa highway tapos biglang magsstop sa unahan dahil kakulay niya.

well the point is, kahit sang lugar meron. wag na lang pansinin para di la lumaki. kasi no matter what you do tayo lugi kasi nasa lupa nila tayo. of course ibang usapan na kung citizen ka na 🙂

lester_lugtu

Back to topic - Philippines pa din ako.

TasBurrfoot

<blockquote rel="wizardofOz">Pero ngayon, parang wala na kong naririnig na masyadong maganda from anyone i know who is working and living there.</blockquote>

Mate Singapore is a very nice place... WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY better than the Philippines!

Food is great, very covenient, very safe (lumalabas ako at maglakad ng 1km to a McDonald's at 2 in the morning kasi nagugutom) - what more can you ask for?

Oh yeah, did I mention a very low tax regime and a salary that is at the least double sa kinikita sa Pinas? 🙂

TasBurrfoot

<blockquote rel="wizardofOz">Totoo bang maraming racist sa AU?

Contradicting kasi yung mga nababasa ko at napapanood.. Sabi in AU daw, everyone is friendly, tapos andaming mga videos sa Youtube showing racist slur, hindi lang towards people of color, kundi pati sa mga puti na ibang lahi...</blockquote>

Mas maraming racist sa Philippines...

bookworm

Same sentiment for Taiwan. Uber safe, low tax rates, good health care. But I really can't understand the language 🙂 hahaha. Actually, if AU did not pan out, I would have applied for Taiwan citizenship this year. Fortunately, AU did grant me a visa this year.

Canada for me is too far and too cold. Plus, most immigrants have a hard time finding work there, unless they have prior experience or they studied there. Whereas in Au, it is nearer PH, good weather conditions, and easier to get a job.

Admin

@tas agree! mas maraming Racist sa Pinas! 😃

wizardofOz

<blockquote rel="TasBurrfoot"><blockquote rel="wizardofOz">Pero ngayon, parang wala na kong naririnig na masyadong maganda from anyone i know who is working and living there.</blockquote>

Mate Singapore is a very nice place... WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY better than the Philippines!

Food is great, very covenient, very safe (lumalabas ako at maglakad ng 1km to a McDonald's at 2 in the morning kasi nagugutom) - what more can you ask for?

Oh yeah, did I mention a very low tax regime and a salary that is at the least double sa kinikita sa Pinas? 🙂</blockquote>

I agree, Sg is a nice place.. in terms standard of living..

In the country where I am right now has a similar case, knock on wood, but I can say that I feel safer here than I do kapag nasa sariling bansa ako

I can walk with my backpack on my "back" and not in front of me.

I can stroll in the city center while using my phone or a camera dangling around my neck.

i can shop a very busy marketplace not worrying if someone's eying my wallet.

ang hindi lang talaga matapatan ng ibang bansa, at least on my own perspective.. ay yung saya ng mg Pilipino at saya sa Pilipinas.. lalo na ngayong magpapasko.

i was in New York City, on Christmas Day last year, pam-pelikula ang setting, may konting snow, naka-winter clothes ang mga tao... makulay, masaya, kumukutikutitap!

but I'd rather be in Pinas that time having a simple, happy time with family and friends.

So wala talaga sa lugar yan.. kung san ka masaya.

icebreaker1928

<blockquote>i like Oz better, although mas geographically isolated sya</blockquote>

geographically isolated from? may eroplano naman nobody is isolated anymore.

kung ang vantage point mo e PH, di hamak na mas malapit ang OZ kesa sa Pinas.

may mga klasmeyt ako na nagmigrate sa US at Canada at simula nung nagpunta sila dun e hindi pa sila nakakabalik sa Pinas for more than a decade.

Reason: sobrang mahal ng pamasahe pabalik ng Pinas.

Samantalang sa OZ, pwede ka umuwi sa Pinas every year, at lalo na ngayon na may Cebu Pac na mas mura pamasahe.

vhoythoy

<blockquote rel="icebreaker1928"><blockquote>i like Oz better, although mas geographically isolated sya</blockquote>

geographically isolated from? may eroplano naman nobody is isolated anymore.

kung ang vantage point mo e PH, di hamak na mas malapit ang OZ kesa sa Pinas.

may mga klasmeyt ako na nagmigrate sa US at Canada at simula nung nagpunta sila dun e hindi pa sila nakakabalik sa Pinas for more than a decade.

Reason: sobrang mahal ng pamasahe pabalik ng Pinas.

Samantalang sa OZ, pwede ka umuwi sa Pinas every year, at lalo na ngayon na may Cebu Pac na mas mura pamasahe.</blockquote>

Probably he meant geographically isolated from other famous destinations like europe, america, south/latin america, Caribbean, etc., as compared maybe sa Canada. Though mas mas malapit Australia sa Asian countries. Ako natitirang Asian countries na interested ako mapuntahan is Japan hehe. Pero kung may extra pera nga no problems talaga kahit saan. Mahirap na kasi maguwi uwi kung madami na binabayaran like amortisation sa bahay, car, etc.

wizardofOz

<blockquote rel="vhoythoy"><blockquote rel="icebreaker1928"><blockquote>i like Oz better, although mas geographically isolated sya</blockquote>

geographically isolated from? may eroplano naman nobody is isolated anymore.

kung ang vantage point mo e PH, di hamak na mas malapit ang OZ kesa sa Pinas.

may mga klasmeyt ako na nagmigrate sa US at Canada at simula nung nagpunta sila dun e hindi pa sila nakakabalik sa Pinas for more than a decade.

Reason: sobrang mahal ng pamasahe pabalik ng Pinas.

Samantalang sa OZ, pwede ka umuwi sa Pinas every year, at lalo na ngayon na may Cebu Pac na mas mura pamasahe.</blockquote>

That's exactly what I meant.. like if you're in the US-- Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean is right at your doorstep.. then with all travel promos like Groupon, you can go to Europe cheaper and faster, I supposed, than if you're coming from Oz.

The airfare from US to Phils is not that expensive anymore, baka noong 1980s pa yun. A lot of pinoys choose not to have a vacation in the Philippines, not because of airfare alone... pero usually yung mga kaakibat na gastos kapag umuwi ang isang OFW.. lalo na kapag magpapasko

On the otherhand, one of the prime reasons I chose Oz is its proximity sa Pinas.. I could go on a quick vacation without having to sit on a plane for 16 hours or more.

vhoythoy

Eto freebies ng working sa SG. Two way fare this coming end of November S$262 lang via cebu pac promo. Tapos maguuwi ng flat tv bagsak presyo ngaun sa courts wag lang mapatapat sa mga buwaya sa customs wahehehe.

Stoked0419

<blockquote rel="vhoythoy">Eto freebies ng working sa SG. Two way fare this coming end of November S$262 lang via cebu pac promo. Tapos maguuwi ng flat tv bagsak presyo ngaun sa courts wag lang mapatapat sa mga buwaya sa customs wahehehe. </blockquote>

I bought a 2 way ticket SG-MNL from CebuPac for the xmas holiday since namimiss na daw ng mga lolo at lola mga apo nila. We're family of 4 (2 kids) and it only cost me S$1300.00 with 40kg luggage.

Hmmm I wonder how much it would cost kung nasa AU na kami.

Any advise sa mga nasa AU na? Para maisama sa budget.. hehe 🙂

Thanks!

vhoythoy

I bought a 2 way ticket SG-MNL from CebuPac for the xmas holiday since namimiss na daw ng mga lolo at lola mga apo nila. We're family of 4 (2 kids) and it only cost me S$1300.00 with 40kg luggage.

Hmmm I wonder how much it would cost kung nasa AU na kami.

Any advise sa mga nasa AU na? Para maisama sa budget.. hehe 🙂

Thanks!</blockquote>

Naku baka times 3 hahaha

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