why do people love to migrate???

[VtEC]

why do people migrate?????say you migrated to the US or anywhere (no relatives), first problem will be the house/apartment.second maybe the job.You and your wife can't look for a job at the same time due to your children.Say the man finds a job, the money he is earning will still be a dollar to dollar.Then there goes the need to work for more than 8hrs to compensate and so on and so forth...just asking

[swordsman]

better kasi na magtiis sa US kesa magtiis dito. well, if i didn't finish school and earning just around the minimum wage. heck, i'd migrate to the US given the chance. at least there, magsipag ka lang, kakain at kakain ang pamilya mo 3x a day. dito, and hirap maghanap ng trabaho. bagger lang sa supermarket, kelangan pa college level ka.

[mazdamazda]

I dunno with them... sarap ng buhay dito sa Pinas (some of our relatives abroad are even planning to retire here).

[Bogeyman]

I dunno with them... sarap ng buhay dito sa Pinas (some of our relatives abroad are even planning to retire here).

Someone told me that it's better to be treated as a first-class citizen in a second-class country, than to be treated as a second-class citizen in a first-class country.

[sea.piper]

Someone told me that it's better to be treated as a first-class citizen in a second-class country, than to be treated as a second-class citizen in a first-class country.

They call us TCN outside of our country and your lucky if u are treated as second class citizen in a first class country.

[mbeige]

They call us TCN outside of our country and your lucky if u are treated as second class citizen in a first class country.

I'd rather be a second class citizen in a first class country as long as I have peace of mind and don't have to fight my way daily. IMHO when you're in the homeland you have to fight your way daily, it's always a struggle for survival be it in terms of workplace, neighborhood security, social discipline, healthy environments, etc. Not only that but your psychological growth as a human being is severely deprived when you realize how hopeless a country can become, and that how many more opportunities are out there.

It's not always easy to get out, though.

[ogpro]

They call us TCN outside of our country and your lucky if u are treated as second class citizen in a first class country.

You've just been in the wrong places my friend.

Consider this, I've noticed vaster rift between classes in one trip to Glorrietta than I've ever seen in all my years in the US. How do you think the well-to-do's treat their "lessers"?

Ask your maid if she feels she's in the same "class" as you are, with what she's getting paid and how she's getting treated.

Bring her to a country where a full day of hard work will actually earn her what it is worth, and ask her how she feels about herself then.

[GlennSter]

Someone told me that it's better to be treated as a first-class citizen in a second-class country, than to be treated as a second-class citizen in a first-class country.

lucky for us, everyone here in canada is an immigrant. so you would rarely feel that you are a second class citizen.

[shadow]

most likely to have a better future for them??? or for their offsprings

[ghosthunter]

some reasons:

-better income (at minimum wage, at least you can pay your overheads)
-better future or opportunities
-better environment (less crime or simply cleaner place)
-clean start (maybe to forget some bad history)

[A121]

seriously, para ibang experience daw. :D

pag kunwari nagsisimula pa lang ung pamilya (bagong kasal) mas ok atang mag migrate. pero pag-established ka na dito sa pinas, better stay here

[dbuzz]

we love to migrate because of adventuresta ang tao. pero sa pinoy ang main reason ay pangangailangan. mas may chance aasenso ang buhay sa state or canada...etc. specially kung may good skill or degree ka.

kung may pera ka lang din naman eh dito na sa atin syempre. .."sarap dito.." ..iyan eh kung may pera nga... ang question gaano ka daming pera yun?... well, basta't kaya mong gumastos sa ikakasaya mo!!..iyun yun..

[VtEC]

seriously, the only problem in pinas is money.as long as you have the money and a business everything follows, good education for your siblings etc etc..mas maganda yatang maging pasyalan lang at source of income lang ibang bansa.

[Jun aka Pekto]

why do people migrate?????say you migrated to the US or anywhere (no relatives), first problem will be the house/apartment.second maybe the job.You and your wife can't look for a job at the same time due to your children.Say the man finds a job, the money he is earning will still be a dollar to dollar.Then there goes the need to work for more than 8hrs to compensate and so on and so forth...just asking

Hmmm. I didn't know a whole family can migrate all at the same time. Normally, it'd be just the breadwinner (hubby or wifey) who'd come first and get settled in and then the rest of the family will follow later.

But, it all boils down to opportunity and where it's better: back at the home country or at the adopted country.

As for being treated as second-class citizens.......... I was blessed with growing up here. I don't take any guff from anyone of a different race saying they're better than me and I'm prepared to shed blood (even my own) to protect my rights and freedoms. Not that I'm combative or anything. In fact, I'm pretty laid back and relaxed. But, I'm smart enough to know there are some areas where I'm not welcome and that those areas are to be avoided.

As for which is better, living here or the Philippines......... Sorry to say, I love the wide open areas of the western US better. Call me crazy. But, I love the solitude.

However, I also liked LPC during my stay there. Las Pinas/Pamplona/Alabang-Zapote Road was once spacious as anyone who lived there during the early 80's know. I remembered large areas of mostly cogon grass. I rode my 10-speed around the area in relative safety. Now, it's probably as crowded as any part of Manila and the cool afternoon breeze probably isn't as strong anymore if not gone altogether.

But, if my wife decides she wants to retire in the Philippines..... I'll go where ever she goes although she'll most likely pick Tacloban over Metro Manila anytime.

[awing]

needs straight-to-the-point answer---->BETTER LIVING.

[tandangetivac]

Different people have different reasons for migrating. For filipinos generally, the reason , I would say , is to improve one's living condition. Maganda sana sa Filipinas, ito ang lupang ating sinilangan, people are warm and affectionate, hospitable and kind. Ang hirap lang para tumigil sa ating bansa , ay hindi parehas ang laban. Ang gobiyerno ay malaki ang pakukulang sa mamamayan.Marami ay pangsarili, kahit na may katungkulan. Kayat ang mamamayan ay follow the leader. Wala nang disiplina ,at kasama noon ay dignidad. Sad to say, but the truth hurts. A big percentage of our countrymen living in different countries, have done a lot of improvement in their lives. A big percentage also have accomplished more than they expected. why? I think Filipinos are generally masipag. When they get employed, they perform the best of their ability. Bakit sila naging masipag sa ibang bansa? dahil parehas ang laban. if one works, most of the time, he or she is paid commensurate to his or her labor, plus benefits, and most all he or she feels dignified for what he or she has accomplished.

[CVT]

My wife and myself did not take the opportunity to migrate to the US at least once when we're still single and at least thrice (with sure employment) when we're already married.

Tough decisions, I would say (Foolish decisions,- others might tell us).

It's just hard to leave the country. It's even harder to raise kids and give them good college education. A good number of our friends' kids have to fight it out for scholarship for a college education.... Also, our parents are in the twilight of their lives, and their joy is the regular company of our kids...

Anyway, I'd still tell my wife,- "If one day, we find ourselves jobless here, then be ready to pack our things and go someplace else....."

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