The hostage rescue fiasco in Manila and Venus Raj's choke in the Miss Universe 2010 have elicited a variety of bashing, and a healthy amount of those coming from foreigners.

Ideally, we should brush aside generalizations, but sometimes, the statements just hurt. Consider the image below; it is an excerpt from a recent Magazine interview with an expat who currently works in Manila. Upon reading, one couldn't help but feel bad about the statements given out. Should we, as a people, get affected by such things?

Direct links to the source:

http://page.issuu.com/100824131759-8...ge_22.swf?ut=1

http://page.issuu.com/100824131759-8...ge_23.swf?ut=1

Link to the magazine's site: http://www.gaming-awards.com/magazine/index.html