Would you know why they still stayed in the US? I think yung iba pinaninidigan na lang, yung Uncle and Aunt ko where I currently live now, my Uncle was a lawyer and my Aunt was a dentist in the PH. They were telling me, when they left for the US in the 70s nahirapan sila walang house help, umiiyak cousin ko when she had to wash the dishes and begging them to come home to the PH. My Uncle had to work in a hotel as a staff. He told me yung receptionist sa hotel na pinoy, saw him and another Filipino nagtutulak ng luggage and the receptionist said "yung 2 abogado nagtutulak ng maleta" (something to that effect) OMG! What an ahole.
Either tamad or walang oras? I find healthy food cheap here in the US. Sa Manila tipid na tipid ako sa fresh mushroom. Dito USD3 worth of mushrooms, more than a week ko kinakain araw araw. Healthy fruits (pang keto) like berries 99c lang isang pack. Lettuce na 5 heads, USD3 din lang ata. Fresh Salmon, cheese and nuts (almond, pistachio, pecans etc) ang mura din, definitely easier to go low carb here. Yun lang, you have to prepare talaga.
Sa bahay pala we drink individual bottled water kasi USD1.99 lang for 24 pcs of 500 ml. Siguro yung matataba choose the easy to eat food lang. I don't eat fast food here kasi namamahalan ako
Exception ata yung pinay na kilala mo? All my first degree cousins from my Mom's side, their parents paid for their University. When they got married, they were given either money or a house to help them start. That's a very Filipino trait yung parents talaga bahala sa college at start up pag nag asawa.
I was also supposed to study in the US for college which my Aunt and Uncle (who has no child) offered to pay for. Pero ayoko talaga umalis Manila and that's too huge a favor, nakakahiya. So I thought the college student loan problem is only a caucasian problem.
That's true. I live with my second degree Uncle and Aunt, hindi naman ako pinapabayad but my Mom said out of politeness, I also have to give money for my usage of kuryente and water. I know tatanggi but my Mom gave me instructions to give a Thank you card just before I leave and enclose the money there. Nakikipag unahan din ako sa bayaran ng grocery and resto. I have another Aunt who is well off, na definitely hindi ko kailangan magbigay but I don't wanna live with her kasi boring.