🇵🇭 Story of 13 year old MAID in Manila

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[WilliamFluery]

I got a dose of this reality after spending a couple of days and a night in a bamboo hut in the middle of a refuge camp in Thailand. I took a pediatrician with me to do medical evaluations of 50 orphans whose parents were murdered by the Myanmar military. When I lay in bed at night staring at the ceiling, I wonder why I was spared from a life of poverty.

[BrotherRoy]

The second video I watched and I had to subscribe. I'm in my mid 60's, married to a Filipina mid 40's, and I've been here going on 10 years in Feb. Much of what you see and say is true and I can validate it without the judgment. It's simply a reality and many are not exposed to such except those who are here and actually who seek the truth. It amazes me, too, how they {Filipinos) live and what they're willing to do, or not, in order to survive for another day. Good work.

[kevinm]

Great story, I hope you find the grown-up 13 year old maid.That interview would be a great story hear online

[MarineRecon]

I have to say really great reporting. I lived in the Philippines I'm former military I lived in Subic Bay and Cebu for quite a while actually. Of course my wife is Filipino. And we are retiring back there hopefully relatively soon lol. But anyway I do appreciate you trying to bring this lifestyle and issues to the Western world. I'm always asked what it's like when I live there and I always tell them about even the two different or three different classes of people who live in the philippines. One thing I've noticed they can be the poorest of the poor but they're always smiling no matter how bad it gets. Some of the most beautiful people I have ever met anywhere and I have traveled all over Asia. Just a simple differences between Thailand Japan and the Philippines is incredible. I really wish the government would straighten up do more to help people there do more infrastructure try to take care of its citizens. And you're right if you're born in the West the poker hand you have been dealt is incredible compared to lots of other places.

[Kevins-Philippine-Retirement]

Thanks Scotty. As an expat Canadian I live in Cebu in the "province", and after 4 years, I sometimes get emotional seeing the daily struggle of most families all around me. My Filipina wifa, our little boy and I live here on less than 1000 pesos per day, but feel very fortunate. It certainly puts the world into better perspective 🙏

[timcoughlin]

Thx for the down to earth vlog. I’ve been married to a Filipina for almost twenty years. I was stationed in Angeles city in the mid eighties.. I try and remind myself from time to time that I may know more about the Philippines than the average US citizen but, I’ll always be clueless when trying to understand what it must’ve been like for people growing up in that kind of poverty. The people of the Philippines are fantastic …

[dirkmantele]

Another great story and a good reminder of how lucky we are in America. I've been to many countries that endure poverty on a scale unimaginable to most westerners, and the Philippines is certainly one of them. You have a good heart. PS - the first time I went to the Philippines, I stayed at The Manila Hotel - 5000 pesos per night and 2500 pesos for the lunch buffet... Didn't realize where I was yet, but will never forget how sad I felt for the common people there.

[bigdreamsphilippines]

I feel the same my friend ! We just by luck of the draw … grew up in the west ! Any of us could have been in these situations. I hope to try to help where I can in the Philippines 🇵🇭 in the future. Even on a small scale . I truly believe everyone can help others and make a positive impact wherever we land ! 😊 Namaste 🙏

[patony_]

Similar story with me 20 yrs ago I went to the Philippines with my Philippino wife and daughter and every day this little girl probably 13 too would come and ask to take my daughter and I for walks, It felt really uncomfortable because I feel like she would rather be close to me than my daughter, , Would you believe this girl looks like a young Natalie wood, Omg she was so beautiful I still think about her until now, The last time I hear she have already have two babies, So sad, she looks like she deserves so much more and just growing up in the ghetto, I still remember her name Analin from Manilla, If you see this I hope you are well.

[Abelius]

My ex-Filipina-GF told me her first boyfriend was 35+ yo when she was 13. He didn't do "anything" to her, supposedly. And the mom was okay with it. Filipino guy too, not even a foreigner. And we're talking of 2005+, not 1998. So, I didn't bat an eye when you said the teen girl of this story gave you "the look". It could even be love in her head, not just wanting to be rescued.

[morganjonasson]

i somehow feel the opposite experience as a swede going to the philippines and marry my now wife. during my childhood i never experienced real poverty per say, but as my mother often couldnt hold a job due to having chronic pain, we had a limited economy in my family. even so, the reason why i never experienced poverty was because my family was reeaally good at saving money. my dad often hunted moose in the autumn and although there was costs associated with that, it still meant luxury meat for dinner at a discount. my mom always had a 6 week long food schedule to buy groceries for many weeks at the time. my dad even could afford to pay me 30 usd in monthly allowance and i used to save that money for years at a time to buy more expensive products like my first laptop and an aquarium. also, we used firewood for heating, the cheapest fuel available.
with other words, our income were below average in sweden, and that meant we had to be very careful where we spent our money. every crown (1/10th of a dollar today) was counted, and dealing with money responsibly was the difference between thriving and barely surviving.

so you can imagine my chock when i flew to the province of abra, where my wife lives. i already knew from before that filipinos at least were poorer than swedes, so i assumed they would be even more careful with spending. HELL NO. whenever the neighbours earned extra money that they could have saved, they instead waste it on unhealthy snacks and sodas and threw parties. when i and my wife were shopping she could pay or beg me for a tricycle ride, despite our destination being less than 100 m away. when i didnt support her and she earned low income, she would systematically borrow from relatives. when we bought an entire pig to be turned into lechon, the most luxurious filipino meat you could get in the philippines, half of it got rotten and had to be thrown away because she put the meat in refrigerator instead of the fridge, and when i confronted her about it, all i heard was "well, at least we had some lechon...". i am now sitting like a philosopher wondering, is it actually that swedes are poorer than filipinos? because i know that something like this never would happen in a swedish household.

[bradtut]

Thank you for your enjoyable stories! I've been to Phils 5 times now and hope to retire there when I get to that point. Love the culture and especially the Pinay ladies. Your videos are on point!

[genemartinez]

Great vid again. Master storyteller who always leaves the listener wanting to come back for more!

[ogsilverback]

@Scotty, I just love your stories and your way of story telling. Not only humorous, but full of information from your travels.

[rachelduncan]

Hi my mum is Filipino they are the best people in the world they are so happy they will give you everything & they have nothing I just love going back there all the time coz we people from the west have everything but we still complain the place over there is so beautiful. My only wish is their government wold thing to help them thank you for the video I hope the people that watch see what life is about in that place & they are so happy with nothing. Can wait to go back this summer to see my family there

[DHarri]

Treating your kids like a commodity would naturally be frowned upon from a Western perspective, the rigidity of some Asian cultures would seem shocking to most I guess living in a constant state of survival has to be psychologically damaging and yet many remain humble and resilient in how they live daily.

[armunro]

I never realised how rich I was until I came across your channel!

[mtwhatley]

Most people in the west have no idea of how extreme poverty is in some countries. Your stories are interesting and entertaining mutually….

[rabukan]

It's all about the story Scotty Boy, and you are getting better and better at this. Stories do help to change things over time, and both sides of the planet need change. We can learn from one another, and you might just become a catalyst. We can all contribute in our own small way, but some develop a platform that reaches farther and creates rather than takes. Keep it going my boy. I'll be in the PI's next week for a month and I am interested in seeing what you are documenting for myself. We shall meet up in the future. Gambatte.

[maximusextreme]

Well I see narcissism affects women worldwide. That story about your ex-girlfriend saying her family misses her because she's away sounds like a couple of women I dated. Run away as fast as you can when you realize it.