
So that the taxi guy can work out a salary for you and then go on his ranitng about foreigners making more money etc etc.carlsum1986 wrote:I was actually asked how much my condo rent costs last nite in a cab
that really explains why he didnt probe me anymore when I said my place was paid off by the company.....nosy bunch of pplecureilx wrote:So that the taxi guy can work out a salary for you and then go on his ranitng about foreigners making more money etc etc.carlsum1986 wrote:I was actually asked how much my condo rent costs last nite in a cab![]()
(that was tongue in cheek)
When I arrived, I used to get pissed off, and especially when you find locals are tight lipped when it comes to salary ..
My standard way of dealing with this - "Apartment is company paid" and then if the guy insist I am earning 100K a month, I go on to say I am on training and there are two dozen people in the apartment ..
Not that I like to lie, but ... hey, it helps ..
And I stopped getting mad at taxi guys - when they drive for 12 hours a day, and I can bet that atleast half the taxi guys take an annual vacation to Europe / Australia and they earn enough to send their kids overseas to study - though they moan about this and that .. .. I only could surmise that 10 hours plus of driving does drive them mad and need some chit-chat to keep them from falling asleepI just act busy or give vague answers, and if pressed, I skip the question and go back to acting like I am a visitor here ..
Well, as I said, I don't blame them .. if you too had to spend 12 hours in a driver's seat .. you will need to find things to do to keep yourself from falling asleep ..carlsum1986 wrote: that really explains why he didnt probe me anymore when I said my place was paid off by the company.....nosy bunch of ppl
The thing I really noticed especially from my trip back to Malaysia about a month back. The majority of the locals that are pissed off with the foreigners are those that have lived their whole life inside their own country and never gone out to see or experience other cultures.ecureilx wrote:Well, as I said, I don't blame them .. if you too had to spend 12 hours in a driver's seat .. you will need to find things to do to keep yourself from falling asleep ..carlsum1986 wrote: that really explains why he didnt probe me anymore when I said my place was paid off by the company.....nosy bunch of ppl
Now, on the other hand, when anybody else asks, I normally say politely that my salary is only 2,000 $ and if they persist saying "are you sure" my instant reply is "how much do you earn ???? "![]()
And I avoid getting into the 'us vs them' arguments ..
In one of the bars, I got into this situation, where a group of locals were out to pick some drama, and when they started to befriend me my answer was a quick "well, you are drinking Chivas, I am drinking beer - does that mean anything for a start ?? " and then moved out ..
I guess every country which attracts foreigners have the natives a bit pissed: seen it in Malaysia too, and also in Indonesia ..
Well, the Philippines was a contradiction - those in the metropolis areas look at Foreigners as rich and loaded and deserve be overcharged and ripped off and even bluntly ask for 'money' ... and few openly declared foreigners are rich and they must pay for locals (I am talking for strangers - not friends - friends were making sure I never had to fork out even a peso .. )carlsum1986 wrote:The thing I really noticed especially from my trip back to Malaysia about a month back. The majority of the locals that are pissed off with the foreigners are those that have lived their whole life inside their own country and never gone out to see or experience other cultures.
I think that's the case for most third-world cities and more...ecureilx wrote:Well, the Philippines was a contradiction - those in the metropolis areas look at Foreigners as rich and loaded and deserve be overcharged and ripped off and even bluntly ask for 'money' ... and few openly declared foreigners are rich and they must pay for locals (I am talking for strangers - not friends - friends were making sure I never had to fork out even a peso .. )carlsum1986 wrote:The thing I really noticed especially from my trip back to Malaysia about a month back. The majority of the locals that are pissed off with the foreigners are those that have lived their whole life inside their own country and never gone out to see or experience other cultures.
I'm curious as to how do they estimate based on condo cost?Nath21 wrote:it is normal to ask how much your condo costs and therefore they estimate your salary off that.
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