For People which move to the Philippines, and what they can do to get integrated fast

aposhark · Mar 16, 2012

subseastu said: ↑

You're joking aren't you?! san mig everyday hands down. As some yanks I worked with once said "whats has been in a canoe and budweiser got in common........................They are both close to water!"......
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I lived in the States for quite a few years and drank good "micro-brew" beer. We used to call Bud "Butt Wiper". Anything above ice cold and it is impossible to drink The bar I used to frequent never sold Bud, and they were very proud of that.

aposhark · Mar 16, 2012

guenther said: ↑

Costs of living in the Philippines is still lower then, lets say UK, although i only have practical data from Germany, but i assume, its not much different.
Now, to stop the naysayers i gotta give a few examples.
Lets face it, if one lives in a fancy pancy subdivision in a big city, he of course is confronted with pricing structures similar to moving from UK suburbubia to in Beverly Hills/USA. That makes sense, right ? Of course the PI is third world, so the amenities are uncomparable.
Same applies to foods, if one wants to indulge in Moscow in mcDonalds, he pays 20 bucks for a burger. While eating "bortsch" is still cheap. Who wants to eat imported British Cheddar cheese in the tropics?- Nice, but he certainly would pay more exorbitant prices, if he tries to buy them, lets say, in France.
Improrted stuff is always very expensive. ( On the other hand, i get Wine and delis from an Italian Importer cheaper than in Italy itself...coz he buys ex producer and cuts out the 300% between the actual retail, which enriches him mainly, as the forwarding costs from Genoa to cebu is about the same as from Genoa to London !)
Of course, if one buy the same stuff then in cebu in "Tinderbox" or "Gustavians deli", he will pay a hell of a lot more again.

Basic rule applies, live somewhere where there are not too many expats ( which ruined the prices for rent ) and try to work with local ingredients. Its very much possible, after all, i run Restaurants with this stuff since 14 years now. And the food is the same as one would get in Europe.

Its a bit of a runaround for shopping, but it works fine. Anyone wants something in Cebu City, i be glad to help him, just pm me.
cheers,
Guenther from Balamban
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Excellent post, Guenther

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