Worst food in the world. Poorest hygiene ever

Do we really need lessons in bad manners and obnoxiousness?

This member has just given us a significant clue into what may be behind his hostility. He is a former soldier who has lost one of his limbs; as a result he may also be suffering PTSD which the MOD has been very slow in recognising and treating. Unfortunately he will not get either the support or the treatment he needs in the Philippines; he will need to return to the UK and seek help initially through his regiment.

Very good points, Jim. I find it a bit strange that he should complain about the food in Davao which I reckon has the freshest and best foods in the country. Southern Mindanao is know as the "bread basket" due to the amount, quality and variety of foodstuffs grown there. Meat and fish are of excellent quality aa abattoirs and markets are regularly inspected.

His approach may be a cry for help (see #62).

Untreated, a life sentence I would think.

Falklands or Gulf War 1 ... ? If he was fighting and injured in the Falklands, then it is very likely that any demons he had were not recognised or exorcised by MOD doctors. I spent that period of time navigating 'Uganda', a makeshift hospital ship, on sorties between the Falklands and Montevideo, Uruguay, from where the walking wounded were repatriated by air. Patients were mostly given good pain relief (IV morphine delivered by a syringe driver) but that did nothing for their nightmares other than, in some cases, accentuate them. Returning servicemen had their physical wounds taken care of but not their mental ones.

If he is one of those, then he has my greatest respect and my sympathy.

He's started quite a number of threads but it appears that his most recent, Citizenship, remains unanswered; he has received replies to his other threads, though.

He's certainly pissed-off with me - who isn't, I'm everybody's Aunt Sally, it's a badge I wear with pride!

I am not looking for sympathy of any kind.
My choice.
And yes I am struggling to sign off

I wish the OP good luck..Sounds like he is due some.

I am not pissed off with anyone in particular.
Just pissed ff in general.

I'm pretty surprised, if not shocked at some of the responses in this thread, to be honest.

I would have thought most on here would be mature and worldly enough to be able to see beyond the OP's 'writing style', before the knee-jerk lectures / reactions kicked in.

Come on guys.

Nothing of value to add to what might be the cause of the OP rant, but I can assure everyone reading this now or in the future, the food in Philippines and especially Davao is great.
My wife has no problems buying fresh fish, chicken, pork, beef, salads, vegetables at a number of supermarkets in Davao.
Plus we eat out once a week with friends and enjoy terrific food at great prices. Just last night 16 of us had dinner at a restaurant not more than 2km from his location. We are a mixed group, German, Hungarian, Canadian, Brits and Filipina wives and girlfriends. My wife had pepper steak with fresh veggies, myself I opted for Steak fajitas. Very tasty and cheap as chips. Our total bill with a couple of drinks each was less than £15.
There are literally dozens of great restaurants in Davao, the majority well recommended. So any new readers here wondering about food in Davao, rest assured, you will not be disappointed.

The food in Philippines is no different from uk Sorry...in fact I reckon food there is better quality and fresher than uk.

I have no argument with the quality and availability of the ingredients.... apart from gravy granules.

I just prefer to put them together myself.

One of my super boneless, low-salt and fat, sugarless, salmonella-less chicken curries is bubbling away right now.