But, if a Filipino does it, its going to be seen more of a family matter so I would guess that it is less likely that the barangay captain would get involved. No?

As for eccentricity and family ties, none of us make it to 40 without getting a little screwed up. We’re probably there in our 20’s but it takes another 20 years for us to accept it. This world, it does take its toll. Sometimes we bring it on ourselves, sometimes crap happens.

Welcome back.

Most expats seem to be alcoholics too. My doctor here has asked me about five different ways if I am. Four cases of SMB lasted me six months. I went out last night and I had one beer. How many expats do you see hanging out where the beer is cheap? LOTS.

Drinking leads to those kinds of issues, that is many drunks get mean. I find everything to be funny but do to my health, I avoid drinking too much it makes me sick. Lots of pain in my gall bladder, sometimes one beer will trigger it. Just not fun at all.

I think most expats are seen as womanizers, there is some envy and jealousy toward us, sometime for all the wrong reasons. We’re not rich. Well most of us.

There is also resentment and based on what I’ve seen around the web related to RA7610 we are suspected of being pedophiles. I picked up on a little of that with my post about 7610 last week.

Despite these stereotypes, I’ve found that if I speak first to Filipino they are very friendly to me. I see pinoy snicker at Jessie as she’s another hot Filipina with an American. That bothers me a little, I don’t like to see Jessie being treated that way.

While I see all of this, I also see many Filipino reach out to me. “Hello my friend” might be one of the few English phrases they fill comfortable with attempting. That always makes me feel welcome.

The Filipino I know seem to like me and respect me and don’t think I have evil intentions. I need to stop being lazy and learn the language, that would help a lot.

In Bogo, I’ve been here long enough that people know who I am and know me as a family guy. There is a child that lives next door that was scared to death of me for a long time. That’s because of the loud mouth expat that use to live here. She’s no longer afraid of me, she’s shy but she does make a point of coming to say hello to me.

Some Filipino want to get to know me, I’ve never had one be rude to me so I think most don’t prejudge me but some do. Probably based on their experiences with other expats. I make an effort to turn those stereotypes around.

Do you think it’s true, what your GF’s bro tell you about his biggest problem? Why do you think it happens more to wives married to foreigners? & how is that observation by your GF’s bro affect you in terms how the locals look at you.

Not seeing the yaya around here much lately. Hitting a child hard enough to leave a bruise on his face is pretty far out there but the yaya is still a child too. Appears she has a temper.

Its not uncommon at all for a family to take care of a problem. Jessie remember a group of man getting together once with sticks to go after a wife beater. She never saw the wife beater again. Maybe he decided his welcome had ended. Hopefully they managed to put an end to his ways.

There was a man on Bantayan Island that died last year. Rumor was group of men beat him but the official reports were he died in a jail cell from heart failure. Oddly, the hospital he was taken too first ruled the death strangulation. The police claimed he was beating his head on the wall.

My GF’s brother is a Barangay Captain and he told me that his biggest problem was foreigners beating their wives.

Yeah people don’t turn to the police as quickly here as they do in the USA and probably most other western countries.