2 minutes ago, tomauasia said:

Anybody that has stayed in the Philippines knows the foods bad.

I've had some great Indian & Mexican meals in the Philippines, not to mention Aussie meat pies and chips, and German breakfasts. Far better than the offerings in Chiang Mai.

2 minutes ago, kekalot said:

I found this to be the case too, I used to date a Thai nurse that had Masters degree and she had great English skills (conversational anyways), one day I was playing this very stupid game and laughing at very bland dad jokes, she comes over and asks me why (here's the example)

 

absolutely no idea what the joke was about, trying to explain made it worse, she got frustrated.

a while later, I sent them Filipino friend, she instantly got it

 

try watching something like Naked Gun, Airplane!, Monty Python or something similar with a Thai person and they will very likely only laugh at the physical gags, 90% of the rest will get nothing.

they don't seem to understand puns, plays on words, double entendre etc.

 

I find posts like this ridiculous. Absolutely nuts comparison wise. 

 

Thais do laugh at even the dumb movies like airplane and get the jokes.... Provided that movies are dubbed or subtitled. Do you really expect them to understand English? That's pretty arrogant. 

8 minutes ago, kekalot said:

I found this to be the case too, I used to date a Thai nurse that had Masters degree and she had great English skills (conversational anyways), one day I was playing this very stupid game and laughing at very bland dad jokes, she comes over and asks me why (here's the example)

 

absolutely no idea what the joke was about, trying to explain made it worse, she got frustrated.

a while later, I sent them Filipino friend, she instantly got it

 

try watching something like Naked Gun, Airplane!, Monty Python or something similar with a Thai person and they will very likely only laugh at the physical gags, 90% of the rest will get nothing.

they don't seem to understand puns, plays on words, double entendre etc.

I do not believe you ever watched an Monthy Python movie with your Phil gf and she got it, if so she fooled you way to good, and you still not get it ???? 

5 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I've had some great Indian & Mexican meals in the Philippines, not to mention Aussie meat pies and chips, and German breakfasts. Far better than the offerings in Chiang Mai.

 

 

 

Where in Phil do they have such a good range of international restaurants? You talking about Manilla?

 

Taste of food is also quite personal, and to be quite earnest, I do not eat chips, and continental, english or american breakfest is not on my list as good, just as can eat if have to. 

4 minutes ago, Tagged said:

I do not believe you ever watched an Monthy Python movie with your Phil gf and she got it, if so she fooled you way to good, and you still not get it ???? 

I watched 'Lethal Weapon' on the TV, while in bed with a Filipino 'friend', she understood every word.

She also listened to western and Latino music, and was knowledgeable about the singers.

My Thai wife or gf wouldn't have had a clue what was going on, despite being to speak English to a level far higher than most Thai graduates, they simply don't have the cultural concepts, and only listen to Mor lam.

Edited December 27, 20196 yr by BritManToo

40 minutes ago, metisdead said:

 

Please relax, I have now edited the topic title to add an 's' so that it now reads "Thailand vs Philippines".

thanks

5 minutes ago, Tagged said:

I do not believe you ever watched an Monthy Python movie with your Phil gf and she got it, if so she fooled you way to good, and you still not get it ???? 

I never had a Phil GF, Monty Python is a TV show (wasn't talking about the movies) and I have watched with 2 of them at the same time and they were laughing at the absurd jokes and and discussing them for the next 2 weeks I was there with plenty of quoting as well. (a thing that happens with anyone that never watched Monty Python back home as well)

 

whether you believe me or not makes no difference to me.

3 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I watched 'Lethal Weapon' on the TV, while in bed with a Filipino 'friend', she understood every word.

She also listened to western and Latino music, and was knowledgeable about the singers.

My Thai wife or gf wouldn't have had a clue what was going on, despite being to speak English to a level far higher than most Thai graduates, they simply don't have the cultural concepts, and only listen to Mor lam.

I have no problem to believe you she understand Lethal weapon, but more complex humor as Monty Python as I refer to. 

3 minutes ago, kekalot said:

I never had a Phil GF, Monty Python is a TV show (wasn't talking about the movies) and I have watched with 2 of them at the same time and they were laughing at the absurd jokes and and discussing them for the next 2 weeks I was there with plenty of quoting as well. (a thing that happens with anyone that never watched Monty Python back home as well)

 

whether you believe me or not makes no difference to me.

Ok I get it, the funny walks and the more stupid easy humor everyone gets as Mr Bean. Genious humor but still doesnt take much to get as the Naked Gun. I watched that 12 years old as well ???? 

15 minutes ago, Tagged said:

I do not believe you ever watched an Monthy Python movie with your Phil gf and she got it, if so she fooled you way to good, and you still not get it ???? 

Most Americans don't understand Monty Python, either. ????

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

I've had some great Indian & Mexican meals in the Philippines, not to mention Aussie meat pies and chips, and German breakfasts. Far better than the offerings in Chiang Mai.

 

You can get this at many places in Chiang Mai, especially this English stuff (I can´t call it food ???? ). Try the FB group "Chiang Mai Eats" with more than 10k members to get some inspirations.

11 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I've had some great Indian & Mexican meals in the Philippines, not to mention Aussie meat pies and chips, and German breakfasts. Far better than the offerings in Chiang Mai.

Wow. I never realised that Mexican, Indian, Aussie and German food are subsets of Filipino food. Which provinces in the Philippines do they come from?

 

I do know that in Thailand, these are not considered Thai food. 

4 minutes ago, Gweiloman said:

Wow. I never realised that Mexican, Indian, Aussie and German food are subsets of Filipino food. Which provinces in the Philippines do they come from?

 

I do know that in Thailand, these are not considered Thai food. 

They aren't but it's natural that there would decent American, Spanish, and Mexican food there as they were a colony of Spain and the USA and the Spanish colonial period was administered from Mexico. 

9 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

They aren't but it's natural that there would decent American, Spanish, and Mexican food there as they were a colony of Spain and the USA and the Spanish colonial period was administered from Mexico. 

Of course but you could equally find decent western food in almost every country around the world. 
 

However, when talking about food in the context of whether a country has good food, the de facto stance should surely be about the local food and not foreign, international food. 

5 hours ago, Gweiloman said:

Wow. I never realised that Mexican, Indian, Aussie and German food are subsets of Filipino food. Which provinces in the Philippines do they come from?

 

I do know that in Thailand, these are not considered Thai food. 

Zambeles

5 hours ago, Gweiloman said:

However, when talking about food in the context of whether a country has good food, the de facto stance should surely be about the local food and not foreign, international food. 

You consider Britain has good food?

6 years ago Thailand slightly had the upper hand 55-45..

However with visas nuisance and strong bht and foreigners leaving so nowadays I would rank it 30-70 in favor of Phillipines !

18 hours ago, tomauasia said:

 

No problem

You are wrong and haven't spent longer than a holiday here. Anybody that has stayed in the Philippines knows the foods bad. Your remarks don't bother me. Paper thin  lol

So while u were in Phillipines what did u miss from Thailand? Submitting your TM30’S ?

20 hours ago, cyril sneer said:

why?

Dental and optical care,customer service in almost every industry, far superior selection of western foods at half Thai price, better climate, language/cultural differences...for sex pats, far more attractive women at cheaper costs plus cheap beer.....clothes and most household goods cheaper...the list is endless...I quite like flipper food if you try the cantinas...if its an issue, you can easily cook your own Thai food as everything is available there...

20 hours ago, AAArdvark said:

The two main advantages in the Philippines are the English spoken there and the relatively hassle free visas.  For Thailand the three for me is safety, infrastructure and food.

 

Is the crime rate in Philippines higher than Thailand?

 

Who are more friendly? Filipinos versus Thai...

 

Is it cooler or hotter in Philippines than Thailand?

 

Visa and Tm30 really sucks in Thailand.

 

Edited December 28, 20196 yr by EricTh

what about IO trouble and need for "useless" health insurance not valid outside of thailand?

Aye, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence right.

Yes, because there is more dung on the other side. Learn by your mistakes.

I have been in Thailand 18months now with my Philipino gf who is qualified English teacher as opposed to the ones who just speak english which in Thailand seems to be the only qualification needed.

I came here to retire with a completely open mind but on the whole I have found Thais to be very insular, downright ignorant and uneducated most times at checkout I will always greet the person to be greeted back by nothing not even a look, the same when paying change and receipt pushed into your hand without any kind of recognition that you were ever there.

 Impoliteness bugs me even just a smile helps I'm not saying this happens all the time but it is in my experience the norm.

I think that the only subject Thais excell in is rudeness and ignorance especially the men.

Customer care and satisfaction is non-existent I had a problem with my 5 seater 2 recliner settee purchased from Pattaya for 54k Bhatt when I got in touch with the store about problem theirs answer was for me to bring it into them to check it how the bloody hell do they expect you to do that. 

Talking about understanding English my gf and I watch many Brit programmes together she gets and understands the humour completely including things like Dave Allen, only fools and horses and Tommy Cooper which all brits know not many foreigners get.

19 hours ago, Tagged said:

Where in Phil do they have such a good range of international restaurants? You talking about Manilla?

 

Taste of food is also quite personal, and to be quite earnest, I do not eat chips, and continental, english or american breakfest is not on my list as good, just as can eat if have to. 

Siargao, Bohol, Cebu, Siquijor, Negros...and I’m sure I’ll add more to the list as I explore beautiful islands with pristine waters and many varieties of restaurants.

I do miss Thai food though.

47 minutes ago, EricTh said:

 

Is the crime rate in Philippines higher than Thailand?

 

Who are more friendly? Filipinos versus Thai...

 

Is it cooler or hotter in Philippines than Thailand?

 

Visa and Tm30 really sucks in Thailand.

 

Philippines-you leave helmet on motorcycle all day and it’s there when you come back.

Leave belongings on the beach and go snorkelling for two hours-no worries.

Walk around and all you get is smiles and “hello sir”.

Mind you I have not been to any sexpat hangouts and I imagine there is crime there as well as Manila.

So far, in four visits of one to five months, I have not seen any crime at all.

And I’ve only seen a few prostitutes when in Cebu city.

 

brokenbone - I have based myself in Thailand with my Thai family for 23 years but have worked and lived in many Asian countries. I have worked and lived in Vietnam for approx 10 of those years and never ever experienced any problems with electricity supply or internet for that matter. Overall, the infrastructure in Vietnam is good.

21 hours ago, AAArdvark said:

The two main advantages in the Philippines are the English spoken there and the relatively hassle free visas.  For Thailand the three for me is safety, infrastructure and food.

i agree-- there is not much in phillipines, that is better than thailand, certainly not safety..the women-definitely inferior, but maybe more honest ??

21 hours ago, AAArdvark said:

The two main advantages in the Philippines are the English spoken there and the relatively hassle free visas.  For Thailand the three for me is safety, infrastructure and food.

Phil’s is making it tough on Americans now with Visas, Durty Duterte announces yesterday 

Agreed.......Thailand is better than Phils for many reasons that have been posted and IMHO significantly safer here.

47 minutes ago, Ireland32 said:

Phil’s is making it tough on Americans now with Visas, Durty Duterte announces yesterday 

Would be nice to see a link on the announcement if that is possible. Thank you.