Are You Rich?

[Onemore52]

On 12/12/2018 at 7:20 PM, Jollygoodfellow said:

When it's your birthday do you go to their houses and wait for your gift? 

Funny that, it was my birthday last Saturday and I told my GF no parties, no nothing that I am 67 years old and birthdays mean nothing to me, enough said, of course she didn't listen to a word I said.

So at about 7:30 p.m  some of her relatives start arriving at the house, together with some of their friends who I had never seen before, with nothing.

Soon after the food started arriving from some take away place, pizza hut etc.

During the night one of the relatives came up to me and told me that the beer had run out, no worries I said there is plenty of wine there (the cheap variety), so they got stuck into that.

Then when that run out they left, taking with them the food that was left over.

These people never cease to amaze me.

[Onemore52]

Same subject different story.

Last weekend I employed a couple of locals to mix some cement and build some steps on the property.

They did a very good job and I was pleased on their work ethic, as they got stuck into the job.

So at the end of the day I bought some beers for them, half a dozen can each, just as a sweetner to get them back again, but when they left they must have had a taste of it and went somewhere else to carry on, probably spent their wages.

I head the next day that both wives were angry at the foreigner for getting their husbands so drunk that they didn't return home that night.

[Viking]

On ‎12‎/‎11‎/‎2018 at 6:22 AM, boyee said:

Hmm, maybe it is customary.  When my wife's family comes to visit us here in the states we pay for everything.  Every meal.  It is also expected that we take vacation days off work so we can drive them around to go shopping for all the stuff they can't get back home.  however, when my wife and I go to PH they do the same.  Every meal is paid for, someone is always available to take us anywhere we want in Manila and they try very hard no not let us pay for anything unless it is to take back home.  

This Philosophy sounds very similar to your story of the host caters to the guest.  Either that or you are the rich guy in the family and they think you can afford it.  lol.

 

Its very different in my PH family 

When we go there, WE are expected to pay for Everything! The family also have lots of ideas about where we can go and what to do and ofcourse they ALL need to join to make sure we are safe  

Finally after 20+ years they are starting to understand that I dont accept that, but as soon as I am not there to stop it, they try again with my gf.

Do you guys always get the question, Where is my gift?? My response to that use to be, I don´t know but I guess it is where you left if!!!

Edited February 17, 2019 by Viking
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[Tukaram (Tim)]

6 minutes ago, Viking said:

Do you guys always get the question, Where is my gift?? My response to that use to be, I don´t know but I guess it is where you left if!!!

We just got in a couple BB boxes (I sent them a few months ago while visiting the old country).  I was at a birthday party, not handing out BB box stuff, and some lady I never seen before asked if I bought her a gift - she wants a bible.  I just looked at her crossed-eyed, laughed, and said there would be no bibles in the box.  Later I had to ask my wife who the crazy woman was. She was not even sure ha ha... 

Who are you again?  (is what I want to say)

[JJReyes]

The custom within our family, relatives and circle of friends is that the birthday celebrant treats everyone on their special day.  During my last trip to the Philippines, my sister paid for the gathering because her birthday was two weeks earlier.  She had failed to take everyone out for a celebration.  Otherwise, the gathering at a restaurant would mean everyone contributes, except my wife and I as guest visitors.

 

[sonjack2847]

12 hours ago, Viking said:

Do you guys always get the question, Where is my gift?? My response to that use to be, I don´t know but I guess it is where you left if!!!

Edited 12 hours ago by Viking

I had that from the family once and my wife told them that I find it very rude, it never happened again. I used to get it from some girls in Dalaguete and I told them your present is in my shorts, I don`t know why but they didn`t ask again.

[manofthecoldland]

2 hours ago, sonjack2847 said:

I had that from the family once and my wife told them that I find it very rude, it never happened again. I used to get it from some girls in Dalaguete and I told them your present is in my shorts, I don`t know why but they didn`t ask again.

 

14 hours ago, Viking said:

Its very different in my PH family 

When we go there, WE are expected to pay for Everything! The family also have lots of ideas about where we can go and what to do and ofcourse they ALL need to join to make sure we are safe  

Finally after 20+ years they are starting to understand that I dont accept that, but as soon as I am not there to stop it, they try again with my gf.

Do you guys always get the question, Where is my gift?? My response to that use to be, I don´t know but I guess it is where you left if!!!

Alas ! Tis 'oft a woe unto our band of merry men and we are troubled in mind and heart when they storm  the leather walls of our purses. I too, am muddled in mind at times when the charge comes. In these times of besiegement  methinks the words of our ancient comrade-in-arms....

To share or not to share; that is the question:

Whether 'tis nobler in the purse to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous importunities

Or take up words against a sea of trouble

And by opposing end them ?

FAT CHANCE !       

[boyee]

Im sorry mate.  I have no idea what the heck you just said.

[Gary D]

1 hour ago, boyee said:

Im sorry mate.  I have no idea what the heck you just said.

Shakespeare's Hamlet.

[Arizona Kid]

2 hours ago, Gary D said:

Shakespeare's Hamlet.

It's not Mark Twain. That's for sure.