Getting by in the PI

These are articles or things we would like to share with you that will help you get along better in the PI whether you are living here or just taking a vacation.

Like don't get in a card game with Filipino Men, or if a deal sounds too good to be true, like meeting someone's daughter who is going to your home country shortly and needs your advice, it probably is too good to be true.

Looking for a house? Click on the house above to read our guide to house hunting.

So you want to open a business (bar) in the PI? Click above to the link on Margarita Stations webpage to read the lowdown. Or we have a 10 minute, 2 part, video post below of one individual who had a bad go at owning a business here.

Part 1

Part 2

You've been in the Philippines too long if:

You take your dog for a walk and you both use the same tree.
You can entertain yourself for more than an hour with a flyswatter.
Your property could be mistaken for a recycling center.
Your barca boat has not left the yard in 15 years.
You burn your yard rather than mow it.
Your entire family sat around waiting for a call from the governor to spare a loved one.
You offer to give someone the shirt off your back and they don't want it.
You come back from the dump with more than you took.
You keep a can of Raid on the kitchen table.
Your roommate can climb a tree faster than your cat.
You think a subdivision is part of a math problem.
You've bathed with flea and tick soap.
You've been involved in a custody fight over a boonie dog.
Your kids take a siphon hose to show and tell.
You think a hot tub is a stolen indoor plumbing fixture.
You have a rag for a gas cap.
You've boinked somebody in the VD clinic.
You wonder how the gas stations keep their restrooms so clean.
You can spit without opening your mouth.
Your goal is to own a fireworks stand.
You have a complete set of salad bowls and they all say Cool Whip on the side.
The biggest city you've ever been in a year is the SM Mall.
Your neighbors think you're a detective because a cop always brings you home.
You've used a toilet brush as a back scratcher.