Thanks, that makes a lot of sense. Makati had a cooler vibe for me.

I am glad they are investing in infrastructure with a huge population it makes a lot of sense.

Thanks, yeah, I enjoyed Makati. The green belt project was definitely interesting. I most enjoyed Intramuros

Definitely, if we visit again. Thank you for the recommendation. Largely, this was a trip for business and networking. We got to do a few things touristy but we had spent a lot of time meeting with consultancies

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A short trip will make you more curious, next time,

Singapore definitely boomed, but due to open banking, they made the country highly attractive to investors and individuals with wealth. One of the main things that holds back a lot of SEA is hyper protectionist laws and government bureaucracy.

Singapore imported talent from all over the world to make SG what it is today. It started with nothing and in fact, Lee Kwan Yew patterned several of his ideas from Ferdinand E Marcos, whom he idolized, then criticized, hahaha. Singapore cannot do without imported talent. That's the way it grew and succeeded and made itself rich. @@rebornabroad

@hillroberts1311 Malaysia is the same. Literally, everything is done by migrants.

Developed in the 50s but today average salary still under 1k usd? The average salary in singapore is 3-4k 🤷🏽‍♂️

If talking about business district development Bangkok has the Ratchadamnoen Road area. Built more than 100 years ago by the King of Thailand. During the reign of King Rama V, he developed relationships with many European nations during the colonial era. To prevent those superpowers from seizing Thailand Using the excuse of being backward When you return to Bangkok by boat Ordered to build a road with 6 lanes on each side and build a building. and a monument modeled after the Champs Elysees in Paris, France kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qdR3pJCo1bfVd4U.htmlsi=6adarlimeiNDJToU

Seattle people, of course lol 😆 😂 🤣 😅 😌 🙃 😆 I was for a few days not long enough to say anything, besides my anecdotal experience. Thanks for the suggestion on the museum. I have been living in SEA for around 10 years, but it's the first time I have had a chance to take a look at the Philippines. Bangkok, you go from air-conditioned metro to air-conditioned mall. So that might explain it. 🤔 brush yo teef 🪥 I have no experience with the Philippines, but I do have experience keeping my teeth 😬 clean. I feel it, though I can see why Manila has a lot of value. So does Colgate

​@@rebornabroadThailand is known for having some of the worst air quality in the world

@@rebornabroad Enjoy ASEAN countries then. Live life to the fullest . Haha. By the way I like videos. Keep it up! We cheer you from the sunny Seattle, for now:) haha

You should check the new map, Bangkok is next to the Gulf of Thailand. Bangkok has bad weather during the rice farming season because the wind blows from the east. Cambodia is a country that burns almost the entire country for farming and those winds blow up and reach Bangkok for a short period of time. Any other Your Makati Subway has not even been built yet.

@user-bs4vb8vh6m I have lived in both Cambodia and Bangkok many years. Yes, pollution is not great. it's still better. Still better food, transportation, and access to one of the best international airports in Asia. You should look at a map. The Philippines is isolated, expensive(for what it is), and remote. Cambodia, despite its past, is awesome. Maybe instead of looking at a map, you should ask why so many of your own countrymen live in Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, or a million other places overseas. If it's sooooo amazing???? I am sure there are other parts of the Philippines that are cool, but let's not kid ourselves here, lol 😆 Bangkok < Manila. The tourist numbers speak for themselves. They can charge thousands to expats looking for long-term visas. You need to give away visas to attract people. Case and point 👉

Thanks it was just a short trip

Definitely

I definitely plan to see more. This trip was a short business trip

Thanks for the guidance

Thanks family!

Thanks for watching. We'd like to return and see more of the nature next time

I think Mexico City appeals to me more. I have heard it's become pretty expensive

I definitely agree. American vibes, something I am not really to into

As a Mexican . I prefer Philippine Vibe .It has Best of Both Worlds .And All is In English. They Speak English . Definitely going back To Philippines This 2023 . Greetings From Mexico City ❤❤❤

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Nothing in Manila is as grand as the churches and historical towns of Mexico City. Manila is more like a city in China with less culture.

It's too much like America for me, but I can see why people would like it. Clean orderly and safe, but it reminds me of Mall, not a city, really. All American brands, things I don't care about but I get it

Depends on the place, I guess. Here in Phnom Penh, I really like TTP. I wasn't in love with makati, but it was ok. More interesting than BGC for sure

Thank you

Definitely

Definitely

Definitely very developed

Its not 😂 its just a facade

Thanks man

Fast food is disgusting poison. You couldn't pay me to eat Jollibee or McDonald's. Processed disgusting food. My family is Italian wr got raised to eat things that dong give us cancer. As far as cuisine in this part of the world, I like Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia the most. Lots of vegetables are so high in micronutrients. Unfortunately, agricultural production still uses a lot of chemicals. Thailand leads with cheap organic foods.

It's all shite.

That's why I heard Cebu is a lot better than Manila. Is that true? If so why?

Makes sense no place is perfect. I really like most of the Filipino people I have met over the years but Manila wasn't my thing at all.

It's definitely an interesting concept, at least that are incorporating some green.

Interesting place

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Interesting thanks for the information

I saw some of that. Some large slums near the edge of Makati and the graveyard seem to have become a slum.

Thanks

Thanks 🙏🏻

I liked it better than BGC

Very short trip for business

Okay Venice mall also in BGC.THERE are so many cities in Metro Manila.

Definitely next time we are in town.

Thanks. Yes, it thinks so. I liked Makati it was more authentic than BGC, but from the little we saw, Intramuros was the place we liked the most.

The food was pretty disappointing

Makes sense. I believe any investment in transportation is a good one, and long-term will benefit a society as long as it makes sense.

Subway is being constructed at the moment by a Japanese construction company and set to get ready in 2027.

Street food is what makes the place special. Who wants sterile american brands everywhere? Maybe you lol. The BTS whipes it's ass with the transportation system in Manila. Also, value. You can have a much nicer condor for the same price or less. Far vetter airport connections to travel anywhere in the world. Safer, fewer people with guns standing everywhere. Much much better food. No Brainer Manila > Bangkok. No questions. Just on the BTS and MRT alone.

@@rebornabroad i am just saying what i saw to the both cities and i dont even care if you prefer Bangkok the most over Manila lol either i am not interested to lived to both cities i just only visited. anyways thanks for your time even ur response seems bad.

Can we all just agree that Thai food is the best? About other things you can dispute which country is best but the food question has been already settled.

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This guy is so rude. His comments are horrendous.

No one is being rude. I am being much nicer than I should be. Manhattan whipes it's ass with Makati. Don't kid yourself. Not even close to NYC. NYC is a world-class city. Manila is a giant shopping mall surrounded by slums. You want me to lie? Go watch someone else cry, baby 👶 😢

I liked Makati more felt more authentic

Next time in town definitely. Is it a cool place?

I am a vegetarian. I don't eat Nathan's. I am just amassed by its presence. I have lived in SEA ten years and have never seen Nathan's.

Like the thrilla in Manila?

Haha 😄 🤣 😂 😆 😄 can't compare Bangkok is better I'm every conceivable way.

@@rebornabroad Good. You mean, IN every conceivable way. Another product of the American educational system...

Click bait title ding dong. I wasn't impressed with Manila at all shopping malls surrounded by slums. Terrible food also.

They took it down fast. It's till up on Facebook and insta

Twitter also

Well. Let's be grateful for a few things. No strikes. And also for the fact that we're at the meat and potatoes of the content. Manila. The hidden gem of se asia.

Definitely, I saw both. I liked the vibe of Makati more. BGC felt more artificial and Makati felt more authentic.

@@rebornabroad BGC developed in the 70s and 80s, so it has had a lot more time to find it's character. BGC only started in like 2005, so it will take a few decades to develop its own character

@@rebornabroad what month was this btw? It looks very sunny. Now it's rainy season

Philippines is a very poor and underdeveloped country. According to the world bank, 37% of the population still live in slums as of 2021. With a gdp per capita (PPP) of 11420 in 2023, which is only half of the world average of 22226, making it one of the poorest countries in the world. Majority of the population eat refried chicken bones from the trash known as pagpag.

@@TheOnlyTruthTalker Money can't tell you everything. Look at Human Development Index to get an idea of the overall quality of life of a place. Philippines' HDI is currently .699, which means it's only .001 away from being considered a high HDI country.

I am more interested in places like Baguio and Siargao

That's awesome. It's interesting to hear about some history in the area. I liked Makati more than BGC. Makati still felt like Southeast Asia, just with obvious development. BGC felt too new and polished. Intramuros was the place we enjoyed most in our short time. That whole side of the city was really beautiful. Also the area near to it with the large blvds. Reminds me of District 3 in Saigon a lot.

In fact, Manila Roxas Blvd and the vast area in those days was actually originally and designed by Burnham, the American urban planner and architect who also planned Washington DC. Baguio City was also planned by Burnham, hence, the Burnham Park, in his honor. Sadly politicians over the years neglected and disrespected the urban planning Burnham introduced. Manila was beautiful in the 50s and 60s. It already had electric trams over 100 years ago but WW2 destroyed the whole of Old Manila. Still, had you come and visited Manila Hotel, one of the oldest hotels in Asia, you'd have seen the quarters of the Douglas McArthur residence right in Manila Hotel. That hotel also was the first in Asia to have refrigeration. It was the most advanced already in the Far East and Asia. Manila is now being re-urbanised, smartened up and re-developed and in a couple of years, will have the subway operating in and around Metro Manila and suburbs. It is now 33% done. @@rebornabroad

Yeah, it's just a title. I am from NYC Manhattan whipes it's ass with Manila.

Definitely more developed, but I felt Makati was more authentic. BGC was very modern but felt very sterile.

I saw it both are cool. I like Makati more it felt more authentic yet still modern

Never been

I think it's great

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I actually liked Makati more, and I felt more authentic and less artificial

It's not that poor. it's one of the strongest economies in Southeast Asia. Wealth distribution seems to be more severe than other neighboring countries.

​@@rebornabroadIt's still poor . Many of Filipinos escape their country to Western country because its hard to live there without work or low wage. Ph is one of the low wage country in sounth east asia and they eat Pagpag and live in graveyard. Do not liar guy.

​@@rebornabroadManila or Makati is just 1% area of the whole PH area

It's a click bait title I was born and raised in NYC. I actually thought most of what I saw was a dump. Basically, it's a giant shopping mall surrounded by slums. I wasn't a fan of BGC either. Felt really fake and artificial. The only place I liked was Intramuros. Wrong about the squatters in Manhattan, though thr liberals have brought in all the asylum seekers, and now there are people living in parks and under bridges. 100k refugees just showed up not long ago. So yes, it's not a slum like the Philippines, but it's certainly on its way under the current leadership.

@@rebornabroad seen in some places but these r controlled asylum seekers unlike the Makati squatters which r surrounding the whole city Adams had some reserved places for the asylum sicko - Roosevelt Hotel, Randall’s etc Unlike the dilapidated Makati slums pooing in the Pasig River, eating recycled food right out of the dump Can’t beat that!!!

@DoniCato sure but it's definitely not a good direction. I watched them ruin nyc. It used to be a lot different in the 90s.

@DoniCato definitely wasnt at all impressed with Manila. I am sure other parts of the Philippines are nice.

@@rebornabroad 80s/90s lots of graffitis in subways/bldgs. Vacant dilapidated buildings. Now u cudn’t even buy a small studio even if u earn $100k annually!!!

Metro Manila is huge. I am from NYC. it's not dissimilar

It's definitely interesting I liked it more than BGC

@@rebornabroad ..... yea def., btw posted a link on ur bgc vlog on a vid. about the city of manila's efforts to reconstruct/restore it's old bldngs. 🏙 could be a good spot to explore in the future [*notably the chinatown area, heard it's the oldest in the world]