Travel tips - Philippines Video Transcripts
Video 1 Transcript
I don't know. The Philippines is a pretty safe place. At least, I always felt safe when I was there. You do occasionally hear about things happening like that someone got killed last week or something like that in that area. But it's not like you see it out in the open. You don't see Filipinos being aggressive out in the open. And so I guess those types of things just happen behind closed doors. I guess you still need to be careful. One safety tip would definitely be to, when you're getting a ride home, because you usually take tricycles home, or jeepneys, just have them drop you off maybe a block away, not right at your doorstep. That way, word doesn't get out and you don't have everyone knowing where you live.
Video 2 Transcript
At night, don't mess with drunk people. They always want to talk to you. You don't always want to talk back. And of course, always beware of the baklas, because they also all come out at night too, so beware of those.
Video 3 Transcript
So you're gonna get there. You're gonna go to the bathroom. You're gonna look at it, and you're gonna be like There's no seat. What do I do? Okay, don't panic You're gonna stand on the rim of the toilet like this and Then you're gonna squat. It's called the Filipino squat, and then you do your thing done Step off You're gonna be like okay One there's no toilet paper Two there's no lever to flush, but don't panic All right You're gonna have a bucket with a little ladle in it full of water I'm gonna take the ladle and you're gonna run water Down there and wash yourself out, then you'll get soap And wash yourself with soap and water and then rinse with that same ladle. You're gonna take the big pail of water You're gonna pick it up, and you dump it in there, and it will flush itself
Video 4 Transcript
And they have what they call jeepneys, which is like the front of a jeep and then we just elongate it super long Like a little small bus kind of thing and they have two benches on either side of the of the jeepney And they just cram as many people in there as possible So you have all these people like and they just pay the driver so you're like passing money and then You know, they they drive you to wherever they just drive on this route and just stop you can stop basically anywhere you'll say para Para and the the bus or the jeepney driver will just stop anywhere. Um, they've also got uh tricycles Which is just a little motorcycle with a side car And you know, you can get those and those are a little more They'll just take you straight to your destination And then also just the buses they have buses that go all across You know the whole you know the country and they just stop literally on the side of the road for anyone
