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- Australian vlogger encounters women in Bacolod asking him if he wants a girl.
- One tried to pickpocket him as he escaped the persistent women.
With the Philippines made up of 7,107 islands, backpackers and tourists have started taking interest in exploring the country.
One example of this is Australian travel vlogger Jeff Lee Brown who runs the channel Philippines/OZ Fun with JLB on YouTube, shared his experience with two women in Bacolod that tried extorting money from him.
The viral video he uploaded on YouTube started with him exploring the area when a woman wearing white approached him and asked him if he wanted a girl. Despite being obviously surprised by the question, he tried to be polite and answered that he has a girlfriend.
She then asked him for money to buy softdrinks and he asked her if she’s got a job. The woman, who introduced herself as Anna, gave no concrete answer as she continued to ask him for money to buy Jollibee.
Brown said that he would just give her money because he had to go somewhere else. The woman started asking for Php500. As the tourist has already visited the country multiple times, he knows that it’s too much for a meal at Jollibee. When he offered to give her a hundred pesos, she tried to negotiate and asked for Php200 because she has a baby.
“I think you’re conning me there” the vlogger said.
The woman then suggested that after he meets his friend, he should come back and she will give him a massage. He repeated that he has a girlfriend but the woman continued flirting with him.
He proceeded to leave but the woman tried following him as another girl appeared, asking for the same thing. One of them even tried putting her hand in his pocket but fortunately, Brown was able to cross the street and escape the women.
Watch the full video below:
In the comments section of his video, netizens advised that the next time he encounters people like the two women, it’s best not to entertain them and offer them money.
You should not entertain that kind of person next time.
No decent woman will be in the town plaza at that time of the day by herself suddenly befriending strangers. And telling tales about baby. She can actually go to the city’s social services for assistance for her baby. You should have NOT given her money. Just ignore those types of people next time. No point talking to them. Pardon my reaction as i was born and grew up in that place. A lot of people are decent but there are just lowlifes who refuse to work and hustle people for money.
