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- Netizen made a rant about his “entitled Filipino relatives”.
- The Reddit user narrated how he lost his money to his relatives when he stayed with them for a three-week vacation.
Most Filipinos (especially those who are uninformed) do have the misconception that if someone is residing in a foreign country, he or she is more capable and “richer” than those who chose to stay in the country.
Such mindset led to a number of relatives depending on a OFW relative to ‘easily’ fund them.
This one netizen ranted on Reddit about how he lost his money to his relatives in the country.
He narrated how family members expected him to pay for a lot of stuff upon his arrival. The OFW’s son had around Php50,000 allowance for his three-week vacation with his grandma, however, he lost Php11,000 immediately to his relatives and only had Php39,000 left in his 17-day stay in the country.
Entitled Filipino Relatives
I just have to vent real quick. I recently went to the Philippines with my Lola for a 3 week vacation. I was given $1,000.00 by my parents as an allowance ( 50K pesos). I thought thats too much for 3 weeks. 2 weeks I stayed with my mom’s sister and her family. Now let me tell you this…the block that my aunt lives on….their cousins and other 2nd and 3rd cousins live there. Some of them I have no idea who they are but my luggage was packed with gifts for these people AND ALSO CASH. 11K of that 50k went to my them. Now I had 39k left. I still had 17 days left. I thought it would last me but no it did not.
Some of the relatives even went as far as asking him to pay for their electricity and child’s tuition. As they asked it from him in front of a lot of people, he was forced to do it.
He added that he knew his Aunt had been stealing from him and his mom told him that she’ll “deal with it” but never did it.
I had some of them ask me if I can pay their electricity and tuition for school. I could not at this point call my mom and ask her I can since it was 3am back home. Also they ask me this in front of everyone, I don’t want to be called greedy etc. You know how it is.
So I paid it.
I even had to use my emergency money that worked hard for. $140 which was around 7,400 pesos. By the end of the day I had 2k left.
I knew my aunt was stealing from me but my mom as usual says its okay I will deal with it. BUT SHE DOES NOT. I left it alone but I was so upset and I told my mom that I worked hard for that money and that she needs to give it back to me when I get home.
The Reddit user said that he stayed there because he wanted to get to know his other relatives, but he regretted the decision.
Also hate when they guilt trip you for not giving money and tell sob stories so you feel bad and give in.
My grandma is my dad’s mother so she was in another city. I wanted to get to know my moms side of the family so I stayed there. I am never going back there again.
I also have to pay when we eat out and mind you most of the time, I’m not the one who insisted we go. THEY DID. what the actual…..I lost my shit when I had to pay for 12 people.
My mom even had the nerve to tell me why I had no money left when I had only 2 days left before I went back home to the US. I told her that obviously I was their bank account. She couldn’t say sh*t.
He proceeded to rant about an Uncle asking an additional Php5,000 from his mom, an Aunt who got mad because her ‘requested pair of shoes’ weren’t included in the pasalubong, and this was the same Aunt who had been stealing a bottle of perfume from him.
Even though all his money were depleting due to his relatives, he said that they still charged him for the toothbrush he asked them to buy. According to them a rodent peed and pooped on the one he bought.
I hate that I feel this way but why are some relatives such parasites.
Dude, also bro 17 pesos toothbrush I had to pay them back…..I was like are you serious??? a rat peed on my toothbrush and there was poop on it. Is that my fault? I was just like whatever thats like $0.40? so I gave it back.
