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I met my wife online in 2016 when she was working in Hong Kong. We got to know each other by speaking on facebook messenger video everyday. I had been searching oversea's for about 4 year's. I had met a lot of women by the time I met her, so I was experienced with the scammer's, and the too needy women. I flew to the Philippines for the first time in July 2017. We were already committed before I even bought my plane ticket. It was my first time out of the USA. I was nervous. Everything was great. Her brother's and her met me at the airport. We met at the airport in Manila. We stayed the night in Manila and flew out to Dumaguette the next day, and then drove to her provincial barangay of Timbao. Her family accepted me with open arm's. We have been married five year's now, and have a three year old daughter. Life has never been better for me. I wish you the best young man.
That's great. We usually hear the bad stories, nice to hear about sone positive outcomes. I met my Filipina wife online, she was a nurse living in Northern Ireland at the time, we have been married 8 years, have a son about to turn 4. I get along great with my wife's family. It makes life easier.
Well at least he was smart enough to walk away from that family. There is no shortage of available Filipinas interested in a decent Foreigner. Best of luck to you.
Hi Gio...just saw your latest vlog with Daniel James from Sarasota...first I'm sorry that he met a fake woman from Davao...and it made me mad n sad ...bcuz this woman just ruined the Dabawenas reputation.... but I want your friend to know there are plenty of honest good authentic Christian ladies in Davao.... Also I would like to message James to tell him that there are a big Filipino community in Sarasota and Tampa Florida where I have Lived for 25 yrs ... I tried to send a comment to his utube channel but somehow it cannot seem to send a comment. I'm not trying to hook up with him Im a married person but was born in Davao ....
The muslim in the philippines particularly from Mindanao are from a different tribe which kind of difficult to get along with Christian;s for some reasons I don't really know. To get married with the girl, they follow some traditions. But as friends, it's cool.
Sorry to hear what happened to you bro,I have been to the philippines 17 times and until my last visit i have enjoyed every place i visited and always felt safe and comortable around filipinos.,However on my last visit i decided to visit Cagayan De Oro has i had not been there before and honestly it was a terrible experience,I had booked a apartment for 8 weeks and it was late at night when i arrived.i woke up the next morning and the streets was full of burkha clad people.I needed food and i started to walk to see if i could locate a store,nobody spoke,nobody greeted me,nobody waved which was what i had become used to in the philippines.The muslim people men and women made no attempt to have anything to do with me unless i bought something from one of there stores.After being there a week i had managed to find a area which had catholic/christian filipinos and it was such a relief to see friendly people again,I told people how unwelcoming the muslims in the area where i was staying had made me feel and they said we understand and thats why we distance ourselves because once the muslims become a majority that there behaviour towards non muslims becomes quite disturbing and you are made to feel not welcome.You did the correct thing bro in not trying to continue with a muslim family,from my experience i would never consider dating a muslim...
I'm a retired expat living in Thailand. A few weeks ago I had to go to Penang to fix my visa. Muslim place. Ugh, unfriendly people, drab place. We had been in Danang a few weeks prior. The people there were awesome and it was a beautiful place. Totally opposite. Will never visit Penang again. And probably not Malaysia, plenty of other great places to visit.
I had a somewhat similar experience. years ago. 12 to be exact my friend persuaded me to consider finding a mate from the Philippines.. I went online and joined Filipina Cupid and was immediately bombarded with chat requests. this was bacywhen you could purchase monthly packages for around 30$ a month with unlimited chats of course now these dating sites structure it so you can spend thousands of dollars in credits. long story short I found a girl I started chatting with exclusively. finally got the courage to hop on a plane, but she lived in mindinao lasted about a year where I made about 8 trips - once a month for 8 days or so - large Muslim population and close to where insurgent terrorists were. I was the only white guy in the whole area and where she lived in a remote village I was stared at like I was a freak . I finally realized it was a very dangerous place for an American- not only because of the Muslims but also terrorists- after that I did meet my future wife in Manila and have been married 7 years now. but, man , I look back on that period when I was in mindinao and it still gives me the creeps ..😮
My gf organized a housekeeper from our province town to go to Cebu to work for her brother. She got there and worked for a week and told him in tears that her son was very sick in hospital and didn't know what to do as he needed operation so he helped her out. I week later again in tears told him he died and she had to go home to bury him but had no money , he felt so bad for her he helped her again because she said she'd return after the funeral. After that she blocked contact with him and my gf. Then a week later my gf saw her and her son that died in the supermarket here. Praise the Lord lol
I am still listening. I am laughing my head off at times... this is among the most incredible stories I've ever heard. The lengths to fake her death...Daniel's fantastic
in a way you can’t put all the shade on her. .she probably was afraid for her life.. Muslims have killed their wives and her father had probably controlled her life since she was a child. that culture is real messed up. women get killed ,tortured,raped , beaten . I was corresponding with a Filipina years ago. just chat . met her on Facebook and stayed in touch with her. she met a guy online from an Arab country. never visited her but somehow he found out we were talking to each other online. She told me he said he was going to go back there and chop off her head. and he sent a threatening message to me on Facebook 😨at the time she was involved online with him he was in the process of trying to get a work visa for her to go to his country. she finally realized how dangerous this dude was he kept saying he was going to track her down and kill her if he ever found out she was talking to other dudes. 😮😮😮 after that I stopped corresponding with her out of fear for her safety. I always wonder what happened to her. 😢
Guys seeing a pattern with these types of stories? Getting emotionally involved online and creating a fantasy in your head is not a very good idea. There are 1000's of great women in SE Asia.
No method of meeting Filipinas is 100% foolproof. I have heard horror stories about guys meeting girls in the Philippines, getting into romantic relationships, and finding out they have a jealous husband.
yes as if the Philippines is the only with beautiful women there are so many countries with lots of pretty girls why they kept coming here its not already the filipinas fault its the foreigners fault for letting yourself being fooled because your so desperate to find a woman here and i will tell all of you this will not be the last that it will happen filipinas who wants to marry foreigners with poor background i can 100% say its for the money period .
@@rolandmueller7218I’m met a guy here (California) at a wedding that was robbed by the girl (and her family) when he went to meet her in the Philippines. They took all of his money and his passport. He was able to contact another girl that he was talking to online (his second choice) and she helped him to get back to the USA. They ended up getting married and moving to California. At this same wedding where I met him, his wife started aggressively flirting with me. As I was just recently divorced myself, I was polite but not ready for that kind of trouble. She was really attractive though. I heard that they eventually got divorced.
online is so dicey. best way to meet a woman in a foreign country is BOOTS ON THE GROUND.if you’re able to spend at least 4 months if not longer so you meet several girls and get a taste for the culture. this guy’s online “romance “ is just one of several ways things can go south in a hurry. you can still get played meeting someone here coming out on a whim but your chances of finding someone genuine are better-that is, if you think with your big head and not with the little one.. after all, chances are you dated at least a few girls before you thought you found the right one. you Neto apply the same logic anywhere else especially in a foreign country.
I've been here 11 years. There's a saying that goes "believe none of what you hear & only half of what you see." So many scammers making story on top of story, involving friends or family or things that don't exist. When the story is too much, they make another story to cover it. Blame parents or nonexistent relatives or someone. It's a never ending thing, which is a part of some cultures here. Be aware of certain provinces and groups of people. Because someone says they're from Davao, doesn't mean they're from Davao. Being here, you'll begin to recognize their dialect or accent if they speak Tagalog or English. You'll know who they are and where they come from.
I went back to Manila late 70's to get married to a lady I had dated and wrote letters to. We had to wait 10 days to get married. She had a great family from Panay. The night before our wedding she stopped talking to me which threw me for a loop. ( mental illness was what I was thinking) In the morning still no talking and she stayed in bed. I showed up. After that she jumped up and locked herself in the C.R. So I packed my bag and walked out and walked another hotel and never seen her again. In the mid 80'sI seen and talk to her uncle who was an N.B.I agent now. We talked and I told him what had happened. He told me that in what they call (tampo) when she acts like that. He understood and we each went our own way. Tony a great guy. This video sure brought back a lot of memories to this old man. I did how ever find I nice Christian lady and have been married 38 years. 😊 Best of luck, I had a great mother in law until she passed away.
Back in 1981 I rented a car close to the U.S. Embassy for 2 weeks. I drove about 2 miles and took it back, gave them the keys and walked out. I was happy with jeepney's and buses and tricycles after that short ride. Now back to your video.
Such experiences are invaluable albeit stressful and full of anxiety .it makes u a more wholesome person in real life .take it easy bro ,since u r already there just enjoy ur vacation and stay there .traversing d Philippines will widen n broaden ur perspective /insights pertainh to Filpino cultures and norms ,besides interacting with d locals .Something money cant buy .u will ultimately be d most travelled foreigner in Philippines 😂👍👍.Wish u all d best n take care .Cheers❤🎉🙏🙏🙏👍👍
she was a scammer, unfortunately there are many out there. i experienced a similar situation although the chic actually did meet me in the airport when i arrived in Cebu she was still emotionally a million miles away.
Yes many many scams from girls here in the Philippines and I have seen most, but never like this poor guy's scam. I have lived here for 32 years and been scammed a few times but nothing crazy like this girl did to this young guy............I am still seeing crazy things here but you can find the right girl just look around here in the Philippines not so much online even the so called Christian websites there are scammers
i came at 50, dated to 60 and married a lady i met at her 20. IM 72 and happy,24 years nearly. SORRY, but girls over 22 and not in college are passed over for a reason or have a kid, no father. YOUR AGE IS IRRELEVENT. . .IF YOU CAN PROVIDE APARTMENT OR HOME...and raise afamily in ph. Take ayoung girl to states is suicidal, risking cheating or divorce. Many younger men in ph do not earn enough to make and build a family life in ph. HERE YOUare king. IN USA SHE IS QUEEN AND you are no king! Seen it dozens of times, only once the usa thing worked.
I had a Pinay GF who faked her death 3-4 times to me. Had 3 different GF who tried to make it look like they cut themselves over our impending breakup. Current GF implies she would kill herself if i broke it off.
Good one Gio.....Daniel reminds me of the 40 Year Old Virgin, with Carvell. Sounds like hs family back home is deeply protective. Interesting for a man in late 30's (in 2019) and now 40 years old. Interesting story. Thanks
Good story but I think mine is probably better.. The first time I was invited to Visit my girlfriend in Mindan now, I thought I had Approval from her family so we got on a bus then it ended up we are being Chase down by the local police and half the family.. The brother-in-law was the go-between and he made everything sound just fine he was supposed to be translating... I would say that's about as closest You might get to a Filipino prison, Just an innocent misunderstanding.. My intention was honorable and I actually married her.. Here in USA.. But it always left a bad taste in my mouth after the family chase me down with the cops..🙏🙏
I’m 1/2 Filipino and I have a lifetime of stories about some crazy and emotional Filipino people. The majority aren’t crazy, but I’ve seen some scary stuff.
I lived in Mandaue/Cebu City for 8yrs...then the wife and i moved to the province..best move ever..not so much traffic and the wife has a whole different atittude
Great interview! He has wisdom beyond his years; most guys would have probably stuck it out or at least tried, but as a Christian, he understands the value of not being 'unequally yoked'. I wish him the best in his search for love.
I don’t know what you guys see in the Philippines. I was there fifty years ago working for a steamship shipping company. At that time the Marcos family was in charge and there was a degree of safety and security. It sure has gone downhill since then.
YOUNG Woman who they cant get in thier home countires. But hey, I dont fault them for it as long as both parties are fine with it and everyone is treated with respect.
Thanks Jay!! You are one of the best people I met here in person and you really represent the goodness of people in this country. Thanks for your hospitality my friend. 💪
wow, what an interesting story. that dad was the biggest red flag ever. Daniel did the right thing, leave her alone. sad this happened, and what the father did, omg. My opinion is to wait till I get there, then, possibly look for someone, possibly on the dating site, to enjoy living in the philippines. the best of luck to Daniel.
Absolutely no reason to use a dating site. Come visit and just talk to anyone you might be interested in it's that easy. Either you will hit it off or find out she's taken or not interested. It's not like back in the USA the women here are very approachable and easy to talk to.
I hear all these stories about bad experiences with philipina and I must be very lucky because everything worked out great for me, been here over a year with my beautiful Philipina wife, I have nothing to complain about, well maybe the dogs🤣🤣🤣
This is not the first time it happened and will not be the last either.i remember vividly in the early 70s ,our neighbors in the province ,who were caretakers of a ranch ,whose owners were in Manila ,he (neighbor) faked his death by sending a picture of him being in a coffin,so that their landlords will send his family money for burial expenses. Landlords decided to travel to our barrio unannounced and found out the lies and betrayal of trust .fortunately ,they gave him and his family a second chance. It was a big story then ,in our barrio.i heard similar stories in Mexico as well from a friend here in Texas.
I've met a couple of dates in Cebu, both insisted I arrive first so I would be there to greet them on arrival, take them to condo, both freaked when I suggested they could arrive before me. Both came from Mindanao. The family stuff sounds like a bunch of crap, probably the trip sounded stressful, arrive to strange city, go to strange hotel, meet a foreign guy. It's alot for them to handle if they've not traveled before.
Wow what a crazy story, I can't believe her father would stoop so low to hurt you and to get rid of you like that.I would have gone anywhere else for the night.Good luck to your guest.
With regard to a Christian man marrying a Muslim woman---- When I lived in Saudi Arabia, I knew of 3 Americans guys, that converted to Islam, so that they could marry their Indonesian girlfriend, and not have any problems with the family. They were Muslims in name only. They still drank and ate pork, and didn't pray 5 times a day, or anything else. So, only if you are a religious person, would converting be a "big deal". Of course, with the guy in the video, from what I understand, the girl wasn't a Muslim. Note: To Muslims, if someone from another religion becomes a Muslim, they consider it "reverting" rather than "converting", because they say everyone is born a Muslim. At least that is what a few Saudis told me.
28/40 and scammed. Proves that age doesn't matter. I recommend staying away from the dating sites. Maybe I'm lucky, but I found my asawa on Facebook by placing a simple request for what I'm looking for. Btw a Christian girl is forgiven, but not necessarily a good wife nowadays.
As Daniel presents it, the girl is completely blameless in this. You don’t blame one person for the actions of another person. I would have at the very least met in person with this girl
when you realize the horror stories of what the Muslim men do to their women yea . I’m giving this girl a hall pass..her mistake might have been not being forthright With the father in telling him beforehand she was meeting a Caucasian Christian guy.
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You guys say driving in the Phillipines is hard , I’m Australian and we drive on the left side off the road I only drove in tacloban but wow that’s a experience in foreign country driving on the wrong side off the road
Great story, I've been to the Philippines plenty of times and My retirement is only 6 weeks away, so my pre- plans to come there are about to start but the thing I wanted to text GIo is, They have so many Jollybee's here, we ordered some friend chicken in a bucket with sides as I explained to my co-workers how big JB is in the phills.
Man, you did the right thing, well, maybe not the car, but hey, while I love the Philippines, it’s the wrong place to be on the bad side of something. I go to Mindanao often and the Muslim people I have met have all been really nice. But I have to say, Two devout Christians with a Muslim father just doesn’t pass the smell test. Once again, if it doesn’t look or feel right, just get outta there. It sure ain’t like being a white guy in the U.S.
Unfortunately poverty usually triumphs over smart choices. could be the Muslim was a security blanket and the wife and daughter were victims. a lot of girls there end up with horrible men they endure bcuz he’s got money.
The expression "entering the gates of hell " when you enter Manila will apply for some unsuspecting foreigners. My advice, don't jump into the deep end until you learn to swim. The Philippines is still undeveloped and struggling with urbanization and is still very tribal.
Good point. even tho my first girlfriend family attended a Christian church they still practiced tribal/pagan customs. sprinkle blood of a dead chicken on a motorcycle.- another time a “ medicine man” visited the village one day. it was almost surreal, like Jesus visited a village to cure the sick 😮dozens of people were sitting on a couple of long benches in line dude was chanting and rubbing this lotion of the affected body parts of the “patient’s” my girlfriend wanted me to have him look at my lower leg. it was bothering me for some reason I had been swimming in this filthy river with an open wound.- he was massaging my leg in a circular motion chanting, and making spitting noises - no saliva thank god - on my leg😐 of course he was charging people had a bucket for money 😁 even medicine man gots ta make a livin 😊😊😊
Everything she told you was most likely a complete lie. In most cases family with maids cars etc are not looking for foreign bfs. She was likely very poor and very desperate.
I think the moral of the story is…and the big take away…DO NOT START ANYTHING ONLINE! More likely than not it will not be the truth! However, I would have agreed to meet her as long as the family never knew…then again you really do need to fear for your life. So not meeting is the safest option.
So many filipinas are controlled by their families, they want them to find a foreigner to support them. Especially the mothers, they tell their daughters who they can meet and want to meet the foreigner right away. If the daughter does not do what the family says, they will berate her and kick her out of the family. I will not date any girl who brings up her mother right away, who listens to her mother for everything she does. Many of these girls are above 25, and still listen to the family , even if they love the man.
I had a similar experience although I was not in the Philippines at the time but had been over twice to see the woman. She basically got her sister to message me on Facebook to say my girlfriend had taken her own life. A third sense was telling me something was not right and I think the intention was to scam money from me for so called funeral costs since my girlfriend had lost money in an investment scheme and borrowed and stole money. She had even moved from Mindanao to near Manila and ignored all communications from all family and friends in Mindanao. The sister was in Quezon.
Thank you for the advice and quick reply….. but why doesn’t the immigration department look at your passport to see if you have a stamp for that country when you finally leave the country the last time
What does she need him for! She has her own car, her own house, her own money. So what does she need him for. Answer; nothing. Nothing he says makes any sense.
Sometimes one lacks common sense, months of social media conversation without any hint of her family history or warning signs was overlooked due to her claim of materialistic possessions. Even in the good old USA you may date, relationship with Miss Wonderful for weeks or more before their overwhelming problems, or religious background is revealed. Got my first PI experiences at 19 years old as a Vietnam Vet, it was my first life lesson regarding love, fantasy and reality.
Sir, you are way way way way way to trusting for your own good and out of your element. You are putting your health, safety and your future into the hands of people you know nothing about and are looking to take advantage of you. You really need to watch your back. Sir, you are not built for the Philippines. You need to rethink your choices.
Gio tell your the guy the flipina lady was married and playing him like fiddle its amazing she did not scam every dollar out him vow have ne careful on line and he dodge a bullet there
if youre meeting a girl from the mindanoa region, which is muslim part of ph, always think that girl will be muslim and to be in a relationship with a muslim you too have to be muslim so always think that way
So in other words, she could have been telling the truth? (Not that it matters. This guy is a staunch conservative, allergic to anyone remotely muslim, so once that was out, she never had a chance). Oh well...
There are a lot of Muslims in Mindanao, but the majority of people in Mindanao aren’t Muslims. My girlfriend grew up in Mindanao and we plan to retire there. She has a lot of Muslim stories about kidnappings and forced marriages. The majority of the Muslim population on Mindanao is in the center of the island.
i believe she wastruthful, muslim parents of girls are really strict so this is a case of religious belief , not scamming. disobeying family can be really dangerous for the lady in this case@@Finians_Mancave
if she had her own car and business then it can mostly mean she been with a foreigner before or she still involved with the foreigner. I have met Filipina before in the Philippines and they have a 2-story house which means the foreigner is not far away. in my 13 years' experience coming to the Philippines i have met Filipina with kids and I see the kids wearing American clothes which told me that the kid has a foreigner father. Filipina will not tell another man her involvement with an ex foreigner so see the signs and warnings it's there.
I’m lucky. I met my Filipina girlfriend here in the USA 15 years ago. We are planning to retire in the Philippines. Many of the people that she knows in the Philippines would never consider meeting someone online as they see it as being disgraceful. She has unmarried friends there and I have unmarried friends here that would love to meet them, but most of her friends won’t consider it. If my friends want to meet them they have to go to the Philippines and take a chance.
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I met my wife online in 2016 when she was working in Hong Kong. We got to know each other by speaking on facebook messenger video everyday. I had been searching oversea's for about 4 year's. I had met a lot of women by the time I met her, so I was experienced with the scammer's, and the too needy women. I flew to the Philippines for the first time in July 2017. We were already committed before I even bought my plane ticket. It was my first time out of the USA. I was nervous. Everything was great. Her brother's and her met me at the airport. We met at the airport in Manila. We stayed the night in Manila and flew out to Dumaguette the next day, and then drove to her provincial barangay of Timbao. Her family accepted me with open arm's. We have been married five year's now, and have a three year old daughter. Life has never been better for me. I wish you the best young man.
That's great. We usually hear the bad stories, nice to hear about sone positive outcomes. I met my Filipina wife online, she was a nurse living in Northern Ireland at the time, we have been married 8 years, have a son about to turn 4. I get along great with my wife's family. It makes life easier.
Well at least he was smart enough to walk away from that family. There is no shortage of available Filipinas interested in a decent Foreigner. Best of luck to you.
Hint: If she has her own car and house, doesn’t need a foreigner.
She was married, and didn't have any business, house, or even a job. Good luck next time.
Hi Gio...just saw your latest vlog with Daniel James from Sarasota...first I'm sorry that he met a fake woman from Davao...and it made me mad n sad ...bcuz this woman just ruined the Dabawenas reputation.... but I want your friend to know there are plenty of honest good authentic Christian ladies in Davao....
Also I would like to message James to tell him that there are a big Filipino community in Sarasota and Tampa Florida where I have Lived for 25 yrs ...
I tried to send a comment to his utube channel but somehow it cannot seem to send a comment. I'm not trying to hook up with him Im a married person but was born in Davao ....
Yes.. exactly.. fish on
Great interview.
Im a retired expat living in Thailand. My GF is Buddhist. Her parents are Muslim. Theyve never bothered us, we get along great.
for now .
I don't trust anybody that doesn't eat bacon!
It's against my religion.
The muslim in the philippines particularly from Mindanao are from a different tribe which kind of difficult to get along with Christian;s for some reasons I don't really know. To get married with the girl, they follow some traditions. But as friends, it's cool.
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Sorry to hear what happened to you bro,I have been to the philippines 17 times and until my last visit i have enjoyed every place i visited and always felt safe and comortable around filipinos.,However on my last visit i decided to visit Cagayan De Oro has i had not been there before and honestly it was a terrible experience,I had booked a apartment for 8 weeks and it was late at night when i arrived.i woke up the next morning and the streets was full of burkha clad people.I needed food and i started to walk to see if i could locate a store,nobody spoke,nobody greeted me,nobody waved which was what i had become used to in the philippines.The muslim people men and women made no attempt to have anything to do with me unless i bought something from one of there stores.After being there a week i had managed to find a area which had catholic/christian filipinos and it was such a relief to see friendly people again,I told people how unwelcoming the muslims in the area where i was staying had made me feel and they said we understand and thats why we distance ourselves because once the muslims become a majority that there behaviour towards non muslims becomes quite disturbing and you are made to feel not welcome.You did the correct thing bro in not trying to continue with a muslim family,from my experience i would never consider dating a muslim...
I'm a retired expat living in Thailand. A few weeks ago I had to go to Penang to fix my visa. Muslim place. Ugh, unfriendly people, drab place. We had been in Danang a few weeks prior. The people there were awesome and it was a beautiful place. Totally opposite. Will never visit Penang again. And probably not Malaysia, plenty of other great places to visit.
I had a somewhat similar experience. years ago. 12 to be exact my friend persuaded me to consider finding a mate from the Philippines.. I went online and joined Filipina Cupid and was immediately bombarded with chat requests. this was bacywhen you could purchase monthly packages for around 30$ a month with unlimited chats of course now these dating sites structure it so you can spend thousands of dollars in credits. long story short I found a girl I started chatting with exclusively. finally got the courage to hop on a plane, but she lived in mindinao lasted about a year where I made about 8 trips - once a month for 8 days or so - large Muslim population and close to where insurgent terrorists were. I was the only white guy in the whole area and where she lived in a remote village I was stared at like I was a freak . I finally realized it was a very dangerous place for an American- not only because of the Muslims but also terrorists- after that I did meet my future wife in Manila and have been married 7 years now. but, man , I look back on that period when I was in mindinao and it still gives me the creeps ..😮
My gf organized a housekeeper from our province town to go to Cebu to work for her brother. She got there and worked for a week and told him in tears that her son was very sick in hospital and didn't know what to do as he needed operation so he helped her out. I week later again in tears told him he died and she had to go home to bury him but had no money , he felt so bad for her he helped her again because she said she'd return after the funeral. After that she blocked contact with him and my gf. Then a week later my gf saw her and her son that died in the supermarket here. Praise the Lord lol
I am still listening. I am laughing my head off at times... this is among the most incredible stories I've ever heard. The lengths to fake her death...Daniel's fantastic
in a way you can’t put all the shade on her. .she probably was afraid for her life.. Muslims have killed their wives and her father had probably controlled her life since she was a child. that culture is real messed up. women get killed ,tortured,raped , beaten . I was corresponding with a Filipina years ago. just chat . met her on Facebook and stayed in touch with her. she met a guy online from an Arab country. never visited her but somehow he found out we were talking to each other online. She told me he said he was going to go back there and chop off her head. and he sent a threatening message to me on Facebook 😨at the time she was involved online with him he was in the process of trying to get a work visa for her to go to his country. she finally realized how dangerous this dude was he kept saying he was going to track her down and kill her if he ever found out she was talking to other dudes. 😮😮😮 after that I stopped corresponding with her out of fear for her safety. I always wonder what happened to her. 😢
Guys seeing a pattern with these types of stories? Getting emotionally involved online and creating a fantasy in your head is not a very good idea. There are 1000's of great women in SE Asia.
No method of meeting Filipinas is 100% foolproof. I have heard horror stories about guys meeting girls in the Philippines, getting into romantic relationships, and finding out they have a jealous husband.
yes as if the Philippines is the only with beautiful women there are so many countries with lots of pretty girls why they kept coming here its not already the filipinas fault its the foreigners fault for letting yourself being fooled because your so desperate to find a woman here and i will tell all of you this will not be the last that it will happen filipinas who wants to marry foreigners with poor background i can 100% say its for the money period .
@@rolandmueller7218I’m met a guy here (California) at a wedding that was robbed by the girl (and her family) when he went to meet her in the Philippines. They took all of his money and his passport. He was able to contact another girl that he was talking to online (his second choice) and she helped him to get back to the USA. They ended up getting married and moving to California. At this same wedding where I met him, his wife started aggressively flirting with me. As I was just recently divorced myself, I was polite but not ready for that kind of trouble. She was really attractive though. I heard that they eventually got divorced.
online is so dicey. best way to meet a woman in a foreign country is BOOTS ON THE GROUND.if you’re able to spend at least 4 months if not longer so you meet several girls and get a taste for the culture. this guy’s online “romance “ is just one of several ways things can go south in a hurry. you can still get played meeting someone here coming out on a whim but your chances of finding someone genuine are better-that is, if you think with your big head and not with the little one.. after all, chances are you dated at least a few girls before you thought you found the right one. you Neto apply the same logic anywhere else especially in a foreign country.
I've been here 11 years. There's a saying that goes "believe none of what you hear & only half of what you see." So many scammers making story on top of story, involving friends or family or things that don't exist. When the story is too much, they make another story to cover it. Blame parents or nonexistent relatives or someone. It's a never ending thing, which is a part of some cultures here. Be aware of certain provinces and groups of people. Because someone says they're from Davao, doesn't mean they're from Davao. Being here, you'll begin to recognize their dialect or accent if they speak Tagalog or English. You'll know who they are and where they come from.
I went back to Manila late 70's to get married to a lady I had dated and wrote letters to. We had to wait 10 days to get married. She had a great family from Panay. The night before our wedding she stopped talking to me which threw me for a loop. ( mental illness was what I was thinking) In the morning still no talking and she stayed in bed. I showed up. After that she jumped up and locked herself in the C.R. So I packed my bag and walked out and walked another hotel and never seen her again. In the mid 80'sI seen and talk to her uncle who was an N.B.I agent now. We talked and I told him what had happened. He told me that in what they call (tampo) when she acts like that. He understood and we each went our own way. Tony a great guy. This video sure brought back a lot of memories to this old man. I did how ever find I nice Christian lady and have been married 38 years. 😊 Best of luck, I had a great mother in law until she passed away.
In the Philippines since 2009 and have never heard a story like this one.
He will do okay in the Philippines, very rational and cognizant.
Daniel can tell a story in an interesting, organized, and coherent way, which is a talent most people don't have.
What an incredible story! OMG! Daniel must have been devastated!
Back in 1981 I rented a car close to the U.S. Embassy for 2 weeks. I drove about 2 miles and took it back, gave them the keys and walked out. I was happy with jeepney's and buses and tricycles after that short ride. Now back to your video.
Great interview Gio. Thanks for all you do for the Philippines expat community.
Fantastic interview Gio! Im hooked! Hope you do more interviews Gio!
That's the plan!
Great story. Thanks for sharing!
Just when you thought you've heard it all
Such experiences are invaluable albeit stressful and full of anxiety .it makes u a more wholesome person in real life .take it easy bro ,since u r already there just enjoy ur vacation and stay there .traversing d Philippines will widen n broaden ur perspective /insights pertainh to Filpino cultures and norms ,besides interacting with d locals .Something money cant buy .u will ultimately be d most travelled foreigner in Philippines 😂👍👍.Wish u all d best n take care .Cheers❤🎉🙏🙏🙏👍👍
she was a scammer, unfortunately there are many out there. i experienced a similar situation although the chic actually did meet me in the airport when i arrived in Cebu she was still emotionally a million miles away.
Yes many many scams from girls here in the Philippines and I have seen most, but never like this poor guy's scam. I have lived here for 32 years and been scammed a few times but nothing crazy like this girl did to this young guy............I am still seeing crazy things here but you can find the right girl just look around here in the Philippines not so much online even the so called Christian websites there are scammers
Cheers Gio .another great video/interview .ur guest is superb👍👍👍🙏🙏
Glad you enjoyed it
i came at 50, dated to 60 and married a lady i met at her 20. IM 72 and happy,24 years nearly. SORRY, but girls over 22 and not in college are passed over for a reason or have a kid, no father. YOUR AGE IS IRRELEVENT. . .IF YOU CAN PROVIDE APARTMENT OR HOME...and raise afamily in ph. Take ayoung girl to states is suicidal, risking cheating or divorce. Many younger men in ph do not earn enough to make and build a family life in ph. HERE YOUare king. IN USA SHE IS QUEEN AND you are no king! Seen it dozens of times, only once the usa thing worked.
Interesting story. What an adventure. Looking forward to going there next month 😊
Crazy story but that's the Phil's if parents are not on board RUN RUN RUN
😮 I feel for this guy with what he went thru, could have been worse but he has the right attitude to move on. Great story. Smiles from Thailand 🙏.
I had a Pinay GF who faked her death 3-4 times to me. Had 3 different GF who tried to make it look like they cut themselves over our impending breakup. Current GF implies she would kill herself if i broke it off.
Papa didn't like the thought of his daughter with him, but damn that was insane.
most Filipina with attitudes has been with expats before because they adapt their politics and attitudes from the west so beware of this sign.
Good one Gio.....Daniel reminds me of the 40 Year Old Virgin, with Carvell. Sounds like hs family back home is deeply protective. Interesting for a man in late 30's (in 2019) and now 40 years old. Interesting story. Thanks
Good story but I think mine is probably better.. The first time I was invited to Visit my girlfriend in Mindan now, I thought I had Approval from her family so we got on a bus then it ended up we are being Chase down by the local police and half the family.. The brother-in-law was the go-between and he made everything sound just fine he was supposed to be translating... I would say that's about as closest You might get to a Filipino prison, Just an innocent misunderstanding.. My intention was honorable and I actually married her.. Here in USA.. But it always left a bad taste in my mouth after the family chase me down with the cops..🙏🙏
I’m 1/2 Filipino and I have a lifetime of stories about some crazy and emotional Filipino people. The majority aren’t crazy, but I’ve seen some scary stuff.
I lived in Mandaue/Cebu City for 8yrs...then the wife and i moved to the province..best move ever..not so much traffic and the wife has a whole different atittude
Great video. I am glad you found out when you did
A very interesting story and well told by Daniel. Bob. New Zealand. (Cebu)
This guy is too scared to even set foot in a third world country lol. He's scared of his own shadow.
well done to this young man. I believe he made the right decision for himself.
Dont be gullible guys. If she says she has car job house etc either shes lying or doesnt need you.
Good interview strange story
I am sure things will work out good attitude
He’s young and attractive and still met a scammer. It’s not just an age thing. Bad girls will steal money from anyone. Good grief
Great interview! He has wisdom beyond his years; most guys would have probably stuck it out or at least tried, but as a Christian, he understands the value of not being 'unequally yoked'. I wish him the best in his search for love.
I don’t know what you guys see in the Philippines. I was there fifty years ago working for a steamship shipping company. At that time the Marcos family was in charge and there was a degree of safety and security. It sure has gone downhill since then.
It's all about the women.
YOUNG Woman who they cant get in thier home countires. But hey, I dont fault them for it as long as both parties are fine with it and everyone is treated with respect.
A steamship company? What was that 1885😂
The Philippines is a shit hole
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What a great story. I think you showed good judgement.
What a nice person Daniel is….He will meet a nice girl as there’s more nice women than bad ones…
I appreciate your kind words
Keep your wits about you over there. Anything can happen
Thanks Gio for an awesome interview.
Well, Daniel my friend How was your and traveling in Philippines, your friends here Jay 😁😎
Thanks Jay!! You are one of the best people I met here in person and you really represent the goodness of people in this country. Thanks for your hospitality my friend. 💪
wow, what an interesting story. that dad was the biggest red flag ever. Daniel did the right thing, leave her alone. sad this happened, and what the father did, omg. My opinion is to wait till I get there, then, possibly look for someone, possibly on the dating site, to enjoy living in the philippines. the best of luck to Daniel.
Absolutely no reason to use a dating site. Come visit and just talk to anyone you might be interested in it's that easy. Either you will hit it off or find out she's taken or not interested. It's not like back in the USA the women here are very approachable and easy to talk to.
Great video and a good learning experience.
I hear all these stories about bad experiences with philipina and I must be very lucky because everything worked out great for me, been here over a year with my beautiful Philipina wife, I have nothing to complain about, well maybe the dogs🤣🤣🤣
That's quite a story, I would have been creeped out to.
dodged a bullet there Holmes
Very interesting not how I thought it would end
This is worse than all the times I had too jump out of windows ( when I was WAY younger) when dads got home early 😅
Luckily, the carabao was thrown from the car and survived.
What a great interview. Daniel seems like a great guy. I have a feeling it will all work out for him.
This is not the first time it happened and will not be the last either.i remember vividly in the early 70s ,our neighbors in the province ,who were caretakers of a ranch ,whose owners were in Manila ,he (neighbor) faked his death by sending a picture of him being in a coffin,so that their landlords will send his family money for burial expenses. Landlords decided to travel to our barrio unannounced and found out the lies and betrayal of trust .fortunately ,they gave him and his family a second chance. It was a big story then ,in our barrio.i heard similar stories in Mexico as well from a friend here in Texas.
And this was before Photoshop, so he had to actually lie in a coffin.
I've met a couple of dates in Cebu, both insisted I arrive first so I would be there to greet them on arrival, take them to condo, both freaked when I suggested they could arrive before me. Both came from Mindanao. The family stuff sounds like a bunch of crap, probably the trip sounded stressful, arrive to strange city, go to strange hotel, meet a foreign guy. It's alot for them to handle if they've not traveled before.
your gullible
There is a lot of simping going on in the Philippines 😅, dudes marrying baby mamas, dudes buying houses for her family, SIMPS
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The simping is an epidemic and problematic out Herr and in most impoverished countries 😂
Easy targets
I think he left out the part about all the money he sent her….
Great video 👍👍👍
Wow what a crazy story, I can't believe her father would stoop so low to hurt you and to get rid of you like that.I would have gone anywhere else for the night.Good luck to your guest.
Too many scammers must be careful
With regard to a Christian man marrying a Muslim woman---- When I lived in Saudi Arabia, I knew of 3 Americans guys, that converted to Islam, so that they could marry their Indonesian girlfriend, and not have any problems with the family. They were Muslims in name only. They still drank and ate pork, and didn't pray 5 times a day, or anything else. So, only if you are a religious person, would converting be a "big deal". Of course, with the guy in the video, from what I understand, the girl wasn't a Muslim. Note: To Muslims, if someone from another religion becomes a Muslim, they consider it "reverting" rather than "converting", because they say everyone is born a Muslim. At least that is what a few Saudis told me.
28/40 and scammed. Proves that age doesn't matter. I recommend staying away from the dating sites. Maybe I'm lucky, but I found my asawa on Facebook by placing a simple request for what I'm looking for. Btw a Christian girl is forgiven, but not necessarily a good wife nowadays.
As Daniel presents it, the girl is completely blameless in this. You don’t blame one person for the actions of another person. I would have at the very least met in person with this girl
Don’t blame her for her families actions…maybe she wants to escape? She could be a good girl…I would have taken the risk and met her…coffee shop…
when you realize the horror stories of what the Muslim men do to their women yea . I’m giving this girl a hall pass..her mistake might have been not being forthright With the father in telling him beforehand she was meeting a Caucasian Christian guy.
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You guys say driving in the Phillipines is hard , I’m Australian and we drive on the left side off the road I only drove in tacloban but wow that’s a experience in foreign country driving on the wrong side off the road
That's true
😂 I love there Filipino people but they are the worst drivers and no traffic system pretty much everywhere! It's 4 way chicken!
Great story, I've been to the Philippines plenty of times and My retirement is only 6 weeks away, so my pre- plans to come there are about to start but the thing I wanted to text GIo is, They have so many Jollybee's here, we ordered some friend chicken in a bucket with sides as I explained to my co-workers how big JB is in the phills.
Great interview.
This was like a mini suspense story! I can imagine how awful the experience would have been for Daniel, but good to see him in good spirit now.
True story, I am his mom. Thank you
Ciao :-)
Hello from Deerfield beach. Stay safe buddy.
Man, you did the right thing, well, maybe not the car, but hey, while I love the Philippines, it’s the wrong place to be on the bad side of something. I go to Mindanao often and the Muslim people I have met have all been really nice. But I have to say, Two devout Christians with a Muslim father just doesn’t pass the smell test. Once again, if it doesn’t look or feel right, just get outta there. It sure ain’t like being a white guy in the U.S.
Unfortunately poverty usually triumphs over smart choices. could be the Muslim was a security blanket and the wife and daughter were victims. a lot of girls there end up with horrible men they endure bcuz he’s got money.
Before I listen I must be convinced this is the truth and nothimg but the truth. I listen...
Sorry mate..I am sure the right girl is there for you..IF they start to ask for money...just run away...
The expression "entering the gates of hell " when you enter Manila will apply for some unsuspecting foreigners. My advice, don't jump into the deep end until you learn to swim. The Philippines is still
undeveloped and struggling with urbanization and is still very tribal.
Good point. even tho my first girlfriend family attended a Christian church they still practiced tribal/pagan customs. sprinkle blood of a dead chicken on a motorcycle.- another time a “ medicine man” visited the village one day. it was almost surreal, like Jesus visited a village to cure the sick 😮dozens of people were sitting on a couple of long benches in line dude was chanting and rubbing this lotion of the affected body parts of the “patient’s” my girlfriend wanted me to have him look at my lower leg. it was bothering me for some reason I had been swimming in this filthy river with an open wound.- he was massaging my leg in a circular motion chanting, and making spitting noises - no saliva thank god - on my leg😐 of course he was charging people had a bucket for money 😁 even medicine man gots ta make a livin 😊😊😊
Everything she told you was most likely a complete lie. In most cases family with maids cars etc are not looking for foreign bfs. She was likely very poor and very desperate.
thanks for sharing fascinating
I think the moral of the story is…and the big take away…DO NOT START ANYTHING ONLINE! More likely than not it will not be the truth! However, I would have agreed to meet her as long as the family never knew…then again you really do need to fear for your life. So not meeting is the safest option.
So did he ever meet a girlfriend or not??
Stop dating when you meet online, it's stupid, dangerous and naive.
So many filipinas are controlled by their families, they want them to find a foreigner to support them. Especially the mothers, they tell their daughters who they can meet and want to meet the foreigner right away. If the daughter does not do what the family says, they will berate her and kick her out of the family. I will not date any girl who brings up her mother right away, who listens to her mother for everything she does. Many of these girls are above 25, and still listen to the family , even if they love the man.
I had a similar experience although I was not in the Philippines at the time but had been over twice to see the woman. She basically got her sister to message me on Facebook to say my girlfriend had taken her own life. A third sense was telling me something was not right and I think the intention was to scam money from me for so called funeral costs since my girlfriend had lost money in an investment scheme and borrowed and stole money. She had even moved from Mindanao to near Manila and ignored all communications from all family and friends in Mindanao. The sister was in Quezon.
Daniel could be Gio's little brother.
Omg, I hope he takes my under his wings as a little brother! He would be the big brother I never had! 🇮🇹💪 WOULD YOU GIO????
thats screenplay material right there
Does the throwaway onward ticket really work when you first enter the Philippines at the airport?
Yes, I use it personally every time I travel.
Thank you for the advice and quick reply….. but why doesn’t the immigration department look at your passport to see if you have a stamp for that country when you finally leave the country the last time
Incredible story
Bro you are base in Cebu..lets meet up someday once I'm visit Cebu.
What does she need him for! She has her own car, her own house, her own money. So what does she need him for. Answer; nothing. Nothing he says makes any sense.
Sometimes one lacks common sense, months of social media conversation without any hint of her family history or warning signs was overlooked due to her claim of materialistic possessions. Even in the good old USA you may date, relationship with Miss Wonderful for weeks or more before their overwhelming problems, or religious background is revealed. Got my first PI experiences at 19 years old as a Vietnam Vet, it was my first life lesson regarding love, fantasy and reality.
Sir, you are way way way way way to trusting for your own good and out of your element. You are putting your health, safety and your future into the hands of people you know nothing about and are looking to take advantage of you. You really need to watch your back.
Sir, you are not built for the Philippines. You need to rethink your choices.
Wow....what a crazy story
Gio tell your the guy the flipina lady was married and playing him like fiddle its amazing she did not scam every dollar out him vow have ne careful on line and he dodge a bullet there
The girl obviously lied about the Muslim father story.
Death? A little over the top, isnt it?
if youre meeting a girl from the mindanoa region, which is muslim part of ph, always think that girl will be muslim and to be in a relationship with a muslim you too have to be muslim so always think that way
So in other words, she could have been telling the truth? (Not that it matters. This guy is a staunch conservative, allergic to anyone remotely muslim, so once that was out, she never had a chance). Oh well...
There are a lot of Muslims in Mindanao, but the majority of people in Mindanao aren’t Muslims. My girlfriend grew up in Mindanao and we plan to retire there. She has a lot of Muslim stories about kidnappings and forced marriages. The majority of the Muslim population on Mindanao is in the center of the island.
i believe she wastruthful, muslim parents of girls are really strict so this is a case of religious belief , not scamming. disobeying family can be really dangerous for the lady in this case@@Finians_Mancave
It happened to me also and I don't know why she did this
Talk about a literal born-again-Christian. 🤣
if she had her own car and business then it can mostly mean she been with a foreigner before or she still involved with the foreigner. I have met Filipina before in the Philippines and they have a 2-story house which means the foreigner is not far away. in my 13 years' experience coming to the Philippines i have met Filipina with kids and I see the kids wearing American clothes which told me that the kid has a foreigner father. Filipina will not tell another man her involvement with an ex foreigner so see the signs and warnings it's there.
Great Story. We need more like them but the men will not come forward to tell us. We can learn from others.
I’m lucky. I met my Filipina girlfriend here in the USA 15 years ago. We are planning to retire in the Philippines. Many of the people that she knows in the Philippines would never consider meeting someone online as they see it as being disgraceful. She has unmarried friends there and I have unmarried friends here that would love to meet them, but most of her friends won’t consider it. If my friends want to meet them they have to go to the Philippines and take a chance.