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You are the most popular person in the<br />
Philippines.<br />
After moving to the Philippines, you will notice that everyone wants to be your<br />
friend. <strong>The</strong>re are several reasons for this. First, Filipinos like to brag to their<br />
fellow Filipino friends that they have a foreigner as a friend. Next, they may have<br />
a hidden agenda. <strong>The</strong>y may be thinking that they can ask you for a loan in the<br />
future once they become friends with you. For the record, I have learned the<br />
hard way. <strong>The</strong>re is no such thing as paying you back if you loan money here.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y will never pay you back. Speaking of paying back, there is a Tagalog word<br />
called “Magbayad ng utang” – it means pay back. If a Filipino offers to help you in<br />
any way, they are expecting Magbayad ng utang. Be very careful who you get<br />
help from.<br />
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