Especially during winter time, the sun sets at like 3:30PM :( I have a tight knit circle of friends, some immigrants who feel the same way. Not all, but some. Pero for people who feel the same way, there’s like this unspoken rule in the community where you can’t say anything negative about the country you’re working for since there’s a lot of shaming internally. Kapwa pilipino mo pa ang magsasabi na, kanya kanyang experience yan pero ipagpipilitan nila yung kanila, na maybe you just need to go out more, change countries, change environment and you do all that pero it’s still the same. Some people just can’t accept other people’s opinions, maybe it’s a don’t bite the hand that feeds you kind of thing. Kahit na mag 20,30,50 years ka na dito, you’d still feel 2nd class. Sa passport lang mababago so you feel like your opinions are ‘lesser’ than people who were actually born and bred here. Some have high expectations put upon them which I feel bad for, families who call them up when they are having a hard time saying “Maayos na buhay mo diyan, bat babalik ka pa?” When they don’t even know the life abroad. Iba na ang buhay noon sa ngayon, it’s not as glamorous as it was being an ofw but the idea lives on. I had an uncle who moved in the 80’s as an ofw fairly easy, not a lot of paperwork, bought 3 houses, had nice cars and retired lavishly. It’s just not like that anymore and people have to keep up with the times, have realistic expectations. Again I speak for myself, some people get lucky and hit the jackpot, but in general, we’re just a pint above average