Chip Tsao - Article from HK Mag

[kombuchakid]

tsk tsk two hours almost and no one has pointed out to ol Jay that I be no mere baldy but a magnificent specimen of a skin head, though exactly why I would need to employ a wiper to clean noses escapes me unless it was a jibe at the size of the caucasian schnozzle.
And as for your melliflous ancestry surely you should take up the question with the turnip.

But I must protest, no the the central to lower albert rd type, but a more decorus protest at a girlie bar of your choice where I will demonstrate that a French maid's costume comes equipped with strategically placed velcro straps and therfore does not require zippers

PRAT!

[Saharahaha]

Why would you congratulate anybody, that has committed an act of immigration fraud, knowingly withholding that info from the authorities ?

I would not report these acts of fraud on humanitarian reasons. These Thai ladies are dedicated hard working people whose sole aim was to settle here and start a new life, not to collect social security or rely on the man they married. Their effort and determination to assimilate into our society convinced me that their fake marriages are merely shortcuts to gain resident status. They both chose a very Chinese name and consider themselves as Hongkongers rather than Thais.

Visit the magistrate court and you will see many emotionless inter-racial couples getting a quickie divorce. (around 15 minutes each). In all the cases the man has to give his ex one dollar as token alimony, there are never any children involved. I am sure that the Immigration Department is aware of this loophole but they do grant resident status to people who can prove that they are valuable citizens to HK.

[jimbo]

they do grant resident status to people who can prove that they are valuable citizens to HK.

Shame they won't extend that courtesy to the thousands of maid that have been here 7 years plus then.

[MovingIn07]

Wow...A week without viewing this thread and its has stretched to 25 pages and a lot of comments has been made...some of which makes a lot of sense.

Well...lets start....
The reason Filipinos and others who have found this article racist and have vented their anger and their fits of rage is because what Chip Tao said was TRUE.

The Philippines are a nation of servants...it don't matter what people say or think but its a fact. One of the Philipines biggest source of money and one of its main contributers to its economy is through the outsourcing of people as Foreign Workers. Mostly as either domestic helpers or workers in supermakets, grocery stores, etc mostly doing unskilled jobs.

The reason such a commotion has been made amazes me. I watch the news and I say to myself, there are so many Filipinos in HK and they are so free on Sundays that they decide to stage a protest against a article that not many would have notice had the Philippine government not brought it up. In fact i only read it days after I read the news about Chip Tao being blacklisted. And may I say a stupid and unnessesary act by the Philippine government. I am sure there are more pressing matters at hand than an article from a mediocre HK journalist.

Filipinos may whine and cry about racial discrimination but all they have to blame is themselves and their own country. An Indian person would not face the same level of discrimination simply cause they are not all maids, and in fact most are educated and work in respectable jobs in respectable companies. Not Filipinos, in spite of the level of education their path is set in stone...to go abroad and be a servant.

And its not like they are paid badly. You may say $4000 HK dollars is nothing, but you forget they are also provided accomodation and food. Basically they have a low basic salary but their employers spend more in general with them around. Things like electricity, water, gas which they use is billed to the employer, so its not as if its cheap to get a domestic helper.

Its quite simple....the reason I have less respect for Filipinos is because it seems most are maids. It may be a legitimate job and all but the thing is when there are so many Filipinos in Hk and most are doing this job, no matter what, your opinion of them will go down. There is no excuses and there is no need to blame or protest. Pointing the fingers may bring you honour and make you feel patriotic but it just makes people look down on you even more for being inmorale and idiotic.

Just because one person gave his opinion, the HK Filipino population did not have to overreact. Chip is free to make an opinion and its up to everyone to listen and then agree with him or not. it doesn't matter whether what he said was fact or fiction...in the end of the day we live in a free world and people can generally say what they want.

Like I said from the start, the only reason why the Filipino population say the article is making a mockery of Philippines and Filipinos, is because its TRUE and the truth damm sure hurts!!

Get a grip or get a life!!!

now if chip had written what you just did, I could understand the furore. Go and talk to some Filipinos before you judge the whole nation. And if your post was meant to be satire, then you failed entirely (so, yes, now you know which if your new red dots came from me).

[hullexile]

Wow...A week without viewing this thread and its has stretched to 25 pages and a lot of comments has been made...some of which makes a lot of sense.

Well...lets start....
The reason Filipinos and others who have found this article racist and have vented their anger and their fits of rage is because what Chip Tao said was TRUE.

The Philippines are a nation of servants...it don't matter what people say or think but its a fact. One of the Philipines biggest source of money and one of its main contributers to its economy is through the outsourcing of people as Foreign Workers. Mostly as either domestic helpers or workers in supermakets, grocery stores, etc mostly doing unskilled jobs.

The reason such a commotion has been made amazes me. I watch the news and I say to myself, there are so many Filipinos in HK and they are so free on Sundays that they decide to stage a protest against a article that not many would have notice had the Philippine government not brought it up. In fact i only read it days after I read the news about Chip Tao being blacklisted. And may I say a stupid and unnessesary act by the Philippine government. I am sure there are more pressing matters at hand than an article from a mediocre HK journalist.

Filipinos may whine and cry about racial discrimination but all they have to blame is themselves and their own country. An Indian person would not face the same level of discrimination simply cause they are not all maids, and in fact most are educated and work in respectable jobs in respectable companies. Not Filipinos, in spite of the level of education their path is set in stone...to go abroad and be a servant.

And its not like they are paid badly. You may say $4000 HK dollars is nothing, but you forget they are also provided accomodation and food. Basically they have a low basic salary but their employers spend more in general with them around. Things like electricity, water, gas which they use is billed to the employer, so its not as if its cheap to get a domestic helper.

Its quite simple....the reason I have less respect for Filipinos is because it seems most are maids. It may be a legitimate job and all but the thing is when there are so many Filipinos in Hk and most are doing this job, no matter what, your opinion of them will go down. There is no excuses and there is no need to blame or protest. Pointing the fingers may bring you honour and make you feel patriotic but it just makes people look down on you even more for being inmorale and idiotic.

Just because one person gave his opinion, the HK Filipino population did not have to overreact. Chip is free to make an opinion and its up to everyone to listen and then agree with him or not. it doesn't matter whether what he said was fact or fiction...in the end of the day we live in a free world and people can generally say what they want.

Like I said from the start, the only reason why the Filipino population say the article is making a mockery of Philippines and Filipinos, is because its TRUE and the truth damm sure hurts!!

Get a grip or get a life!!!

Now this post would surely make Chip angry and evidence of why some Filipinos objected to the article, because there are idiots out there who actually think like this.

[jimbo]

The reason such a commotion has been made amazes me. I watch the news and I say to myself, there are so many Filipinos in HK and they are so free on Sundays that they decide to stage a protest against a article that not many would have notice had the Philippine government not brought it up. In fact i only read it days after I read the news about Chip Tao being blacklisted.

Its quite simple....the reason I have less respect for Filipinos is because it seems most are maids. It may be a legitimate job and all but the thing is when there are so many Filipinos in Hk and most are doing this job, no matter what, your opinion of them will go down. There is no excuses and there is no need to blame or protest. Pointing the fingers may bring you honour and make you feel patriotic but it just makes people look down on you even more for being inmorale and idiotic.

WTF!

Sunday is usually there only day off, You're going to begrudge them a day off too?

Its still a job dude, At least they're working hard for a living and not claiming state benefits if they were entitled to like in some countries.
Why should peoples opinion of them go down?

'They came out here and probably left their family and loved ones for a better life and a chance of making money which they probably couldn't of done back home' You know what? That sounds like just your typical expat to me too. Why don't you have less respect for Expats then because theres a lot of them around too?

[hullexile]

"An Indian person would not face the same level of discrimination simply cause they are not all maids, and in fact most are educated and work in respectable jobs in respectable companies."

The whole post was stupid but this bit was special. So in the UK where Indians would face more discrimination than Filipinos is this down to the Indians? When comparing the population of India and the Philippines is the average level of education higher in the former or the latter? So what is the percentage of the Philippine population that are maids? 1 percent? When I am in India I am beseiged by beggars, when I am the Philippines it is rare. What does this say about the level of education and work ethic of the two nations? To me nothing but at your level of thinking quite a lot I would imagine.

[Football16]

Eddie... wow that is a pretty big brush you are using.

Funny thing is the first Filipino I met here in HK was a very well off fellow who has just moved to Canada to be with his family where he is happily employed in management at a credit union. Many of his clients who he used to set up companies for here and offshore were wealthy business people from his original country. Yes, their governments have been historically their downfall, but it has very little to do with the quality of the people who live, work and raise families there or other places.

[Mat]

Article aside, the fact remains that many prefer to leave The Philippines (and their kids, family..) to be a DH here than stay there and contribute to the growth of their country and the development of their family ties.

The Govt of the Philippines, should seriously address this problem instead of crying foul over an article that nobody really reads and cares about

This article was not funny (even if you like sarcasm as I do) and Filipinos like anybody else deserve respect, but I suggest their gvt does something about its people instead of playing such games.

[Sigga]

Some perspective. Remittances in absolute terms and as a proportion of GDP. Remittances are about 10% of the Philippines' GDP, so the country does not appear in the second chart.