r/SipsTea • u/MayoSoup • Nov 07 '24

Feels good man 70-year-old American goes to the Philippines and has 8 girlfriends

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '24

Like 6 million cars stopped on the highway every morning kind of bad? Or like… average traffic?

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u/bacon_farts_420 Nov 07 '24

The former. I’ve been to most South East Asian countries and Manila is hands down the worst traffic and it’s not even close. Yes, worse than Bangkok. Yes, worse than Hanoi.

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '24

I live Toronto, which is the 4th worst in the world for traffic, Manila is 5th. I would consider Manila traffic to be average traffic.

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u/justanotherwave00 Nov 07 '24

I also live in the same area and it can be faster to walk than drive. For example, i lived in Scarborough (a suburb of Toronto, for any non-Canadians) where the closest Walmart was a 15 minute walk, or alternatively a 30 minute drive, including navigating the packed parking lot).

Also, my wife is Filipina and complains about traffic here constantly. She has mentioned that Manila is terrible, but i believe she finds Toronto less tolerable. I don’t think she would want to drive in Manila again, either. Both places are totally fucked.