clean bill of health, among others
yesterday, i got the results of my annual physical exam, and the final word on my state of being is that i am "class A physically fit". i wonder what that means? my other officemates received B's
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I can't help but agree about you saying that we have an dishonest culture. But you should also understand dishonesty in context (N.B. I am not saying that we should condone dishonesty). Just consider the following reasons:
1. Contacting the person who lost the stuff would be added cost to the finder. Why spend one peso to send a text message or sweat out a liter when you can just keep it and get a few bucks for whatever you need (or want for that matter);
2. They may not even think on reflex that returning it is the right thing to do. You can think of the following: the guy (a) wasn't taught properly at home or school (b) to callous to care (c) was just plain dumb
My condolences to your lost wallet. Just think that goes around comes around. Sabi nga nila, YOU CAN NEVER CAN TELL! hahahah
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about the wallet, i try not to think too much about it. but the reasons you offered are actually real and true. i've reasoned pretty much the same thing to a foreigner who asked about lost things not being returned. i said filipinos are not necessarily innately evil, or dishonest, as i've said. they're probably just too lazy to care, or too poor to even bother. some people might see it as this: hulog ng langit. but then, one man's gain, is another man's loss. so there you are. i have to hit myself on the head and say: be careful with your valuables, you dimwit!
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But even if I try to rationalize, the moment I find out and meet the person who took my wallet (I lost one too)... good heavens! I could be worse than Hitler or Pol Pot. :)
World peace.
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