yatterman1 wrote:Every filipina I've talked to has ended up making some bullshit sob story and then asked for a large sum of money. "My mother died and I need money for a funeral" "I need money for surgery or I will die" I have talked to a bunch of filipina girls online and they've ALL tried to pull this shit on me.
Then when I tell them I have no money they stop talking to me, some have said insulting things to me as well after I told them they were not getting any money out of me, such as calling me ugly, or telling me I am evil.
Ah well I still might move to the Philippines, I just know not to touch the women with a 10 foot pole! I just need to learn how to say "f**k OFF you money grubbing gold digger!" in tagalog.

Yatterman (what led you to choose that moniker? just curious)
You seem young, frustrated, and unlucky. I guess a lot of young guys in the States feel the same way these days.
The advice I gave you before still stands. If you must leave the US now, scrape-up as much money as possible and get over here. Come to Taiwan first and spend 3 months looking for private teaching work while living cheaply in hostels or at couch surfs. If you don't find enough work, then just can get a super cheap ticket to the Philippines (maybe under $100, ask Winston about it) and move on down. In Taiwan, you definitely won't have girls asking you for money or handouts. If you show a bit of interest and enthusiasm towards them and their culture, you will get friends quickly and be treated with generous hospitality.
But, if Taiwan just does not work, don't think all gals in Phils are gold-diggers. I've heard many accounts from relatively poor westerners who still do very well with women down there. I don't think Winston gives his girlfriend much if any money and she's stayed with him 3 years already. And if you are a young guy as I believe you are, there should be plenty of regular middle class gals interested in you. Even in poor African countries, not every single girl is after your money. And you get lucky, you might even might some hi-so filipinas or filipina Chinese. Then you can ask them for money, lol.
For more info. on Phils, you can read "A Man's Guide to Life and Love in the Philippines" by Larry Elterman. He covers all kinds of interesting topics in some depth including the types of girls you are likely to meet, what types of houses and condos you can buy, how the legal system works, and a lot more great stuff.
By the way, I will give you some more info on buying property in Asia on the thread you started on that topic.