Almost all women at my corporate job in America are overweight. Raising women to be like men has completely changed gender dynamics.

Obesity is rampant in the States but gross morbid obesity is crazy. 300 to 700 pound people out and about. It's nuts.

I'm retiring to Thailand in less than 4 years, and once I go I don't see myself ever coming back.

I think the people everywhere can be friendly. Not everyone in the Philippines is a friendly caring person.

@MayaLifeInThePhilippines

24 күн бұрын

I agree

Obesity is a huge health problem in the West. Great video Maya and great to see Gio back. Thanks for sharing.

When I left the Philippines after being away for almost 5 years, I felt culture shock being in the US, I came to NY to see my mother and nothing looked the same, in 5 years difference it was like a massive transformation of a lot of areas, everything also looked fake, buildings decor, it looked like everything was put together in 5 minutes. But also the driving was great, the tippin has got out of hand tho, people that have never been ones that you tip before now expect tips and companies want you to tip every employee they have just for buying a soda.

Gio I agree your spot on with your observation I’m single and recently retired age discrimination in the workplace, and wherever you go is out of control not only dressing sloppy they’re covered from head to toe with tattoos Filipino women take pride and how they look Maya Nice interview open and honest

Great video! I recently just moved from the U.S. to Vietnam. I am also considering living in the Philippines. The number of overweight and obese Americans is staggering. It is especially sad to see people in their teens, 20's, and 30's that are obese and really just don't care. Appearance aside, it is a major health crisis that will result in a short life expectancy. As you have discussed, tipping is out of control in America. Your Subway story is a great example. Tipping someone for just making you a sandwich? Really? I think the poor attitude and rudeness with some of the employees stems from the fact that they hate their low paying job and don't care what the customers think. The political climate in America is polarizing. Literally, half of Americans hate the other half due to their political beliefs. And no, hate is not too strong of a word here. I'm not going to discuss politics, but I hope America can remain a democracy after the November election.

I came back home to England for the Philippines with my Filipino wife and everyone call me a child snacker because I am 60 and my wife is 20 years old I was home for a couple of weeks and I cud not wait to get back to the Philippines I don't think I will ever go back to England again

Tough to generalize with anyone from a country or with your experience there. Your perspective is your own and everyone has a different life experience to share with others. I wish you all the best for you futures. ❤🙏😉

@MayaLifeInThePhilippines

24 күн бұрын

Indeed

But its scarry driving in our country, Maya. If somebody hit you, and if that person is nice he/she will call a Police but if it is a jackass then you're screwed. So, you have to be careful here in the Philippines. Thanks Gio for sharing. Not too much obese here because I think you sweat the fat because its too hot and humid. Welcome home.

Obesity is a problem here in the Philippines too

Applebee's? You couldn't do better than Applebee's? And you had expectations of good quality food? come on man. Applebee's sucks!

Gio & Maya, when you all visit Japan in August. You will find the Japanese ladies dressing very elegant in all times & with no weight issues. When I see my half Japanese & Tex-Mex beautiful daughters in Tokyo they always dress up very nice. Their personality is very reserved and quiet. My Japanese wife is very beautiful & soft spoken. I also will never return to live in the States.

Maybe get Gio to say more positive things about his culture and country next time.

@mohamedalkaboom

21 күн бұрын

Like what

@bonkymnobols5466

19 күн бұрын

Yes, control his speech about what the west is like now.. lmfao

What part of America did Gio go to. It sounds like it was an eye 👁️ opener for him. He always looks different without his cap on. Thanks for sharing this, I enjoyed it. ❤

Awesome to see you two together on your channel Maya - GIO I watched your USA stuff closely - sure would have liked to buy you a beer in Vancouver YVR dammit! Maybe Dumagete soon 👊🏻

Hello, I have seen Gio, but perhaps not watched enough to see you, Maya. I can see why Gio left the U.S. Still searching for my Filipina. Just turned 56 and I still need to work to build up my 401k here. No pension for me. I did really enjoy my visit there in January. Thanks

I went back in January for medical issues after being here years. I went San Diego. I had same experience has you. I saw a lot homeless people on street. It was expensive. And very cold to me. 55 degrees. It was really really cold. I was ready to get back here😜 the gender issue was crazy to me as well. One place I went to only took credit card no cash. I was I a hotel in San Diego. I went to In/out love food. And like you said lots variety in everything. It did not feel like home. Best thing I love was it was very quiet!

You tell Gio my wife and I and most I know womt accept the new tipping culture. You won't be shunned.

Maya with the Cross Examination for the Prosecution .... You better not have seen any feminine attractive women!! LOL

@MayaLifeInThePhilippines

24 күн бұрын

🤣

You look so happy to have Gio back. Glad he had a safe trip.

I just got back from the Philippines loved my visit there going back in November But America is becoming more unfriendly everyday it was a bit of a cultural shock for me going there that everyone was so friendly Only thing I missed when I was in the Philippines was my bed because when I wasn’t at a hotel I was in the province which was interesting good but interesting and like you said driving I am going to be buying a scooter in November there for me and my LDR to use besides she needs it to get to work faster so maybe I won’t miss driving as much But the whole atmosphere there in the Philippines is so I mean so much better than America just hoping I can retire early there in five years that’s the plan I’m only 50 now good luck you two and keep up the content

Gio, You visited the mid-west where people are actually somewhat friendly. It’s worse in other parts of US. The country is definitely angry and getting angrier. Going to Siargao, Cebu and Mindinao in August looking foreard to it.

So cool your son is excited to come. Awesome

Enjoyed the video very much.

I don’t know about y’all but I much prefer a credit card or digital payment than always paying cash. Here in the Philippines you have to go to the bank almost everyday. That sucks.

Now, wait a minute, Geo. At one time, I was a drunken sailor, and I always dressed better than that!😂😂😂😂

I married a beautiful Filipina. Even after 10 years with this Asian Goddess, I am so grateful. She still today treats me like a king. We live in the USA and the women here that we don’t know tell her how beautiful she is.

Hi Maya: while I agree with most of Gio’s statements - in all fairness, can you ask him how the men look like at for example Walmart? Ha ha ha I can send you pics 📸

@MayaLifeInThePhilippines

24 күн бұрын

😄 He said they are horrible too

Maya happy your home ❤ better to be here than America I think now that I'm here in Gulignhan City by Bulado port. I love it here more than America 😊

Hello good morning from Atlanta Georgia it’s good to see you guys back together and to hear Geos travel story. Maya, you are so adorable if I were Geo, I couldn’t wait to get back to see you myself. I understand his feelings about the US. I am 61 and have visited there two times already. I have obligations here but I will be there permanently someday. thank you for your videos.

Nice video....but l have to say...to compare the US issues of a few...l actually quite disappointing...and most people in the country are not rude..or obese.

Home for a man is where he hangs his cap . As a resident of Clearwater Beach my only complaint with the US is how expensive it is. 60, single ,but in shape 😊

The whole tip thing was over whelming on my last visit to USA. Are you still coming to Vietnam this summer?

I think here in America we consume to many processed foods and it seems everyone here are just upset over our economy because everything is is just so expensive I worked with the public for about 37 years and every year it seems it gets worse, Christmas time is really bad customers get extra rude that time of year!

sad to hear, but we have the same issues in EU

Hi Maya 👋 i guess you happy to have your husband back. Thanks for all the information your husband shared 😊

I miss the food from back home. There just is not a good variety of food that is not filipino here. Plus the variety of food at the stores is not the same. That is what I miss the most aside from relatives and friends. I also miss ordering things online and getting it the next day as opposed to waiting 2 weeks here in the Phil.

Good to see you back home Gino ! Now if I can only get my house sold and get myself to Negrose!

@MayaLifeInThePhilippines

24 күн бұрын

Go for it!

you were shocked he took Ging to the U.S. , im not he promised her he would and she is young , beautiful and sexy and no kids 😊

You're right, the law exist but not enforced. Disappointing, living in the US for 50yrs it's harder for us when we visit my home province. But in order to enjoy our vacation we try to adopt and adjust in order to enjoy the vacation for a short period of time. Obesity is a huge problem worldwide. I've seen more and more obesity in the Philippines too. Anyways, your channel popped up in my screen. Enjoy life both. Life is too short.

I didn't feel at home there when I left. And I lived in the South

Driving in the Philippines is horrible. Lots of places in Philippines offer taping the credit card. Go to a decent western restaurant in the Philippines and its more expensive than the US. Even at Chilis a medium salad is 650 pesos. A can of coke is over 100 pesos. What do you expect to see in Wisconsin. Go to California or Vegas to see hot girls. Actually white rice is pure processed carbs/sugar. It will make you obese. You see huge beer bellies in the Philippines also.

@mohamedalkaboom

21 күн бұрын

Very true

Tipping is part of the North American culture. I don't mind giving a tip if the service is good.

I haven’t been back to Canada in over 13 years, so I suspect it would be a huge culture shock for me.

@mohamedalkaboom

21 күн бұрын

Wheres that

Hi there, we have a nice steakhouse like longhorn but better here in NJ and we spend almost 200 USD for just 3 of us. That's how expensive here now.

Glad to see Gio made it back safely. I bet you are too - LOL! I don't blame Gio for not feeling at home and not ever seeing himself moving back. Between the toxic culture, the Alphabet people, the increasingly crazy political parties, and the cost of living in the USA it is becoming less and less of a desirable place to be. I know when I am ready to make the move I will never want to go back unless I develop some health issue. You guys take care!

I live in the Twincites during the summer. Everything about this place is true. My children and grandchildren live here and that’s the only reason I am here in the summer. Winter months I am in Guam 🇬🇺 or Kuala Lumpur sometimes Cebu. There are lots of over weight people here including myself. I have lost lots of weight especially when I’m overseas. I think it’s the food here. They are allowed to put so much junk in food here.

Show your wife some affection! Da!

NO no and no for anybody that will or would ask for a tip. SIMPLE

Hope you enjoyed the food bud the lakes the mountians the better beer,

The one thing I already know I am going to miss when I live in the Philippines is Orange Juice. They just don't carry the same natural Florida juice. They do have containers that have the "Tropicana" logo but the taste is obviously artificial. I tried dating in the U.S. after 60 and even the 50 year olds thought I was too old for them.

Why would anyone expect good food at Applebee's? That is where sad people go to eat. Do 2 minutes of research and find a popular local restaurant.

@mikebrown1746

23 күн бұрын

I've never had a bad meal at Applebee's

I'm in the US and a 67 year old athlete. Military and then military contractor always been very fit and Americans are so obese and "surrender" life to age or a number. I agree with all your observations.

Couldn't of been driving in California. Basically no speed laws, running stops at lights/ 4 ways, nobody gets pulled over for equipment violations ( bigfoot trucks, Harleys heard MILES away...).

Hi,i would like to talk to both of you about more reasons why white guys have been just put down since the early 1990s and how the white community has just been ravaged by drugs and prejudiceand how rap music has influenced many generations to want to be gang members and how white women thinks its cool to be with these guys and be bad themselves and how alot of us are actually looking for a good woman

Yes things have changed in the USA the last, say 10 years, being in my late 50s...Its something that seems to have accompanied the internet, coincidence? Probably not. Political opinions are now a way of life for many, not much United in the USA sadly. The economy isn't the greatest but that also seems to ebb and flow, good, bad, repeat.. Basically the simple things, simple life has gone away overall. That's a big draw to the Philippines for people in my age group imo. Cost of living is a major draw also. Just some random observations . I plan to retire in the pi with my long time Filipina partner, wife. To the point of a no brainer decision. Thanks for your videos!!!

I finally got used to credit card tapping 😆

Seriously, you have had better hamburgers in the PHI? I have not had a good hamburger here. Beef is not a specialty of this country.

@mohamedalkaboom

21 күн бұрын

Pilipinos cant make a decent hamburger if their life depended on it. Unless they work at McDonald’s

I have been to the Philippines twice and I can say the food there is way better way fresh the food alone is more then enough reason for me to move to the Philippines 😆 I felt healthier even eating the fast food there.

@mohamedalkaboom

21 күн бұрын

“Food” in the philippines??!!….🤣🤣😂

Stay in Du Pilippines Gio, with your wife Maya and daughter. Much better for you. It's your home and your home.

everyone follows the traffic laws in the US ? 😂😂😂 IDTS man ! I'm training here for PH Roads 😂😂 I'm a crazy driver here so can't wait for PH craziness 😅

I'm curious what his son is going to college for in the Philippines as an American. Just guessing but is it Computer Science? I didn't know some degrees can be done in Philippines and you can get a job in the USA as an American after.

After my X and I broke up, I stayed single for about 6 months, on my first date I this girl asked me how much cash I had in my pocket, what kinda a car drove and we had not even been introduced.

Are Maya and Gio ever going to visit America together?

@MayaLifeInThePhilippines

24 күн бұрын

maybe 😁

Awe

Applebee's restaurant is one of the worst chain restaurants in 🇺🇸 It's a restaurant waiting for bankruptcy! 💯

Will you be changing the name of your channel to "Grandma Maya in the Philippines" soon? Winkwink 😅

@MayaLifeInThePhilippines

24 күн бұрын

lmao 🤣

No Tip to a cashier Is my rule.

Gio obviously wasn’t near a major city. There are tons of feminine beautiful women if you are around any large city in America.

@mohamedalkaboom

21 күн бұрын

Beautiful but fucked in the head

I noticed your not wearing your T-shirt, you know why "No Pocket"...

Why would you eat at Applebees’s, jeez, that is a terrible place to eat, LOL?

Great video!. 25% tip and they now get 20 bucks per hour! ( thats $32 dollars Aud) I'm glad i don't live in Un free America!.

TAP HERE ! LOL :O)) When, I Got back to The STATES ( From YEARS , STATIONED OVERSEAS ) I Was CONFUSE by " PAPER Or PLASTIC " ......... THINKING They were ASKING , CASH Or CREDIT Card ??? I am With YOU , The US Has Been TURNED UPSIDE DOWN :O(( MOVING to PH, In EARLY 2026 ( YEAHHHHH ) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :O))

I think I would walk out in that restaurant . There others

🙀

You say the US is not a cash society, but I use nothing but cash, if I go somewhere and they do not take cash, I leave.

To me cash is king

America is a hot mess,,we can't wait for our move..

🇺🇸🇺🇸🫡🇺🇸🇸🇽😎👍❤️🌹

yes dude Mia would be like a 12.5 in the USA. you are spoiled. I guess I am too. I travel twice a year. America is a pussy desert.

Gio- You traveled all the way to the USA to have a burger at Applebees? 💩🤣. If not a steakhouse, a good thick burger at a sports bar would have satisfied you. Glad that you saw your mom and your kids. Welcome back to the PH.

@mohamedalkaboom

21 күн бұрын

No. Burgers are best at a Greek greasy spoon joint

Maybe Dr. Now is retired and those 600 lbs people can't find as good doctor like he was.

Q. If ya met a guy and he said he had 3 kids and he’s not seen them for like 5 years. I would ask ..why ? There’s zero excuse for leaving the country if ya have any kids ..that’s so f up. Have you any idea how much it costs to raise three kids in the west ..what a douche..I’ve overlooked this before but I raised two kids on my own for 5 years when the mother “wanted a new life” .. sickening ..the morality..🤮

Uh, no "Matt's Bar" for a "juicy Lucy" for a hamburger?

Why aren't you living with your sons? A Father that's overseas not being with his sons being a father figure, seems off. Messed up relationships are disastrous. I see so much of this in the world. At least you visited them for a short time.

Welcome back Gio 🎉 Happy Maya now 😊😊😊

Hi Maya, I'm currently vacationing here in the UK after living in Philippines. Due to lack of cheese in Aklan, I have lost 8.5 kilos and ALL of my friends in the UK were shocked when they saw me! I missed the groceries here in the UK but I cannot wait to go back where my home is, Philippines! 10 more days to go in cold and wet UK.

Welcome back Gio. Belated Happy Father's Day to you, Mike and Travis!

I just discovered your channel and all i can say is great job on all the facts and differences you provide. Gio is such a lucky guy. Im coming to the philippines for the first time this year. And im hoping to have to good connections and experiences. If i find a good women that would be the best.

Not feminine. I can't agree at all.

Gio is so sexy and I can’t believe it

@mohamedalkaboom

21 күн бұрын

Creepy

Their are 50 states and alot of territory. He went to like one. He is broke because he abandoned his family and left to make money on KZread. Its like going to manila and saying wow the Philippines sucks. Lots of fat poor people begging. Crime, poverty, waiting always. So many rules. Or being 62 having a pension and a bank account. Being able to stay in the best areas of manilla and traveling on to the province to a home You bought on the beach and enjoying. He was broke in America. Can he take the kids to disney No. Can he take the kids to the grand canyon No. Can he spend money No. This is the reality. But you don't know because he will never take you.✌😁

@mohamedalkaboom

21 күн бұрын

Hmmm….ok yes