As I am sitting here in a quaint hotel in Mabolo, Cebu, eating a chicken hot dog and scrambled egg breakfast, the calmness is interrupted by an angry American. I would guess he is around 70. He is complaining to another American.
"I told the taxi driver before I got in that I wanted to go to the airport. As soon as I got in, he asked, 'international airport?' How does he not know where he is going when I just told him? I got right back out of that taxi! I just told him, and he's asking me again!"
The other guy responds. "You have the domestic terminal and the international terminal. He just wanted to make sure he brought you to the right place."
Subdued grumbling followed.
It seems like some people are looking for reasons to be angry at others. I think they get irritated that many of these people do not speak as good English as he does, but he does not speak their language AT ALL! Every time I have asked a Filipino what languages he speaks, I get a list of at least three languages. Four is common, and I once had someone list 8 different languages. Have patience for people who know more than you, angry guy!
