Cynthetiq

I'm the very same way about the filipino thing. I have a great disdain for those filipinos that were raised by strong middle class families with money back home, who act like they belong in the ghettos here.

I also have a disdain for those middle class families that think they are hot shit here because they have a driver, 3 maids, and a bodyguard back home.

I do agree with you, breaking free from the "first impression" is a hard thing. I've met some of the nicest people that aren't the wrapper that they appear.

I try to follow the advice in my sig, that's a better meter than family, cousin, or friend. If he's an asshole, he's the asshole, not these new friends.

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