Foreigner didn’t like his stay

THE EAR - The Freeman

January 26, 2023 | 12:00am

WHAT’S WRONG? A man said he was embarrassed when during a flight he sat next to a foreigner couple on vacation who only had bad things to say about their experience in the Philippines.

“Whose idea was it to come here? This was the worst place we’ve been to so far,” one of them was heard saying.

The man said he wanted to ask what went wrong with their stay but was too ashamed.

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