Our boss asked one of our Japanese co-workers to invite her parents to come over and stay in the Philippines for free in the meantime, as they live just below Fukushima Prefecture (where the nuclear power plants are) in Japan. They're an old couple in their 70s. They politely refused the invitation, saying they'd rather stay and help out other people in their community who were affected by the disaster, despite the food and power shortages.
...Not to insult Filipinos, but if this happened over here you'd see almost everyone taking the first available option to run as far away as quickly as possible.
...Not to insult Filipinos, but if this happened over here you'd see almost everyone taking the first available option to run as far away as quickly as possible.
