Bad-mouthing Dutch woman gets the boot in the Philippines
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Manila - A Dutch woman has been barred from ever visiting the Philippines for cursing at an immigration officer and insulting Filipinos, a senior official said Friday. Immigration chief Commissioner Marcelino Libanan said 42-year-old Jenifer Sharmila Kalka has been included in the bureau's blacklist of people banned from ever entering the country. "A foreign tourist who exhibits arrogance and rude behavior upon his arrival in the Philippines should be turned back right away for he does not deserve the hospitality of our country and people," he said. Libanan said Kalka became rowdy after refusing to answer routine questions from the immigration officer when she arrived at Manila's international airport from Hong Kong last month. Pressed for answers, Kalka began shouting expletives at the immigration officer, causing a commotion at the airport, Libanan said. The foreigner even shouted, "You Filipinos are (expletive) lazy. That is why you are poor!" according to the immigration officers. Libanan said Kalka was booked on the first available flight back to Hong Kong.
Copyright DPA
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dutch trouble woman
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dacphill ,
Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:48:28 GMT
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yes,in this world there are lazy people everywhere , but the philippines government should look at helping there people more, in repecting the other people as tourists , i travel to your country alot, because i love your way of life there, i have had trouble in your airports too, i dont stand for the airport staff there in manila, because they dont understand us tourist and what i see they cant speak good english so the tourist get upset, the government wont more tourist there teach your people to understand the tourist , i have accepted your way of life there, but..... i find some of your people are so rude to us too, it is a two way street. i tell u now i dont stand for rudness but i will stand for me and my way , if one person stands in my way there again and be rude to and cant help because they dont speak good english ,learn to help more in your airports because i travel every two monthes there and evrytime i get trouble because no one whats to help in the airport. not good at all
i have invested there to help u people in alot of ways but i amlookin at rethinkin now
and go to a country that whats to understand us tourists
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good job
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nancy ,
Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:56:03 GMT
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You did a good job Mr. Libanan! Don't let any race put us down. It's good for that Dutch woman and for other foreigners who would want to see the beauty of our country but refuse to respect its PEOPLE.
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