Well as for culture-wise, it's just practical to think about our nation & contribute what we could. I understand that from your point of view, it doesn't really justify all people who have traveled abroad & forgotten about their nation. Us being a collectivism, because of our culture, it's also a selfish thing to go apart from your fellow filipinos. So, one can argue that: it is seemingly, those people who spend much of their money for their "leisure" suppose to the people in the nation -left behind with barely any food on their table- must be reverted by those who can afford 2 flat screen TV's. Concerning the fact that the way of living is different, there are also lots of sacrifices filipino have to make in order to provide to their family in the philippines from abroad. What I'm saying is, filipinos might not talk about it all the time, they might not say how much they miss their homeland, they might not provide much for their homeland but i'm pretty damn sure, if you're born filipino: you know enough to NEVER forget or be ashamed that it is YOUR HOMELAND and it will stay that way -no matter how many flat screen TV's you've got in your house.