Ok I am still with K2 on this. Those that have met me IRL know i dress well, am very presentable, well mannered etc.. Kinda like the opposite of K2
Lived in Manila for best part of 2 years, plus 10+ years in Thailand mainly between Pattaya and BKK, also visited most other places a good few times.
PI's are way way way more friendly and 'less rude' than thais, but a ****ing country mile.
Now we can go onto discuss the reasons 'why' ie PI more busto or whatever, but the 'reasons' do not justify the result.
Thats like saying, oh that girl is only sexy because she eats good food, works out and takes really good care of herself.
That guy can only run marathons because he trains for years at a time......you get the point, i hope, that is the 'why' doesn't matter!!
Yes there are many many lovely, polite thai people, but compared solely against flippers they dont come anywhere as close.
Even if K2 changed himself so he experienced less rudeness the fact would still remain.