Eric Nam Brutally Honest Tweet About Manila Traffic Amuses Netizens
Aug 3, 2023 • Edgardo Toledo
Nothing tests your patience quite like Manila traffic. This was something American singer-songwriter Eric Nam experienced firsthand during his latest trip to the country’s busiest metropolis, and his reaction couldn’t have been more real.
Welcome to Manila, Eric!
ICYMI, 32-year-old multi-hyphenate Eric Nam, is in Manila for an event at the Market! Market! mall this weekend. It marks Nam’s return after performing here last year as part of the Asian leg of his “There And Back Again” world tour.
But even before his much-awaited performance, the Korean-American star received a rather hectic welcome from the Philippine capital.
manila your traffic is unmatched
— Eric Nam (에릭남) (@ericnamofficial) August 2, 2023
“Manila, your traffic is unmatched,” Nam wrote on X (formerly Twitter) yesterday.
Despite the torrential rains and traffic, however, he was still able to swoon countless fans with a captivating performance on GMA’s TiktoClock.
Netizens were in stitches over the tweet
Anyone who’s lived long enough in the progressive chaos of Metro Manila knows that its traffic situation is in a league of its own. And heaven forbids it to start raining, as that alone is enough to turn a commuter’s day in shambles.
Being the ever-resilient Filipinos we are, that’s often romanticized excessively — Pinoy netizens still found a silver lining of humor in Nam’s sentiments. Take a look at what some of them have to say:
shhhh nakikitraffic ka na lang 🤣🤣🤣
— ☁️ (@DPRWONU_) August 2, 2023
Not this! 😭
that’s our national treasure and pride 🇵🇭 https://t.co/JZV93B8vzC
— ᶠʳᵉᵉⁿ’ˢ ᶜᵒˡˡᵃʳᵇᵒⁿᵉ DM limit • ๓ค๓ค๓๏๏ 🖤🐑 (@hamzzi_byulyi) August 2, 2023
Proud to be Pinoy!
I’m so sorry you have to live through the incompetence of our government 😩 https://t.co/52ISWXP0l7
— Krista⁷ | letjungcook7 (@mcFury613) August 3, 2023
If you know, you know.
I WAS STUCK TOO IN THE HEAVY TRAFFIC FOR ALMOST 4 HOURS I FEEL LIKE A NEW PERSON WHEN I GOT HOME https://t.co/AYI7AMt3CY
— ian (@jinslayerlips) August 3, 2023
Imagine getting a rebirth out of Metro Manila’s traffic situation
At least we’re #1 at something. Mabuhey! https://t.co/W1VOzdtlh1
— MAGGOT ROBBIE (@Watdahel_MarceI) August 2, 2023
It’s more fun in the Philippines, right?
The reason why i think theres no point in learning how to drive & owning a car in manila: https://t.co/y2FsifJ1RY
— 鬼｡◕神 (@elle_bonheur) August 3, 2023
Not to discourage anyone who wants to get a car, but you might want to think about it a million times about it first if you’re living in the metro. Just saying.
