“Yes, Manila had its slums; one saw them on the drive from the airport: vast districts of men in dirty white undershirts lounging idly in front of auto-repair shops - like a poorer version of the 1950s America depicted in such films as Grease.” MenAmericaFilmWhiteSawsFrontsVersionsDirtyShopsAirportsSlumsGreaseManilaLounging Book:The Reluctant Fundamentalist Source: The Reluctant Fundamentalist