I'm sure that if many of my American friends and family were to visit our house in Magatas, Sibulan, they would, in all likelihood say that we live in the boondocks. However, in Philippines, referring to our location as the boondocks - or more precisely, the "bundók" - wouldn't be completely accurate.
As wikipedia defines the word :
"The boondocks is an American expression from the Tagalog word bundók ("mountain"). It originally referred to a remote rural area, but now, is often applied to an out-of-the-way area considered backward and unsophisticated by city-folk."
The expression was introduced to English by U.S. military personnel fighting in the Philippine–American War of 1899-1902.
As the word is used in the U.S., we most definitely live an out-of-the-way area, but we do not live in the bundók.
If you want to see really want to visit remote out-of-the-way places, visit the mountains - the bundók - in Philippines.
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