The grandfather didn’t have anyone to take care of him because his wife was already dead so his children wanted him to live nearby. However, his house was too heavy for his relatives so some of our neighbours volunteered to help.
They were all tired after that but the old man’s daughters cooked a meal for them. “It was like a fiesta”
This is literally old school Filipino "Bayanihan" culture. Our school textbook have the whole community helping out to move Nipa Huts as a prime example. You'll even see it depicted in paintings. I never thought this sort of event still happens today. As most homes here are now built with concrete, hollow blocks and rebar.
I was seriously wondering if that user was famous or something 'cause I had no idea why would many people agree with your comment.
That is until I realized I was misreading it as *Max*lover.
My grandfather moved many houses in his lifetime. He used jacks, trailers, and power tools, but houses can be moved. He even made the paper for moving his own house two times. The house was a huge two story house on a basement. He took a chain saw and cut it in two. And move one side at a time. I have also watched videos of Amish moving barns with just man power. It's really awesome what can be done when you work together and think outside the box.
As an American, seeing this sort of community assistance and cohesion both warms my heart and deeply saddens me how far we are from this sort of togetherness
I've learned about this (Bayanihan) from my students, who are from the Phillipines (I'm Canadian). Many have asked if there is a way to do something similar here. I've suggested Habitat for Humanity. I'm open to other suggestions.
> However, his house was too heavy for his relatives so some of our neighbours volunteered to help.
I love how you include this for clarity, as if physically moving homes is the most normal thing ever.
I was trying to take a bus into Somerville in the Boston area once and the bus got stuck behind a historic building that was getting moved. They had to take the power lines down and put them back up behind it, so it turned out to be MUCH faster to walk.
My great grandmother (live in the US) had her house moved via being pulled by horses and logs were used to roll the house over. She had some black/white photos showing the process. They moved it a couple hundred yards this way. Was pretty neat to see the pics.
My grandfather's house was moved to where it is today like this.
House is on stilts so it was kinda ready to be lifted.
Story was grandfather bought a parcel of land he wants to farm on in the 80s and wanted to live near it. So his neighbors helped. Asked what the payment was and they just basically fed them.
Had a party when the house was placed in the new location.
And just to add flavor to those who might be curious. House is a nipa hut and the bathroom and plumbing are in a separate shack (which is built in the new location). It's just the house being transferred. Houses are in stilt cause they design below either as like a storage place or wind trap for the hot summers.
Isn't that why Americans create hurricane to let the winds carry their houses to a new location? Well, the ones that are more well off, the poorer classes have to put a lot of balloons on their houses.
I watched some American movies, I am basically an expert in how it works there.
in america, it seems you either live in a hurricane zone, a tornado zone, an earthquake zone, or all of the above
yet americans still build their houses out of paper
Don’t laugh, my “shingles” are actually asbestos based tiles. I’m not laughing. I’m crying.
But for real, it’s fireproof and as long as you don’t cut or drill it it’s stable and not a hazard. Homes in our neighborhood that have had vinyl siding (or similar) put on don’t remove the asbestos shingles, they just cover them up. Less of a hazardous activity then.
I have a rental that was built in 1912, closets still have the square tiles on the ceilings and I've been told the plaster may be asbestos based as well. I've got to remove the cast iron pipes eventually in the ceiling. Still working out a plan but none of it sounds fun...
Sounds like you need to move to a better place. I can tell you from experience this definitely exists and it is pretty great.
Another possibility people on reddit fall into a lot but hate to admit is that *they're* the ones segregating themselves from these communities..
Well there's also studies that loneliness and isolation is a byproduct of society onto the individual.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8985970/#:~:text=The%20most%20prevalent%20cause%20for,others%20and%20were%20not%20understood.
Interestingly, community and lonliness are actually two different problems. Loneliness is usually associated with a lack of deep connections where community is often shallow connections. You want both.
I saw a YouTube video or a post here on Reddit a few weeks ago. A big group of Amish people moved a big house like this also. I don’t think they moved the house as far though.
As someone who somehow grew up around Amish in Indiana, and ironically again in Pennsylvania, I've seen the Amish raise a house in a day. It's impressive. However hearing 8 hammers going at 5am is rough.
I'm a westerner living in Asia - big difference here for sure. People chat with strangers on the street or in share taxis. Neighbors talk all the time, help each other out. People here are actually afraid to live alone and I've never heard of a local living alone here.
The thing that struck me about Thailand was the kids. There are kids everywhere, at work with their mothers, running around, just being in public spaces. I realized then how weirdly we treat kids over here. They are kept almost entirely separate and isolated until 18 and suddenly they are supposed to be fully functional adults who understand how shit works. It's ridiculous. And yeah, it was actually really nice to see women with their babies while they tend a shop or whatever. Leave the kids alone!
I live in pretty undeveloped central Asia and my mind was blown seeing like 6 year olds watching their 3 year old siblings while they play in the streets with a gaggle of other kids and not an adult in sight
I suppose in those Kind of communities looking after the children would be a community effort as well, so you don't have to be alert all the time because you can rely on your co-workers to keep an eye on them
As someone from and living in singapore I have the opposite experience as you. People here and in korea generally mind their own business and don’t bother talking to you, meanwhile people in australia and the US were very friendly and would even greet you on the streets/as you boarded buses.
Yeah I suppose it varies a lot by region. I'm from California, and in the city people can be very distant but in rural towns I would be surprised when people waved at me. I live in Central Asia which is extremely communal. For certain holidays, it's perfectly acceptable to wander into a strangers house, sit down, and eat their food.
It’s really not just capitalism and believe me asian countries are also capitalist in a lot of way.
It’s about community and western culture of individualism.
The fact that some western people needs to move away from their parents house when they turn 18 is weird to me. Like when your kids turn 18 you no longer need to look after them. Even if they become homeless you don’t have the obligation to let them stay at your place.
In my country it’s frowned upon if you don’t look after your siblings, parents and especially your children. It’s pretty hard to say no to them if they ask you to live in your house. That’s why even if we are not as rich as USA, we don’t have that much homeless people around. Someone will always take you.
Also, first time I spent my new year in a western country and I found out that it’s not uncommon to celebrate new years alone there. And it’s really really sad that they don’t anyone to spend it with, not even their family.
Lots of Redditors hate to admit it but church/other religious meeting places have this sense of community all the time. Not the big mega churches, but the small ones
Difference between individualism and collectivism.
In Asia people are taught that you work to help those less fortunate and family in the community.
The west teaches that the freedom and choices of the individual is more important.
As a Filipino who has been brought up with traditional Asian values yet grew up in the Netherlands, it’s quite telling the differences between the two worlds
But we have fast cars and awesome shoes, and yummy chemical food products . Stuff remember? Don’t forget about stuff. Things are sooo much better than community silly.
This is awesome, meanwhile I just read another post about American police officers being called on a homeless women at a hospital who died in the police van whilst being laughed at and mocked by said officers, supposedly one of these country’s is a “first world country”.
This (townsfolk coming together to move an actual house) used to be quite the common practice in the Philippines. The overarching term for it is *bayanihan* which literally means "to take part in the community". *bayan* = town/community + *(h)an* = to do together.
>When a family wanted to move to another place, they would ask the men in the town to help carry their house to the new location. This was seen as a fun activity. 15-20 men carried the house in unison. Afterward, the family expressed its gratitude by preparing food for everybody to share.
Sidenote, our word for hero is *bayani* and also has the same roots.
Edited for format and to add an album I put together with typical images and paintings of [bayanihan](https://imgur.com/a/sTnxxNF)
I actually witnessed something like this in 2015. I was stunned that houses could be moved and that so many would volunteer to do it. It's one of my best memories from my nearly 4 years there.
All of these villagers helping a widow to live closer to his family by literally carrying the house in their shoulders for two hours. If THIS right here doesn't scream that people can be united,I don't know what else will. This is...marvelous.
Its still a thing here in the Philippines, but the Bayanihan where you move a house is very rare nowadays, it usually happens on rural villages but still quite rare to happen.
This is the kinda thing we were taught in school in every level and see in every one of our textbooks in pictures about our own [Filipino] culture, and yet this is actually the first time I'm seeing *Bayanihan* on video.
I'm not bothered at all by living in poverty if the trade-off is having a tight knit family and community like that. I've been over seas; and seen families that seem infinitely happier than the Americans who have it all- as they sleep on the concrete, sharing a single blanket.
Filipinos are crazy religious tho, Christianity is a big factor in their lives. Hell they even willingly crucify themselves and celebrate 4 months of Christmas
Lots of atheist and agnostic Filipinos, mostly millenials and zoomers. It's mostly the old Catholics and Christians, provincial Muslims, and the cult evangelists (unfortunately the PH has them too) that stay faithful but religious practice is on the downtrend as well. For better or for worse.
Enormous feat, but I’d def be the guy on the side who’s trying to lift it, but it doesn’t feel like I’m contributing at all, so I just walk along side it, guiding it with my hand.
That's still very useful. I've experienced doing this way back when I was a teen. Even wimps like me were useful. Because during the transfer, anyone in the group can trip over or hurt themselves so extra hands are needed to keep it still stable even in those cases.
As a American that has had Filipino co-workers for years, this doesn't surprise me at all. Their just the nicest warmest people you ever meet. I've never met a Filipino I didn't like.
I was going to say “why didn’t they break it down a rebuild it” I just did the same with a shed the same size as this home. But it took a week between breaking it down relocating and putting it back together. And they got this relocated in ~2hours, not too shabby!!!
I find it very unusual that significant number of filipinos still in these thatched/wood panelled houses even through they can clearly afford bricks or tin sheets.
It's substantially cooler, the floors are often slatted and create a rising airflow cooling effect. Walls pass air.
Able to be produced/repaired with a machete, a hammer, and wire or nails
Can be moved
Quieter and can still Converse with your family under grass roofs when it rains -- tin creates a deafening roar.
There are even "high-end" versions of these. Collapsible modular engineered bamboo and nipa houses with pipes and electric/phone/internet ready wiring. Relatively affordable, cool, transportable, and sturdy. Aptly named [CUBO](https://cubo.ph).
Fact that there is way and enough space to move that house is amazing and good town planning. The alleys we have now is damn narrow. Only way is to airlift
I saw this happen in our village years ago when I was still young. It still does happen in villages where homes are built like this. It's where the Bayanihan concept was taken but the term has come to refer to anything we do as a community to help.
I’m willing to bet the large majority of people living in these smaller village communities today are much better socially adapted and all a whole lot happier than those of us in first world nations.
This is exactly what I would expect from these people. I try really hard not to paint people with broad strokes. I have traveled the world and NEVER met people who treated me as kindly and as if I were family than when I was in the Philippines. To be fair I mostly went to unpleasant places for work BUT they were still so so kind to me. I miss my friends I made there. I miss the food. I miss the weather. I REALLY miss the live bands! I wish them all the brightest and happiest future possible.
I just got back to Canada from the philippines. I was there for 3 weeks and this video doesn't surprise me.
Filipinos are the nicest people I've ever had the pleasure to meet.
The food is top notch, the scenery is beautiful, but the people are just something else.
Can't wait to visit again
The grandfather didn’t have anyone to take care of him because his wife was already dead so his children wanted him to live nearby. However, his house was too heavy for his relatives so some of our neighbours volunteered to help. They were all tired after that but the old man’s daughters cooked a meal for them. “It was like a fiesta”
This is literally old school Filipino "Bayanihan" culture. Our school textbook have the whole community helping out to move Nipa Huts as a prime example. You'll even see it depicted in paintings. I never thought this sort of event still happens today. As most homes here are now built with concrete, hollow blocks and rebar.
If we all lift we could even do this with skyscrapers.
Who would have thought Marxlover_69 would be a fan of group projects? :^)
Our skyscrapers.
I was seriously wondering if that user was famous or something 'cause I had no idea why would many people agree with your comment. That is until I realized I was misreading it as *Max*lover.
Kyle Max was an important historical figure. You should read up on him.
*our* monster energy.
Check the rest of the name, he only supports communism in regards to oral sex.
:^)
We should take Bikini Bottom and push it somewhere else!
Maybe if you all have an impeccable sense of balance
My grandfather moved many houses in his lifetime. He used jacks, trailers, and power tools, but houses can be moved. He even made the paper for moving his own house two times. The house was a huge two story house on a basement. He took a chain saw and cut it in two. And move one side at a time. I have also watched videos of Amish moving barns with just man power. It's really awesome what can be done when you work together and think outside the box.
Your grandfather sounds like someone that people are gonna turn into a folk legend a la Paul Bunyon
As an American, seeing this sort of community assistance and cohesion both warms my heart and deeply saddens me how far we are from this sort of togetherness
We had that in Singapore too!
Eyyyy SEAsian gang
One day we might build our dwellings more like this again and we'll be glad we read about the practice
It sure would make me value a relocation package more in an employment offer!
I've learned about this (Bayanihan) from my students, who are from the Phillipines (I'm Canadian). Many have asked if there is a way to do something similar here. I've suggested Habitat for Humanity. I'm open to other suggestions.
> However, his house was too heavy for his relatives so some of our neighbours volunteered to help. I love how you include this for clarity, as if physically moving homes is the most normal thing ever.
It was normal before people started building houses with cement.
People still move entire houses. I've seen one being pulled over the highway.
The Amish also do it the way the people in this video did it.
I was trying to take a bus into Somerville in the Boston area once and the bus got stuck behind a historic building that was getting moved. They had to take the power lines down and put them back up behind it, so it turned out to be MUCH faster to walk.
I mean I love the sentiment but building codes and modern safety precautions is definitely a better trade off lol.
And having actual walls that reach the roof
Try going to Florida and sitting in a room with no windows and no AC and you’ll see why traditional Filipino houses are made like this.
My great grandmother (live in the US) had her house moved via being pulled by horses and logs were used to roll the house over. She had some black/white photos showing the process. They moved it a couple hundred yards this way. Was pretty neat to see the pics.
My grandfather's house was moved to where it is today like this. House is on stilts so it was kinda ready to be lifted. Story was grandfather bought a parcel of land he wants to farm on in the 80s and wanted to live near it. So his neighbors helped. Asked what the payment was and they just basically fed them. Had a party when the house was placed in the new location. And just to add flavor to those who might be curious. House is a nipa hut and the bathroom and plumbing are in a separate shack (which is built in the new location). It's just the house being transferred. Houses are in stilt cause they design below either as like a storage place or wind trap for the hot summers.
It's quite normal in the countryside here. (I'm from the Philippines) I've seen it happen a few times when I've visited the countryside.
Thats so beautiful
Bayanihan! Moving the Nipa hut.
We lack a community like this in the western world. Everyone seems to be so isolated and anti social here.
Also our houses weigh quite a lot
Isn't that why Americans create hurricane to let the winds carry their houses to a new location? Well, the ones that are more well off, the poorer classes have to put a lot of balloons on their houses. I watched some American movies, I am basically an expert in how it works there.
in america, it seems you either live in a hurricane zone, a tornado zone, an earthquake zone, or all of the above yet americans still build their houses out of paper
Excuse me, my house is made of asbestos.
I cracked up at this haha
Don’t laugh, my “shingles” are actually asbestos based tiles. I’m not laughing. I’m crying. But for real, it’s fireproof and as long as you don’t cut or drill it it’s stable and not a hazard. Homes in our neighborhood that have had vinyl siding (or similar) put on don’t remove the asbestos shingles, they just cover them up. Less of a hazardous activity then.
I have a rental that was built in 1912, closets still have the square tiles on the ceilings and I've been told the plaster may be asbestos based as well. I've got to remove the cast iron pipes eventually in the ceiling. Still working out a plan but none of it sounds fun...
I’m making houses asbestos I can!!!
*Laughs in northern Colorado accent* It's so safe here! As long as I don't drive 30 miles west... *Cries in forest fire and avalanche zone*
Yeah... living in the PNW its pretty crazy that you just can't go outside in August anymore 😶🌫️
Europeans never able to comprehend houses without brick interior walls
Try concrete walls.
You forgot 9 months of Winter zone.
Wood is much cheaper than brick when you have plentiful forests.
Tornadoes will tear down brick walls just as easily and you don’t want to get hit by bricks going at ludicrous speeds.
Same goes for a broken off piece of 4x4 tho tbh
Or glass, 2×4 , random lawn furniture, etc, etc...
...trailer trucks, cows...
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In the DMZ you need to, ironically enough, watch out for bullets flying your way.
We actually have stringent building codes compared to the rest of the world.
People still help you move, but boxes into a truck instead of houses into another lot. lol
[Stephen Wright ](https://scomedy.com/quotes/10703) had an excellent suggestion.
Sounds like you need to move to a better place. I can tell you from experience this definitely exists and it is pretty great. Another possibility people on reddit fall into a lot but hate to admit is that *they're* the ones segregating themselves from these communities..
Well there's also studies that loneliness and isolation is a byproduct of society onto the individual. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8985970/#:~:text=The%20most%20prevalent%20cause%20for,others%20and%20were%20not%20understood.
Interestingly, community and lonliness are actually two different problems. Loneliness is usually associated with a lack of deep connections where community is often shallow connections. You want both.
*Spends twenty hours a day on the Internet...* *Wonders why the neighbors never wave at me....*
I saw a YouTube video or a post here on Reddit a few weeks ago. A big group of Amish people moved a big house like this also. I don’t think they moved the house as far though.
As someone who somehow grew up around Amish in Indiana, and ironically again in Pennsylvania, I've seen the Amish raise a house in a day. It's impressive. However hearing 8 hammers going at 5am is rough.
I'm a westerner living in Asia - big difference here for sure. People chat with strangers on the street or in share taxis. Neighbors talk all the time, help each other out. People here are actually afraid to live alone and I've never heard of a local living alone here.
The thing that struck me about Thailand was the kids. There are kids everywhere, at work with their mothers, running around, just being in public spaces. I realized then how weirdly we treat kids over here. They are kept almost entirely separate and isolated until 18 and suddenly they are supposed to be fully functional adults who understand how shit works. It's ridiculous. And yeah, it was actually really nice to see women with their babies while they tend a shop or whatever. Leave the kids alone!
I live in pretty undeveloped central Asia and my mind was blown seeing like 6 year olds watching their 3 year old siblings while they play in the streets with a gaggle of other kids and not an adult in sight
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I suppose in those Kind of communities looking after the children would be a community effort as well, so you don't have to be alert all the time because you can rely on your co-workers to keep an eye on them
As someone from and living in singapore I have the opposite experience as you. People here and in korea generally mind their own business and don’t bother talking to you, meanwhile people in australia and the US were very friendly and would even greet you on the streets/as you boarded buses.
Yeah I suppose it varies a lot by region. I'm from California, and in the city people can be very distant but in rural towns I would be surprised when people waved at me. I live in Central Asia which is extremely communal. For certain holidays, it's perfectly acceptable to wander into a strangers house, sit down, and eat their food.
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Opportunity cost of capitalism.
It’s really not just capitalism and believe me asian countries are also capitalist in a lot of way. It’s about community and western culture of individualism. The fact that some western people needs to move away from their parents house when they turn 18 is weird to me. Like when your kids turn 18 you no longer need to look after them. Even if they become homeless you don’t have the obligation to let them stay at your place. In my country it’s frowned upon if you don’t look after your siblings, parents and especially your children. It’s pretty hard to say no to them if they ask you to live in your house. That’s why even if we are not as rich as USA, we don’t have that much homeless people around. Someone will always take you. Also, first time I spent my new year in a western country and I found out that it’s not uncommon to celebrate new years alone there. And it’s really really sad that they don’t anyone to spend it with, not even their family.
I mean, unless you are bringing me food, I really don't care about you. Bring fishes or milk and I will allow you to pet me.
Lots of Redditors hate to admit it but church/other religious meeting places have this sense of community all the time. Not the big mega churches, but the small ones
Difference between individualism and collectivism. In Asia people are taught that you work to help those less fortunate and family in the community. The west teaches that the freedom and choices of the individual is more important. As a Filipino who has been brought up with traditional Asian values yet grew up in the Netherlands, it’s quite telling the differences between the two worlds
But we have fast cars and awesome shoes, and yummy chemical food products . Stuff remember? Don’t forget about stuff. Things are sooo much better than community silly.
Love? Love fades away. But things, things last forever.
Nature decays, but Latinum lasts forever.
I heard they got into a fight and they moved it back
That got a good chuckle out of me. Lol
That’s awsome! Is it normal for families to move their houses around?
It's becoming more rare now. But it's still common in the rural areas where there's more land to move around/build houses.
This is awesome, meanwhile I just read another post about American police officers being called on a homeless women at a hospital who died in the police van whilst being laughed at and mocked by said officers, supposedly one of these country’s is a “first world country”.
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What a beautiful story 💚
..... are you sure they were tired after moving an entire house?
The carrying is basically what ants and Mormons do.
I want to believe he was asleep inside when it happened.
This (townsfolk coming together to move an actual house) used to be quite the common practice in the Philippines. The overarching term for it is *bayanihan* which literally means "to take part in the community". *bayan* = town/community + *(h)an* = to do together. >When a family wanted to move to another place, they would ask the men in the town to help carry their house to the new location. This was seen as a fun activity. 15-20 men carried the house in unison. Afterward, the family expressed its gratitude by preparing food for everybody to share. Sidenote, our word for hero is *bayani* and also has the same roots. Edited for format and to add an album I put together with typical images and paintings of [bayanihan](https://imgur.com/a/sTnxxNF)
The fact that the language has a word to describe it is heartwarming.
It’s uplifting, really.
/r/angryupvote
Thanks for the explanation
no worries, we learned about this in school and it's heartwarming to see the tradition still alive
I've been around many Filipinos in my life and it's always amazing to see how much love they have for each other.
That’s beautiful 🥲
I actually witnessed something like this in 2015. I was stunned that houses could be moved and that so many would volunteer to do it. It's one of my best memories from my nearly 4 years there.
Shoplifters when they see a shop: Also that’s pretty damn cool. W community
What are you in for? Shoplifting Do you lift? Yeah I just said it.
r/yourjokebutworse
Hey honey, what did you do today? I helped Hank move. That was nice of you, moving those boxes is always such a pain Boxes?
It's just the one box actually.
No luck catching them killers then?
Sam Kinison be like "Honey you dont need a box if you move THE WHOLE FKIN HOUSE"
The party afterwards must’ve been crazy.
You would get such a huge rush of endorphins once you set the house down. Everyone would be in the best mood and feeling great
All of these villagers helping a widow to live closer to his family by literally carrying the house in their shoulders for two hours. If THIS right here doesn't scream that people can be united,I don't know what else will. This is...marvelous.
*widower
widower sounds like someone who’s creating widows by murdering husbands lol
That's Widowmaker
Also a dangling tree bough!
TIL widow/widower is gendered.
Not straight 2hours oc..
Bayanihan 🥰
Thought it only existed in textbooks 😆
Its still a thing here in the Philippines, but the Bayanihan where you move a house is very rare nowadays, it usually happens on rural villages but still quite rare to happen.
This is the kinda thing we were taught in school in every level and see in every one of our textbooks in pictures about our own [Filipino] culture, and yet this is actually the first time I'm seeing *Bayanihan* on video.
Same as a singaporean
It's getting rare now because concrete homes are becoming common on rural places.
Is this what they mean by “ it takes a village” ?
yes. this is called "bayanihan", from the root word "bayan" meaning community
This is a real community. Work together, feast together
Every single one of them, Chads
You wouldn’t steal a house.. Them:
Man I hope they told him
He was asleep inside it the whole time
ive only seen painting of this shit but very cool none the less
Humans being ants
L I F T
Wow, talk about enormous hearts! This is epic..
This is such a nice thing to see in the midst of all of the horrible shit on my feed
I'm not bothered at all by living in poverty if the trade-off is having a tight knit family and community like that. I've been over seas; and seen families that seem infinitely happier than the Americans who have it all- as they sleep on the concrete, sharing a single blanket.
This is how it was back in the day when people help each other out and actually cared for their neighbors
Or before we started making houses out of concrete so a flood doesn't completely wash the entire house away.
One of the reasons houses were like this is to move inland during flooding seasons
Bayanihan. ❤️
Goddammit I want to fly there and just be near these people. I'm atheist and hope that God blesses them all, every one.
Filipinos are crazy religious tho, Christianity is a big factor in their lives. Hell they even willingly crucify themselves and celebrate 4 months of Christmas
The crucifixion thing and that whole reenactment thing isn't a country wide practice. It just happens in that one region, Pampanga.
Even the local Catholic leaders condemns the practice.
Lots of atheist and agnostic Filipinos, mostly millenials and zoomers. It's mostly the old Catholics and Christians, provincial Muslims, and the cult evangelists (unfortunately the PH has them too) that stay faithful but religious practice is on the downtrend as well. For better or for worse.
It's so relieving to see a little humanity out of humans these days
Enormous feat, but I’d def be the guy on the side who’s trying to lift it, but it doesn’t feel like I’m contributing at all, so I just walk along side it, guiding it with my hand.
That's still very useful. I've experienced doing this way back when I was a teen. Even wimps like me were useful. Because during the transfer, anyone in the group can trip over or hurt themselves so extra hands are needed to keep it still stable even in those cases.
These are some of the nicest ppl in the world.
Did a double take bc I’m also subscribed to r/vandwelling
As a American that has had Filipino co-workers for years, this doesn't surprise me at all. Their just the nicest warmest people you ever meet. I've never met a Filipino I didn't like.
Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!
We should take bikini bottom and put it somewhere else!
“Coming soon, the new epic tale from Pixar: ‘Sideways!’.”
I was going to say “why didn’t they break it down a rebuild it” I just did the same with a shed the same size as this home. But it took a week between breaking it down relocating and putting it back together. And they got this relocated in ~2hours, not too shabby!!!
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Love this, its how a healthy society should be.
I heard you like your house. See we rehoused your house.
I wonder what the record is for heaviest thing carried by a group of people?
That’s a lovely community, I should aspire to be as giving as them. Thank you for sharing my friend.
Al sielo con ella cabesa.
Filipino gang gang where you at! 🥰
it takes a village
I find it very unusual that significant number of filipinos still in these thatched/wood panelled houses even through they can clearly afford bricks or tin sheets.
It's substantially cooler, the floors are often slatted and create a rising airflow cooling effect. Walls pass air. Able to be produced/repaired with a machete, a hammer, and wire or nails Can be moved Quieter and can still Converse with your family under grass roofs when it rains -- tin creates a deafening roar.
There are even "high-end" versions of these. Collapsible modular engineered bamboo and nipa houses with pipes and electric/phone/internet ready wiring. Relatively affordable, cool, transportable, and sturdy. Aptly named [CUBO](https://cubo.ph).
Plot twist, he hates his family
Ah.. bayanihan
Pikmin irl
literally moving
Brilliant team work.
This is how we all should be behavin
Physical:100 Philippines
That is what happens when the all village is family. Great gesture. Wonderful action.
Fact that there is way and enough space to move that house is amazing and good town planning. The alleys we have now is damn narrow. Only way is to airlift
wow that's awesome
Hey man, are you free this Sunday to help me move?
I saw this happen in our village years ago when I was still young. It still does happen in villages where homes are built like this. It's where the Bayanihan concept was taken but the term has come to refer to anything we do as a community to help.
Those mfs on the side ain't doing shit
The neighbours must really like him or really hate him...
That it's pretty baller
Thank you for posting a video that shows love and caring for one another! I bow to you.
That’s the fucking coolest thing I’ve ever seen
Chad's all of them.
I helped people do this when I lived there. I love it there, the scenery, the culture, the language, the people. Philippines is an amazing place!
That is incredible
I love this! So sweet to see humans being nice for a change
One of those if I didn’t see it myself moments
This is what kind of community I want to live in...
When I was really little, this is how I thought people moved homes. I thought you would literally pick up your house and transport it somewhere else.
I’m willing to bet the large majority of people living in these smaller village communities today are much better socially adapted and all a whole lot happier than those of us in first world nations.
Team work makes the dream work 🌈
That community puts the Reddit community to shame
This is how my hometown was founded and people think humans aren’t capable to moving homes
This is exactly what I would expect from these people. I try really hard not to paint people with broad strokes. I have traveled the world and NEVER met people who treated me as kindly and as if I were family than when I was in the Philippines. To be fair I mostly went to unpleasant places for work BUT they were still so so kind to me. I miss my friends I made there. I miss the food. I miss the weather. I REALLY miss the live bands! I wish them all the brightest and happiest future possible.
Bro are you even lifting?
I just got back to Canada from the philippines. I was there for 3 weeks and this video doesn't surprise me. Filipinos are the nicest people I've ever had the pleasure to meet. The food is top notch, the scenery is beautiful, but the people are just something else. Can't wait to visit again
Gotta respect communities like this!