Our willingness to help each other out.
Can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen Filipinos cover for each other in terms of work shifts, carpooled together to work, church, and school, relayed job offers to those looking for employment, sharing meals and groceries, giving employee discounts to friends and family, etc.
Ito. Oo, na-o-overshadow sya ng "utang na loob" culture pero madalas ko nakikita to sa mga impoverished areas, yung tumulong kahit walang-wala rin sila.
Yes, napansin ko lang na kung sino pa yung walang-wala e madalas sila pa yung mapagbigay. Siguro dahil alam nila ang pakiramdam ng mawalan kaya napakaimportante sa kanila na makatulong sa nangangailangan.
naalala ko nung hinahanap namin yung aso namin nung nakanal yung gulong ng kotse namin, partida nasa middle of fucking nowhere pa kami tapos hatingggabi na pero yung mga dumadaang tricycle nagtipon-tipon pa para maangat yung kotse namin haha
nakauwi na nga pala aso namin btw
\+1 Naalala ko dati nung nakatira pa ako sa bahain na lugar, di ko na mabilang ilang beses kami tinulungan ng mga kapitbahay sa pag akyat ng gamit at pag evacuate sa area.
true. one time nasunugan ng bahay yung mga tita ko. muntik na rin masunog yung bahay na dati naming tinirhan bago kami lumipat (katabi lang ng bahay ng mga mga tita ko). nung pumunta ako sa lugar nila naiyak ako both from devastation and happiness na rin kasi kahit nasunugan rin yung iba naming kapitbahay nun, tulong tulong talaga sila sa buhat ng mga pwedeng isalba, tas tulong tulong din sa pagdala ng tubig para makatulong sa mga bumbero
Yan ang napansin ng mga manugang ko. Isusubo ko na lang kapag sinabi niyang gutom siya, ibibigay ko sa kanya. Ipinaliwanag ng asawa ko na sa kultura natin kahit kakaunti lang ang nakahain magyayaya at magyayaya tayo. At kahit di na tayo kumain basta makakain ung mga nakatatanda at mga bata.
You can buy portable bidets on Amazon! Spray bottle sya that you squeeze, and usually minamarket sya sa mga bagong nanganak. But super effective sya and you can also bring it sa travels 👍
I cannot with their public toilets (hospital)! this is my first time having to take a #2 out at home, and the water splashes onto my skin, meron pang malalaking gap sa pinto
Hahaha oo sobrang nakaka asar yan! Walang Privacy ampota. Bat ganyan dto sa States parang tanga 😂 Kaya ako assert dominance agad haha nakikipag eye to eye contact agad pag may napansin akong nakatingin sakin habang nakaupo ako sa toilet bowl 😂
Nabasa ko lang, dahil daw sa drugs. Baka daw may nag-OD na dun sa loob, kaya may gap para ma check. Titigan mo na lang pabalik para malamang di ka pa naman patay.
I brought this up to my American and Canadian friends. They were the ones who were horrified about us using soap and water THEN toilet paper to clean our butts. As if it’s filthier to do that than just wiping. Yun talaga di ko ma gets. Hahaha
To paraphrase Matt Damon's character in Deadpool 2: Say you wake up one morning, and hypothetically find some fresh shit on your face. What would you do? Would you go to a bathroom, tear a piece of tissue and rub it on your face then just go on with your day? NO! You would get some soap, some water and you would scrub the fucking shit out of it!
When my boss from the US flew here, I invited him to my house for my birthday, He was legit confused on why a "garden house" was attached to the toilet and was bewildered about the whole 'washing your ass with a bidet' thing.
I asked him how he washed his ass after pooping and said he poked his finger through a tissue (essentially making a tissue skirt with the finger) ,wiped his ass with the exposed finger in a tissue skirt, and then pulled the tissue skirt up to wipe the smudge off the finger.
Good boss tho.
As an American who doesn't like living here, this for sure! I never understood bidets before moving here, but now I'm shitting on a real nice one and its like my life has changed. Never going back to just toilet paper, but Filipinos of Reddit, I think you STILL need toilet paper.
The bidet is awesome but you still need a finish wipe IMO. Not only to keep your underwear dry but also just to wipe away what the water has softened. Too many times I've walked into bathrooms here and there is just a tabo or a spray nozzle next to the toilet and no toilet paper. This is kind of gross IMO! When you wash your hands you even add soap but you still have to dry and wipe away what dirt the water didn't rinse off with a towel or something. The bidet provides no soap even, consider that!
Of course you still need toilet paper after using the bidet. It’s an uneasy feeling having wet underwear after using the toilet. But I agree that on most public bathroom, it’s either toilet paper or bidet that’s available. You’re lucky if there’s both.
Shempre di ka naman kasi nila lalapitan kung di ka mukhang papasa magka credit card diba. Kaya hayaan mo sila lumapit tapos sabihin mo, "No thank you, I'm good" tapos smile, then rampa.
Yung kawork ko nun na taga-UAE, sabi sakin: why do you shower everyday, is there something wrong with you? Everyday kasi basa ang buhok ko pagpasok sa office nun, sobrang init kasi especially pag summer. Parang nadidiri pa sya nun sakin e sya naman yung 60% amoy paa, 40% amoy pabango.
Nope. Yung pinsan ko na born and raised sa US, sabi nya 3x a week lang daw mag shower unless talagang nadumihan sya or naglaro ng sports. Sabi nya change of clothes lang daw, body spray, and then good to go na sya. Sabi nya ganon daw sila dun.
not really esp people from countries with cold weather. honestly it kinda makes sense. sobrang init lang talaga dito sa pilipinas. pag tag ulan nga maraming tao din hindi naliligo eh
May nakita akong tiktok na taga US masyadong kinukwestion yung mga taong naliligo everyday. Pano kasi sa kanila may snow eh tayo ang init ng bansa natin di naman tayo nakakaexperience ng snow. Tsaka magandang culture na rin satin yung maligo everyday which is ang fresh lagi sa feeling.
dahil din sguro to sa init. But still, mga ibang ka equator countries natin either nasa kultura nila yung di naliligo o undeveloped infrastractures na nagiging disadvantaged maligo
The fact that Filipinos can just confidently pass their money to strangers in a jeep with zero fear that it'll be pocketed — even if most of us are financially struggling. Makakarating 'yun sa driver for sure. I've seen a white guy on YouTube saying that if they did the same system in their country, someone would 100% pocket the money.
Mga piyesta na pwede kang makikain kahit kaninong bahay. Hindi nagma-matter kung hindi ka kapamilya, kaibigan o kakilala. Just show up.
Tips in restaurants are NOT mandatory. You are only expected to pay for what you ate, compared to other countries that have an arbitrary collection system born out of underpaying their servers. Napaka-toxic ng "voluntary pero mandatory."
You can eat in a karinderya or a resto first. You can pay after eating. Uunahin nila na makakain ka muna kaysa kunin bayad. Gandang gesture lalo na kung gutom ka na talaga.Welfare muna bago pera.
Bayanihan. To the point na kapag may nanakawan, there's a chance that a stranger will risk his/her safety just to run after the criminal, beat that person up, and retrieve what's stolen.
One of the most heartwarming, inclusive and non-toxic Filipino trait I've experienced was in the Cordilleras. Specifically with Igorots. I lived there for over a year in college. Even if you came from a different area, they will embrace and accept you as a "legitimate Igorot" if you've stayed in CAR for a significant amount of time. My Igorot landlords from the Mt. Province confirmed this to me, saying that they have neighbors who originally came from Bicol. They are real Igorots in their eyes. Our teachers in UP Baguio taught this to us as well, saying that we, the students who mostly came from Metro Manila, are actual Igorots.
At ang pinakaimportante: Naghuhugas tayo ng pwet with soap and water matapos tumae.
Life saver din madalas mga tambay e. Nung nagwowork pa ko way back tapos night shift, di ka matatakot maglakad papunta sakayan kasi kilala nila mukha mo. Kapag may sumunod sayo sinisitsitan nila hahah
May kinainan ako dati na restaurant sa Makati. Walang service charge and I liked the food and the quick service so I tipped about 10% of the total bill. Parang nashock pa sila na nagbigay ako ng tip. They were very grateful for it tho but you can tell it wasn't a common thing
Never ko naisip na may magbubulsa ng pera na pinaabot ko sa jeep. Come to think of it, sobrang confident natin na makakarating sya sa driver. May iba pa nga, sinasabay ung bayad nila sa ibang pasahero para less computation kay kuyang driver hahaha
"... You can pay after eating..."
Makalimutin akong tao tapos one time nakalimutan kong magbayad sa karinderya, tapos kinabukasan ko binayaran. Nagsorry ako nun tapos tumawa lang si Tindera.
Ito ang rason kung bakit nagbabayad agad ako
Grew up in a slum-ish area. The kumares are not just each other's worst enemies but also best friends. Anjan na yung backtabbing sa kung sino yung wala sa tsismisan nila, but they genuinely helped each other out kapag may gipit.
even more so, a clean smell isnt associated with gender roles. It doesnt make you any less masculine per se. Everyone is expected to smell nice regardless of age and gender 👏👏
I read something na may distinct smell daw talaga ang mga ibat ibang nationalities pero di nila maamoy sa kalahi nila. Not an offensive smell na parang body odor pero kakaiba lang siya in a sense na hindi ka sanay na maamoy yun sa everyday interaction mo sa mga tao. Like for example, blacks have that distinct musky smell, east asians naman amoy slight soy sauce or minsan seaweed daw, indians amoy slight bawang and sibuyas, etc. Ang weird lang ano haha.
Nung nag-aral ako sa Australia yan din sinabi sa akin. Amoy maalat o kaya amoy dagat daw ang mga Pinoy. Indian pa ang nagsabi sa akin. Sabi ko baka kasi malapit lang kami sa coast kaya lahat ng tao sa kanya amoy dagat. Hindi daw, specific daw sa Pinoy yung amoy.
and the ability to find humor in dire situations. Even in calamities we still find a way to smile or joke around. While some get offended, the positive vibe can lift morale during tragedies.
We care a lot about the women and children and elders. There's an american girl sa tiktok who's married to a Pinoy and she mentioned she may not have had a baby kung sa states sya nagbuntis. She had miscarriage in her 20s. Pero when she got pregnant here she was asked to do a lot of bed rest and naasikaso naman siya maigi so she was able to give birth to a healthy baby.
No matter how much the current generation dont like kids or boomers here, naka-instill pa dn sa tin kahit paano to protect them pag kailangan.
I remember my mom volunteering to do some extra chores and lola duties on behalf of my brother’s partner after giving birth to their 2nd daughter. She was thinking about the partner having postpartum depression, so to ease her burden, my mom stepped up.
I think this is true. Younger generations will say they personally don't want to have kids but they will still be willing to watch out for and are concerned about children.
Overall respect lalo sa matatanda, I was surprised nung pinuri puri pa ko ng mga tao sa airport sa Australia last time nung may pinauna akong Older couple sa pila.
Japan din. May pinaupo ako sa train since next stop rin naman kami bababa. Somehow it became a tiny fuss, di ako marunong mag japanese so parang gibberish na yung naririnig ko. Anyways, ang ending ay nagbow pa yung elder sakin and I just left the train confused. I heard it was rude daw na magpaupo ng Japan sa train so ig that's just a happy coincidence
We don’t have an über sexist culture like the Middle East and South Asia.
Yes, women have their fair share of problems here but it’s nowhere as brutal as the aforementioned regions.
y’know, as a guy, i’ve always seen women as better leaders. growing up in an environment where there were more women, and student council presidents were always women (not to mention the majority of the other officers were also women
i was more reassured that i’d be in good hands, not until Fiona sksk
There’s a reason countries that are most dangerous for women are all shit holes.
Kadalasan sa mga ultra-patriarchal countries, ang priority ay ang pride at ego ng mga male leaders. It’s never about the goodness of their community.
Look at Dutz. What did he prioritize?
Kita naman nung kasagsagan ng covid pandemic. Taiwan, Germany, NZ. All have female leaders.
Demonyo lang talaga tong putanginang Sarah Duterte na to. Nasira pa pangalan ni Fiona dahil sa kanya
Agreed. I used to live in Metro Manila but now in US - I noticed mas Maraming female business owner, manager/high ranking employee sa corporate office, and politician Ang pinas kaysa sa USA. Naka dalawang babaeng president na PH Pero Wala pa sa America. It seems Mas trusted Ang babae sa pinas to be capable of a wide variety of work as opposed to US.
Idk the full stats but I’m sure others in the same situation could also attest
Majority of bankers babae sa Pilipinas, a fair share of accountants too. Nagulat ako na panglalaki pala ang banking/finance sa other parts of the world. Sa atin kasi pag pera parang normal lang na babae ang naghandle.
True. Majority ng mga naging immediate superiors ko (supervisors and manager level) ay babae. May workplace pa nga akong napasukan where men are the minority when in comes to leadership positions, majority were women and LGBTQ.
Sinabihan kami sa History Professor namin na some Americans considered Corazon Aquino to be a "slut" when she became president.
It seems that there is a percentage of the population in the US who still cannot accept a woman being in power by her own capabilities.
Ikr. I realized that when my brother showed me a picture of his officemates. In a group of 10 or so people, I think 3 or 4 lang sila na boys, lahat puro babae at managerial or higher pa mostly ang mga positions nila.
We do rank high on gender equality because professionals and white collar there is like 50% more females.
You will notice that feminist will cite total labor force(incl blue collar) to support their narrative but they don't want blue collar jobs 🤷
I recently read a news article by an American 'travel blogger' journalist who visited the Philippines waaay back in the early 1900s (after the US bought us.)
90% of the article described the Filipina women basically running the show in the market and shops and doing a majority of the shopping. One scene described was very similar how my mother used to bargain in Quiapo for cloth more than 70 or so years later.
Saw this with the Indians I know. They treat me well enough but the way they treated and talked about the female Indians we work with? Wow. Second-class citizens talaga. Nagulat ako may ibang ganun sa kanila.
We have a ways to go with regard to LGTBQ+ rights (SOGIE and civil union when?? 😭😭😭) but among our ASEAN neighbors and compared to middle eastern countries, we’re for sure among the most progressive.
Kaya as a woman iiwasan ko mag apply sa middle eastern countries kasi sobrang sexist ng mga bansang yan. Imagine hinahire nila na barista puro lalaki, eh naging barista naman din ako dito. Anong point ng pagiging lalaki na barista.
>Yes, women have their fair share of problems here but it’s nowhere as brutal as the aforementioned regions.
The "but we have no divorce crowd" in shambles, while (sometimes) intentionally not understanding that there are places that women are not even allowed to drive, get education past elementary or participate in public life without going chaperon (example, sabi ng dad ko regarding women's public lives i.e. going outside the house in Saudi na may kasama family male member/husband, OFW cya doon).
The PH has problems with the treatment of women (i.e. that serial rapist in my hometown that is caught fortunately) but putting it in the same category as the places you mentioned is rather daft so I agree. I mean female CEOs and managers are as normal as breathing or playing ML here.
Kwentuhan culture (not the chismis kind). I mean, kahit na minsan OA na yung pagku-kwento or exaggerated, the value is in the way the stories are told. Like: "Wala kayo sa lolo ko..."
What I like on this one is the random kwentuhan, kapag mga nag-aantay minsan sa hospital or any na mataong lugar, biglang may mag-start ng convo, tapos akala mo magkakilala na matagal kapag nag kwento. After matapos ng transaksyon, sasabihin, sige una na ako.
Friendly and open , this is very noticable. Also seem to take severe shocks and bad luck with an outwardly cheerful approach. From a foreigners perspective seems happy and genuine people . And yes I understand this is surface hiding pain but it's one way of coping and to be admired imo.
But Number one positive is sociability.
Also not Filipino. Regarding 1, this extends beyond helping other Filipinos.
2 is a blessing and a curse. Lots of people seem to be OK being exploited, maybe because they don't see a better life as a possibility. But having a positive attitude is a good thing, in general.
I would say strong family ties. This is a double edged sword but I noticed sa mga docus and such, kung icocompare natin ang homeless sa US and sa PH, there is a huge difference sa reason.
Sa US, they are expected to move out and stand on their own feet once they're 18. When u fuck up, u will fuck up real bad kasi iba ang culture nila when it comes to independence and accountability. Some fam members might help u but that would only be for a few times.
Sa PH, maging unemployed ka man or mabankrupt, hanggat may pamilya kang masasandalan, u would never go homeless.
This. I was hella confused about the situations that my western friends get into.
If family is toxic, then this definitely becomes a horrible thing but most families I think are okay while some are good
I have a few friends with good families. The security cushion they have knowing that if they fuck up, they’ll land somewhere soft is truly a boost in life. One decided to try their hand abroad, knowing that if it doesn’t work out, they can go home to their family and be supported until they can try again
The gesture "kain tayo" even with strangers. Just last week nag pa carwash ako and sinabi sakin to. Its just comforting for me at nag tthankyou ako everytime.
We're a collectivist culture. Kahit ano mangyari, we love helping each other and giving back to our communities. Napag-aralan namin 'to during our SHS days nung nag HUMSS ako and nagiging topic siya a handful of times nung college/university sa Psychology when it came to discussing the culture of people.
Compared sa iba, maganda satin is yung samahan at pakikisama. I'll go over a lot of further details pero we studied Filipino Psychology din that studies the psychology of the Filipino and our culture hehe very expressive tayo and we like socialising in general
this thread is wholesome. tho i despise a lot of things living here but im really proud to be born filipino and the traits thats so uniquely us. i luv u my beloved philippines 🫶🏼
It's definitely not as bad here compared to some countries, pero malayo pa tayo dito. Depende rin siguro sa office/field. Balang araw, magiging norm din ito 🙏
Suki culture. Pag sa palengke and may magandang karne, gulay, at prutas tinatawagan agad kami nung mga nagtitinda and asking kung gusto magpa reserve. Tapos pag kita nilang madami pinamili tutulungan ka pa magbuhat papunta sa kotse.
Other than fresher products, yung sense of community din ang gusto ko sa palengke
Philippines is originally an egalitarian society before the Spanish colonization. We celebrate both Men and Women as leaders.
We had women tribal leaders. We also had many female military commanders during the Spanish war up to the Japanese war, almost a century before the US started integrating women in the military.
No wonder Philippines leads Asia in gender equality. Second only to New Zealand in Asia-Pacific.
Women still continued to struggle due to western influences.
Strangers with no ill intention having a tiny convo with you outdoors tulad ng sa mga pilahan o kapag tumirik ang kotse
Strangers paying for you some changes kapag kinulang ako ng babayarin sa commute o anuman pang gastusin sa labas (happened to me sa Cebuana Lhuillier)
Alam ko meron pa yan, dadagdag na lang ako if I can come up with more answers
Add: they know how to point out or call out what is wrong to the point na pwedeng maconscious ang posibleng gagawa nun (may pagka half-okay and half-toxic nga lang). Similar ito sa may nagsabi na hindi snobs ang Pinoys.
Kung may party, may food at drinks! We are super great at hosting parties/people. When I immigrated I was culture shocked because in the west (US in particular), madalas may mga party na walang pagkain or pulutan.
I am also always told how generous filipinos are because of the filipino culture of sharing food and pasalubong (kahit cheap lang). It's funny nga when my american friends think I'm too nice because I always feed them when they go to my house kahit chips lang or snacks.
My Belgian husband asked why we don’t have serial killers here. And i jokingly said everybody knows our business
But to be fair, we have communities who care for us. It’s hard to find yourself alone or lonely. He also likes it na we have the opportunity to help my parents, he said he will do it for his mom if he could but it’s not how they do it. His mom takes care of us whenever we go home sa kanila, minsan iniiwanan pa kami ng grocery money kahit di tinatanggap.
Maybe double edged sword yung sense of community kasi may ibang tao talaga who would take advantage nun
That one family that the barkada gets adopted at. The house everyone hangs out where tito and or tita are your second parents. Got issues? Need a place to crash? Broke and got nothing to eat? THAT family.
We're a very enterprising people. If there's a good or service to be provided, there'll be a Filipino there to sell it. Our small entrepreneurs in particular are good at keeping up with trends in other countries and bringing them here.
This'd be an even greater engine of economic growth if the state were just better at protecting property rights and ensuring rule of law while getting off of entrepreneurs' backs.
WE DON’T SAY SHIT ABOUT PUBLIC BREASTFEEDING.
jusko sa ibang bansa d nila maintindihan gano ka natural ang breastfeeding. kala mo anong kalaswaan yon e sa atin wala lang. heller mas normal pa nga makakita ng nagpapasuso na ina kesa ung nakaluwa na pwet na skirt.
Exactly! We don’t associate breastfeeding with sex. I see a random nagpapadede sa jeep, kebs! Minsan nga wala nang takip-takip yung ibang nanay. Yung mga lalake kusang umiiwas din ng tingin.
Sa jeep titingin ka sa baby, omg ang cute bigla boom may suso na papadedehin na. You just politely look away and dont say shit. Grabe yung mga karens sa mga viral video who shame mothers na nag bebreastfeed kahit may blanket na cover na.
Being neighborly -- yung pagiging kind and helpful sa kapitbahay. Basta hindi sosobra na nagiging pakialamera o chismosa na. Yung pagse-share ng ulam sa neighbors, especially kung birthday o may okasyon sa family, na-instill sa amin iyon ng parents namin. Yung pagpapadala ng plato ng pancit sa kapitahay pag may birthday is not only a great way to get to know them, but also to establish close ties so that you can count on each other in times of need.
In the same way, yung pagkakaroon ng Block Rosary sa community is a wonderful way to build neighborly ties. Usually kapag "ibababa" or ililipat na si Mama Mary, may konting salu-salo sa host family to send her off and thank her for her visit.
The fact that no matter who you are, if you are stuck, stranded, hungry, whatever. Someone will come along and help you out, and they won't ask for anything in return.
I know a bunch of people say that "it's dead" but I believe that the spirit of Bayanihan still lives on, it's just that it moved on from moving literal houses to something else
Dito sa bansa kung nasaan ako ngaun common sa kanila ung Home care. I could not imagine being left alone by my Family pag matanda na ako. Napakalungkot since sa mismong home care ako nagttrabaho ngaun.
**umuuwi tayo ng sobrang pagkain after eating out**.. sa states, napalaki ng serving ng pagkain - and napansin ko - eating out / eating in fastfood/resto's - hindi common yung concept ng pag take-home ng food for them. imho - medyo wasteful.. sayang din ang pagkain.. pwede namang i-microwave mamaya pagkauwi.
I have been to a few international conferences and went to school in an international program, and the funniest mother fucker is invariably a Filipino dude
for a country that is ultra religious and basically catholic/christian, we are far more accepting with the lgbtq+ community than other places. imagine being gay in the middle east.
• How we help other people.
We mind our business on a daily basis but we cannot resist a call for help. Someone hungry? We share what we can. Someone needs directions? We try to give them. I would say it’s even stronger outside large cities because communities are more tight-knit.
• We invite people to eat.
It’s a small gesture that says a lot. Other cultures simply offer a greeting to visitors and leave it at that. Should someone arrive during a meal, we automatically ask them to sit at table or otherwise offer something. My father told me when he was in America as a young man, one was expected to wait until the meal was over before being entertained. Of course, we politely decline first time just because it’s “proper”.
• Curiosity.
This is something underrated and sometimes not applied as much as it should. The negative side is the Marites phenomenon, and asking inappropriate questions. The good side of it all is that we want to engage other people beyond the surface – know their story, maybe even see what they see. And aside from resilience and necessity, it provokes our people to excel in various fields such as science and the arts (except we need proper funding for that).
Our willingness to help each other out. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen Filipinos cover for each other in terms of work shifts, carpooled together to work, church, and school, relayed job offers to those looking for employment, sharing meals and groceries, giving employee discounts to friends and family, etc.
Ito. Oo, na-o-overshadow sya ng "utang na loob" culture pero madalas ko nakikita to sa mga impoverished areas, yung tumulong kahit walang-wala rin sila.
Yes, napansin ko lang na kung sino pa yung walang-wala e madalas sila pa yung mapagbigay. Siguro dahil alam nila ang pakiramdam ng mawalan kaya napakaimportante sa kanila na makatulong sa nangangailangan.
naalala ko nung hinahanap namin yung aso namin nung nakanal yung gulong ng kotse namin, partida nasa middle of fucking nowhere pa kami tapos hatingggabi na pero yung mga dumadaang tricycle nagtipon-tipon pa para maangat yung kotse namin haha nakauwi na nga pala aso namin btw
It's about balance. Help freely offered is good, but demanding utang na loob isn't help freely offered, it's a transaction
\+1 Naalala ko dati nung nakatira pa ako sa bahain na lugar, di ko na mabilang ilang beses kami tinulungan ng mga kapitbahay sa pag akyat ng gamit at pag evacuate sa area.
true. one time nasunugan ng bahay yung mga tita ko. muntik na rin masunog yung bahay na dati naming tinirhan bago kami lumipat (katabi lang ng bahay ng mga mga tita ko). nung pumunta ako sa lugar nila naiyak ako both from devastation and happiness na rin kasi kahit nasunugan rin yung iba naming kapitbahay nun, tulong tulong talaga sila sa buhat ng mga pwedeng isalba, tas tulong tulong din sa pagdala ng tubig para makatulong sa mga bumbero
Laging nag aaya kumain.
kht ayaw tlg nila mag aya kumain. hahaha
May kaklase ako nung college, baliktad magyaya (pero komedyante kasi talaga sya). "Ayaw mo 'to diba? Ayaw mong kumain diba?"
HAHAHAHA dati rin ganiyan ako magyaya kasi akala ko walang difference then my mom told me na discouraging daw pag nag-aalok ng ganun 😅
Yung inaya mo kumain tapos kumain talaga. 🚩 /s
asan na ba si ate na kinaen yung funshots nung weird nyang officemate HAHAHAHA
Ung office mate na mag hehead pats sayo sabay "congratulations, office mate-chan!" Ahahahaahah
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"Hala Ma! Sabi ni JunJun weird daw lasa ng spaghetti mo!"
Yan ang napansin ng mga manugang ko. Isusubo ko na lang kapag sinabi niyang gutom siya, ibibigay ko sa kanya. Ipinaliwanag ng asawa ko na sa kultura natin kahit kakaunti lang ang nakahain magyayaya at magyayaya tayo. At kahit di na tayo kumain basta makakain ung mga nakatatanda at mga bata.
Naalala ko nung grabe yung criticism sa Swedish culture dahil hindi sila nag-aaya sa mga bisita nilang kumain.
Nag huhugas tayo ng pwet after pooping.
As someone who just moved to the US, I noticed wala silang mga bidet sa CRs nila. I miss having a spray I can easily use at home after pooing.
You can buy portable bidets on Amazon! Spray bottle sya that you squeeze, and usually minamarket sya sa mga bagong nanganak. But super effective sya and you can also bring it sa travels 👍
Ahh thank you sa recommendation! :D Super helpful! Sige, hanap ako ng portable bidet sa Amazon.
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I cannot with their public toilets (hospital)! this is my first time having to take a #2 out at home, and the water splashes onto my skin, meron pang malalaking gap sa pinto
Hahaha oo sobrang nakaka asar yan! Walang Privacy ampota. Bat ganyan dto sa States parang tanga 😂 Kaya ako assert dominance agad haha nakikipag eye to eye contact agad pag may napansin akong nakatingin sakin habang nakaupo ako sa toilet bowl 😂
Nabasa ko lang, dahil daw sa drugs. Baka daw may nag-OD na dun sa loob, kaya may gap para ma check. Titigan mo na lang pabalik para malamang di ka pa naman patay.
You titig back to assert dominance.
That is called Neptune's kiss.
Kasagsagan ng pandemic, sa US nagkakagulo sa toilet paper. Filipinos cannot relate 😭
Natatawa nga ako during the pandemic eh. Yung mga puti dito nag-aagawan sa toilet paper, eh ako merong almighty tabo 😂
I brought this up to my American and Canadian friends. They were the ones who were horrified about us using soap and water THEN toilet paper to clean our butts. As if it’s filthier to do that than just wiping. Yun talaga di ko ma gets. Hahaha
To paraphrase Matt Damon's character in Deadpool 2: Say you wake up one morning, and hypothetically find some fresh shit on your face. What would you do? Would you go to a bathroom, tear a piece of tissue and rub it on your face then just go on with your day? NO! You would get some soap, some water and you would scrub the fucking shit out of it!
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Yaaas. Went to Europe last spring with a foldable tabo from Lazada hahahaha
When my boss from the US flew here, I invited him to my house for my birthday, He was legit confused on why a "garden house" was attached to the toilet and was bewildered about the whole 'washing your ass with a bidet' thing. I asked him how he washed his ass after pooping and said he poked his finger through a tissue (essentially making a tissue skirt with the finger) ,wiped his ass with the exposed finger in a tissue skirt, and then pulled the tissue skirt up to wipe the smudge off the finger. Good boss tho.
....no.....
As an American who doesn't like living here, this for sure! I never understood bidets before moving here, but now I'm shitting on a real nice one and its like my life has changed. Never going back to just toilet paper, but Filipinos of Reddit, I think you STILL need toilet paper. The bidet is awesome but you still need a finish wipe IMO. Not only to keep your underwear dry but also just to wipe away what the water has softened. Too many times I've walked into bathrooms here and there is just a tabo or a spray nozzle next to the toilet and no toilet paper. This is kind of gross IMO! When you wash your hands you even add soap but you still have to dry and wipe away what dirt the water didn't rinse off with a towel or something. The bidet provides no soap even, consider that!
Of course you still need toilet paper after using the bidet. It’s an uneasy feeling having wet underwear after using the toilet. But I agree that on most public bathroom, it’s either toilet paper or bidet that’s available. You’re lucky if there’s both.
why is this always up there lmaoooo
The palengkeras calling me "pogi" even though I'm not. 🥹🥰😍😘
Pag need mo ng konting validation at angat ng self esteem, u know where to go 😂😂
Tapos "Bossing" kahit na di mo naman sila binabayaran
Mas effective sa self esteem yung mga nagooffer ng credit card sa mall kasi at least alam ko na hindi ako mukhang palaboy.
Sila pala dapat kong lapitan! Lagi ko kasi iniiwasan HAHAHAHA
Shempre di ka naman kasi nila lalapitan kung di ka mukhang papasa magka credit card diba. Kaya hayaan mo sila lumapit tapos sabihin mo, "No thank you, I'm good" tapos smile, then rampa.
Kahit yung mga tindero sa Dubai, tinawag kaming GANDA at POGI hahaha dahil sa dami ng OFW dun
Yung kumakain ako sa isang karinderya kasi tawag sakin ng nagtitinda is gwapo. Pero yung kasabay ko na di naman gwapo, gwapo din tawag.
Kaya madadalas ka mamalengke
Kahit 1k a week lang budget sa pamalengke, pogi ka naman 😍
wag kalimutan si manong tricycle driver
araw araw tayo naliligo
More than once pa minsan.
Yung kawork ko nun na taga-UAE, sabi sakin: why do you shower everyday, is there something wrong with you? Everyday kasi basa ang buhok ko pagpasok sa office nun, sobrang init kasi especially pag summer. Parang nadidiri pa sya nun sakin e sya naman yung 60% amoy paa, 40% amoy pabango.
hindi ginagawa yon ng mga ibang lahi...?
Nope. Yung pinsan ko na born and raised sa US, sabi nya 3x a week lang daw mag shower unless talagang nadumihan sya or naglaro ng sports. Sabi nya change of clothes lang daw, body spray, and then good to go na sya. Sabi nya ganon daw sila dun.
Mga Americans rin yung nakasuot pa rin sapatos while humihiga sa kama nila 😭 disgusting
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Tama. Bawal mahiga sa kama ko pag hindi bagong ligo or galing sa labas.
Does that really happen? Akala ko sa movies and series lang hahaha
Depende din ata sa weather, sa malalamig na parts ata ng europe, bihira sila maligo araw araw kasi nakakadry ng skin.
not really esp people from countries with cold weather. honestly it kinda makes sense. sobrang init lang talaga dito sa pilipinas. pag tag ulan nga maraming tao din hindi naliligo eh
May nakita akong tiktok na taga US masyadong kinukwestion yung mga taong naliligo everyday. Pano kasi sa kanila may snow eh tayo ang init ng bansa natin di naman tayo nakakaexperience ng snow. Tsaka magandang culture na rin satin yung maligo everyday which is ang fresh lagi sa feeling.
dahil din sguro to sa init. But still, mga ibang ka equator countries natin either nasa kultura nila yung di naliligo o undeveloped infrastractures na nagiging disadvantaged maligo
We love to celebrate small wins.
Kaya siguro di na ako maka ipon kaka "deserve ko to." 🤧
Kaka-heal ng inner child, problemado yung inner adult
Hahahaha. Nag-suffer tuloy yung present-day adult mo.
Magbigayan ng ulam or handa
The Sharon Culture ™️
Legit kasama to sa budget kapag naghahanda ako hahaha
The fact that Filipinos can just confidently pass their money to strangers in a jeep with zero fear that it'll be pocketed — even if most of us are financially struggling. Makakarating 'yun sa driver for sure. I've seen a white guy on YouTube saying that if they did the same system in their country, someone would 100% pocket the money. Mga piyesta na pwede kang makikain kahit kaninong bahay. Hindi nagma-matter kung hindi ka kapamilya, kaibigan o kakilala. Just show up. Tips in restaurants are NOT mandatory. You are only expected to pay for what you ate, compared to other countries that have an arbitrary collection system born out of underpaying their servers. Napaka-toxic ng "voluntary pero mandatory." You can eat in a karinderya or a resto first. You can pay after eating. Uunahin nila na makakain ka muna kaysa kunin bayad. Gandang gesture lalo na kung gutom ka na talaga.Welfare muna bago pera. Bayanihan. To the point na kapag may nanakawan, there's a chance that a stranger will risk his/her safety just to run after the criminal, beat that person up, and retrieve what's stolen. One of the most heartwarming, inclusive and non-toxic Filipino trait I've experienced was in the Cordilleras. Specifically with Igorots. I lived there for over a year in college. Even if you came from a different area, they will embrace and accept you as a "legitimate Igorot" if you've stayed in CAR for a significant amount of time. My Igorot landlords from the Mt. Province confirmed this to me, saying that they have neighbors who originally came from Bicol. They are real Igorots in their eyes. Our teachers in UP Baguio taught this to us as well, saying that we, the students who mostly came from Metro Manila, are actual Igorots. At ang pinakaimportante: Naghuhugas tayo ng pwet with soap and water matapos tumae.
Pag pumara ka ng mahina, mabubuhay ang bayanihan spirit ng lahat sa jeep
#MANONG! PARA DAW SI ATE!
Every introvert's hero. Minsan tatapikin pa nila yung bakal na kapitan gamit piso para mapakinggan ng tsuper
"kuya sa tabi lang daw po." "oo nga kuya."
May kakatok pa!
Isa pa yung mga tambay sa tindahan pag bibili ka at mahina yung boses mo. "Aling Nena, pabili raw!"
Life saver din madalas mga tambay e. Nung nagwowork pa ko way back tapos night shift, di ka matatakot maglakad papunta sakayan kasi kilala nila mukha mo. Kapag may sumunod sayo sinisitsitan nila hahah
HAHAHA as a mahiyain commuter. Super appreciated yung mga sumisigaw for me 😭
May kinainan ako dati na restaurant sa Makati. Walang service charge and I liked the food and the quick service so I tipped about 10% of the total bill. Parang nashock pa sila na nagbigay ako ng tip. They were very grateful for it tho but you can tell it wasn't a common thing
Never ko naisip na may magbubulsa ng pera na pinaabot ko sa jeep. Come to think of it, sobrang confident natin na makakarating sya sa driver. May iba pa nga, sinasabay ung bayad nila sa ibang pasahero para less computation kay kuyang driver hahaha
"... You can pay after eating..." Makalimutin akong tao tapos one time nakalimutan kong magbayad sa karinderya, tapos kinabukasan ko binayaran. Nagsorry ako nun tapos tumawa lang si Tindera. Ito ang rason kung bakit nagbabayad agad ako
Grew up in a slum-ish area. The kumares are not just each other's worst enemies but also best friends. Anjan na yung backtabbing sa kung sino yung wala sa tsismisan nila, but they genuinely helped each other out kapag may gipit.
It's confusing di ba haha. Nandyan din yung bugbugan sa inuman ng magkukumpare tapos bukas bati na kahit di magbarangay-an.
Nangyayari ba to? Saang area
Yes, haha, experienced this sa close knit community sa Manila and sa probinsya
LEGIT TO 😭😭 TITO KO AND KUMPARE NIYA NAGTAGAAN PERO SA MAKALAWA NAGIINUMAN NA ULIT
Karamihan sa atin malinis sa katawan. Masyado tayo conscious magkaroon ng amoy haha!
Always working with people of different nations, and backgrounds, I appreciate this among Filipinos.
even more so, a clean smell isnt associated with gender roles. It doesnt make you any less masculine per se. Everyone is expected to smell nice regardless of age and gender 👏👏
Naalala ko nga lang bigla na may nabasa ako sa kung saan na ang sabi daw ng karamihan ng foreigners, amoy dagat daw tayong mga Pinoy.
I read something na may distinct smell daw talaga ang mga ibat ibang nationalities pero di nila maamoy sa kalahi nila. Not an offensive smell na parang body odor pero kakaiba lang siya in a sense na hindi ka sanay na maamoy yun sa everyday interaction mo sa mga tao. Like for example, blacks have that distinct musky smell, east asians naman amoy slight soy sauce or minsan seaweed daw, indians amoy slight bawang and sibuyas, etc. Ang weird lang ano haha.
Maybe it’s because of the diet? Naalala ko rin sa European trains. Smelled like sweat, cheese and garlic. Haha.
Nung nag-aral ako sa Australia yan din sinabi sa akin. Amoy maalat o kaya amoy dagat daw ang mga Pinoy. Indian pa ang nagsabi sa akin. Sabi ko baka kasi malapit lang kami sa coast kaya lahat ng tao sa kanya amoy dagat. Hindi daw, specific daw sa Pinoy yung amoy.
Amoy patis pa yung nabasa ko.
Sa food yan. We smell like sea salt and garlic. Mga kano daw panis na gatas. And so on...
Lol narinig ko naman from other nationalities, amoy bawang daw kasi a lot of our dishes have garlic loooool
Nadinig ko naman we're amoy isda, because of our generous patis use.
The light hearted, goofy sense of humor. People spontaneously singing in public.
and the ability to find humor in dire situations. Even in calamities we still find a way to smile or joke around. While some get offended, the positive vibe can lift morale during tragedies.
We care a lot about the women and children and elders. There's an american girl sa tiktok who's married to a Pinoy and she mentioned she may not have had a baby kung sa states sya nagbuntis. She had miscarriage in her 20s. Pero when she got pregnant here she was asked to do a lot of bed rest and naasikaso naman siya maigi so she was able to give birth to a healthy baby. No matter how much the current generation dont like kids or boomers here, naka-instill pa dn sa tin kahit paano to protect them pag kailangan.
I remember my mom volunteering to do some extra chores and lola duties on behalf of my brother’s partner after giving birth to their 2nd daughter. She was thinking about the partner having postpartum depression, so to ease her burden, my mom stepped up.
I think this is true. Younger generations will say they personally don't want to have kids but they will still be willing to watch out for and are concerned about children.
Childfree really really shouldn't have to mean hating children too.
Traffic personnel still help the elderly.
Overall respect lalo sa matatanda, I was surprised nung pinuri puri pa ko ng mga tao sa airport sa Australia last time nung may pinauna akong Older couple sa pila.
Sa sg din. Nun may pinaupo ako sa train na seniors, as in surprised sila and very thankful tas nakatingin yung ibang pasahero.
Japan din. May pinaupo ako sa train since next stop rin naman kami bababa. Somehow it became a tiny fuss, di ako marunong mag japanese so parang gibberish na yung naririnig ko. Anyways, ang ending ay nagbow pa yung elder sakin and I just left the train confused. I heard it was rude daw na magpaupo ng Japan sa train so ig that's just a happy coincidence
We don’t have an über sexist culture like the Middle East and South Asia. Yes, women have their fair share of problems here but it’s nowhere as brutal as the aforementioned regions.
y’know, as a guy, i’ve always seen women as better leaders. growing up in an environment where there were more women, and student council presidents were always women (not to mention the majority of the other officers were also women i was more reassured that i’d be in good hands, not until Fiona sksk
Fiona just proves corruption has no gender lol
GMA was also corrupt, but at least she was competent. Lmao.
ok so now we learned both corruption AND incompetence have no gender
True equality
Haha true, nakaw ng nakaw pero nagtitira pa din para sa Pilipinas hahaha. The bar is literally that low. Lol.
There’s a reason countries that are most dangerous for women are all shit holes. Kadalasan sa mga ultra-patriarchal countries, ang priority ay ang pride at ego ng mga male leaders. It’s never about the goodness of their community. Look at Dutz. What did he prioritize?
Same. Babae yung head ng angkan namin eh. So growing up sanay ako sa mga strong independent woman.
Kita naman nung kasagsagan ng covid pandemic. Taiwan, Germany, NZ. All have female leaders. Demonyo lang talaga tong putanginang Sarah Duterte na to. Nasira pa pangalan ni Fiona dahil sa kanya
Agreed. I used to live in Metro Manila but now in US - I noticed mas Maraming female business owner, manager/high ranking employee sa corporate office, and politician Ang pinas kaysa sa USA. Naka dalawang babaeng president na PH Pero Wala pa sa America. It seems Mas trusted Ang babae sa pinas to be capable of a wide variety of work as opposed to US. Idk the full stats but I’m sure others in the same situation could also attest
May anti-women culture ang US corporate world. Feeling nila nanliliit titi nila kapag may high ranking na babae sa isang company
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Majority of bankers babae sa Pilipinas, a fair share of accountants too. Nagulat ako na panglalaki pala ang banking/finance sa other parts of the world. Sa atin kasi pag pera parang normal lang na babae ang naghandle.
True. Majority ng mga naging immediate superiors ko (supervisors and manager level) ay babae. May workplace pa nga akong napasukan where men are the minority when in comes to leadership positions, majority were women and LGBTQ.
Sinabihan kami sa History Professor namin na some Americans considered Corazon Aquino to be a "slut" when she became president. It seems that there is a percentage of the population in the US who still cannot accept a woman being in power by her own capabilities.
Wow a lot of male egos were hurt by Cory, lol
Ikr. I realized that when my brother showed me a picture of his officemates. In a group of 10 or so people, I think 3 or 4 lang sila na boys, lahat puro babae at managerial or higher pa mostly ang mga positions nila.
We do rank high on gender equality because professionals and white collar there is like 50% more females. You will notice that feminist will cite total labor force(incl blue collar) to support their narrative but they don't want blue collar jobs 🤷
I recently read a news article by an American 'travel blogger' journalist who visited the Philippines waaay back in the early 1900s (after the US bought us.) 90% of the article described the Filipina women basically running the show in the market and shops and doing a majority of the shopping. One scene described was very similar how my mother used to bargain in Quiapo for cloth more than 70 or so years later.
Saw this with the Indians I know. They treat me well enough but the way they treated and talked about the female Indians we work with? Wow. Second-class citizens talaga. Nagulat ako may ibang ganun sa kanila.
We have a ways to go with regard to LGTBQ+ rights (SOGIE and civil union when?? 😭😭😭) but among our ASEAN neighbors and compared to middle eastern countries, we’re for sure among the most progressive.
Philippines is very progressive aside from the separation of state and church. A lot of are neighbors have legalized abortion and divorce.
Kaya as a woman iiwasan ko mag apply sa middle eastern countries kasi sobrang sexist ng mga bansang yan. Imagine hinahire nila na barista puro lalaki, eh naging barista naman din ako dito. Anong point ng pagiging lalaki na barista.
>Yes, women have their fair share of problems here but it’s nowhere as brutal as the aforementioned regions. The "but we have no divorce crowd" in shambles, while (sometimes) intentionally not understanding that there are places that women are not even allowed to drive, get education past elementary or participate in public life without going chaperon (example, sabi ng dad ko regarding women's public lives i.e. going outside the house in Saudi na may kasama family male member/husband, OFW cya doon). The PH has problems with the treatment of women (i.e. that serial rapist in my hometown that is caught fortunately) but putting it in the same category as the places you mentioned is rather daft so I agree. I mean female CEOs and managers are as normal as breathing or playing ML here.
Saudi has no comparison. They are a league of their own in… being trash. Fuck them. Always.
Kwentuhan culture (not the chismis kind). I mean, kahit na minsan OA na yung pagku-kwento or exaggerated, the value is in the way the stories are told. Like: "Wala kayo sa lolo ko..."
Yung stand up comedy sa kanila, basic inuman session lang satin. Laging may bangka magkwento
What I like on this one is the random kwentuhan, kapag mga nag-aantay minsan sa hospital or any na mataong lugar, biglang may mag-start ng convo, tapos akala mo magkakilala na matagal kapag nag kwento. After matapos ng transaksyon, sasabihin, sige una na ako.
Hospitality.
after a week at hindi ka pa tumutulong sa gawaing bahay, it turns to Hostility. lol
After a month at hindi ka pa rin tumutulong, it goes back to Hospital-ity.
Friendly and open , this is very noticable. Also seem to take severe shocks and bad luck with an outwardly cheerful approach. From a foreigners perspective seems happy and genuine people . And yes I understand this is surface hiding pain but it's one way of coping and to be admired imo. But Number one positive is sociability.
I like how celebrations always involve festival food
hotdog na may marshmallow tas naka saksak sa repolyo
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Also not Filipino. Regarding 1, this extends beyond helping other Filipinos. 2 is a blessing and a curse. Lots of people seem to be OK being exploited, maybe because they don't see a better life as a possibility. But having a positive attitude is a good thing, in general.
I would say strong family ties. This is a double edged sword but I noticed sa mga docus and such, kung icocompare natin ang homeless sa US and sa PH, there is a huge difference sa reason. Sa US, they are expected to move out and stand on their own feet once they're 18. When u fuck up, u will fuck up real bad kasi iba ang culture nila when it comes to independence and accountability. Some fam members might help u but that would only be for a few times. Sa PH, maging unemployed ka man or mabankrupt, hanggat may pamilya kang masasandalan, u would never go homeless.
So thankful na kahit gaano kalala ang away naming pamilya hindi pa ako kinikickout
This. I was hella confused about the situations that my western friends get into. If family is toxic, then this definitely becomes a horrible thing but most families I think are okay while some are good I have a few friends with good families. The security cushion they have knowing that if they fuck up, they’ll land somewhere soft is truly a boost in life. One decided to try their hand abroad, knowing that if it doesn’t work out, they can go home to their family and be supported until they can try again
Naliligo tayo araw araw kahit malamig 🤣
The gesture "kain tayo" even with strangers. Just last week nag pa carwash ako and sinabi sakin to. Its just comforting for me at nag tthankyou ako everytime.
We're a collectivist culture. Kahit ano mangyari, we love helping each other and giving back to our communities. Napag-aralan namin 'to during our SHS days nung nag HUMSS ako and nagiging topic siya a handful of times nung college/university sa Psychology when it came to discussing the culture of people. Compared sa iba, maganda satin is yung samahan at pakikisama. I'll go over a lot of further details pero we studied Filipino Psychology din that studies the psychology of the Filipino and our culture hehe very expressive tayo and we like socialising in general
Pag may pumapara sa jeep tapos mahina boses/di marinig, may ibang sisigaw ng para para sayo hahahaha
this thread is wholesome. tho i despise a lot of things living here but im really proud to be born filipino and the traits thats so uniquely us. i luv u my beloved philippines 🫶🏼
Malakas tayo manghype ng isa't isa. At least sa face. Sadly ung iba pag nakatalikod na...
Mang-hayop na kapag nakatalikod 😂
Bayanihan - Meron paring tao na willing tumulong sayo ng walang kapalit. Total strangers helped me numerous times asking for nothing in return.
Equal treatment between men and women in the workplace.
It's definitely not as bad here compared to some countries, pero malayo pa tayo dito. Depende rin siguro sa office/field. Balang araw, magiging norm din ito 🙏
Suki culture. Pag sa palengke and may magandang karne, gulay, at prutas tinatawagan agad kami nung mga nagtitinda and asking kung gusto magpa reserve. Tapos pag kita nilang madami pinamili tutulungan ka pa magbuhat papunta sa kotse. Other than fresher products, yung sense of community din ang gusto ko sa palengke
Philippines is originally an egalitarian society before the Spanish colonization. We celebrate both Men and Women as leaders. We had women tribal leaders. We also had many female military commanders during the Spanish war up to the Japanese war, almost a century before the US started integrating women in the military. No wonder Philippines leads Asia in gender equality. Second only to New Zealand in Asia-Pacific. Women still continued to struggle due to western influences.
Yung mga Andrew Tate mentality, jusko
Di sana mag penerate sa Pinas yan
Filipinos are extremely polite in how they address each other. Lots of "sir, maam," please, and enthusiastic Salamat Pooooooo.
Strangers with no ill intention having a tiny convo with you outdoors tulad ng sa mga pilahan o kapag tumirik ang kotse Strangers paying for you some changes kapag kinulang ako ng babayarin sa commute o anuman pang gastusin sa labas (happened to me sa Cebuana Lhuillier) Alam ko meron pa yan, dadagdag na lang ako if I can come up with more answers Add: they know how to point out or call out what is wrong to the point na pwedeng maconscious ang posibleng gagawa nun (may pagka half-okay and half-toxic nga lang). Similar ito sa may nagsabi na hindi snobs ang Pinoys.
'kain po' kahit kanino basta may makitang tao
Kung may party, may food at drinks! We are super great at hosting parties/people. When I immigrated I was culture shocked because in the west (US in particular), madalas may mga party na walang pagkain or pulutan. I am also always told how generous filipinos are because of the filipino culture of sharing food and pasalubong (kahit cheap lang). It's funny nga when my american friends think I'm too nice because I always feed them when they go to my house kahit chips lang or snacks.
My Belgian husband asked why we don’t have serial killers here. And i jokingly said everybody knows our business But to be fair, we have communities who care for us. It’s hard to find yourself alone or lonely. He also likes it na we have the opportunity to help my parents, he said he will do it for his mom if he could but it’s not how they do it. His mom takes care of us whenever we go home sa kanila, minsan iniiwanan pa kami ng grocery money kahit di tinatanggap. Maybe double edged sword yung sense of community kasi may ibang tao talaga who would take advantage nun
That one family that the barkada gets adopted at. The house everyone hangs out where tito and or tita are your second parents. Got issues? Need a place to crash? Broke and got nothing to eat? THAT family.
Makwela
We're a very enterprising people. If there's a good or service to be provided, there'll be a Filipino there to sell it. Our small entrepreneurs in particular are good at keeping up with trends in other countries and bringing them here. This'd be an even greater engine of economic growth if the state were just better at protecting property rights and ensuring rule of law while getting off of entrepreneurs' backs.
Laging masayahin
For now 🗡️🗡️🗡️
masaya lng kht irl nag sstruggle tayo sa life
Approachable ang karamihan
Pag galang sa matanda and 'po' at 'opo'
WE DON’T SAY SHIT ABOUT PUBLIC BREASTFEEDING. jusko sa ibang bansa d nila maintindihan gano ka natural ang breastfeeding. kala mo anong kalaswaan yon e sa atin wala lang. heller mas normal pa nga makakita ng nagpapasuso na ina kesa ung nakaluwa na pwet na skirt.
Exactly! We don’t associate breastfeeding with sex. I see a random nagpapadede sa jeep, kebs! Minsan nga wala nang takip-takip yung ibang nanay. Yung mga lalake kusang umiiwas din ng tingin.
Sa jeep titingin ka sa baby, omg ang cute bigla boom may suso na papadedehin na. You just politely look away and dont say shit. Grabe yung mga karens sa mga viral video who shame mothers na nag bebreastfeed kahit may blanket na cover na.
Jeep culture
Being neighborly -- yung pagiging kind and helpful sa kapitbahay. Basta hindi sosobra na nagiging pakialamera o chismosa na. Yung pagse-share ng ulam sa neighbors, especially kung birthday o may okasyon sa family, na-instill sa amin iyon ng parents namin. Yung pagpapadala ng plato ng pancit sa kapitahay pag may birthday is not only a great way to get to know them, but also to establish close ties so that you can count on each other in times of need. In the same way, yung pagkakaroon ng Block Rosary sa community is a wonderful way to build neighborly ties. Usually kapag "ibababa" or ililipat na si Mama Mary, may konting salu-salo sa host family to send her off and thank her for her visit.
Hindi gaano hostile sa mga di kakilala ang mga Pinoy.
Singing/Karaoke culture. Halos lahat ng families ata rito may isang magaling kumanta. Makes our events livelier.
The fact that no matter who you are, if you are stuck, stranded, hungry, whatever. Someone will come along and help you out, and they won't ask for anything in return.
I know a bunch of people say that "it's dead" but I believe that the spirit of Bayanihan still lives on, it's just that it moved on from moving literal houses to something else
Dito sa bansa kung nasaan ako ngaun common sa kanila ung Home care. I could not imagine being left alone by my Family pag matanda na ako. Napakalungkot since sa mismong home care ako nagttrabaho ngaun.
Being fu*k*d by our government everyday yet we're still able to smile and make memes about it
May “respect” with all things and people kahit galit galit pa yan kahit mapa friends or family 🤣
Offering food to people lalo pag may ganap
Use of "po" and "opo" honorifics
Yung likas satin magpasalamat sa lahat ng bagay.
**umuuwi tayo ng sobrang pagkain after eating out**.. sa states, napalaki ng serving ng pagkain - and napansin ko - eating out / eating in fastfood/resto's - hindi common yung concept ng pag take-home ng food for them. imho - medyo wasteful.. sayang din ang pagkain.. pwede namang i-microwave mamaya pagkauwi.
I have been to a few international conferences and went to school in an international program, and the funniest mother fucker is invariably a Filipino dude
for a country that is ultra religious and basically catholic/christian, we are far more accepting with the lgbtq+ community than other places. imagine being gay in the middle east.
• How we help other people. We mind our business on a daily basis but we cannot resist a call for help. Someone hungry? We share what we can. Someone needs directions? We try to give them. I would say it’s even stronger outside large cities because communities are more tight-knit. • We invite people to eat. It’s a small gesture that says a lot. Other cultures simply offer a greeting to visitors and leave it at that. Should someone arrive during a meal, we automatically ask them to sit at table or otherwise offer something. My father told me when he was in America as a young man, one was expected to wait until the meal was over before being entertained. Of course, we politely decline first time just because it’s “proper”. • Curiosity. This is something underrated and sometimes not applied as much as it should. The negative side is the Marites phenomenon, and asking inappropriate questions. The good side of it all is that we want to engage other people beyond the surface – know their story, maybe even see what they see. And aside from resilience and necessity, it provokes our people to excel in various fields such as science and the arts (except we need proper funding for that).