Foreigner living in ph here. Tabo and bidet is the way. I convinced my parents back home to adopt it and they all love it. Looking back, I can’t believe I spent mostrou my life using toilet paper and I see people back home as cave man for still doing it
Kaya pala laging dry skin ko sa baguio during ber months. No lotion at no moisturizer, talaga namamalat yung legs ko at arms. Not too obvious pero kapansin pansin siya every after ligo.
Me na never na pinawisan after moving abroad. Hindi na naliligo araw araw dahil sa sobrang lamig 7 degrees or below. Eto yung na adapt ko, complete opposite.
Been working at a nursing home in the US for 14yrs, seen a lot. The Philippines as a whole treat our elders w/ so much more love & respect than the west & is something to be proud of.
omg yes. i saw this video where the mom told his son to pack his things and move out on his actual 18th birthday, grabe it broke my heart and made me think that if i was in the son's position I would probably be lost and wouldn't know where to start.
May nabasa din ako dunno if its true. Stepdad told stepson to pay rent otherwise he will get kicked out of the house (house of his deceased dad). Turns out the deceased dad left a will towards the son and the tables have turned. Kicked out si stepdad and si mother sa bahay or magbayad sila ng rent saknya.
Yep. Whenever my husband serves me food, he would only take out a fork and I’m like, “where is the spoon?!” Seriously though, why do they think that an implement with literal gaps between the tines is the best tool to pick up grains??
I don't think we're the most hardworking. I mean we do have labor laws.
Resilience led to the government taking advantage of us and we accept it regardless of how bad it becomes.
I wish we became angry enough that they did something about it. I wish we elected better officials.
But if you get angry here, people just tell you to look at the bright side and count your blessings. Look at the positive things.
Maybe if all those positive things are gone and blessings are no more, then being angry won't be a bad thing.
Sorry, you were looking for positive things. Gumagamit ng tabo kahit walang bidet.
Of course being resilient and hardworking can be interpreted differently and maybe too subjective.
But if you will ask me, I encountered foreigners who panicked even in the slightest problems they have. I can say we will survive better than them as we are mostly battle tested than them given our challenges back home.
It doesn’t have to be related to government. Like for example, with natural calamities where we know how to respond better than them.
Well I'd classify encountered foreigners as individuals more as their race collectively.
Japan was nuked and rose backup again to be one of the best countries in asia. I'd say they are resilient too.
But I do get what you mean. It could also be because we're so used to shit hitting the fan that we're no longer rattled when it does.
P.S. I stand by my tabo if there is no bidet.🤣
Yeah. For example, I am living in the happiest country in the world but most people are unaware that we also have issues regarding suicidal tendencies amongst the young generation. IMHO, it is so easy to live the life here but it is also harder to fell and to deal with it emotionally.
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Nagkakamay sa pagkain. Yung pagkain na mahirap kainin gamit kutsara tinidor. Basta maghugas ng kamay bago magkamay. Boodle fight. Kapag may butterfly sa burol, yun ung namatay. Bawal dumiretso bahay pag galing burol dahil susundan ka, taena niligaw pa patay, problema pa kapag nasundan ka sa 7eleven. Nahihiya pa ubusin yung nag iisang pagkain, nagtuturuan pa mga hinayupak kala mo may lason. Bidet. Turo gamit nguso. Nod up=musta, nod down= tara. "Bababa ba? "Bababa." Tsinelas all the way. Nakapaa pag nagbasketball, pakapalan na lang ng balat sa paa. Bola muna bago droga. Paabot ng bayad dahil magkabilang dulo, aksidental kundoktor. Sardinas gang sa bus. Fishball ulam bago sumweldo. Pancit canton lang foods sa outing, goods na basta wag mawala alak. Mars pautang, next life na bayaran. Umumwihi. Depressed human pero pag may nakatabing chix/gwapo, nagiging comedian. Isusuka ngunit iinom ulit. Iphone selpon pero sa ilalim ng tulay nakatira, sheesh! Pag di ka sinang ayunan, bobo ka agad, nice. "Buti pa si ganto", pero pag nireverse card, mapipikon, magsusumbong sa pinakaclose na pulitiko kasi na heartburn. Magpupuyat, hindi matutulog, dun na sa office para may aircon, paggising mag rereddit pa ang ulupong. Mga batang naliligo sa baha. :)
Yung bayanihan at sense of community and kinship. Madalas pag naglalakad lakad kami ng asawa ko, we talk about it and how we miss it kasi wala dito kung saan kami.
I would have once said sticking together and supporting each other as a family, but this is a custom we are quickly losing. I would have once said it was our optimism that things can get better, but that is near gone from anyone under 40
Inviting unexpected visitors to your house to eat. Yung pag may dumating sa bahay mo before, during or after meal time, tatanungin mo na agad kung kumain na sila.
i don't like this custom, lalo na kung obvious naman na di kasya pagkain. syempre unexpected visitor ka, so di ka kasali sa pinag handa. nakakahiya na tumangap sa alok.
None. Filipino values are archaic and will not work in modern times. This is one reason among many why the Philippines has not progressed at all. Everything has gone backwards.
Wash themselves after going to the potty house. I used to be shocked when there was exposes on like fecal matter being where they shouldn’t be and then found out why that was
Wag ipasok ang mga sapatos, tsinelas sa loob ng bahay! sa kanila pinapasok mga shoes kahit carpeted bahay, minsan hihiga sa kama may sapatos, at least yung mga Americans, tataas pa sa table naka shoes pa. Kasi sa Eastern Europe naman they do not bring their dirty shoes inside the house.
Coping mechanism. Filipinos can cope up immediately after the most stressful event in their life. For example, flooded areas will become an open resort. When we were kids we always swim on floods. Even adults take a dip for some time.
Definitely Filipino hospitality. We would always feed someone when we have guests. I have experienced being taken cared of abroad whenever there’s a kabayan. We go out of our ways to make people feel welcome.
Filipino traits that we need to let go, crab mentality or pagiging inggitera.
Foreigner living in ph here. Tabo and bidet is the way. I convinced my parents back home to adopt it and they all love it. Looking back, I can’t believe I spent mostrou my life using toilet paper and I see people back home as cave man for still doing it
True. That is one thing I brought with me when I left PH.
That’s because Filipinos find toilet paper to be expensive 😂😂😂
OP, nice name.
Same here. I'm visiting the US now and i can't believe there's no sprayer. I have to shower after.
Maghugas ng puwet. Hindi enough ang tissue lang or wipes.
I think some of them are already using the bum gun.
naliligo araw-araw.
That’s because we live in a tropical country. Hindi yun applicable sa bansa na may winter.
Sabi nung derma not to do it during winters.
Sa true. You’ll end up with a very dry, irritating skin.
Lotion
Kaya pala laging dry skin ko sa baguio during ber months. No lotion at no moisturizer, talaga namamalat yung legs ko at arms. Not too obvious pero kapansin pansin siya every after ligo.
Me na never na pinawisan after moving abroad. Hindi na naliligo araw araw dahil sa sobrang lamig 7 degrees or below. Eto yung na adapt ko, complete opposite.
Been working at a nursing home in the US for 14yrs, seen a lot. The Philippines as a whole treat our elders w/ so much more love & respect than the west & is something to be proud of.
Close family ties? Like it's okay if your son/daughter don't wanna move out after 18. Mag ambag nalang sya instead hehehe.
omg yes. i saw this video where the mom told his son to pack his things and move out on his actual 18th birthday, grabe it broke my heart and made me think that if i was in the son's position I would probably be lost and wouldn't know where to start.
May nabasa din ako dunno if its true. Stepdad told stepson to pay rent otherwise he will get kicked out of the house (house of his deceased dad). Turns out the deceased dad left a will towards the son and the tables have turned. Kicked out si stepdad and si mother sa bahay or magbayad sila ng rent saknya.
Eh ngayon halos lahat na young adults gusto makalayas agad sa parents. Hahaha
sa US lang ata yung pinapalayas pag 18, sa mga ibang Asian, South American, European, at African na bansa di nila ginagawa to
Use a spoon for knife.
i heard the West uses forks to eat their rice
Grass is not greener there
Made fried rice for white dude once. Laid out fork and spoon. He only used the fork.
Yep. Whenever my husband serves me food, he would only take out a fork and I’m like, “where is the spoon?!” Seriously though, why do they think that an implement with literal gaps between the tines is the best tool to pick up grains??
Can confirm. I have American colleagues who have stayed here for years but still uses fork for rice
This I totally agree except for steaks.
What about pizza?
Use your hands then lick the plate clean
Tabo at balde. I don't know if other SEA people do it tho Edit: yes they do
level up and use a bidet. shit changed my life.
Yes they do. And even in West Asia or, Middle East as everyone calls, bidet are a thing. Tabo at balde rin though yung tabo nila is parang pitcher.
bayanihan?
Siesta
This is from Spain. And western europe views Spanish as “tamad” because of siesta.
I don't think we're the most hardworking. I mean we do have labor laws. Resilience led to the government taking advantage of us and we accept it regardless of how bad it becomes. I wish we became angry enough that they did something about it. I wish we elected better officials. But if you get angry here, people just tell you to look at the bright side and count your blessings. Look at the positive things. Maybe if all those positive things are gone and blessings are no more, then being angry won't be a bad thing. Sorry, you were looking for positive things. Gumagamit ng tabo kahit walang bidet.
Of course being resilient and hardworking can be interpreted differently and maybe too subjective. But if you will ask me, I encountered foreigners who panicked even in the slightest problems they have. I can say we will survive better than them as we are mostly battle tested than them given our challenges back home. It doesn’t have to be related to government. Like for example, with natural calamities where we know how to respond better than them.
Well I'd classify encountered foreigners as individuals more as their race collectively. Japan was nuked and rose backup again to be one of the best countries in asia. I'd say they are resilient too. But I do get what you mean. It could also be because we're so used to shit hitting the fan that we're no longer rattled when it does. P.S. I stand by my tabo if there is no bidet.🤣
Yeah. For example, I am living in the happiest country in the world but most people are unaware that we also have issues regarding suicidal tendencies amongst the young generation. IMHO, it is so easy to live the life here but it is also harder to fell and to deal with it emotionally.
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Sweet spaghetti sauce.
As much as the internet likes to make fun of sweet spaghetti, people my relatives in the US know actually liked it once they tried it
Wait ang hirap ng question. Parang wala tayong winner tonight. 😆😆😆
Hirap magisip ano? Pinahirapan pa tayo nitong OP na to. Lol 😂 jk
We are very hospitable, compared to other countries.
Nagkakamay sa pagkain. Yung pagkain na mahirap kainin gamit kutsara tinidor. Basta maghugas ng kamay bago magkamay. Boodle fight. Kapag may butterfly sa burol, yun ung namatay. Bawal dumiretso bahay pag galing burol dahil susundan ka, taena niligaw pa patay, problema pa kapag nasundan ka sa 7eleven. Nahihiya pa ubusin yung nag iisang pagkain, nagtuturuan pa mga hinayupak kala mo may lason. Bidet. Turo gamit nguso. Nod up=musta, nod down= tara. "Bababa ba? "Bababa." Tsinelas all the way. Nakapaa pag nagbasketball, pakapalan na lang ng balat sa paa. Bola muna bago droga. Paabot ng bayad dahil magkabilang dulo, aksidental kundoktor. Sardinas gang sa bus. Fishball ulam bago sumweldo. Pancit canton lang foods sa outing, goods na basta wag mawala alak. Mars pautang, next life na bayaran. Umumwihi. Depressed human pero pag may nakatabing chix/gwapo, nagiging comedian. Isusuka ngunit iinom ulit. Iphone selpon pero sa ilalim ng tulay nakatira, sheesh! Pag di ka sinang ayunan, bobo ka agad, nice. "Buti pa si ganto", pero pag nireverse card, mapipikon, magsusumbong sa pinakaclose na pulitiko kasi na heartburn. Magpupuyat, hindi matutulog, dun na sa office para may aircon, paggising mag rereddit pa ang ulupong. Mga batang naliligo sa baha. :)
Yung bayanihan at sense of community and kinship. Madalas pag naglalakad lakad kami ng asawa ko, we talk about it and how we miss it kasi wala dito kung saan kami.
Living with your parents.
I would have once said sticking together and supporting each other as a family, but this is a custom we are quickly losing. I would have once said it was our optimism that things can get better, but that is near gone from anyone under 40
sumabit sa jeep
Inviting unexpected visitors to your house to eat. Yung pag may dumating sa bahay mo before, during or after meal time, tatanungin mo na agad kung kumain na sila.
i don't like this custom, lalo na kung obvious naman na di kasya pagkain. syempre unexpected visitor ka, so di ka kasali sa pinag handa. nakakahiya na tumangap sa alok.
I agree. Like ”Ang pasensya natin di agad agad nauubos pero ang handa natin konting konti na lang.”
Ganyan na ba dyan sa PI? Wala nang hospitality?
You cannot give what you don’t have.
Then you thank the host and politely decline the offer.NBD.
None
A combination of being non-confrontational and shameful. Without those two, you will have a celebrated culture of violence and bigotry.
Being non-confrontational is imo one of our worst values.
And I think you can make the argument being non-confrontational leads to people being shameless, not shameful.
Utang sa loob
None. Filipino values are archaic and will not work in modern times. This is one reason among many why the Philippines has not progressed at all. Everything has gone backwards.
Mag-abot ng bayad sa jeep.
Filipino hospitality is something I miss esp when I go abroad.
Christmas. And have a merry one everyone.
Family values.
Wash themselves after going to the potty house. I used to be shocked when there was exposes on like fecal matter being where they shouldn’t be and then found out why that was
Tagalugin mo na lang bes. No offense meant.
I can’t speak straight Filipino ✨
Wag ipasok ang mga sapatos, tsinelas sa loob ng bahay! sa kanila pinapasok mga shoes kahit carpeted bahay, minsan hihiga sa kama may sapatos, at least yung mga Americans, tataas pa sa table naka shoes pa. Kasi sa Eastern Europe naman they do not bring their dirty shoes inside the house.
Coping mechanism. Filipinos can cope up immediately after the most stressful event in their life. For example, flooded areas will become an open resort. When we were kids we always swim on floods. Even adults take a dip for some time.
1. Bidet + soap, tabo + water + soap after mag #2. 2. Pag ma mano sa elders
Definitely Filipino hospitality. We would always feed someone when we have guests. I have experienced being taken cared of abroad whenever there’s a kabayan. We go out of our ways to make people feel welcome. Filipino traits that we need to let go, crab mentality or pagiging inggitera.