What do you think of Filpinos?

Question

Do you exactly know them? Do you even know their country? Or it's just all hearsay? Or..?

Answer 1

filipinos are special just like any other race...It depends on the upbringing,belief and culture of that person is what determines the representation of their race. Filipinos are mostly stereotyped as shy, hard-working, 2nd class citizens(since Philippines is a developing country), strong accents, large families and smelly foods.

In response to "sonny too much" accusation of filipinos being rude and inconsiderate(guy above who commented), tell me any race that doesnt have their share of rude and inconsiderate people. It seems to me your describing the "big city" personality where everyone is pushing and shoving and is less polite because of the fact that they have to compete with millions to get what they want so good manners is to a minimum. Remember, Philippines is a developing country which means money is scarce or none and the job rate is ridiculously low so you have to factor in crime, abuse, illiteracy and "survive in the jungle" mentality so you cant generalize all filipinos as rude and inconsiderate. In turn, your rude yourself for generalizing all filipinos that way and ignorant for not factoring the reasons why they may be rude and inconsiderate.

Answer 2

I have been there recently. I will say this: it is a Matriarchal society compared to other Asian countries. The people are nice and friendly, and I never felt in danger, but - the men get dumped on. That comment that said the men are lazy and the women are hard working? That was the Philipino attitude coming out. In shops, hotels, etc... if you're a man, you will get good service from a man, and the women tend to act like they're too good to serve you. (Keep in mind they are in the service industry.) A Philipino thinks the woman should be the head of state, head of household, and the man should be subservient. That's where these comments are coming from. I'm not arguing, but it is more so in this country than in any other I've visited - which is quite a few.

Also, as an American, if you try to tip, they tell you it's too much. Like, $1 is way too much. I don't think that is smart for a 3rd world country to turn down American money. They are telling you 'we are not worth it' which Americans will be apt to believe because our world revolves around money.

I tip 5x that in the states for the same service. I saw SO MUCH poverty over there that I tried to tip a little more than was common.. what's a dollar here or there? To the people that are working hard for peanuts, that need (and deserve) it the most? And doesn't it help the country overall?

Seriously, I got lambasted by 'rich' Philipino peers every time I tried to tip a dollar or two. This does not make sense to me.

Answer 3

Filipinos are the whores of Asia. Everyone's had a piece of them. The Spaniards, The Chinese, the Americans, the Japanese, essentially, EVERYONE. But, that's what accounts for their great strength of spirit. The Philippines is a third world country, where the majority are in the lower social class of people. However, you'll notice that the suicide rate is very low. They do not give up and call it quits. They drag on day after day to make what ends they can meet, and do it with a smile. Just like Hemmingway, they live by the mantra "Grace Under Pressure". And for that, I admire them. Yes, it's true, they eat dogs, and do anything to make a quick buck, but given they don't have ANYTHING, it's merely a mamallian survial instinct, and it can't be blamed on their personality, as much as their drive to survive.

Answer 4

I find most Filipinos to be rude, very rude and inconsiderate. They will jump in front of each other in any line. They will never offer their seat to a crippled person or a woman with small children on a bus.
Most are very uneducated. The women work hard to support lazy men that want to lay around and drink and make babies. Bad treatment of women is common, Rape and abuse are everyday occurances in the Philippines.
Most Filipinos will cheat each other and steal from each other. This is not 100 % true but neither are all the good things that people say about the Filipinos.
I know because I deal with the Filipinos everyday !

Answer 5

I'm a Filipino and I have lived in the Philippines all my life. What exactly do you wish to know about Filipinos? Not all Filipinos are the same, as every human being is unique. But in general, you can say that we are a very generous, open-handed race, very resilient and always smiling even in the face of adversity.

Anna
http://www.biz-trips.info

Answer 6

I think the women are HHHHOOOOOTTTTTT!!!!!

I know a little about them but not a lot. I dated one for a while and I met a few by knowing her and I met a few in clubs. I do not find anything wrong with them as a people or as a person. The beliefs are not the same but my Thai girl friend's beliefs are not the same either.

Over all I give Filipinos a big thumbs up.

Answer 7

I've met the Americanized/Canadianized ones and for the most part there cool. The only complaints I have is that one time I was an hour late to a basketball game against me and my friend. So I arranged it so that next week we'd meet, but the guy stood me up and used the same excuse of him coming and hour later (though he didn't cuz I waited for 3 hours that day).

1)Filipinos are vengeful
2)Filipinos are conceited
3)They stick to close to family (not necesarily bad, its just that I hate my family)

Answer 8

We Filipinos are generally friendly and warm. We would go extra mile just to make sure our guest are compfortable (which are sometimes abused). We are happy people. We don't get problems depressed us.

Filipinos are also very talented and hardworking. We can easily adapt to any place we go.

Of course, in every nation not all are good. We have our share of bad apples as well. But who doesn't. It's just sad that people like sonny_to_much have been generalizing because of some people he met. And to JB: that person who refused to accept your $1 is probably just happy to serve you without waiting for something in return. Most Filipinos are like that.

Answer 9

I just came back from the philippines two months ago, being a filipino-american, i didn't realize how much i was missing out on... i just fell in love with the filipino culture, it touched my heart to see how generous n open hearted they are, people give without waiting to receive anything in return, they have great family values like in restaurants, you see families praying before their meals, they definetely value friendships and family..they all go to church... by the way, the food is so good, so much richer n full of flavor... the people are hospitable, they will not eat in front of you if you are not eating with them.. they offer you their own meal... their hearts are pure and they give their all., they are simple and good people... Comming back from there has definetely softened me up and made me a better person.

Answer 10

I'm a filipino so I know them... I know the country because i was born there and lived there half of my life..... well I would say filipinos are very nice and friendly people except for some who really doesn't like socializing.