Do you think some of our Filipino "kababayan's" get on your nerves?

Question

Anywho, from my personal experience, I see some Filipinos who can be so mayabang to the point that they even deny they are Filipino. Especially here where I live in the US. I have also seen Filipino teens trying to act "black" and living in California for 2 years I have seen some Filipino kids trying to fit in to be African-American. My fellow Filipinos, does that also bother you? I also notice that some don't even want to speak tagalog (I can understand tagalog and speak btw) and start saying bad things, I can understand peoples opinion if they don't like or love something, but when it comes down with "stereotyping" or not being too logical that pisses me off. I didn't had a good vacation back home, but that doesn't mean I hate Philippines. Btw, do you guys have any places that might be good to visit? =D thanks

Purple Tactics: NO, there is a difference of what I am talking about, Filipinos who like the African-American Culture or Filipinos who WANT and THINK they are black, trust me I have seen these types of kids, I even knew a Filipina who l "thought" was black and she said she was, but I only got to met her parents to say she is Pure Filipino,

Its not about Rap and all of that Media stuff what I'm saying is, Filipinos Who SAY and/or think they are black and try not to speak tagalog or have any relations of being Filipino. For heavens sake my best friend is even African American.

Confuse: Excuse ME? you don't know what YOUR talking about, why won't you get out of MY WAY?

You guys are so funny......

Answer 1

OH MY!!! I've been experiencing the same thing in school!!!,,, I hate my fellow Filipino here in USA... I don't know why they have this attitude, that when they got here in the USA... they act differently... they want to be known in school!!! they are 'mayabang!'... I just don't like the way they act... Filipino-Americans that were born here are much nicer...

Answer 2

I guess I get what your saying... I know a lot of Filipinos who spend three years here in the UK scrubbing toilets, travelling back to the Philippines and claim that their Tagalog "ain't that good anymore". Such BS.
But what's this trying to be black thing? What does that really mean, trying to be black?
If you mean kids who dress up in hiphop clothing, listening to Kanye West or Snoop, then why call them "trying to be black" instead of embracing the hiphop culture which is really open to anyone?
If you see Filipinos wearing leather jackets, tight jeans, black boots and a Black Sabbath shirt, would you call that person "trying to be white"? Or better yet, would you say that all those neck-tie wearing suits in Makati are all trying to be American?

I guess I noticed that part the most, cuz I hae nuthing but love for the African-American hiphop culture. I wear Dada shoes sometimes, know a few Tupac and Nas lines and speak with a hint of slang... but I'll be pissed if anyone accuses me of "trying to be black".

Brown-pride, Tru Asiatik Tribe...

Answer 3

there are those who have a "holier than thou" attitude but they usually come off as idiots so i just laugh at them. as far as teens trying to act "black" (as you mentioned), most don't really know any different because of today's society...mtv, movies, music...all of those have rap, hip hop, etc. that attract young minds. for instance, i went to high school in california that mostly had black students. there were some filipinos in the school but we all were friends with everyone. i guess we adapted to whatever was considered "cool" or "hip" at the time but when i came home from school, i still had my filipino values and that stuck with me more so than the "cool" things kids were doing back in high school.

i would like to add that saying teens are trying to fit in to be african-americans is "stereotyping". what exactly is being "african-american"? is it speaking ebonics? listening to rap or hip hop? wearing baggy clothing? i hope that's not what you think being black is. if it is, you might need to do some research.

i don't know how long you've been in the US (you did mention you've been in cali for 2) but i can understand the obvious differences you see between teens here and back home but also consider that the US and Pinas are 2 completely different places.

Answer 4

How do you want them to behave? What do you want them to wear? to speak? Grace C., you're making mountains out of mole hills. I suppose you want the kids to speak Tagalog, wear barong to school, patadyong for the girls. You are stereotyping? How does one try to act black?

Grace, there are better things for you and me to do than go out and observe how your kabayans are acting. I am afraid that what you're really trying to say is that you are better than they are and you don't want them in the US.

You might consider moving to a remote area of the US where there are no "irritating kababayans", as you describe them.Then, as a Filipino, you'll be a novelty to your white American neighbors. That's what you really want, I think.


Grace, nothing you have said about our kababayans bother me. Even when they pretend to have forgotten to speak Tagalog.

Answer 5

Maybe it will help if you see it from their point of view. That's the culture they grew up in and maybe the link with African-American is because of being in the category of "minorities". Although I have to say that even in the Philippines there would be your so called teens trying to act black. Even not only in the Philippines but pretty much everywhere. But who is there to say that you are to act only this way because of your "ethnicity"?

Answer 6

Take the Church to the marriage at Cana the place "Jesus" became water into wine that grow to be so powerful that the stewards questioned why the cheap wine grow to be served first. Ask your Church to teach that Jesus grow to be the call of the Messiah and why Matthew and Luke coach that Jesus grow to be not the call of the Messiah and all 4 Gospels coach that Jesus grow to be the call that grow to be given, with the aid of order of Pontius Pilate, to the two thieves he crucified after he allowed the Messiah to stroll away a loose and an harmless guy. breaking apart families si the paintings of the devil and your Church ought to be Satanic

Answer 7

Grace, even Justine Timberlake acts as if he's black. What do you expect from teens who likes to be hip?
It's annoying, yes, but if you look around you, a lot of whites and asians try to act as if they're blacks. It's the "in" thing nowadays.
Just ignore it and get on with your life. When those teens talks to you in English, you can always answer them in Filipino.

Answer 8

Filipinos are in general low life & the joke of Asia....end of story....FULL STOP

Answer 9

NO, it doesn't get on my nerves cuz it's their choice to copy or try to be african-american. or maybe they grew up with them and unconsciously has adopted their culture.
and YES, we do have nice places to visit. If you only know which place to go. You can check el nido in palawan, bohol, boracay, camiguin, sagada etc. if you know how to appreciate beauty and simplicity, then you'll definitely enjoy your stay here

Answer 10

I don't, and won't allow anyone to get in my nerves.

Even the arguments I have read above - - - - they are heating up. Pipe down, kababayans. No one should get in your nerves.

Live and let live.