What do you consider as uniquely Filipino?

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-pretty mama-

the way we call someone.. dunno the english term... but in cebuano it's called "sitsit"

in a large crowd of different nationality, the one who turns when he hears a "sitsit" is definitely a Filipino... lol and the one who do the "sitsit" is also a Filipino.. lol

Cutiekel

the ability to smile even in the midst of a disaster or calamity.

annabelle p

In Cebu, we call it tartanilla...this horse-drawn carriage that carries 2 to 4 persons. Then, we have our very own king of the road - the jeepney. You can't find it in any other place in the world. This is uniquely Filipino. Then, there's our "barong tagalog". Our "jusi" made from "piÃ±a". Of course, Cebu's pride - "lechon" or roasted pig.

There are a lot of things around us that are uniquely Filipino. You might consider a common pastime for Filipino women - "tsismis" from morning till night".

Lapu-lapu arf

our Tabo

Mary Magdalene is my mom

These makes unique Filipino:

1. They die for other people (Dr Jose Rizal, Benigno Aquino)
2. They are pro-Americans (Ferdinand Marcos)
3. They hate the Chinese (Lucio Tan, Henry Sy, John Go Kong Wei)
4. They speak English better than Englishmen
5. They win singing contest worldwide
6. They go to America by the dozens, by the truckloads, by the shiploads, by generation upon generation
7. They like Levis & Strauss
8. They like Nike shoes, Adidas, Hershey Chokolate
9. They join the US Navy from generatiobn to generation.
10. They do not want kill to for survival. They do not want to rob foreigners. They do not want to steal if not seen.
11. They go to Church every Sunday. And then curse their neighbors.

trOLLIE

their cheating and trolling is exceptional

Republika Ng Pilipinas

good because filipino people likes to smile not like other asians sometimes they dont smile at all because of their culture also filipinos are really hospitable

oneiloilokano

Jeepney's

Chrisby S

bowing their heads when passing in a group of people, spanish legacy?

Johny

They like the Americans haha

sheephunter

1. Throws garbages all over the metro.
2. Spits anywhere
3. Urinates almost anywhere
4. Likes to have white skin tone by rubbing soap and taking those pills. (This I don't really understand)
5. Will give this comment a THUMBS DOWN

Hard working people too... that I have no problem with

Coy

We are special.

Filipinos are brown. Their color is at the center of human racial strains. This point is not an attempt at racism, but just for many Filipinos to realize that our color should not be a source of or reason for an inferiority complex. While we pine for a fair complexion, white people are religiously tanning themselves, under the sun or artificial light, to approximate the Filipino complexion.

Filipinos are a touching people. We have lots of love and are not afraid to show it. We almost inevitably create human chains with our perennial akbay (putting an arm around another's shoulder), hawak (hold), yakap (embrace), himas (caressing stroke), kalabit (touching with the tip of the finger), kalong (sitting on someone else's lap), etc. We are always reaching out, always seeking interconnection.

Filipinos are linguists. Put a Filipino in any city, any town around the world. Give him a few months or even weeks and he will speak the local language there. Filipinos are adept at learning and speaking languages

In fact, it is not uncommon for Filipinos to speak at least three: his own local dialect, Filipino, and English. Of course, a lot speak an added language, be it Chinese, Spanish or, if he works abroad, the language of his host country.

maamu

Uniquely Filipino = my neighbors.

They are the only people of Filipino descent that I know. They live in a multi-generation household. I think there is like 4 generations going on over there. They are really nice, although I can't understand what they are saying to me. But it sounds nice. LOL

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the smile....amidst all adversity of life we still smile and say Bahala na ang Diyos

theonethatgotaway

our love for our families,
nobody beat us in this category.

Juan C

the ability to feed visitors with very pleasing foods, but they can't feed themselves...

Aref H4

My childhood.

Misty Roses

we are naturally inquisitive. we just have to know what our neighbors had for lunch. no offense meant to my countrymen.

J@ps

As a country which has become a melting pot in their region, there is almost nothing now that is uniquely Filipino. Most of what we see or do or act we have gotten from outside influences, especially now in this age of global travel & online technology.

We have also shown the world thru the global pinoys about our indiosyncrosies thus exposing them internationally which we don't know if other people are emulating or have been doing all this time without us being aware of. I myself have seen some things that I thought to be uniquely Filipino to not be the case as I have seen them also in other cultures.

But as far as I know the Philippines still holds the distinction as having the longest Christmas season.

sugarBear

We are damn GOOD COOKS!

edna v

the filipina domestic helpers are becoming GRO!

genarodj

That damn accent!

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