Wednesday, January 30, 2013

We the People



Filipinos

Filipinos by nature are nice and hospitable people.  In general they are very welcoming and easy going.  They always share their food if there is enough and are kind to help you with directions if they speak English and feel confident enough to speak in English.  They have adopted an attitude of  “Bahala na” which means, whatever may happen will.  If it very characteristic of Filipinos to smile and attempt to keep a positive affect even in times of strife.  The people are used to Typhoons wiping away homes and business, death, malnutrition, earthquakes, etc.  But they have resilient perspectives and will keep moving.  Filipinos are hardworking and very creative.  Many things here used on a daily basis are created from recycle materials i.e., outside trashcans are old truck tires, children make rugs out of old shirts, ladders are made from bamboo and so are gates.  Everything will be used more than once until it completely has no more use.  Family is highly valued and large in size.  The average family has about 4 children with many of the children being step-stairs babies (born one after the other).  Filipinos are very diverse in their features.  In a spectrum some are very light in complexion and others very dark; some have very curly, wavy or bone straight hair.  They have a mix of Malay, Spanish and Chinese.


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