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KaRoger @KaRogerbanahaw (81) • Philippines 25 Feb 18

"Mano Po" is said to be the physical gestures of holding a parents or an elderly persons hand and placing it on one's forehead while bowing down your head. This can be compared to a gentleman kissing the hand in the West. It is a...

mano po

kissing the hand

filipino tradition

customs

respect for the elders

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KaRoger That a good sign of respect.

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KaRoger @KaRogerbanahaw (81) • Philippines 25 Feb 18

"Mano Po" is said to be the physical gestures of holding a parents or an elderly persons hand and placing it on one's forehead while bowing down your head. This can be compared to a gentleman kissing the hand in the West. It is a...

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KaRoger Yes this tradition must live on.

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KaRoger @KaRogerbanahaw (81) • Philippines 25 Feb 18

Among the good Filipino trait is loyalty to a friend. In the book "History of The Filipino People" by Prof. Teodoro A. Agoncillo p. 10, he made the following observation on this trait: "For the Filipino friendship is sacred and...

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KaRoger Loyalty to a friend has many layer of meaning to so many people.

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KaRoger @KaRogerbanahaw (81) • Philippines 25 Feb 18

Among the good Filipino trait is loyalty to a friend. In the book "History of The Filipino People" by Prof. Teodoro A. Agoncillo p. 10, he made the following observation on this trait: "For the Filipino friendship is sacred and...

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KaRoger @mydanods Yes loyalty is common to humanity and I didn't say in my post that loyalty is an exclusive trait only for us Filipinos.

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KaRoger @KaRogerbanahaw (81) • Philippines 25 Feb 18

"Mano Po" is said to be the physical gestures of holding a parents or an elderly persons hand and placing it on one's forehead while bowing down your head. This can be compared to a gentleman kissing the hand in the West. It is a...

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KaRoger I hope his mom or dad (the side that is Filipino) will be able to teach him "Mano Po".

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KaRoger @KaRogerbanahaw (81) • Philippines 25 Feb 18

"Mano Po" is said to be the physical gestures of holding a parents or an elderly persons hand and placing it on one's forehead while bowing down your head. This can be compared to a gentleman kissing the hand in the West. It is a...

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KaRoger Thank you too and you are welcome.

25 Feb 18

KaRoger @KaRogerbanahaw (81) • Philippines 25 Feb 18

"Mano Po" is said to be the physical gestures of holding a parents or an elderly persons hand and placing it on one's forehead while bowing down your head. This can be compared to a gentleman kissing the hand in the West. It is a...

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KaRoger That's true as part of our colonial past.

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KaRoger @KaRogerbanahaw (81) • Philippines 25 Feb 18

"Mano Po" is said to be the physical gestures of holding a parents or an elderly persons hand and placing it on one's forehead while bowing down your head. This can be compared to a gentleman kissing the hand in the West. It is a...

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KaRoger I absolutely agree with you. For the sake of other myLotters "po", "opo", or "ho" or "oho" are Filipino words of respect. It has no aproximate English word equivalent but for the sake of this post maybe "sir" or "mam".

25 Feb 18

KaRoger @KaRogerbanahaw (81) • Philippines 25 Feb 18

"Mano Po" is said to be the physical gestures of holding a parents or an elderly persons hand and placing it on one's forehead while bowing down your head. This can be compared to a gentleman kissing the hand in the West. It is a...

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KaRoger Yes and it has proven it's worth.

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KaRoger @KaRogerbanahaw (81) • Philippines 25 Feb 18

"Mano Po" is said to be the physical gestures of holding a parents or an elderly persons hand and placing it on one's forehead while bowing down your head. This can be compared to a gentleman kissing the hand in the West. It is a...

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KaRoger Thank you for the nice word.

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KaRoger @KaRogerbanahaw (81) • Philippines 25 Feb 18

"Mano Po" is said to be the physical gestures of holding a parents or an elderly persons hand and placing it on one's forehead while bowing down your head. This can be compared to a gentleman kissing the hand in the West. It is a...

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KaRoger Yes and we do hope that this age-old tradition will endure forever.

25 Feb 18

KaRoger @KaRogerbanahaw (81) • Philippines 25 Feb 18

Despite the coming of all the popular fast food chain in our country, rice still remains to be the Number 1 staple food in the Philippines. We have three meals in the Philippines: breakfast, lunch and dinner and these meals are...

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KaRoger Yes ther a "rice-eating" countries in the world.

25 Feb 18

KaRoger @KaRogerbanahaw (81) • Philippines 25 Feb 18

Despite the coming of all the popular fast food chain in our country, rice still remains to be the Number 1 staple food in the Philippines. We have three meals in the Philippines: breakfast, lunch and dinner and these meals are...

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KaRoger Oh really? I'm not sure if there is a difference between white rice and brown rice.

25 Feb 18

KaRoger @KaRogerbanahaw (81) • Philippines 24 Feb 18

I just recently signed up to myLot and I don't have any idea what this site is all about. I just saw this site while surfing the internet. The site says "myLot/Make Money. Make Friends. Have Fun!" I hope this is true. I'm...

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KaRoger Thank you for the tips and the welcome.

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KaRoger @KaRogerbanahaw (81) • Philippines 24 Feb 18

I just recently signed up to myLot and I don't have any idea what this site is all about. I just saw this site while surfing the internet. The site says "myLot/Make Money. Make Friends. Have Fun!" I hope this is true. I'm...

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KaRoger Thank you for the welcome.

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KaRoger @KaRogerbanahaw (81) • Philippines 24 Feb 18

I just recently signed up to myLot and I don't have any idea what this site is all about. I just saw this site while surfing the internet. The site says "myLot/Make Money. Make Friends. Have Fun!" I hope this is true. I'm...

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KaRoger You are a long timer here and thank you for the welcome.

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KaRoger @KaRogerbanahaw (81) • Philippines 25 Feb 18

"Mano Po" is said to be the physical gestures of holding a parents or an elderly persons hand and placing it on one's forehead while bowing down your head. This can be compared to a gentleman kissing the hand in the West. It is a...

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KaRoger I agree with you on that.

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KaRoger @KaRogerbanahaw (81) • Philippines 24 Feb 18

I just recently signed up to myLot and I don't have any idea what this site is all about. I just saw this site while surfing the internet. The site says "myLot/Make Money. Make Friends. Have Fun!" I hope this is true. I'm...

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KaRoger I'm glad that is it a fun site.

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KaRoger @KaRogerbanahaw (81) • Philippines 25 Feb 18

Despite the coming of all the popular fast food chain in our country, rice still remains to be the Number 1 staple food in the Philippines. We have three meals in the Philippines: breakfast, lunch and dinner and these meals are...

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KaRoger Rice is indeed common among Asian countries as I've said.

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