What traits does a Filipino have that makes you proud and not proud to be PINOY?
By procne
@procne (80)
Philippines
May 24, 2008 5:19am CST
They say. Wherever a Filipino goes, he'd always remain strong and adaptable to his surroundings. Very hardworking, determined, and optimistic. Three of the ingredients that makes a Pinoy succeed and SANE amidst all the crises he's going through.
I am a Filipina and proud to be one. Try to look at my fellowmen in a calamity. Even at news. Instead of crying their outs (well, there are some maybe) but try to see beyond the one interviewed.. at the back, there are fellow victims waving their hands at the camera seeming to be indifferent to what's going on around them. No they aren't indifferent but just optimistic. haha. Makes me laugh everytime I see that scene on tv.WE SMILE A LOT. LAUGH A LOT. ALWAYS BELIEVING THERE IS SOMETHING MORE. We seem to be good at that merging fairy tales and reality to keep us moving. Reality, to keep our feet on the ground and fairy tales to push us harder and harder and never giving up.
TO MY FELLOW MEN.. WHAT MAKES PINOYS 'ASTIG'? ACCORDING TO BAMBOO, OUR BLOOD CONTAINS AMULETS. HAHA. (MAY AGIMAT ANG DUGO KO... RING A BELL?) YOU CAN PUT FUNNY THINGS ABOUT US. C'MON.
4 responses
@julyteen (13252)
• Davao, Philippines
7 Jun 08
one of the filipino traits that i am proud of is hospitable. wherever we go still this attitude is always present. even in our home if we have visitors, although no budget for this occasion but still we try to show our best to our visitors even it means that we need lend money from our neighbor. i am proud to be pinoy.
@hindichinese (748)
• Philippines
4 Jul 08
i agree with you. filipinos are very hospitable and flexible. even if we dont know that person if he/she seeks shelter somebody would lend a room for him/her.Even if we dont have that money to spend on our guest we used to find ways on how can we make them comfortable...
@msedge (4011)
• United States
4 Jul 08
I am a filipina too.I am living in the US now but still i could say i am proud to be a filipino and was raised in the Philippines.There are alot of filipino traits that can be proud of.We are hospitable, loving, caring and the good family ties that we have.The only thing that i hated there is hard life and other people tend to get jealous if your life gets better.Instead of being happy of whatever one has achieve, they would backbite you and get jealous.In other words some are inggitera.I hope they would think positively and try to change themselves because God will never help one that just keep oberving other lives can't even take care of their's.
@knight_rlc26 (362)
• Philippines
30 Jun 08
filipinos are hospitable and jolly people... they are willing to extend their hands on whatever scenario there maybe... it is seems that we always have a happy face even though their are lot of problems in life... also, the family teis are strong and the extended families are very tight in our culture. We also have great respect to our elders...
one thing that i am not proud of, is the crab mentallity that of the pinoy...
@asawanialvin0611 (1877)
• Philippines
2 Jul 08
We are smiling intelligent ,flexible people who can withstand pain, persevere for our loved ones, and still hopeful for the better to come inspite of the bleak situations we are in.We are rich in culture and tradition.We are lucky to have good talents,rich natural resources, closed-knit families
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