Are Filipinos Over Boosting?

yes Filipinos have talents and abilities that they can discover... but the thing is... we Filipinos are PROUD as a Filipino... ^_^

hello shadow, some times i think that way when one of our country men becomes popular internationally. we would own that person if we see him/her become successful but we also do the opposite when they're not. I believe that Americans and Europeans are used to that notion that's why it's not surprising to almost all of them when ever there's a star

I don't think it has got something to do with boasting. We just appreciate and take pride in our heritage as Filipinos. In a way, this also serves as an encouragement for others to pursue their dreams that even in this highly competitive world, we also have a place and a chance to excel. It is a great feeling when someone in the family accomplished something great, this is a similar case, only in a much greater scale. cheers

hello there! i believe there's nothing wrong with that, it's just a way of showing to the world how proud some filipinos are about their country men's achievements or talents..it different though when others boast or boost... [i][/i]

I would like to disagree on something. Americans, Europeans, and pretty much any other nationality do what you mentioned Filipinos boast about. I don't have a problem with it. There is nothing wrong with being enthused by the achievement of people in general and it feels closer to home when the nationality is even remotely represented. The people that do that just feel like there doing something for all of their nation just as the Olympics create national pride when their team or candidate wins. My only problem is when someone tries to claim a group of people that aren't of any relations to their nationality. Some European-Americans (very few thankfully) were crazy enough to claim that Ethiopians and Somalians were "white". I just shook my head at a crazy thought like that and I couldn't see the reasoning behind it.

i am very much proud if some filipino achieves in other country, they are an inspiration. no matter how little the filipino blood only they have but still we are proud of them than getting them ignored. It's one trait of filipinos that i like, i think it's not boasting, it's just being proud of the blood since philippines are not on the top of the list with high economy so it is good that there are still filipinos that excel in some other countries.