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Going Shopping in the Philippines
2008-03-29 00:00:00 Going Shopping in the Philippines Shopping in Manila or in any other part of the Philippines can be an enjoyable experience for a foreigner not only because of the friendly nature of the Filipino... read the rest on www.western-asian.com
Filipino Marketing and Sales Practices
2008-03-29 00:00:00 Marketing and Sales Practices Marketing and sales practices of Filipino s are strange and interesting. Among the more common ones are the following: 1. The suki habit-This is a traditional buying... read the rest on www.western-asian.com More About: Marketing
Filipino Machismo & Querida System
2008-03-29 00:00:00 ”Filipino Machismo” The tendency of the Filipino to equate masculinity or virility with the ability to procreate is also at the root of some Filipino male’s irresponsibility and... read the rest on www.western-asian.com More About: System
Filipino Double Standard on Sexes
2008-03-28 00:00:00 Filipino Double Standard In the Filipino value orientation, a man is brought up with the orientation of strength, boldness and aggression. He is a1lowed more freedom of action than a woman simply... read the rest on www.western-asian.com More About: Filipino
Filipino Taboo on Premarital Relationships
2008-03-18 00:00:00 Filipino Taboo s on Premarital Relationship In the Philippines free love and pre-marital sexual relationship is not recognized and accepted. Society imposes strong pressures against premarital... read the rest on www.western-asian.com More About: Relationships , Filipino
Filipino Sexual Values
2008-03-06 11:10:00 Filipino Sexual Values The Filipino society has lived through a culture of insecurity for centuries and this has affected the Filipino’s values regarding sex. This feeling of insecurity and... read the rest on www.western-asian.com More About: Filipino
Filipino Words One Needs To Learn II
2008-02-22 10:59:00 Filipino Words One Needs To Learn II Pasalubong “Pasalubong” is a Tagalog word meaning “souvenir”. In the Philippines it has acquired the meaning of a small gift or... read the rest on www.western-asian.com More About: Filipino
Negative Filipino Values
2008-02-15 00:00:00 Negative Filipino Values ?Bahala Na? This trait means leaving everything to chance or ?letting the circumstances take care of itself?. It implies fatalism under the pretext of trusting in Divine... read the rest on www.western-asian.com More About: Negative
Filipino Words One Needs To Learn
2008-02-15 00:00:00 Filipino Words One Needs To Learn Learning the following words is important as they reflect a lot about the Filipinos’ personality: Food to Filipinos Food is very very very important to... read the rest on www.western-asian.com More About: Filipino
Filipino Funeral Practices
2008-02-08 23:06:00 Filipino Funeral Practices Difference Between Filipino Mourning and Western Mourning Western funerals requires silence and stiff decorum; they require that the privacy of the bereaved be... read the rest on www.western-asian.com More About: Filipino
Filipino Gift-Giving & Tipping
2008-02-08 18:32:00 Giving Gift s & Tipping In the Philippines In the Philippines, all occasions that call for parties requires the giving of gifts. Whether Filipino s are attending birthday parties, baptism,... read the rest on www.western-asian.com More About: Giving
Filipino Flair For Fashion, Beauty Contests & Grooming
2008-02-06 20:13:00 Filipino Flair for Fashion In the Filipino society where public esteem is greatly valued, physical appearance is very important. There is always a struggle for one to look proper so as not to incur... read the rest on www.western-asian.com More About: Beauty , Contests , Grooming , Filipino
Split-Level Christianity of Filipinos
2008-02-03 17:43:00 Split-Level Christianity of Filipinos Most Filipinos exercise what can be called a split-level Christianity. By split-level I mean the existence and practice of two or more thought and behavior... Did this article caught your interest? This is just a snippet of the whole article. Visit our website www.western-asian.com to read the rest. More About: Split
Attending Parties In The Philippines
2008-02-02 20:33:00 Attending Parties in the Philippines Filipinos are the type of people who loves to party. They love to give parties and to attend parties. Although the degree of what is called as “partying” is... Did this article caught your interest? This is just a snippet of the whole article. Visit our website www.western-asian.com to read the rest.
Philippine Public Transport & Driving Guidelines
2008-02-01 19:28:00 Philippine Public Transport & Driving Guidelines Filipinos usually take jeepneys, buses, tricycles, and “carretelas” as transportation. Only a privileged few own cars. Here are some guidelines... Did this article caught your interest? This is just a snippet of the whole article. Visit our website www.western-asian.com to read the rest. More About: Public Transport
Philippine Wedding Symbolism
2008-01-30 18:48:00 Philippine Wedding Symbolism The following items are used in traditional Filipino weddings to represent the aspirations of the couple and their families on the future of the marriage: CANDLE-... Did this article caught your interest? This is just a snippet of the whole article. Visit our website www.western-asian.com to read the rest.
Other Filipino Superstitious Beliefs
2008-01-30 16:12:00 Other Filipino Supersitious Beliefs 1. If a person bites his tongue, it means somebody is thinking of him. 2. A girl with white spots on her fingernails is inconstant in love. 3. It is bad to sweep... Did this article caught your interest? This is just a snippet of the whole article. Visit our website www.western-asian.com to read the rest.
Superstition That Evil Causes Illness
2008-01-30 16:10:00 Common among Filipinos is the belief that sickness is the work of some evil spirits. Examples of such beliefs are the following: 1. When a child has epileptic fits or when a pregnant woman has... Did this article caught your interest? This is just a snippet of the whole article. Visit our website www.western-asian.com to read the rest. More About: Evil , Superstition , Illness
Filipino Superstitious Beliefs Related to Death
2008-01-30 16:07:00 Filipino Superstitions and Beliefs Related to Death 1. If a black butterfly lingers around a person, it means that one of his relatives has just died. 2. No one should go out before the utensils... Did this article caught your interest? This is just a snippet of the whole article. Visit our website www.western-asian.com to read the rest. More About: Filipino
Filipino Superstitious Belief on Luck
2008-01-30 16:00:00 Filipino Supersitious Belief s on Good Luck 1. Throwing rice at newlyweds will bring prosperity throughout their life and they will have good children. 2. If one catches the bride’s bouquet... Did this article caught your interest? This is just a snippet of the whole article. Visit our website www.western-asian.com to read the rest. More About: Filipino
Filipino’s Thirst For Independence: “Pagsasarili”
2008-01-29 16:56:00 Filipino’s Thirst For Independence : “Pagsasarili” Despite the image of Filipinos being dependent people because of their closeness to the family, Filipinos actually has an innate desire to be on... Did this article caught your interest? This is just a snippet of the whole article. Visit our website www.western-asian.com to read the rest.
Cleanliness to Filipinos
2008-01-29 12:35:00 Filipinos are generally clean people. Every Filipino child is trained from his early years to keep his person clean. At home and in school, children are taught the need for maintaining cleanliness... Did this article caught your interest? This is just a snippet of the whole article. Visit our website www.western-asian.com to read the rest. More About: Filipinos , Cleanliness
Understanding the Filipino Kinship Structure
2008-01-28 18:47:00 You are driving along the motorway when suddenly a boy dashes in front of you and you hit him. What would you do? Foreigners would say, you get out and find help and apologize the boys parents.... Did this article caught your interest? This is just a snippet of the whole article. Visit our website www.western-asian.com to read the rest. More About: Filipino , Structure , Understanding
The Art of Filipino Togetherness:“Pakikisama”
2008-01-27 09:39:00 To Filipino s, “pakikisama” is a very important trait. “Pakikisama” is the ability of a person to get along with others to maintain good and harmonious relationships. It implies camaraderie and... Did this article caught your interest? This is just a snippet of the whole article. Visit our website www.western-asian.com to read the rest.
Reciprocity and The Concept of Filipino “Utang Na Loob”
2008-01-27 07:54:00 Because of the interdependent society of the Philippines, interpersonal relations revolve, to a large extent, around the granting and receiving of favors. Reciprocity has developed in order to keep... Did this article caught your interest? This is just a snippet of the whole article. Visit our website www.western-asian.com to read the rest. More About: Concept , Filipino
Filipino Euphemism: Beating Around The Bush
2008-01-26 11:37:00 Filipino Euphemism: Beating Around The Bush After talking about the Importance of “Go-betweens” in the Filipino Society, another good way of maintaining Smooth Interpersonal Relations (SIR) with... Did this article caught your interest? This is just a snippet of the whole article. Visit our website www.western-asian.com to read the rest. More About: The Bush , Filipino
Importance of “Go-betweens” in the Filipino Society
2008-01-24 18:31:00 Importance of “Go-betweens” in the Filipino Society Because of the inter-play between “hiya” and “amor propio”, face to face situations are delicately handled. An intermediary or “go-between”... Did this article caught your interest? This is just a snippet of the whole article. Visit our website www.western-asian.com to read the rest.
The Filipino And His Amor Propio
2008-01-24 16:37:00 Filipino And His Amor Propio “Amor propio” is Spanish word which means self –love; a sense of self-esteem or self respect that prevents a person from swallowing his pride. It includes... Did this article caught your interest? This is just a snippet of the whole article. Visit our website www.western-asian.com to read the rest. More About: Filipino
The Value of Shame (“Hiya”) to Filipinos
2008-01-24 16:27:00 The Value of Shame (“Hiya”) to Filipinos Filipinos are very sensitive to personal affront. They try, as much as possible, to avoid feeling “hiya”, a painful emotion or deep shame arising from a... Did this article caught your interest? This is just a snippet of the whole article. Visit our website www.western-asian.com to read the rest.
Contradictions in Filipino Values
More articles from this author:2008-01-23 07:47:00 Contradictions in Filipino Values If you will observe Filipinos, you will get puzzled over the presence of so many contradictions. For example, Filipinos are very proud to say they are very clean... Did this article caught your interest? This is just a snippet of the whole article. Visit our website www.western-asian.com to read the rest. 1, 2, 3 |
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