Things you found strange about the Philippines

[Dan and Judy 614]

drinking soda out of a baggy without ice

Hey Joe!!!!!!

[Tahoma 2,291]

When waiting in a mall in Manila for the stores to open their doors, over the loud speaker a woman (nun?) began the day with prayer and a devotion, then ended with prayer, even while Muslims were standing near me.

I liked this. it is nice not having the government interfering with the church. Muslim holidays are celebrated on the calendar and with days off from work and Christians are able to open the day at a mall in prayer. So refreshing after the extremes the U.S. government has gone to for the sake of a very small minority in order to wipe God in any and all forms out of our culture.

Yes...Any red-blooded, god-fearing true American would agree that we need to get rid of that pesky Constitution of the United States of America.

[bowgirl 8]

It's 95 degrees F -- 90% humidity and Filipinas wear a sweater (including my own)

Hot Dogs are RED

Jolibees is crowded yet the food is terrible

Hey, Jollibee is one of the things Filipinos overseas miss. You're not a Pinoy if you don't like Jollibee. And when your fiancee gets here, you would find yourself driving for miles just to get her "terrible" foods from Jollibee.

I can ride a motorcycle without a helmet

Most small cities have no stop signs or lights but traffic works

In the department stores each station has an employee standing there to wait on you.

Traffic cops are hot chicks wearing hooker boots

That's one of MMDA's "brilliant" ideas.

No one but Americans and Europeans wear tennis shoes

I went to a rock concert in a park an NOBODY got up to dance - they sat in chairs around tables.

[southcalhog 43]

I Found Strange everybody talk Tagalog but......MOST signs on Buildings and the Malls and other Buildings were in English!!!

[thekfc 26]

Even those I knew about the - it was still strange experiencing/seeing them in person.

Brownouts.

Security guards wit shotguns.

Buying TP for the CR.

Rice in fast food joints.

[thekfc 26]

Hey, Jollibee is one of the things Filipinos overseas miss. You're not a Pinoy if you don't like Jollibee. And when your fiancee gets here, you would find yourself driving for miles just to get her "terrible" foods from Jollibee.

Yep, good thing we have one in NYC. The wife is always asking me to bring her burgersteak or let's go to Jollibee.

[sweetpink 1]

I Found Strange everybody talk Tagalog but......MOST signs on Buildings and the Malls and other Buildings were in English!!!

imagine if everything including signs are in tagalog, wouldn't visitors from other country feel lost?

[~happyndinlove~ 540]

Hot Dogs are RED

It's not a hot dog if ain't RED.

Jolibees is crowded yet the food is terrible

Obviously the food is NOT terrible that's why the JOLLIBEES are always crowded.

I can ride a motorcycle without a helmet

It's illegal to ride without a helmet.

No one but Americans and Europeans wear tennis shoes

False!

Edited July 24, 2011 by ~happyndinlove~

[JoBri 545]

Yes...Any red-blooded, god-fearing true American would agree that we need to get rid of that pesky Constitution of the United States of America.

What you just said is completely irrelevant. Toodles!

[kev_n_jena 89]

Hey, Jollibee is one of the things Filipinos overseas miss. You're not a Pinoy if you don't like Jollibee. And when your fiancee gets here, you would find yourself driving for miles just to get her "terrible" foods from Jollibee.

Yep, good thing we have one in NYC. The wife is always asking me to bring her burgersteak or let's go to Jollibee.

We just got back from Phils. It had been 4 years since Jena had been back home and she really was looking forward to Jollibee. The first day we were in Manila we went to Jollibee in the Mall of Asia. She ordered her favorite meal that she remembered but after eating, she realized that it wasn't as great as she thought. After living in the US for 4 years and eating at many different places, she has found many other resturants that she likes a lot more than Jollibee. She says she won't miss it now. She says that Jollibee isn't that great.

[southcalhog 43]

imagine if everything including signs are in tagalog, wouldn't visitors from other country feel lost?

Yea but thats their Country, they not catering to us foreigners supposedly. as a Tourist when in Rome do as Rome does! I just found it strange but Good for me and other Foreigners! heck we lost anyway with out our fiancee.

[Tahoma 2,291]

What you just said is completely irrelevant. Toodles!

It's irrelevant to those who haven't read the U.S. Constitution and have somehow avoided paying any attention whatsoever to the issue of separation of church and state. Ta ta!

[JoBri 545]

It's irrelevant to those who haven't read the U.S. Constitution and have somehow avoided paying any attention whatsoever to the issue of separation of church and state. Ta ta!

Oh tisk, tisk, yes I have read it! have you? But seeing how you wish to make this an issue, there is nothing about the seperation of church and state in the U.S. Constitution. It is part of the First Amendment. As found in the FIRST AMENDMENT, it states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Therefore, if all spiritual beliefs are allowed to be freely exercised, as is the case in the Philippines, I think that would mean Congress is not "prohibiting the free exercise thereof".

If you were to read the Wall of Seperation letter written by Thomas Jefferson, a very religeous man, on January 1, 1802 to the Danbury Baptist Church, I think you could see that he was concerned about two things mostly, one being the state (that is the government of the United States) forcing upon the citizens one state sponsored religeon, as was the case in England with The Church of England. Secondly, he was concerned with the government (or anyone else (being intolerant of other people's spiritual beliefs. Therefore he did not want the government involved in the spiritual affairs of the people.

Anyways, if you wish to debate this further, I suggest we do so by other means than here where it is very much off topic. If you wish to use any other means of belittlement, chiding or whatever tactics, be my guest, away from here. I will not continue contributing to your little rant here.

Meanwhile,

[JoBri 545]

I found it...different...that kissing in public, at least by some, is considered a bad thing. Even when saying goodbye at the airport or in an elevator (out of fear of someone seeing on a camera). I am not sure if this is the norm in the Philippines. My wife at least thinks it is. She told me that kissing in public is considered what "bad" people do. When we went to the airport when I left and I tried to kiss her, she turned away, and I was shocked, and hurt. It wasnt until she was here and I talked with her about it that she explained it better to me. I still dont like that way of being, although she kisses goodbye at the car, etc., now, like when she is leaving to go to work and I walk her out to the car. But she still gets shy about it. I imagine she REALLY felt self-conscious when we got married, and our first kiss ever was ordered by the judge when he told us "Now, I want you to kiss each other for 30 seconds!".

Edited July 25, 2011 by Brijo

[southcalhog 43]

I found it...different...that kissing in public, at least by some, is considered a bad thing. Even when saying goodbye at the airport or in an elevator (out of fear of someone seeing on a camera). I am not sure if this is the norm in the Philippines. My wife at least thinks it is. She told me that kissing in public is considered what "bad" people do. When we went to the airport when I left and I tried to kiss her, she turned away, and I was shocked, and hurt. It wasnt until she was here and I talked with her about it that she explained it better to me. I still dont like that way of being, although she kisses goodbye at the car, etc., now, like when she is leaving to go to work and I walk her out to the car. But she still gets shy about it. I imagine she REALLY felt self-conscious when we got married, and our first kiss ever was ordered by the judge when he told us "Now, I want you to kiss each other for 30 seconds!".

I Guess that is considered "taboo" off limits! I never kissed my Fiance ever in public, I was told that was the norm there. I been there 5 times and i have NEVER seen anyone kissing in public, You right!