Comments on: How come in the Philippines, if you can’t speak tagalog…? http://www.philippinestagalog.com/how-come-in-the-philippines-if-you-cant-speak-tagalog.php The Philippine language is called Tagalog Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:45:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: daiLou http://www.philippinestagalog.com/how-come-in-the-philippines-if-you-cant-speak-tagalog.php/comment-page-1#comment-392 daiLou Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:43:26 +0000 http://www.philippinestagalog.com/how-come-in-the-philippines-if-you-cant-speak-tagalog.php#comment-392 Because not all Filipinos agree that the national language be based in Tagalog. Because not all Filipinos agree that the national language be based in Tagalog.

]]> By: hettitiern http://www.philippinestagalog.com/how-come-in-the-philippines-if-you-cant-speak-tagalog.php/comment-page-1#comment-393 hettitiern Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:43:26 +0000 http://www.philippinestagalog.com/how-come-in-the-philippines-if-you-cant-speak-tagalog.php#comment-393 Why would I speak Tagalog in Cebu? Why would I speak Tagalog in Cebu?

]]> By: kitch http://www.philippinestagalog.com/how-come-in-the-philippines-if-you-cant-speak-tagalog.php/comment-page-1#comment-394 kitch Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:43:26 +0000 http://www.philippinestagalog.com/how-come-in-the-philippines-if-you-cant-speak-tagalog.php#comment-394 colonial mentality. colonial mentality.

]]> By: hiiragizawa tomoyo http://www.philippinestagalog.com/how-come-in-the-philippines-if-you-cant-speak-tagalog.php/comment-page-1#comment-395 hiiragizawa tomoyo Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:43:26 +0000 http://www.philippinestagalog.com/how-come-in-the-philippines-if-you-cant-speak-tagalog.php#comment-395 international language-wise, it's part of the 400 years we were under foreign rule. if you could speak spanish, you could go to europe and basically escape the peasant life of "indios". we now call this colonial mentality. the same applied to the american and japanese occupation of the philippines. it's rooted into our systems that foreigners are better than us. and then we scorn those with heavy accents as "promd's", or from the province. <s>like some actors and actresses.</s> dialect wise, learning tagalog (you can call it filipino, but it's tagalog to me) was a huge pain i had to suffer for eleven years. i'm glad it's over. it has its perks, since i have friends here in my college who aren't visayan speakers, but since i have no intention of EVER living in manila, and since majority of the Philippines (parts of luzon, most of visayas and a lot of mindanao) have bisaya or a variation of it as a local dialect, i agree with hettitiern when he says" why would i speak tagalog in cebu?" international language-wise, it’s part of the 400 years we were under foreign rule. if you could speak spanish, you could go to europe and basically escape the peasant life of "indios".

we now call this colonial mentality.

the same applied to the american and japanese occupation of the philippines. it’s rooted into our systems that foreigners are better than us. and then we scorn those with heavy accents as "promd’s", or from the province. <s>like some actors and actresses.</s>

dialect wise, learning tagalog (you can call it filipino, but it’s tagalog to me) was a huge pain i had to suffer for eleven years. i’m glad it’s over.

it has its perks, since i have friends here in my college who aren’t visayan speakers, but since i have no intention of EVER living in manila, and since majority of the Philippines (parts of luzon, most of visayas and a lot of mindanao) have bisaya or a variation of it as a local dialect, i agree with hettitiern when he says" why would i speak tagalog in cebu?"

]]> By: luosechi 駱士基 http://www.philippinestagalog.com/how-come-in-the-philippines-if-you-cant-speak-tagalog.php/comment-page-1#comment-396 luosechi 駱士基 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:43:26 +0000 http://www.philippinestagalog.com/how-come-in-the-philippines-if-you-cant-speak-tagalog.php#comment-396 Because if you don't speak Tagalog/Filipino, you are a foreigner.... and as everybody here knows, ALL foreigners are rich :-P Because if you don’t speak Tagalog/Filipino, you are a foreigner…. and as everybody here knows, ALL foreigners are rich :-P

]]> By: WhyTi http://www.philippinestagalog.com/how-come-in-the-philippines-if-you-cant-speak-tagalog.php/comment-page-1#comment-397 WhyTi Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:43:26 +0000 http://www.philippinestagalog.com/how-come-in-the-philippines-if-you-cant-speak-tagalog.php#comment-397 english!!!! english!!!!

]]> By: Buwisit http://www.philippinestagalog.com/how-come-in-the-philippines-if-you-cant-speak-tagalog.php/comment-page-1#comment-398 Buwisit Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:43:26 +0000 http://www.philippinestagalog.com/how-come-in-the-philippines-if-you-cant-speak-tagalog.php#comment-398 Because regardless of how educated, worldly or smart we Filipinos are today, we are still bound by the eternal grasps of our former colonial masters' teachings--who mandate that we divest ourselves of anything Filipino in favor of their respective "superior" cultures. In short, we are culturall bereft and ignorant. We can't help it. Sadly. Because regardless of how educated, worldly or smart we Filipinos are today, we are still bound by the eternal grasps of our former colonial masters’ teachings–who mandate that we divest ourselves of anything Filipino in favor of their respective "superior" cultures.

In short, we are culturall bereft and ignorant. We can’t help it. Sadly.

]]> By: Matt T http://www.philippinestagalog.com/how-come-in-the-philippines-if-you-cant-speak-tagalog.php/comment-page-1#comment-399 Matt T Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:43:26 +0000 http://www.philippinestagalog.com/how-come-in-the-philippines-if-you-cant-speak-tagalog.php#comment-399 Because in the Philippines, all the peple have Colonial Mentality. Colonial Mentality is a psychological condition wherein the people always think that everything foreign is excellent and good. So, they think that English is good and that speaking Tagalog and Filipino is bad. There are several documented cases where some Senators and Congressmen were quoted saying that the indigenous languages (including Tagalog) are only for housekeepers and domestic helpers. Furthermore, it is widely believed in the Philippines that if you speak English only (or as your first language), you are rich and highly educated. In the Philippines, it is generally believed that to make yourself higher in society to make yourself accepted by the upper and middle class, you must learn to at least speak fluent English. The upper class Filipinos speak English as their mother language, because most of them are of foreign descent - particularly Spanish, Chinese, American, and British - some mixed with Filipinos. Because in the Philippines, all the peple have Colonial Mentality. Colonial Mentality is a psychological condition wherein the people always think that everything foreign is excellent and good. So, they think that English is good and that speaking Tagalog and Filipino is bad.

There are several documented cases where some Senators and Congressmen were quoted saying that the indigenous languages (including Tagalog) are only for housekeepers and domestic helpers.

Furthermore, it is widely believed in the Philippines that if you speak English only (or as your first language), you are rich and highly educated.

In the Philippines, it is generally believed that to make yourself higher in society to make yourself accepted by the upper and middle class, you must learn to at least speak fluent English. The upper class Filipinos speak English as their mother language, because most of them are of foreign descent – particularly Spanish, Chinese, American, and British – some mixed with Filipinos.

]]> By: guRl http://www.philippinestagalog.com/how-come-in-the-philippines-if-you-cant-speak-tagalog.php/comment-page-1#comment-400 guRl Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:43:26 +0000 http://www.philippinestagalog.com/how-come-in-the-philippines-if-you-cant-speak-tagalog.php#comment-400 not at all, I always look upon to people who can speak good Tagalog/cebuano (whatever dialect) and English at the same time and thought those who doesn't know how to speak Tagalog while they are born and live their lives in this country is somehow...dumb? not at all, I always look upon to people who can speak good Tagalog/cebuano (whatever dialect) and English at the same time and thought those who doesn’t know how to speak Tagalog while they are born and live their lives in this country is somehow…dumb?

]]> By: pharaoh_102 http://www.philippinestagalog.com/how-come-in-the-philippines-if-you-cant-speak-tagalog.php/comment-page-1#comment-401 pharaoh_102 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:43:26 +0000 http://www.philippinestagalog.com/how-come-in-the-philippines-if-you-cant-speak-tagalog.php#comment-401 in japan, you're scorned if you can't speak nihonggo if you are japanese, but not to foreigners. in taiwan, china, france, etc ,you're look down upon if you or a lineage are from that place but you can't speak the language, but not if you are a foreigner. in the philippines, if you got filipino blood but can't speak filipino as being look up upon is only true if they are not your relatives, otherwise, you relatives would comment the saying of Jose Rizal 'those who can't speak the native tongue is worst than the smell of a foul fish". in all, language has nothing to do with being look on, but on what social status or pleasing personality you got. in japan, you’re scorned if you can’t speak nihonggo if you are japanese, but not to foreigners.
in taiwan, china, france, etc ,you’re look down upon if you or a lineage are from that place but you can’t speak the language, but not if you are a foreigner.
in the philippines, if you got filipino blood but can’t speak filipino as being look up upon is only true if they are not your relatives, otherwise, you relatives would comment the saying of Jose Rizal ‘those who can’t speak the native tongue is worst than the smell of a foul fish".
in all, language has nothing to do with being look on, but on what social status or pleasing personality you got.

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