English Speaking Filipinos: How familiar are you with the Trojan War that concluded with the destruction of Troy?

I mean what do they think of the foreigners? Do they think that these are really bad people? I am talking about Filipino society as a whole. How do Filipinos view these white people that are visiting their country? Are those smiles that they flash at the foreigners fake smiles? Is their kindness put on?

if all the population of Indonesia began speaking in Portuguese wherever they went, given that they remain Muslims and that their economy remains more developed than the Philippines?

What then would the English speaking Filipinos identify the factor for their state?
i.e. What is the determinism?
Popslove, the funny thing is you haven't even considered your own grammar. I couldn't even understand, let alone get a doctor to help me understand your crap. Not worth my time and money.

I'm ethnic Filipino borned and raised in the UK, I got a German girlfriend and I'm planning on taking her to Manila for a visit. We looked it up and decided to stay at the Manila Peninsula.
Now, I know how dangerous it is for everybody in the Philippines. I don't mind snatchings and being robbed, I'm worried about kidnappings and corrupt cops.
I'm not really concerned for myself as I can blend in the crowd easily with my dark skin (unless I start trying to speak Filipino). I'm concerned about my girlfriend, who happens to be caucasian, 25 years old, fiery blonde hair and a hot piece of ass. In other words, she would stick out like a sore thumb when mixed with Filipinos.
My question is... how safe is it really in Makati? Does the area have better security since thay have all those classy hotels and malls there? Is it even safe walking on the sidewalk around 9-10pm?
Just Makati, we're not planning on visiting Malate, Binondo, Buendia or any of those tourist unfirendly spots.

I've heard my aunts and uncles and my parents talk about this all the time. They say, "Wala siyang delicadesa." What does it mean? i looked up the Spanish meaning, and they say delicadesa is a delicacy. So what is delicadesa for Filipinos? Thanks.
sorry. i misspelled delicadeza.

I find this strange because almost all asian cultures pass down their language to their kids
They don't. I dont know American born filipino under the age of 25 that speaks tagalog and I have many filipino friends.
Im sorry I didnt make it more clear, this question applies to AMERICAN-FILIPINOS only
Meera - It doesnt matter. I see Mexicans, Chinese, Japanese people all speaking their native languages in the US.

all i know is their SWEAR words

i'm first generation american....
my parents never taught me the philippines' national language, tho i want to learn

i live in a mostly white suburban town
and i hate it cuz there is nooo
CULTURE here...and very little filipinos reside up here
i'ma teen, so i cant move out so easily
altho i do have relatives who live in a filipino filled town...shoould i move in with them?

and dont suggest meeting filipinos or learning about filipino culture Online...
THE REAL WORLD is where i want to learn

I use to watch Filipino drama all the time, and the shows too, like Mula Sa Puso, I think many filipino actors/actress have all stopped with the show business and started hiring new ones that don't even know how to act. I love Dolphy, Cesar Montano, etc.... I support alot of my culture, but it makes me sad that all shows at the same time aired there are just copied to some random Show/Movie from a foreign as part of its plot. Why can't shows talk about like, for example, filipino with regular lives, struggle, and so on, or about teens and peer preasure, a life of a province girl/guy or a jeepney driver? You know what I'm talking about, the lives of real filipinos, and daily lives. Instead of the Rich VS Poor and the rich are the villains and the poor are the good guys. Another thing that bothers me is that sometimes a certain Drama or show that is good, it takes forever for it to end. I don't like the whole over-reacting too in the shows.

My grandfather tells me to give up language-learning since multilingual people are seen to be geeks and nerds, and warned me that I might be considered some kind of traitor to our Filipino language, or something along those lines. I don't know whether he's doing this to make me change my mind about devoting my entire life to mastering 18 languages (not including English and Tagalog, of course, I think I'm quite proficient in them already). But I'm still a bit aggravated by his comments, and so decided to ask here on yahooanswers, (where people will be more keen on giving honest opinions), instead of simply asking my Filipino mateys (who will undoubtedly tell me that there's nothing wrong with what I'm doing, but there's a possibility that they might not be so frank about it). So, going back to my question.......how are multilinguals seen in the Philippines, or more particularly there in Luzon (I know that knowing 3-4 languages is okay, but how about someone who's got 10 languages+ under their belt? Is such a person considered a stigma, like in Britain (unfortunately)? Please give me an HONEST answer, and a detailed one if possible. It doesn't matter if the answer is like: You're so gonna be considered a dweeb or a geek, that there's no chance of you successfully wooing a run-off-the-mill Filipina, if she knows you're into languages.

Extra info about me: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlT0AVOdDhG_KrxOEr2l59Hsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20101004073208AAM7wov

Btw I'm still on the lookout for any fellow Filipino who's got the same ambitions as I am.
I plan on attaining at least C1-level fluency in Estonian, Ukrainian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, French, Russian, Bulgarian, Finnish, and Hungarian
before I die, of course
by the way, thank you very much for the 2 Filipinos who've posted here. I'm waiting for an additional 3 helpful and honest opinions from Filipinos. If you have difficulty in voicing your opinion, simply watch this (videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAtWuQmdexs), and tell me whether he would be treated badly in Luzon, or will he still be able to fit in. The man in the video is not me by the way!

What is up with Filipino Americans? why do they lie about having Spanish blood in them? They don't even look Spanish. Some of them even say that todays Filipinos are actually Mexicans. I looked it up because i couldn't believe it because they look like Asians or South East Asians, and learned that only 3% of 87 million Filipinos have any European ancestry, not necessarily Spanish, but the funny thing is 97% of the Filipinos that tell me what they are say they are Spanish Filipinos. I just don't get it? why are they lying?

*note* I'm only talking about Filipino Americans here.
oh and for those who don't know why Filipinos have Spanish names, it wasnt because the have Spanish blood in them. Here is info why the Spaniards gave Filipinos Spanish names.

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9121/surnamesfaq.html

oh and Elvi, im not saying that they are mixed with Mexicans i'm saying they are not but they tell people they are.

*and to the others, i am not cliaiming to know all Fil Ams but i know over a hundred of them due to a few circumstances such as i run the local Filipino Basketball League, and i can only go on what i hear and see obviously.
reply to SBD1.
I didnt call everyone liars, i called Filipino Americans liars, and i admit i used the wrong wording i should have said most. I have read up on Filipino history and i even know Filipinos who tell me, in fact it was those Filipinos (not the ones im accusing) that told me about the IMSCF Syndrome.

2ndly, i believe that it is you and quite a number of Fil Ams that need a shrink lol, ESPECIALLY going on the info you guys (people replying) are trying to pass up as fact. You guys are really touchy when someone publicly reveals the truth about Filipinos and the % that have Spanish. You only need to read up on The Philippines from credible research such as the sites ive been going to (www.gov.ph site from Philippines, only 1 of the sites ), to know that Your Spanish surnames were given to you and not out of ancestory.

some of you FilAms actually think like white people in the sense you group Asians as being oriental chinese or korean type Asians.
Indians dont care about being Asian, why? because its just a fact of life, they come from a country that is geographically in Asia, deal with it. Malays, Indonesians dont care being called Asian even though theyre language has alot of similaritys with Maori and Hawaiin and theyre culture is so different to an Oriental one, why? because they are in ASIA. I have been to The Philippines and Filipinos there are real nice people and they think of themselves as asian as well. Thats why i directed the question at Filipino Americans, because its the Filipino Americans that have such a problem with their identity.

seriously, some of you are real touchy and its kinda proving my point with some of your answers.

I guess the best place would be to start at the beginning. My wife and I met while I was stationed overseas. She lived in the Philippines while I was still in Japan. We got pregnant after marriage and she wanted to have her family with her when she gave birth so the baby was born in the Philippines. She was living with her family in one place as typical for filipinos so the baby had constant attention, especially from her mom. Due to some difficulties with immigration and missing paperwork, it wasnt until this year that we were able to bring the child home with us. He is now 4. I was able to visit quite a few times while he was in the Philippines. My wife's immigration was already completed so she had been working here in the US with me to save money to send home for her family. In any event, our son understood he needed to come home with his parents so we brought him back here and hes now been here with us for 3 days. It was a big change for me especially since Ive not had any time with him really so Im learning to be a dad for the first time. The other issue is that he speaks mostly Tagalog which is native language over there. He speaks a little English but I worry about what will happen when preschool times comes, which is right around the corner. Ive never trained anyone to speak, Im not sure if flash cards will work or how Im supposed to go about this? I dont want him falling behind because hes not a native English speaker. So far hes been pretty good. He plays and Ive had a day or two where mommy can sleep and Ill take him to the park with me. He doesnt ask for her and as long as I keep him entertained, seems fine. Oh yeah, with this all in mind, I shouldnt be expecting much sleep during these years correct? I just want to be sure I know what to expect. Seems like hes super active really late into the night. People have told me I should sleep as much as I can when he sleeps. Seems like hell wake up for 8 hours, take a nap and then up for another 8 hours. Its been hard cuz my wife and I are kind of on different schedules that way. She stays up with him at night for the last 4 hours or so because she can get him to sleep by coddling him. Doesnt do that with me so I usually crash a few hours before her. Then when he wakes up, Ill send her to the bedroom so that she can sleep and I try and take him out of the house somewhere to play so he can use up some energy. Its tough in WA, the weather is always so bad its hard to find places outside to take him...ideas? I guess Im just wondering if this is all normal, if the sleep thing will be something the wife and I will have to make the best of while hes this age and also if anyone is filipino reading this, if you have any suggestions for teaching him English now that hes here? He likes watching backyardigans on tv and whatnot, and knows some songs totally in English but still talks to my wife and I in Tagalog. Again, Im just worried about school and him learning a new language and how best to teach him. If anybody lives in WA area and knows of any resources I could consult about Filipino schools that teach English or something similar, that would be great. I just want the best for him and to get a good dad. As good a dad as my wife is a mother. I feel like shes having to hold up so much right now and I just want to do everthing I can to make this doable for her too. Hope I didnt write too much. I appreciate any inputs or advice, this is scary starting off. Thanks

I'm currently starting on a teenage romance novel. I've always wanted my story setting to be abroad (usually US), but since my knowledge of the places abroad are very little, I decided to place my new story where I live - Philippines. I'm just a bit concerned about the people who will read it (most of them are non-Filipinos) since they might not like the story because of its unfamiliar setting. What do you think?

You must know the alphabet and at least, a 1000 words from those languages (including nouns, adjectives, pronouns and etc.). Not including dialects or sub-languages. You must also speak it fluently and flawlessly. You must also know how to spell the words and pronounciation, grammar counts, too.

I know two, Tagalog and English. Go Filipinos!
oops, wrong category. just answer

It's not just pronunciation either, because ive met american filipinos who grew up here and can pronounce their "F's" but they choose to say Pilipino...

Thanks!

Hello. I have a question here for Filipinos (Philippines) or anybody who might know the answer.

Does anybody know why and/or how the rainbow is called "Bahaghari" in the Filipino language?

I need it in my report in my Filipino class. Many thanks in advance to those who will help. ^_^
Guys, I mean the origin of the word "Bahaghari."

I have no more time to go to the library, thats's why I'm asking online.

Thanks.

Sorry if I sound like I'm stereotyping a race but Filipinos are just racist, arent they? I'm half Filipino and half black and I can understand and speak some Tagalog. I look more black than Filipino. Anyways, I was shopping at a CVS pharmacy for make-ups and these two Filipinas were talking about me that I look so fat, ugly, so black, and that I might steal in the store because I'm black. To their surprise, I come up to them and say right into their faces, "If you have something to say, say it right in front of my face!". I've been through this situation too before when I went to the Philippines with families and really the Filipinos their are even more racist.

I just got a job in Tuen Mun Hongkong and I'm trying to find some Filipinos I can hang out with since I only speak Tagalog and English. I was wondering what is there to do in Tuen Mun at night or are there places close by that have exciting things to offer. I miss LA night life.

Do Filipinos still need to use it as the main medium of communication or should they prioritize the use of English instead?

I remember hearing that alot of filipinos have four names. I was writing a filipino name for a story I'm writing, and I wanted this person to have four names. is it true that alot of filipinos have four names? or is it common for a filipino to have four names? thanks!

to all Filipinos... we are by far the most non-nationalistic people in Asia pacific.. (did you know that there are more Japanese who can write alibata than Filipinos) It is said that our country remain poor and dirty morally and physically due to lack of love to our islands.

my question, since our islands no longer belong to king Phillip, what name do you think our islands should carry? and what official language? explain.

note: filipino as an official language is not effective since many bisaya thinks tagalog didnt earn to be the national toungue and would rather speak english than filipino.

Philippines still uses English as an official language but is much poorer than Malaysia which eliminated it. And many Filipinos still justify that English makes them have an advantage when it does not give them any advantage whatsoever.
To say that Filipinos are favored in US or Canada as maids is an insult because if the Philippines was rich they wouldnt have to work overseas in the first place, and secondly there is nothing proud in being a domestic helper or maid that is the lowest of low jobs.

Filipinos, in the day to day life of the Philippines, is it realistic to say that the citizens speak English with each other?

You must know the alphabet and at least, a 1000 words from those languages (including nouns, adjectives, pronouns and etc.). Not including dialects or sub-languages. You must also speak it fluently and flawlessly. You must also know how to spell the words and pronounciation, grammar counts, too.

I know two, Tagalog and English. Go Filipinos!
What is your nationality?

okay so I go to a catholic school and I noticed filipinos do these things its so annoying.
1. Try to copy or assimilate other cultures
2. Have an "I am the best attitude"
3. Filipino girls talk badly about things and like stupid things like Justin Berber
4. Ignore anyone who doesn't act like they do because they don't understand everyone has a different style
please comment and tell me what you think thanks.
sure the kids

In other words, their relationship is cordial. Also, Japan has invested heavily in the Philippines and the Philippine government sent people to Japan to help during the tsunami emergency. Filipinos also travel to Japan to work. My question is how does the average Japanese see Filipinos? I've read conflicting stories about the issue.

what does mean to be filipino american? like what are true filipinos? i have to write an essay and i need some help
and can anyone give me a ideas in writing a introduction about this
please and thank you

I don't mean to be a racist or anything, but I've noticed that a lot of Filipinos speak and write good English but use Filipino poorly. On the other hand, Americans speak English poorly (I don't have enough experience to know what language they are good in). Any other similar observations? and most importantly, what do you think about this?

ed with them, and they talk **** about Filipinos on internet saying that were ugly and our food sucks...Honestly I think Mexicans are full of layered fats, and they're skins isnt as clear as Filipino does, and theyre frigging heights are honestly really of a dwarve's height, Must look in the mirror and see your Poop looking selves...your history aint really a pretty race!!!
Well If you can look at a REAL MEXICAN I'm talking about they arent really that tall or have a porcelain skin not unless they're MIXED! I can see a bunch of Mexicans here walking around with their kids or some family & even with guys I can see that I'm taller than them...
@East indian American, I don't think mexicans could ever be part mongoloid cause those kinds came from Asia, and it definitely doesn't really fit they're looks cause even mongoloids looks better than them...

I know a Filipino lady ( she looks Chinese with a tan ) that has a cousin--he looks Spanish for a person that is from the Phillipinnes. I know that a majority of Filipinos got Spanish blood in them but they still look Chinese. So can most Filipinos speak Spanish? What kind of Spanish is it?

Ano ang mga reaksyon ninyo? (What are your reactions?)

Do you really believe the Filipinos don't have what's called ORIGINALITY?

From a reality show in the Phil (PBB) a guest elder age 70+ said "Basta poryner guapo. Pag Pilipino panget."

Are Filipinos really that insecure of their own?

Posible ba na ang kahit isa sa mga sariling atin ay mahalin pati ng hindi natin mga kalahi sa iba't ibang panig ng mundo? Sometime in the future? (Is it possible that even non-Filipinos will start to enjoy things made exclusively from the Philippines?) Can we make something that will be popular internationally like Japan's Manga, Korea's Drama, America's Movies, France's cuisine..etc. Are we going to remain as an immitator?

Nakakabawas ng Filipino pride kapag nababasa ko ang label na yan dahil alam kong totoo nga. Ano naman reaksyon nyo?

Nakakalungkot. I'm a Fil-Am, and I tried my hardest to relearn Tagalog even without TFC and without a Filipino friend who spoke that language in my school. I watched Pinoy movies from the internet, and practiced it with my parents when they had time. It's a beautiful language only without so much English mashed up with it...really.

This is another quote. This time thought it's from a Korean living in the PI "If they want other countries to respect them, they should respect and love what they own"
Alam nyo sa Linn Oeymo mula po sa Pilipinas Got Talent? Maganda sha, inamin ng ng mga Jurado na wala shang talento pero ipinasa pa rin sha dahil sa ganda nya! Kaya tuloy ang kokorni umarte ng mga artista natin sa Pinas.

Or Alibata if you refer to it that way.
Was it because the Spanish people influenced Filipinos to convert to the Roman/Spanish alphabet?
Don't you think it would be easier to read and write in Baybayin?

The Philippines is a former Spanish colony they have been ruled by Spain for 377 years they have Spanish surnames but only 2% to 3% of Filipinos have Spanish ancestry i'm just wondering why Filipinos don't speak Spanish why did they abandon the Spanish language does anyone know why Mexico like the Philippines is a former Spanish colony they have Spanish surnames but i don't know what percentage of Mexicans have Spanish ancestry but Mexicans never abandoned the Spanish language they still speak Spanish how come Filipinos don't speak Spanish anymore why did Filipinos abandon the Spanish language the Mexicans never did they kept the Spanish language they never abandoned the Spanish language does anyone know why.

I am asking because of the majority of Filipino's I come across tell me this. I also have a Filipino friend who says that Tagalog (a Filipino language) is very much like Spanish. She also informed me that majority of Filipinos have Spanish blood including herself and she looks pure Malay (asian) to me. Have others noticed this also and what do the majority of Filipinos identify as Hispanic or Asian?

When I ask if Indonesians are related to Filipinos, I'm talking about the natives and half breed natives of the Philippine Archipelago and Indonesian Natives.
To sum it all up, your average joe.

Im a Filipino living abroad. Its wierd to discover that different people call each country and each people differently. Example:We Filipinos call
Philippines- Pilipinas(Pilipino,Pinoy)
USA - Estados Unidos(Amerikano)
UK - Britania(Inglis)
Spain - Espania(Espanyol)
Japan - Hapon(Hapones)
China - Tsina(Intsik)

And as for Koreans:
Philippines -Pilipin(Pilipin saram)
USA -Miguk(Miguk saram)
UK -Yungguk(Yungguk saram)
Germany - Tuggil (Tuggil saram)
Japan - Ilbon(Ilbon saram)
China -Chungguk(Chungguk saram)

Can you name some like what I did above?