What do other people think of the Philippines? When someone says Philippines, what comes to your mind?
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The sunset at Manila Bay, Balut, Manggang hilaw w/ bagoong, People Power, Tiangge, Hopia, SM Malls, simbang gabi, mga magagandang dilag, mga guwapong lalaki, Kare-Kare, Baguio, Boracay, Dinuguan w/ Puto, Manny Pacquiao and Lechon.\n\nThese are what my relatives and friends from abroad are asking for/talking about when they come here, so I guess these must be what comes to their minds about the Philippines.
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I think of many things. Sure Chinese food, ancient ruins, also I think of Thailand (a good fiend of mine is from Thailand).\n\nI think of efficiancy.  I think, as a whole, Asians are a bit more efficient in a lot of things.  There are, of course, the cars we drive, "cheap" labor for our US companies (aren't a lot of our jobs moving to China?).\n\nPaper and fireworks - both originating from China.  The terra cotta warriors, art, bonsai trees, chrysanthemums, sushi.\n\nI think of a lot of things, more than I could mention here.
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Actually it has really a basis,cause as what the Muslims ancestors in the southern Mindanao,Sabah Malaysia is a part of the philippines teritory before infact the Malaysian people are just renting it but i dont know now if why is it Sabah was officially part of Malaysia teritory. But the Kalayaan group of island is an official part of the Philippines area of responsibility.
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its The Republic of the Philippines.
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I wish I was in Mabalacat Dau, Pampanga, Philippines right now.  Looking in the eyes of my love.. \n\nThere is no where else that would even be close..
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These two countries are neighbors. Philippines is located above the Sulawesi island of indonesia.\nThus, people from sulawesi is very similar to filipino.\nSimilar food, similar language, even similar personality. Tagalog and Bahasa Indonesia have similar language, they have the same roots
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omg! i cant believe how many people are so rude to Israel!\n(ahem, Desi_Godfather, freedomhammer, fu_smoker).\nwhen i think of israel, i think of a beautiful country of old and new. histroy dating back thousands of years, and yet the modern-ness of today. i think about how its the second country with the best technology, thanks to incredibly smart israelis. i think how you can do so many things there like seeing fish and underwater animals only found in israel. i think of hundreds of water sports. so many delicious foods and great traditions. you think terrorism, i think of the wonder.
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Poor economically?  Poor in the country of the Phillipines or everywhere?  Your "poorly" posed question will not get you the answer you think it will.  Expound on your question and maybe you'll get a decent answer.  The way you state your question as it is now is insulting to those of Filipino heritage.
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Tell me about your culture.\nWhat is your religion and the religion of the majority of people in your country ?\nHave you been to United States or Europe or etc.. ?\nTell me about your country. What are the good and bad aspects of your country?\nHow are the people of your country like ?\n\nby her/his replies you can ask more Qs...
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the Philippines is a country of diverse cultures although some cultures have similarities with other cultures.\n\nThere are six groups:\n\nHispanic - The majority of the population comprising about 72% of the population. They are mainly Christians and because Spain ruled the Philippines, the Hispanic Filipinos were greatly influenced by Latin America and Spain. But still on the core, they are Asians, retaining their indigenous Malay root culture and significant influences from Hinduism and Taoism. These group have 11 ethno-linguistic groups.\n\nMuslim - They are also known as Moros, a term assigned to them by the Spaniards after the Islamic Moors who ruled Spain for some time. They comprise about 20% of the population. Unlike their Christian or Hispanic brothers, their culture is still greatly influenced by their first religions: Animism, Hinduism and Taoism, evethough they are brutally converted to Islam by the Arab traders from Indonesia, Brunei and Malaysia. Many of them have some admixture of Arabic blood. These groiup have 10 ethno-linguistic groups.\n\nTribal - they are the hereditaries of true Philippine culture becuase they are never influenced by the Hindu and Taoist traders, the Muslim missionaries and the Spanish colonists. These group although only 2% of the population composed of 65 ethno-linguistic groups, each comprise of scattered clans all around the Philippine archipelago.\n\nChinese - They came here to the Philippines and introduced their religion Taoism and it came to mingle with the indigenous animistic religions of different ethnic groups. Many of them married locals and gave birth to a breed called "Tsinoy". They comprise 2% of the population.\n\nIndians - Like the Chinese, they came here as traders. They introduced the religion Hinduism which also mingled with the local religions. Many of them also married locals and their breeds are called "Sepoys". They comprise 2% of the population.\n\nSpaniards - They were the descendants of the creoles, Philippine-born Spaniards who never came back to Spain. They also married many Filipina women and their breed are commonly called "Mestizos". They comprise 3% of the population.\n\n\nAlthough the Philippines maybe a one country, it has many ethno-linguistic groups who are still proud of their ethnic group and boasting it to other ethnic groups even fellow christians, muslims etc. A muslim group, the Tausug, are struggling to form a separate nation, although they are the only muslims who likes to. They end up terrorizing and bombing malls and other buildings all over the Philippines because they are still under the Philippines. They even hate their fellow muslims, those of the other ethnic groups, thinking of them as traitors because these other muslim groups are cooperating with the christian majority.\n\n\ni hope you understand what i've said. :p
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hello!\ni believe that the government has something to do with it. the way they treat the filipinos, taken thier freedom and abusing the power their holding. our country has so much to offer it is the government and the people like doxchopshop didn't know what a beautiful country we have. Godbless! =)
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I think that it is too far removed from the continental United States. \n\nI can go on and on about the subject but I think that the cost of defending the Philippines against potential attack would be outrageous. And probably futile. Also being a state in the Union would make it a bigger target for everybody that hates the US.   \n\nIf it weren't for those facts I would have nothing against the Philippines becoming a member state. As long as the citizens of the Philippines wanted it.
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Me and my friend are Phillipines and we know\n\nDilis, we think. It may not be right, but we're rather young (below 20's), so we might be wrong. Hope it helps!! :D
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I'm sure it's the Philippines...
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If what you mean by unity is that of the Philippines as an "imagined community" then i can tell you filipinos can very well identify themselves as one. As you may see filipinos have close ties and even when in other countries they form so called "Filipino Communities". But then if you speak of unity as having a particular culture that you can pinpoint, well, Filipinos are not like that. The Philippines has rich and diverse culture and history. The Philippines is is politically divided in several regions, and sometimes they tend to be regionalistic. Teodoro Agoncillo's History of the Filipino People would be a big help. (:
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Just like an asian . . . cheap bastards . . . lol.\n\nIt's okay . . . I am asian too . . . born in the Philippines.
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Filipinos in the Philippines tend to love anything "American" from the music to fast food to Levis.  English is very prevalent in the Phillipines.  What other Asian country can boast of that?  \n\nWith saying this, how is the Phillipines different than any other country who has been heavily occupied in the past by U.S. military forces?  Wherever the American military have set up shop the surrounding area takes on an American flavor?  Just look outside any base in any foreign country and you'll see all the proof you need.  Restaurants will tend to accommodate American tastes and eating hours.  A crop of drycleaners or laundry services will be available.  Anything that can be marketed to Americans will be readily available. \n\nIt has always been my experience (Filipino is my background) that Filipinos, especially my own relatives feel that American goods are superior.  Why else would we always send boxes and boxes full of chocolates, soaps, canned food products, clothes, etc.?  It is not that Filipino goods are inferior.  Quite the contrary.  People always wants something different and in this case our influence in clothing, food, music, whatever has heavily permeated throughout the Filipino culture.