I found this list while surfing other blogs. I have to admit it's pretty truthful...and funny. So I thought I'd post it here with a bit of solicitation...if you've got anything to add to it, please do...I'd like to see where this goes. We've all had our share of Filipino-isms. Please, try and refrain from the "you must be Filipino..." kinds of things. I'm looking for cultural things unique to Manila. Sure, there may be overflow between the both of them, just be the better judge and see what leans more towards what. Thanks!
1. A passenger bus can hold up to 3 times its capacity
2. People believe if there’s even a shred of space, they can fit in it.
3. If they don’t understand it, people laugh at it. (be it a concept, a spectacle, a person etc. you get the point)
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5. People try their best to make guests feel at home AT ANY COST.
6. the food is TOP NOTCH
7. stuff that SHOULD be expensive is dirt cheap while necessities are almost a luxury.
8. Going inside the train/bus is the ONLY priority, leaving is another story.
9. The law is… wait… what law?
10. if you’re an actor, you’re set for life since actor=singer=producer=celebrated entreprenur=POLITICIAN
11. The Congress and Senate are places to get money. In short, ATM machine.
12. Unseating presidents is our “in” thing.
13. Progress, common sense and innovation is alien to the government.
14. Experiencing traffic here is a spiritual journey.
15. The film industry is non-existent.
16. In soap operas, if the leading lady is pregnant, you have to actually pass 9 months for her to give birth. No pacing.
17. 10% of our population is from
18. “Made in the
19. The cellphone to person ratio is 3:1.
20. You can find ANYTHING in Recto.
21. Cops don’t strike fear into the hearts of men.
22. The security guards here are like nothing anywhere. “Inspection” means poking your bag once or twice or they just take a peek at it and they’re absolutely, positively, groin-grabbingly SURE that THERE.IS.NO.BOMB.
23. The president is really a bunch of ducks in a human outfit.
24. The Filipino is a paradox: they are the dumbest but at the same time, the smartest people in world. No joke.
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