As for the birthday party or treat. Our understanding is that, the person who celebrates birthday is the one who thanks the Lord for his existence. Thanking the Lord is the same as thanksgiving. And so expressing your appreciation means you have to do your best in a year prior your birthday. A gift from loved ones and friends is not mandatory or obligation because for us living a life on earth and the opportunity to experience life is already a gift from God.
@RubyGonzales
2 ай бұрын
What if the birthday celebrant has no money?
@MariaHazelOlarte
Ай бұрын
Just say you don't have money and your friends will understand. That's how it is.
@haroldnueva7173
3 ай бұрын
I’m a Filipino-American living in the US. On my first birthday in the US, I was not going to tell anybody at work that it was my birthday, until my boss sent out an e-mail about going out to a nearby restaurant at lunch to celebrate my birthday, the whole department of about 30+ people were invited. I was like OMG, I hope i have enough $ to pay their meals 😂. The following year, and every year on my birthday, I’ll announce my birthday at work by saying am getting free lunch today 😂.
@leomorona831
2 ай бұрын
The weird things about the Americans they will vote for a convicted felon and it is a normal mass shooting at school
@mandytalorda
2 ай бұрын
@@haroldnueva7173 its usually a fringe benfits if you're a good employee
@fv6125
2 ай бұрын
I'm a Filipino. I say don't spend $ if you don't feel like it.
@MariaGarcia-il3id
2 ай бұрын
😅ok next time when I eat tuyo i must use fork,spoon and knife😂....
@albertojacobo7161
2 ай бұрын
My americans friends told me if its your birthday that they will treat you out for a meal
@gerbourke1952
3 ай бұрын
I got a speeding ticket on my way to the comments 😂 A meal without rice is a snack 😂 When walking between 2 people they will bow down, stretch their arms at full length and put their hands together as a polite way of cutting through 😊 I fitted a tank to the house to harvest rain water and the Queen refused to shower with it because she claimed it took too long to dry😂😂 Tabo. We attended an event one night. I think between the tickets etc it cost us around 4k. There was a raffle and I won a tabo 😅. I now am the proud owner of the most expensive tabo in mindanao. I will treasure it forever. It will never see an ass 😂😂😂
@altriplett9099
2 ай бұрын
Filipino people eat snacks made of rice! Lol! My favorite is “bud bud”, basically sticky rice in taquito sized , rolled up banana leaves…
@davidyna3492
2 ай бұрын
Lol.. tiket for 4k and won a tabo ...?.. its a scam lol
@maynunal
2 ай бұрын
Pasalubong have originated because when Filipinos leave their homes, their neighbors will automatically watch over your stuff and your chickens and pets...maybe even your children and spouse ....most of those neighbors are relatives and long extended family ....... they will keep you updated with what's going while you are out...Pasalubong is a type of thank you for watching out for my stuff :-) and it also proves that you really went to the place you are suppose to go :-)
@Stew357
2 ай бұрын
That makes perfect sense to me.
@maynunal
2 ай бұрын
@@Stew357 pasalubong also means, "sharing fortune" ....
@putaidanganimal1
2 ай бұрын
:^) 👍💯
@markrivera8587
2 ай бұрын
Tamaaa yan
@jesterballeta3674
2 ай бұрын
Actually, " Pasalubong " is also like the Filipino version of bringing souvenirs that to your family which is food, snacks, clothes or accessories that's not native in a particular place or province
@noyencortezgomez7220
2 ай бұрын
When the cars stop to allow you to cross the road, raising your hand is also an act of acknowledgement or thanks with a smile, for allowing you to cross. 😊
@adelele-ph
2 ай бұрын
We also do this in America.
@rclee2010
2 ай бұрын
We dont actually raise our hands before crossing we do a hand signal asking the drivers to stop
@YYC403NOYP
Ай бұрын
@@rclee2010Raising hand at the cross walk is a hand signal
@dannynicart2389
2 ай бұрын
Ever since I married a Filipina, I've gained so much incredible knowledge about their culture and traditions. It has been a fascinating journey!
@priscillaserrano7441
Ай бұрын
knowing our culture makes different frim other country but as you go along wirh them thats makes you enjoy the company later
@miguelsantos8196
2 ай бұрын
Were using water and soap to clean after pooping, we dont feel cleaned using only tissue, we also use tissue to dry our ass and hands after washing it with water
@tuting1965
3 ай бұрын
Knife usually use only for fine dining, TABO use for hygienic if you dont have bidet, traffic is common in South east asian country, were not afraid of rain were just avoid get wet if your tired of a long work or your working under the sun you surely got cold! Balikbayan box is common for o.f.w a pasalubong for theyre families, its part of our culture and Filipinos are so family oriented!
@eduardochavacano
2 ай бұрын
If Filipino want to get rich, they need to eat like the rich. There are no spoons in the business class. Only economy people have spoon, so get rid of all your spoons. Donate spoons to a convent or orphanage.
@schrodinger3467
2 ай бұрын
Tabo is "dipper"
@chrisf1361
2 ай бұрын
Yeah we go to a fancy restaurant and there's a knife and fork and then everyone asks for a spoon. 🤣
@MiddleAgedGeek
2 ай бұрын
@@eduardochavacano How can you sip sinigang, tinola, and tahong soup without spoon? Our meal usually consist of flavorful soup and eating rice with spoon is more efficient than using fork.
@sayuriamper971
2 ай бұрын
Tabo is life! I don't think thats weird, it's just a simple tool use
@takeshicastle8311
2 ай бұрын
About getting sick from rain, it is because of the temperature. This is a hot weather, and usually your head (specifically your scalp) is hot, then rain will pour onto it which is cold. A sudden change of temperature like this "hot to cold" will make you sick. That's why people commonly say say cover your bumbunan (top of the head) when it begins to rain.
@putaidanganimal1
2 ай бұрын
There we go. An explanation for og.
@JoeyAyalaMandiriwa
2 ай бұрын
An example of "folk science". Salamat!
@daisybulacan2363
Ай бұрын
No umbrellas in the Philippines??😮
@rossbucu7391
Ай бұрын
Its not abt getting sick. Its our clothes and shoes. They'll become a mess when we get there. The transport here is third world. So understand pls we don't want to look miserable in front of other people.
@rossbucu7391
Ай бұрын
@@daisybulacan2363 umbrellas don't do sht here. Last month during typhoon Carina it rained non stop for two weeks. Flooding is everywhere.
@tibeklucio3418
2 ай бұрын
You eat bread 3 times a day same as eating rice 3 times a day .Not only Filipinos eat rice 3 times a day . Not only Filipinos uses hands to eat .
@sayuriamper971
2 ай бұрын
Yea... I don't think it's weird at all.
@Ellen-b7j
2 ай бұрын
true
@cme3344
2 ай бұрын
ALL cultures have a carb they serve with meals. It depends on the agriculture. As a Filipina living in the U.S. it was an adjustment not to see rice on a menu but to see potato and bread.
@robertosanpedro4779
2 ай бұрын
what is weird this is a Pilipino cultured every country have a cultured you are wrong go to your country do what ever you want
@AAAEdmundoJoseRimando
2 ай бұрын
I was a dinner guest of a Saudi Arabian 🥷🏿🥷🏿🥷🏿National and we ate with our BARE HANDS ✋✋✋✋🤌🏿🤌🏿🤌🏿🤏🤏🤏 over an extra large bronze platter full of mixed food like the ingredients of an extra large ARROZ VALENCIANA DISH : sea foods, boiled eggs, chicken, carrots , potatoes, broccoli , Baguio string beans, eggplant, & sundry veggies❗️Kamayan style of eating using with(of course), clean bare hands) 🥷🏿🇵🇭🌈‼️Sharing my personal experience 🇵🇭‼️
@milrosedemate
2 ай бұрын
speaking of get sick when raining it's because of the cold rain and the weather in the Philippines is hot, it's a sudden change temperature to our body from hot to cold, common sickness are catching cold, fever, coughing and flue
@hildaminos2756
2 ай бұрын
other places in Philippines believed, if it's raining hard it's ok you can get wet , you don't get sick, but if it shower rain that you don't get much wet, you get sick or give you cold. So we prefer hard rain than just shower rain....❤
@jimc147
2 ай бұрын
Well its true and its real. But it more on like anbon or realy week rain at it can give you cold or fever bat strong rain is like having a bath. When you wet by ambon your body heat and little rain it not actually a rain bec. Its to week contradict the heat and the cold ending up giving your body to get sick.
@markrivera8587
2 ай бұрын
BBBBUUUUUDDDLLEEEEFAAAAAAYT!!!
@gregoriagenerosa7681
2 ай бұрын
Pasalubong is just being happy to let other people mostly your relative neighbors or friends have a tastes of what is unusual to them. Like davao pomelo are just so expensive in. Manila and very rare in other Phil provinces so to let them have a taste. It's so happy feelings to have even small and simple pasalubong, they will appreciate it
@jetd9716
2 ай бұрын
I tell ya , back when I lived in the states, I went to parties to friends house that were not Filipino and was disappointed with their food options . But whenever I go to a Filipino party, I'm like in a buffet type environment. It's crazy the amount of food they prepare.
@ruthvillalva5180
2 ай бұрын
That’s true, lots of food. If you cannot afford to have lots of food on the table, don’t invite friends on your birthday party. Just celebrate with family and have a simple celebration.
@aliasmarg8ta127
2 ай бұрын
I have a co-worker who refused to attend invitations to events but would always attend anything that I invite him to. I did not question it. Then someone asked him why. He said "I will not go hungry at Filipino parties. They do not serve miniature food" LOL
@ruthvillalva5180
2 ай бұрын
@@aliasmarg8ta127 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 👏👏👏👏👏
@gametri-eq6lj
2 ай бұрын
Exactly I’m Vietnamese we do this too it’s an Asian thing Americans just Order pizza or a tub of chicken and call it a day
@KDFantastic
2 ай бұрын
Ha ha "Tabo" we are ahead of the game during the pandemic. While people are lining up for tissue paper....we did not even care...yes there is the tabo! It is almost an art. To be able to clean yourself without a drop of water on the floor is the ultimate mastery 😂. You don't get a waft of undesirable downwind from those who mastered the art of tabo. Yes, it is learned at an early age. My American born niece was so happy that we taught her the art of tabo use especially during the pandemic. She said I thought that was just a weird Filipino culture, but it has its place. Go learn the art of tabo....your wallet will thank you since tissue paper are so expensive nowadays.
@sayuriamper971
2 ай бұрын
Yes! It's just a simple tool that can use at anything and besides it can save water and not just pouring or overflow water limitless. We are technically conserving. It's not being weird at all.
@KDFantastic
2 ай бұрын
@sayuriamper971 Yup...water is not an unlimited commodity. Kudos to those trained in the art of tabo. We can survive even in water rationing times during drought years. When a person is a tabo user, they are generally water conservationist.
@ildefonsoalfafara9323
2 ай бұрын
Tabo, water plus soap, your ass is more cleaner than using tissue paper.
@EdwinDelPilar-o4n
2 ай бұрын
As for tabo, some of the homes have bidets but when it broke we usually resort back to tabo. You see Filipinos is not satisfied with just tissue paper wiping our ass of poo. It still stinks and the so called skid marks on your underwear, we don't have that. If your mom found skid marks on your underwear be ready to be yelled at or you will wash your own underwear to understand your lesson. So we clean it first with plenty of water using tabo or bidet then we lather it with ample amount of soap then rinse with water. That is also the same when peeing especially girls but they use feminine wash.
@sayuriamper971
2 ай бұрын
Totally agree! Can't imagine wiping my arse with just a tissue, that's more weird! I'm glad and proud us being conservative hygienic.
@KDFantastic
2 ай бұрын
@@EdwinDelPilar-o4n Absolutely!
@malilithveloso3534
2 ай бұрын
Yes, pasalubong is like a must. My parents even my in-laws, would always tell me to bring pasalubong. I live in the city and whenever we go visit our folks or relatives in the province, you have to bring something even breads will do. It means your thinking of them and small things means a lot.😊 well, that's our culture and it also feels good to see the smile of appreciation on their faces.
@FinaJose-rs2bf
2 ай бұрын
No one can eat rice and ulam using a knife.
@TheCielo1974
3 ай бұрын
Hahahaha I have to comment on this. Growing up in the Philippines, I remember you only pay for your birthday if you have a job. My understanding is that you do that to share your blessings. Your guest will either give a gift or not and it is all fine as you want to celebrate your birthday and just be very thankful. Pasalubong is just being thoughtful, in my opinion. Thank you for sharing your weird thoughts that we do but I must say fun to experience😉
@clauyan17
3 ай бұрын
You are not forced to do these!
@francisthegreat4064
3 ай бұрын
@@clauyan17 Some Filipino family doesn't have enough money to throw a party. They are not forced to invite their friends over.
@clauyan17
2 ай бұрын
@TheCielo1974 in some of his observations he was making fun of Filipinos and cultural practices. No respect at all. Or should I say not enough research conducted.
@nenitaazucena5587
2 ай бұрын
Agree.
@soxyboychino9533
2 ай бұрын
@@clauyan17 i find him sarcastic!!!
@hash3776
2 ай бұрын
Why you called it weird when it is part of their custom and tradition?
@emilyv123
2 ай бұрын
Exactly!😂
@KDFantastic
2 ай бұрын
@hash3776 In retrospect, I can think of a million and one weird stuff in the California culture, too, but I will just say it is different, not weird.
@ernesthader1109
3 ай бұрын
Maybe I can explain some reasoning behind most of these things. Birthdays are mostly personal so as far as I know, it's usually the celebrant who invites hence he/she spends for the celebrations. Raising hands while crossing is actually the hand sign for stop just like what most traffic cops or enforcers do when stopping traffic. For me personally, the sign of cooked meat is when I can cut it using the edge of my spoon. 😂 Getting sick in rain is valid as the country is a tropical country with high humidty and heat, prolonged soaking in rainwater after a hot a humid weather will bring cougjs or colds. Eating with bare hands is actually a cultural thing in southeast asia.
@goatman3828
3 ай бұрын
Eating with bare hands far more likley to make you sick than rain will.
@ernesthader1109
3 ай бұрын
@@goatman3828 , thry do wash their hands before and after eating. Older traditions actually have a wash basin presnt beside the table when they eat. In my personal experience, I personally saw more people getting sick after getting soaked in the rain than people eating with their bare hands and we do eat bare handed a lot.
@goatman3828
3 ай бұрын
@@ernesthader1109 Great. Wash your hands in unsafe water. Yup. Totally sanitary. And please explain the mechanism of how 80° rain will make you sick. And then explain how taking an 80° shower doesn't. Thank you.
@clauyan17
3 ай бұрын
Well said. Thank you for your great explanation.
@clauyan17
3 ай бұрын
@@goatman3828 you are a child.
@jinyualcantara5036
2 ай бұрын
I've been saving a month worth of salary when it's almost my birthday to treat my co-workers at lunch and my family at home for dinner... Also it's not a regular lunch/dinner it should be a feast...
@baguiokid2
2 ай бұрын
Back in the 70s when courting a girl I go to the girls house, meet her family etc. And next when she gets to know more you get to ask her for a date, for dinner or movies at Pines or Session theater or to stroll down Session rd and to be more romantic like at Burnham park or at Camp John Hay most likely she becomes your official girlfriend. Of course that' was the traditional way of Baguio-Filipino courtship, but by 77-79, that went out the window, college and the disco scene came, house parties and everything changed. Music back in those days were more romantic and it helped a lot, it did for me. Was it weird, no not at all, it was the best times in my life! When life was simple and free.
@leonardmichaelmarkrandrup2375
2 ай бұрын
Raising the hand to stop an oncoming vehicle is like a "jedi power".
@WatchCaliforniaExpat
2 ай бұрын
Lol, that's a great way to put it
@harca1789
2 ай бұрын
No it's not it's a matter of asking to let them pass
@SaBoTeUr2001
2 ай бұрын
Yes, this Jedi hand trick seemed to pick up in the 90's.
@jaypeetee2790
3 ай бұрын
here's another weird thing... taking a leak in the bush, tree or mound in the province, filipinos would say "tabi po nuno" excuse me dwarf like nature spirit (nuno), can you move aside so i don't pee on you. and you have to say it over and over until you're done relieving yourself. take note of the "po" ... you have to express respect to it. haha hilarious
@thomasrudy6132
3 ай бұрын
In the province? I watched a guy stop his car on a busy street in the middle of the travel lane, get out, walk over to a wall by the sidewalk and take a leak. This was in broad daylight in Cebu city. I wonder what the penalties or fines would have been if he was a foreigner.
@JMgmkh
3 ай бұрын
@@thomasrudy6132 It's one custom that can come in handy. 🤣
@clauyan17
3 ай бұрын
So common.
@cocochic31
2 ай бұрын
So true :)
@burningcalmness
2 ай бұрын
Just because it's different from Western ways doesn't mean it's weird. Western ways aren't the basis of how a life should be lived. Western ways aren't the perfect way of living. So it's not weird. It's just a different way of living in a different culture.
@monsantos5999
2 ай бұрын
Prospective. It's weird to him because it's a different culture
@burningcalmness
2 ай бұрын
@monsantos5999 I beg to disagree. Weird as if it's unreal?... wrong choice of word to say or describe the differences of the Philippines culture and his culture...
@MarieMacify
2 ай бұрын
@@burningcalmness In fairness, he did explain at the beginning what he meant by 'weird'. 😊
@roanahatalia6606
2 ай бұрын
if you watch again from the beginning..he already said WEIRD = DIFFERENT..
@Markserrano2631
2 ай бұрын
True. I find it weird that most Americans are obese.
@Markserrano2631
2 ай бұрын
The culture of eating with bare hands, it’s an Indian cultural influence. The Philippines was historically part of the “Indosphere” - countries that were indirectly influenced by India during ancient times. India’s influence on the Philippines was much stronger than China. Hence why we don’t use chopsticks and why have many Sanskrit/ Indian loanwords in Filipino- GURO (Guru) SAMPALATAYA (Sampratyaya) BUDHI (bodhi) BATHALA (Bhattara)
@trevbreadtv-thefoodvlogger3117
2 ай бұрын
THANK you for such good OBSERVATION. @ Rice is a carbohydrate and your body needs more energy, because the moment you move in a tropical country your body perspire a lot, that needs more energy, unlike in the west that the weather has quite good to cool temperature , even you move you perspire less and need to eat carbs like potato and bread in moderation. @ Filipinos are using fork and spoon, just because all the dishes are prepared and cook from, minced, ground, cutlet, sliced, shredded. but not in CHUCNK preparation, like in the west that need knife. Rice is a grain food, that needs spoon to scoop. @ For personal hygiene we use TABO/ dipper instead of napkin. @ For camaraderie and unity of a community we use banana leaves on a table and eat together with friends using hands to pick up food.
@noniegonzales5492
2 ай бұрын
We filipinos were not satisfy to just use napkin or toilet papers after we used the bathrooms. Thats why we use TABO with soap and water of course. 😂
@leagarcia2347
2 ай бұрын
yap very clean
@liferenz
2 ай бұрын
we don't have to use knife because it will add to the dishwashing time and energy resourcesl😅
@maynunal
2 ай бұрын
The knife (for dining) was banned during the Spanish era in the Philippines for fear of murder and assassinations ..... Filipinos worked for a bunch of rich Spaniards and they did not allow helpers especially in the kitchen to have any knives small enough to be hidden in their clothes...
@mj_lm4480
2 ай бұрын
Up
@rap3208
2 ай бұрын
That's just a myth that people like you hear and spread around as if its true. ...............................
@maynunal
2 ай бұрын
@@rap3208 Filipinos used their hands to eat...cutlery was introduced by the Spaniards.... cutlery can be used as weapons to Filipinos hundreds of years ago
@rap3208
2 ай бұрын
@@maynunal It is a myth, all filipinos especially have bolo knives during that time. farmers even have bolo knives slung at their waists wherever they go. It is a myth that filipino do not use knives on the table because it can be used as a weapon. You believe everything you hear? Use your critical thinking if you have one.
@maynunal
2 ай бұрын
@@rap3208 1. show me a Filipino dish that needs a knife... 2. Filipinos use their hands.... then it is spoon and fork for the one with a dining table and chairs ...
@MrUod
2 ай бұрын
Pasalubong has been a Filipino tradition since pre-colonial times. It is more of a token to somewhat to share a little bit of your experiences in your travels back home.
@MrUod
2 ай бұрын
Pabaon is the other side of this coin where you give guests something to take home with them. Same reason why Filipinos love to keep empty spaces ice cream containers. It serves as “tupperware” for take home.
@harven23
2 ай бұрын
"Weird" is just another word for I don't get it because I'm not used to it.
@AashviArya-ts5fd
2 ай бұрын
Yun hand gesture na sinabi nya sa road, may point sya oo nga bakit nga ba need pa natin mag taas ng kamay para lang hindi kaagad umandar sasakyan kung nasa tawiran naman talaga tau tumatawid bakit di mag give way ang motorista without hand gesture pag tumatawid kahit nasa pedestrian lane naman lalo yang mga naka motor na yan, singit ng singit pati trycicle ganun din.
@vjv3217
3 ай бұрын
oh yeah? Knife and Fork ? afraid of Knife? thats silly!, imagine, how would you taste a soupy dish, do you dip your knife in a soupy dish and whit lick? thats why spoon matters, most of the dish is more watery soupy dish.
@goatman3828
3 ай бұрын
He referenced CUTTING MEAT. Not soup. Do you not have different words for soup and meat?
@vjv3217
3 ай бұрын
@@goatman3828 you have to playback his video he mentioned “afraid of knife or something “. Annnnd I think most of the Filipino dish meat are free cut in small bite size and you don’t need a knife, does Filipino eat steak all the time? I guess not, so, if you wanna eat big portions of meat like steak a good restaurant has a knife for you not the carinderia.🤐
@clauyan17
3 ай бұрын
He does not understand boodle fight and eating with one's hands. His brain is made up. These practices are inferior to this entitled guest of the Philippines.
@goatman3828
3 ай бұрын
@vjv3217 Go back and listen for a third time. Do you think he SERIOUSLY thinks they are afraid of knives? And while you are listening see if you can hear him specifically mentioning steak.
@julianamartinvlog
2 ай бұрын
Listening here dear...newbie
@WatchCaliforniaExpat
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for your support
@rap3208
2 ай бұрын
As for the use of knives in eating, it is just about the most useless in a filipino table as filipinos don't eat slabs of meat, meat are cut to pieces so all you have to do is spoon them to your mouth. As for the use of spoons, try scooping rice swimming in broth with your fork.
@rememberme8080
2 ай бұрын
You're wrong about Filipinos and rain. Dude Pinoy's are addicted to rain when rain comes pouring people take a rain bath outside the streets
@WatchCaliforniaExpat
2 ай бұрын
now that you say that I can really see what you mean because I do see people out in the rain but at the same time if you heard how many people use Rain as an excuse for not showing up to work, interviews and other things, you would also see that I’m also right
@mjacalan
2 ай бұрын
lots of reasons behind those. but not all filipinos are weird re rain. and the spoon thing, yes, if you eat rice and soupy food, knife won't do. we do have weird things the west does, too - like how sensitive you all are with car horns. and stopping at pedxing when there's absolutely no one around. and how you wipe with just paper, eww.
@WatchCaliforniaExpat
2 ай бұрын
Haha yes we also have so many weird things and once you see how much better water is than paper I get the eww
@paulsandford3345
3 ай бұрын
I think I would never age, if I lived in the philippines? 😅
@goatman3828
3 ай бұрын
You would be very wrong.
@stevesilver7437
3 ай бұрын
Eat only rice and your teeth will turn to cavities. There is no nutritional value in rice 🍚 😮
@rjrich2322
2 ай бұрын
If you have more resources,meaning MONEY, you're right..😊
@JMgmkh
3 ай бұрын
A knife here isn't that useful when you need a razor blade to cut much of the meat. 🤣
@C1lairv
2 ай бұрын
Yup, EVERY meal HAS to have Rice. I was like “what?”, I mean, I'm actually used to it. But like, I was just so weirded out. (I was from the Philippines and it's weird af)
@WatchCaliforniaExpat
2 ай бұрын
Lol thanks for sharing
@AashviArya-ts5fd
2 ай бұрын
Yeah we use tabo because bidet is expensive while american only use tissue. I think we need to wash our butt with warer too because if we only use tissue it's kind of itchy and dry. 😅
@rap3208
2 ай бұрын
I get rashes when I only use toilet paper when I'm away from home, just wiping is unclean.
@rl8571
3 ай бұрын
Lol. Philippines rain water is one of the cleanest in the world as there are no countries east of the Philippines spewing pollutants into the air. Rains and storms comes from the pacific. There are no major factories in the Philippines billowing smoke. Drink up that rain.
@glendacastillo6504
3 ай бұрын
I don't know about the rain water in the city. It's very polluted.
@thomasrudy6132
3 ай бұрын
The boodle fights must have been great to keep the party going during covid. LOL Good thing many places required shields between a man and his live-in when riding a motorbike.LOL
@francesberrios8250
2 ай бұрын
Using spoon and fork for eating is not that strange as most Filipino food is cut into bite size pieces - meat is tender enough to be 'cut' with a spoon or fork. Even our Filipino bistec (steak with onions) is cut into thin, small pieces and is cooked until tender.
@greatkaraokemusic
Ай бұрын
You used the word "TABO" as a dipper for water. Cebuanos or visayan people don't call it TABO but we call it KABO with letter "K" not "T".
@marissa2729
2 ай бұрын
oh and yeah on sunny days Filipinos use umbrellas which is so different in the US they will look at you and think why is she/he using umbrellas it's not even raining..hahaha
@greatkaraokemusic
Ай бұрын
No, it's not that Filipinos believe that rain has some acids. Filipinos don't like to be out when starting to rain especially when rain comes in the midst of a hot day because the hot roads that are poured with rain spreads more pungent smell that could cause any person to fell sick with fever especially to small children. That's why we have to cover our noses and mouths when rain comes on a hot day. Just like when we are out on a very hot day directly hit by the sunlight and then we go into an airconditioned room, we could get sick.
@Nayrb720
2 ай бұрын
Raising hand to cross the road. I think to notice the driver that you will going to cross the road. Thats why they will notice you and they going to slowdown😅 and if your birthday if you had a job you will treat your friends family etc. to share your blessing but if you have dont have money and job. If your friends family know it. they will treat you so the party continue😅😂 one thing saying "po and opo" showing respect to the elders
@lamberttipon3956
2 ай бұрын
Nice vid. Thanks for being a CEo in the Philippines. Hope you prosper more. Please continue to make vids like this.
@WatchCaliforniaExpat
2 ай бұрын
Very kind of you thank you
@yella_c2
3 ай бұрын
LOL on the title 😂 We are in the PHILIPPINES, right? So If you're talking as a foreigner living in the Philippines, the Filipino culture should be the NORM or the standard. Therefore, if there are cultural differences -- the American ways should be tagged or labelled as "WEIRD" because this is OUR country...just saying.
@goatman3828
3 ай бұрын
You are aware he is an American talking to Americans, right? So from his and our perspective the things he finds odd are from the American point of view. You are welcome for the explanation. 👍
@clauyan17
3 ай бұрын
@@goatman3828 he posted on social media making fun of Filipinos...so other populations can access his whines and free to respond, right?
@yella_c2
3 ай бұрын
@@goatman3828 You dont get it dont you? Go figure it our yourself. Not gonna spoonfeed your a$$, sorry not sorry...
@yella_c2
3 ай бұрын
@@goatman3828 vovo amputcha
@goatman3828
3 ай бұрын
@shopkins12 Google translate doses not work for your language.
@SlimjimMK11
3 ай бұрын
For the Philippines and NOT having a knife goes back to the arrival of the Spanish.. They apparently got very tired of these pesky sneaky Filipinos sticking SMALL KNIVES into their ribs.. So they passed a judgement that small knives are to be banned.. A popular type had a downward sloping handle with a wavy blade and edged both sides and had a 9 inch blade.... The curved handle allowed it to be used both horizontally or vertically (Down thru the collar bone hard it will reach the heart).. I have collected a few of them over 200 years old.. A sword or bolo is acceptable BUT no small knives please.. (Go figure) HOW do I know this?? I have been here for a couple of decades and I ask a lot of questions and try to learn their history.. Many people have told me that and if enough people say the same thing I tend to go along with it..
@goatman3828
3 ай бұрын
Are the Filipinos aware the Spanish left over a century ago?
@clauyan17
3 ай бұрын
Thank you. Another fact learned.
@SlimjimMK11
3 ай бұрын
@@goatman3828 If there is a problem here they either blame the Spanish or Americans.. Self responsibility is not heard of here..
@SlimjimMK11
3 ай бұрын
@@clauyan17 I think you will find the lack of small knives is in almost every culture in S.E.Asia due to colonization..
@goatman3828
3 ай бұрын
@SlimjimMK11 which SE Asian country is currently colonized? USA was colonized, yet somehow we are able to cut our food. All of Africa was colonized. Yet, again, they are able to cut their food. All of S America was colonized. But, here again, they are able to cut their food. And all these continents were colonized by the same cultures that colonized SE Asia. So that lacks any reasonable explanation.
@carloalinsod7208
2 ай бұрын
Birthday person spends the money for treating friends----Spanish tradition similar to Spain
@leonardmichaelmarkrandrup2375
2 ай бұрын
Spoon and fork were adapted from the Spaniards.
@WatchCaliforniaExpat
2 ай бұрын
Interesting to know. Thank you for sharing.
@wylerXL
2 ай бұрын
we need part 2... - balato (from winning) - pointing direction through their lips - despedida (when departing for long period) - sin to give bread only (should come with spread/coffee) - retaining the plastic cover of their "new" gadgets or appliances - when you come across someone eating, common gesture to offer you some, but sarcastic if you take it - wait a minute or one moment but actually prolong period of time - giving tip is not common (even for personalize service) - untouch last piece of meal (when eating with someone) waiting who would take the last bite
@KDFantastic
2 ай бұрын
@wylerXL You are on point. Add to the list the whistling to call the attention of somebody.
@iusan1078
2 ай бұрын
How r we going to eat rice with knife and fork!?
@JovannieCastillo
2 ай бұрын
lol
@ianepenetrante6523
2 ай бұрын
passing two people who are talking together and the only way is the way where they arw without bowing or saying excuse is kinda like disrespectful. It was like disrupting a conversation which was disrespectful as we are taught when we were young to never disrupt a conveesation. So we say sorry or excuse me and bow our head to say sorry for distyrbing the conversation. Wait, I think my grammar is mess up so i'm sorry. Just try to understand it😂😂
@gilbertotan2584
2 ай бұрын
Filipinos pick up things with their toes. Filipinos point to an object with their pointed mouth. Filipinos say yes by moving eyebrows up and down.
@WatchCaliforniaExpat
2 ай бұрын
Appreciate you adding to my list
@cielitaladiocan1558
2 ай бұрын
Agree
@vicarygee1044
2 ай бұрын
I can use fork but not chopsticks. I have to have spoon. Why invent spoon anyway? Regarding tabo, this is the most hygienic way after bowel emptying -tabo with water & soap, equivalent to bidet, then drying with a cloth towel or paper towel.For me, it’s weird to be using only tissue paper. Paper towel cannot remove all the germs & bacteria from your anus unlike what soap & water does. We treat on our birthdays, but we receive gifts. And I don’t attend parties without giving gifts-unless the celebrant specifically says no gifts, just your presence is appreciated. Regarding pasalubong, it’s not a mandate but a sign of generosity & there’s a good feeling of blessedness that I can share & see the excitement & appreciation. The things you mentioned are weird to you but you don’t see the fun, convenience, hygiene & respect & generosity on these cultural practices.
@vicarygee1044
2 ай бұрын
And the rain issue- who wants to get wet- that’s why we use umbrella & you can catch colds & your clothes, shoes get soaked too. Why are umbrellas & raincoats invented anyway?
@vicarygee1044
2 ай бұрын
As a nutritionist- rice,fish/meat, vegetables & fruits- is a nutritionally well balanced diet.
@WatchCaliforniaExpat
2 ай бұрын
I do see the good my friend. Watch all of the video.
@genevieve8379
2 ай бұрын
Just because it's different to what you're used to, it doesn't necessarily mean it's "weird".
@SunShine_sublime
2 ай бұрын
It's from his perspective, so it's weird for him.
@claudefury
2 ай бұрын
I think he meant weird = unusual
@kawasakidude9278
2 ай бұрын
mahina talaga sa comprehension pag bobong pinoy no?
@RubyGonzales
2 ай бұрын
It's weird especially treating others on our birthday. In my family, we treat the birthday celebrant. Coz if it's my birthday and I literally have to remind people and bribe them with food and party ... I'd feel like no one really thinks I'm important enough to have my birthday remembered 😢 ... so if no one remembers... I'll go shopping for my self instead of treating anybody 😂
@fepepay1684
2 ай бұрын
Makes us poor. Many are taking loans just to buy pasalubong. ...ESPECIALLY brANDED Produkts.
@johncarlolustre8019
2 ай бұрын
If it is your birthday in the Philippines, you are paying. YES.. Why???? Because it is an act of giving back.. God gave you another year of your life and that is a blessing.. Paying and treating others on your birthday means sharing the blessings you received to the people you love..
@gametri-eq6lj
2 ай бұрын
exactly and if your inviting your paying
@RubyGonzales
2 ай бұрын
What if the birthday celebrant has no money? 😅
@susancarrera8781
Ай бұрын
Yes you may call it Weird - but all these upbringing is mostly by middle class people, NOT Super-Rich upbringing. Poor or middle class people couldn’t afford meat, vegetables all other foods, SO RICE is carbohydrates that it fills you up even you only eat with vegetables, salt,soysauce, that’s why rice is a must for that reason, about using TABO is to economize water, in the province people couldn’t afford to pay water if you use by shower way, the TABO you can economize. The water. And Using TABO instead of toilet tissue because toilet tissue expensive and you can use water to clean your buttock by using TABO. Pilipinos is all about - RESPECT FOR PEOPLE-- when crossing the street Pilipinos raise their hands as a way that you awknoledge that they are driving and not to ignore them so they will let you cross the street without problem. When people are on the way and you want to use the path so by bowing your head to pass through and say excuse me is a way of respect and awknodleging them that they are there and not ignoring their existence. The only weird thing that I myself being PILIPINA that I don’t enjoy is celebrating birthdays. And you’re right is the weirdest thing to me too.i like American way of treating you out on your birthday - they pay for you as a birthday celebrant.pilipino birthday- you have to spend a lot of money for foods and entertainment, “ I don’t mind doing it if I’m very rich. People expect you to produce lots of foods and invite the whole family,if one family has 8 kids then 10 people in one family, can you imagine if you invite 50 families, that’s about 400-500 people. Last but least, Pilipino are very cautious about being rain over thier body because from experienced from their ancestors they passed it on, you know it’s HOT in the Phil. So when cold rain and heat or hot it doesn’t balance the temp. of your. Body- so this result your body gets into shock and makes you sick, you don’t believe this but as a PILIPINA born in the Phil. happened to me, it was very hot then all of a sudden it was pouring crazy I was soaked with cold rain before that I was sweating, because. It was very hot, and I had a 103 temperature from the soaked rain, happened to me couple of times.🇺🇸🇵🇭
@Chris-wp3ew
Ай бұрын
After 10 months here (in Davao), you're 100% correct on all of this. I didn't know about the Bday part. Thank you... One Weird thing to me was (in the Province)... Bday surprises are often expressed in the back of cars... My wife (and her family), hide balloons and gifts in cars (well my car, because no one else has one).
@altriplett9099
2 ай бұрын
Avacodo mashed with sugar and condensed milk! Looks like guacamole, but… On Mindanao, and other parts of Pinas, everything is sickly sweet! Even “chorizo “!
@tomtoms261
2 ай бұрын
What ...!? You use knife with rice??? I think that's weird! 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 We don't knife sisig, pinakbet, dinakdakan, bopis at giniling🤣
@PukitaHarold
2 ай бұрын
How about (USOG) or (NABATI) a child or baby doctors canot heal it,, put Red lipstic mark on babys Forehead and or the person who greeted your Baby or kids being so cute Let that persón leek his Hand and rub his or her Hand on the tummy of Your baby or kids,,,and Always consult to albolario A witch doctor who heals Weird kind of sickness Albolario is now going Extink nowadays being Replace by doctors,,, And ancient knowledge Of healing is been lost,,,
@eu7435
2 ай бұрын
Even if you guys go to KFC in the Philippines, there will still be rice. Even if you ordered mashed potatoes and steak fries- your still getting clumps of rice w/ your meals.
@orlandobangayan8178
2 ай бұрын
That's how filipino survive if domsday come.! Never used spoon, knife, just only using hands to eat thr meals. Hahah. Big difference between Western vs Asian culture. 👍☠️🇵🇭⚔️👋
@adelele-ph
2 ай бұрын
You obviously have not traveled to other countries at all. What's weird about using spoons and forks when eating? We don't criticize Americans for using forks and knives! The same way we don't criticize Japanese for using chopsticks! And bowing - well, Mr. Ignoramus, that's our polite way of acknowledging other people's presence. Have you been to Japan? Japanese people are very polite as well - they also bow- as a polite gesture. Are you going to mock them as well?? Asians, in general, are respectful and polite than their American counterparts. How dare you mock other people's culture! We, Sir Ignoramus, don't mock yours, in case you haven't noticed.
@SelwynClydeAlojipan
2 ай бұрын
The spoon is used to scoop the rice and the soups and sauces because you can't do it with a knife. The meats and other food are usually cut into small chunks but they can be cut with the edge of the spoon if the meat is held down with a fork. So avoid soft plastic spoons that will break when used for slicing food.
@vidong1704
2 ай бұрын
1. salt on watermelons. 2. no mustard on hotdogs. 3. sweet shawarma, potato salad and sweet pretzels with salt. 4. American breakfast with only one egg. 5. Loud American ghetto rap on the radio with vulgar words and cuss words. Everybody sitting with their children and smiling while that filth pours out of the radio. 6. " Is this karaoke for Koreans? " " No, foreigners can also go in". 7. Playing American background music in a native Filipino restaurant. 8. Shouting " Amerikano! Amerikano!" at an Iranian. 9. Squatting to rest.
@zorlackrom
2 ай бұрын
10: pissing on the wall
@WatchCaliforniaExpat
2 ай бұрын
Lol, yes a very worth 10. But not in Davao City when I lived there.
@IzamMuhaina
2 ай бұрын
I'm a bit concerned on the term he used. Why use the term "WEIRD"? It's cultural.. It cannot be weird. Suggestion, UNIQUE might be a better word.
@Annedashi
26 күн бұрын
Lol I remember it was my birthday I spent so much money instead of my friends spending it its weird now about spoon and fork that's from the colonization .the pasalubong I hate that it's weird culture
@pequeno4528
2 ай бұрын
Balikbayan box is the culture that my Japanese daughters doesn’t understand.Why are you always sending package in the Philippines? There’s toiletries,chocolates,snacks….why they’re asking to buy a branded shoes 👟? But why my relatives don’t send me any package 📦? They think that the weird culture in the Philippines. Also when you go home in the Philippines when we go out o eat nobody in the family pay the bill 😅they hate it😊
@rose29599
Ай бұрын
If you invite, you'll pay not only during birthdays..😇 bowing down between people who ara talking on both ends is a sign of respect.. beong corteous.. 😇
@gemmc372
2 ай бұрын
It's weird from your western mindset or perspective. Definitely, you don't understand these weird stuffs because you don't know the stories behind our practices. But, you seem to be a nice guy and open to experience weird things, though. Mabuhay ang Pilipinas.
@anamariabernardo9315
Ай бұрын
One thing you missed to mention: BALUT- i would call it aborted duckling. One of our Dutch friar said that he has learned to eat everything in the Philippines except balut. There are also filipinos who don't eat balut.
@marikitsingkit4002
2 ай бұрын
whenever you visit another person's , relative, or friends' house, you must have pasalubong..it appears rude to come wthout any pasalubong..eapecially if you expect to be having lunch or dinner or snacks..
@chonavargas9480
Ай бұрын
We Filipinos use TABO to clean ourselves especially taking a bath and cleaning ourselves down there, that is why we smell good that others who dont use TABO…
@TanyaWill8
2 ай бұрын
Another weird Filipino culture. if the whole family and ONE of them has a job. He/she is responsible for feeding at buhayin buong pamilya. Because they believe you are blessed and work hard.
@ElouisaEnerlan
2 ай бұрын
I saw your video and you kept using the word “weird” which always implies a negative connotation. You could have use the word “unusual or just the word different itself coz that implies more neutral. Anyway, when it comes to birthdays, it is just common sense that you’re paying for your birthday coz you invited people to celebrate with you (guests have to set aside their other appointments or whatever they’re doing for that specific day just to be with you and celebrate) - it’s our way of saying thank you and not only to your guests but to God (majority of Filipinos are religious) for giving you another year of life. Know our history, eating with our hands has been for ages since the colonial Spanish rule 1500s, it’s a festival called “Kamayan” that has been pass on for generations. Tell me, do you eat fork and knife with hamburger, sandwiches, French fries, lobsters, pizza, tacos in North America? No, you eat with your hands. We use fork and spoon for eating because most of our dishes are cooked diced and intended for scooping, we don’t use knife coz it’s not necessary. Go to other Asian countries, they’ll give you spoon and chopsticks - do you see fork and knife (no). The purpose of tabo and bucket in taking a shower or doing other stuff was because our water in the Philippines are metered (every drop of water there is a cent), by using tabo you’re conserving your water consumption for the day. The raising your hand when crossing the street is just a signal to let drivers know that I’m at the pedestrian and I’m crossing especially if the pedestrian walk doesn’t have a traffic light on it, it’s the same thing with the cars when you turn left or right you put your signal on to let the driver behind you which direction your going. Please next don’t call other cultures “weird” coz it’s not weird, it’s just different or unique from the culture you grew up with it.
@hyewon9524
2 ай бұрын
1. That birthday culture is so toxic sometimes I just made some stuff to stop treating people. Damn it's my birthday and my pocket got thinner. How bad is that, I'm supposed to be celebrating it for myself or even with my family and I just celebrated being a day poorer instead. And oh I don't drink so they should not expect me to treat them to drinks. People may think I'm the weird one but imagine it happening to your workplace and you being forced to treat them or they will think you're not human. 2. Filling and cheap. 3. I don't know I seldom use tabo anymore, but yea there's a lot of use for tabo. 4. Fork and spoon is so convenient. 5. It's great if you're up for it. 6. Because they will never let you cross if you don't do it. 8. Being rained on triggers my asthma. You could really get sick not to mention the pollution in the air integrating in the rain. Also the temperature changes. The thing is it's also kind of in the culture that if you got rained on, you should take a bath/shower immediately. 9. I hate this toxic culture so much. If I have pasalubong, then because I wanted to and I owe it to someone. Don't force me ffs it's not an obligation. Try travelling and tell all the people you know about it, damn, your luggage going back is all for them like I owe all of them something. Some people even get mad if I don't have something for them ffs.
@busterhikney6936
20 күн бұрын
The weirdest thing seen in Philippino culture is how teenage girls wait with family members at an airport looking for American or European men much older than their parents
@ronaldnoeldegracia2575
2 ай бұрын
Pasalubong means you remember someone, its a way of showing affection, its a way to show you care for them, not only within your family, clan, even to neighbors, or even the whole village or barangay.
@silentmajority6197
2 ай бұрын
1. Birthdays, we dont forced friends to spend for there birthdays. Its just optional. 2. Rice to Asians is life- I think you have eaten rice even once in your lifetime. Its just that you’re not used to eat it everyday. 3.Just like what you said, we are smarter than others. We dont feel like dying if groceries run out of toilet paper. It happens in Cali during pandemic. We have tabo, bidet to clean our anus and we wash our hands thoroughly. 3. In Canada they use fork. In US they provide knife. Asians, Arabs, Indians can eat using a washed clean hand. . We also know how to use spoon, fork and knife if needed. 4. Theres not a lot of Ped Xing on the streets so,. do what folks do, raise your hands and look at the incoming cars while crossing the street to avoid getting hit. 5. Bow, cross between 2 people talking and give an apologetic gesture to them is a sign of respect. 6. When raining we use umbrella to avoid rainwater that will make us sick. But once we get wet we take a bath rightaway to prevent cold and cough. In Cali it seldom rain thats why Whites dont care getting wet when it rains or drizzel. But here we have abundant rain, storms, typhoon etc. 7.Pasalubong depends on your budget. You bring home pasalubong to your family and close friends and not the whole community. You buy things or foods that is common in the place where you go and share it to them as a remembrance a token or souvenir but we are not obliged to do it all the time. Mr. Cali Expat, stay a little bit longer and sooner or later you will inherit/ embrace those weird Filipino traits and culture. More fun in ghe Phils. Ha ha ha !
@recykitano9230
2 ай бұрын
I think weird is not the word. Culture or our own way of life just happened to have had differences. Something that makes everyone in this life unique. When I was teaching English in Lao People's Democratic Republic, I learned that touching people on the head is not accepted. So, I had to abide by that. When I came back home, I would rub children on the head when I'm happy with what they do, etc. Our uniqueness makes people appreciate things and makes people even friendlier.
@jasminesuhar473
2 ай бұрын
Duh! Not only Philippines eat rice. Its the whole Asian countries consume rice. Nowadays if a person doesn't know that Asian countries eat rice instead of bread that person have to be gullible or I would say stupid. Didn't you know that? Rice is for every meals in Asia, bread and potatoes in America and European countries. Bread is equivalent to rice in Asia. They bow and let two people know that they're crossing towards them as respect. Its extremely respectful people. Same thing as Japanese they bow too. Asian people I noticed are overly respectful. Its an exhausting culture and they still continue following the traditions. I like the American way its so simple. No one is telling you "disrespectful" if you forgot to bow.
@altriplett9099
2 ай бұрын
Tabo is hard to use without touching your waste! Plus, there’s the wet bottom! I prefer a “bum gun”, which is identical to a dish spray gun in American kitchen sinks, vs a bidet, which is only set to accurately hit one specific butt! Still, though healthier for your nether regions, there’s still the issue of drying! Boodle fights are not my thing! I don’t want food that’s been in someone else’s hand, or mouth! Ewwe!
@altriplett9099
2 ай бұрын
Tabo is hard to use without touching your waste! Plus, there’s the wet bottom! I prefer a “bum gun”, which is identical to a dish spray gun in American kitchen sinks, vs a bidet, which is only set to accurately hit one specific butt! Still, though healthier for your nether regions, there’s still the issue of drying! Boodle fights are not my thing! I don’t want food that’s been in someone else’s hand, or mouth! Ewwe!
@aircooledvolks
Ай бұрын
Wrong term…weird. We have our culture and you western people have yours. Each country has its own way of enjoying life and culture, but definitely Filipinos have more respect for others esp our parents and older folks. We take good care of them until their last breath ….unlike majority of elderly parents are just brought to nursing homes because their children have no time and patience to take care of them, That I think is most weird. It is widely known around the world that the most loving nurses and western caregivers are the Filipinos… that’s just one of the weird. Western culture.
@jesterballeta3674
2 ай бұрын
Rice is the staple food unlike in the United States of America which is bread. Also, not all Filipino snacks needs to have rice. (I experienced this before that when I haven't eaten something which doesn't have rice. I'll be still hungry... 😆 In our country, the main course will be containing both rice and a certain viand.)
@butchpam
Ай бұрын
Definitely. Liked and subscribed too fellow vloggers
@philam1973
2 ай бұрын
When I first came here, I would take a shower with the kabo. I dripped it on me slowly because of the heat. I wanted to enjoy the cool water. Filipinos will toss the whole thing throwing water across the whole bathroon (CR). Turn signals mean anything. Left signal might mean a left turn, passing a stopped car or moving over to the right. After loving in the bed, underwear is needed to prevent panohot, a general sickness that can mean almost anything. Pointing with the lips instead of the index finger. Raising your eyebrows instead of nodding the head in the affirmative. Wait until your car breaks down or your roof seriously leaks instead of doing preventative maintenance. When you speak their language instead of complementing you they will turn to their friends and comment about you in front of you. Complements to you being so handsome or young even though you know otherwise (this is my favorite).
@aaronjanlistanco
2 ай бұрын
I don't know if I will get mad about being "Weird" for Filipino stuff/things which for us it's a common doing daily of our lives..
@miahguerrero3414
2 ай бұрын
#forkandspoon only? Because our dishes are normally cut into bite sizes before cooking. Even our #PinoySteak usually bite size😊
@aaronjanlistanco
2 ай бұрын
It's not weird for us as a Filipino it's or tradition and cultural thing for us.. It's a different thing for Americans what Filipino culture
@marklaco4380
2 ай бұрын
Just a little bit of history regarding the use of spoons. Way back when the Philippines was colonized by the Spaniards, when they were teaching the native Filipinos dining etiquette knives were removed from the dining table because they were afraid that the locals would take the knives and use them as weapons. So Filipinos had to adjust with the use of the spoon .
@DudeEM
Ай бұрын
Regarding the rain, I used to doubt it since I grew up in the province without a lot of industrial air pollutants so I never minded getting wet in a drizzle. But when I transferred to Manila……..it became more obvious to me that the belief was not baseless as getting mildly wet in a drizzle would always be followed by a viral upper respiratory tract infection, at least in my case.
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