Filipino Culture Thread

benzilla427 · Mar 10, 2019

Took me a minute but :lol:

bigjny88 · Mar 28, 2019

Necroing this thread for one reason...................

frink85 · Mar 28, 2019

^lol is that an advert/teaser for something? Or just a gag?

everysingletime · Mar 28, 2019

frink85 said:
^lol is that an advert/teaser for something? Or just a gag?

Just a gag of the Avenger the Fallen posters

Roderick Kingsley · Apr 10, 2019

So, a bunch of my coworkers are Filipino folks in their 40s-50s. I’m the youngest person in my department. I was raised to always say “po/opo/ho/oho” whenever I speak in Tagalog to those who are older than me, to be respectful.
One of them told me that I don’t need to be so “magalang” and that I can talk to them like I’m talking to folks my age. And that I don’t need to refer to them as “Ate ____” or “Kuya ____” since they say that we are all equals in the workplace.
I mean, I would comply, but I would feel so rude if I referred to them as their first names, and if I didn’t use opo/po. :lol:

If y’all were in my position, would you still, out of habit, use the words of respect, or just talk to them as if they were my peers?

bigpat630 · Apr 10, 2019

Roderick Kingsley said:
So, a bunch of my coworkers are Filipino folks in their 40s-50s. I’m the youngest person in my department. I was raised to always say “po/opo/ho/oho” whenever I speak in Tagalog to those who are older than me, to be respectful.
One of them told me that I don’t need to be so “magalang” and that I can talk to them like I’m talking to folks my age. And that I don’t need to refer to them as “Ate ____” or “Kuya ____” since they say that we are all equals in the workplace.
I mean, I would comply, but I would feel so rude if I referred to them as their first names, and if I didn’t use opo/po.
If y’all were in my position, would you still, out of habit, use the words of respect, or just talk to them as if they were my peers?

The latter. They already gave you the ok.

Fozz · Apr 10, 2019

Roderick Kingsley said:
So, a bunch of my coworkers are Filipino folks in their 40s-50s. I’m the youngest person in my department. I was raised to always say “po/opo/ho/oho” whenever I speak in Tagalog to those who are older than me, to be respectful.
One of them told me that I don’t need to be so “magalang” and that I can talk to them like I’m talking to folks my age. And that I don’t need to refer to them as “Ate ____” or “Kuya ____” since they say that we are all equals in the workplace.
I mean, I would comply, but I would feel so rude if I referred to them as their first names, and if I didn’t use opo/po.
If y’all were in my position, would you still, out of habit, use the words of respect, or just talk to them as if they were my peers?

Nope. I would talk to them normal.

benzilla427 · Jun 18, 2019

You don't need no court. Because you’re Free To Harden in the streets of Manila. - Streamable

frink85 · Jun 18, 2019

Lol wtf

everysingletime · Jun 18, 2019

Lmao wtf

wballz · Jul 1, 2019

benzilla427 said:
You don't need no court. Because you’re Free To Harden in the streets of Manila. - Streamable

Speaking of Harden, he slept with this girl who became my friend's gf back in the Philippines when he did his tour there in previous years.

Every time we play NBA 2k, we always pick Houston against him and go... "Harden for three".... hahahahahahhhaha

everysingletime · Jul 1, 2019

wballz said:
Speaking of Harden, he slept with this girl who became my friend's gf back in the Philippines when he did his tour there in previous years.

Every time we play NBA 2k, we always pick Houston against him and go... "Harden for three".... hahahahahahhhaha

Hopefully the condom broke so we can finally get a filipino star in the nba

Fozz · Jul 1, 2019

everysingletime said:
Hopefully the condom broke so we can finally get a filipino star in the nba

Nate Robinson.
Jordan Clarkson.
Japeth Aguilar was the last Filipino player who got close to the NBA.

everysingletime · Jul 1, 2019

Jordan Clarkson is all right.

Nate was a great player. But he's like 1/8th filipino and I don't think he even acknowledges that part of him all that much.