The worst part of our holiday in the Phils, was when we got stared at everywhere we went...Whats with that??? Anyone experience this too??

I don't know, probably because of the clothes that we were wearing...

Yea, here in california. People act like they've never seen an asian girl before, its ridiculous.

Hmm, musta been your aftershave and deodarants. I go out with the flashiest jewelry and flash cars with a couple of chicks on either side of my arms. I never get the stares. You must look wierd

What a fu-king useless thread

you're right, it's probably b/c you dressed like a fu-king coño. even i dress down when i visit the philippines.

people stare because its obvious that your not local.....hence, they're curious.....

its kinda creepy.

LOL! Nah, we stuck to our Australian way of dressing..My sisters and cousin had to dress down a bit though.

oh, and generally when people speak pure english w/o a word of filipino, people will look at you. (english with SOME words in filipino = konyoooo) this is assuming you weren't speaking any filipino languages while you were there.

all filipinos speak english but out of respect, most filipinos would rather that you talk to them in their own language. it's kind of like, sure you left the philippines, but you haven't lost track of your roots kinda thing. b/c if you speak all in english, it's not rude or anything, but their attention will be drawn directly at you because it sounds so weird and foreign to hear someone speak entirely in english w/o codeswitching or anything.

of course, i don't speak tagalog when i'm in the philippines so i get stared at sometimes.

Bingo.

of course they're gonna stare. they are aware that ur swagger, ur demeanor, and how well fed you are (healthy western food), and ur accent as a sharp contrast to theirs.

Yeah! I have the same situation too. I ask my cousin,why are these people starring at me? And she said bcuz you look kinda different ..parang kkaiba ka sa paningin nila...I'm not Tisay I'm Filipino & 1/3 Chinese I've seen a lot of Koreans & Caucasian over there in Manila but people don't stare at them that much. Me and my cousins always take a taxi cab & most of this taxi driver ask my name.They were like Whoaa! whats your name? my reaction was WtF ,that happens to me often. So me and my cousins were just looking at each other like wht d hell!.
When I was in the Philippines I wore a simple clothes even when I'm at the mall, it's just a shorts but not too short & a simple t-shirt.And I speak straight tagalog w/o accent & I don't speak a lick of English when I was there.

LOL! Well, a lot of the times we spoke Bisaya..The only time we really spoke English was when our cousin was around(SHE'S HALF)..And i reckon i have a pretty good PINOY ACCENT =]].

People stare because you're not local as somebody already said yeah...
I think its fun being stared at, some guy even yelled guapo at me while i was riding the jeepney
bakla

LOL! don't even get me started with the Bayots(gays)..They're soo open about it..

Ah thats just a way of saying "hey guy" or Pogi!! that doesnt mean youre actually guapo. Lmao just playing bro . So yeah people will stare at you speacially in the Provinces but not much in Manila.

ok i see

Yeh, should we dress down when we are there? I thought I looked pretty average, but when I went to an internet cafe the hosts automatically knew to speak english, hehe I didn't even say anything . I should be less obvious I guess, maybe it was my silver watch?

One thing my mom told me when i was young here in US, do not stare.
Stare, but dont be obvious... i say

THERE IS A SAYING THAT

WHEN YOU ARE IN ROME, DO WHAT THE ROMANS DO....

BAKA NAMAN KASI NAGMUKHA KANG PABRIKA NG TELA O KAYA NAMAN NAGMIKHA KANG IMPORTED NA POKPOK.

^^ SORRY FOR THE WORD...

Filipinos are soo obvious that ITS FREAKING CREEEPPYYY!!!

What's a POKPOK??

Pokpok is Prostitute in english.

POKPOK means BORIKAT bai...i know u can understand what's the meaning of Borikat cause you're a Bisaya. di ba bai?

"NAGMUKHA KANG PABRIKA NG TELA O" how bout this??..Sorry i'm not very good with Tagalog..I speak Bisaya.



O o..Yes, i understand that.

i had that too when i was in thailand, singapore and beijing. in hong kong they stare less but still do :o.

i dont mind though, whatever their reason is. i just look back and smile, its not like they mean any harm except for dreaming about my money

^haha. poor you. it sucks to be a white guy. :-P

IT MEANS THAT YOUR CLOTHES ARE DIFFERENT, YOURE LIKE LIKE A KONYO OR WHAT YOU WEAR IS NOT COMMON IN THE LOCALITY YOU ARE IN.

AKO NA LANG BISAYAON ARON MAGKASINABTANAY TA!

BASIG LAIN TAN-AWAON IMONG SININA BA! MOADTO KA SA ISA KA LUGAR PAGTARONG OG SUOT KANANG BAGAY SA LUGAR BA!

lol

But I actually prefer using the term "Bangagan" over Borikat.

Mura daw kag Walking Textile/Fabric Factory tungod sa suot nimo nga mga sanina bai!!! mao nga ginatutukan ka sa mga tao!!

well i dont know about that. im pretty tanned and im 100% sure they didnt think i was white

omg i actually understood half that sentence.

Tama gyud ka dira bai..

DAMN! I never knew how good i was with my bisaya until now..Need more practice speaking it though.

if i come back to the Philippines, i dont wanna wear flashy expensive foreign looking clothes. i dont wanna get holdaped!

never

MAO JUD!

Tol, holdap ito... Take off your shirt, take off your pants, take off your shoes, take everything off!!

Filipino's stare because they have eyes..

omg, whered u hear that? someone called you that?

where in the Philippines did u go?

Don't they KNOW ITS RUDE!



LOL! No, i was just asking what it meant, cus someone said it in this thread..

Bohol, Cebu, Cagayan De Oro City, and can't remember the other ones..

stare?
in the province...
of course... they are thinking maybe you are from another planet!!! jokes
maybe because of ur clothes and you porma!!! lols
astig ba ang dating!!?
in manila, i think no?

Ya, maybe they thought your a celebrity or an actor. In most cases these tend to happen more on rural areas in Pinas. Crinovski is right, there should be less staring in Manila.

or maybe the way u sway ur hips(lols/jokes) or marami kang borloloy sa katawan at nakatayo lahat ng buhok mo... or feeling mo kagaya ng isang italiano dito sa amin... nasa Milan sya at fashion week!!
sabihin nila MAAR ka!!!