Okay i am nooooot saying that we should not be proud of being filipino im not saying anything anywhere near that but you have got to admit there is "alot" of negative things about the Philippines and the filipinos themselves[COLOR=blue] i mean where i live saying your filipino can end up in you getting some preety negative comments. Like this one guy saying to me "ooooh yea mail order brides and all this crap" i swear if i wasn't in school i would have broken this guyz nose in a flash and the fact that ohter asains tend to put us down alot like saying we aren't asain and all which i think iz a load of bull@#* newayz im a mixed chick and i want to learn more about my cultures im proud of my background which consists of some really nice places and yada yada and its been kinda hard for me to stay in touch with my other non white side since ive been in australia nearly all my life so can anyone tell me "Should we be proud of being filipino and if yes can anyone please tell me y" not just a cr@p answer kk thanx ppl i really appreciate it (by the way im new here so hiiii everyone)

You should be proud of being whatever you are IMO, so long you have reasons to do so. Many will say, "Just be proud of what you are" but I personally am only proud of it if there is something that the people are (such as loving, etc).

If a Filipino is proud of being Filipino, they should BE proud of being Filipino. One thing I noticed from many I have come in contact with is that some like to claim that they are Hawaiian (which is far from the fact) also addressed here,

http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=45657

They shouldn't be trying to be something they are not. Be proud of your culture and with what you have, do not go and take someone elses. It screws up the people you are imitating as well as your own people. It goes for everyone, but I just brought it up as I noticed a lot of Filipinos do this.

If you are going to be proud, be proud of what you are.

nobody has to be proud of anything if they dont want to be....but main reason to be proud would be that you wont find many who are as diverse, culturaly rich and has my traditions as us...not many know about them though because its not marketed to the world. heck alot dont even know that we have our own martial arts and even these martial arts come in 100's of diferent forms. Many a great things have come from the philippines and from the filipino people but it seems alot of idiot seem to just think of the negatives which dont even equal the crap which come from other countries. WE need a beter prapaganda machine.

anyway theres a alot to be proud of but if you grew up being told that being filipino or part filipino is bad then i dont know if i can convince you to be proud...you'll have to find that reason yourself


BTW: kollision..is that you my long lost brother Ejay/Fil-am/pepsicola/Visaya1?

Wha? Im not Filipino. Seeing the name Visaya1 sounds like he is Filipino.

if filipinos wud not be proud of themselves who wud? dba? PINOY AKO! PINOY TAYO! IPAKITA SA MUNDO!!!!!!!

If a Filipino is proud of being Filipino, they should BE proud of being Filipino. One thing I noticed from many I have come in contact with is that some like to claim that they are Hawaiian (which is far from the fact) also addressed here,





yea ur right were i live many filipino's claim 2b "hawaiin" or pacific izlanderz they say this sh*@# so often ppl @ my skool r actually starting 2 believe it but isn't there some truth behind that pacific izlander thing???

yea i neva knew we had our own martial arts thats really cool so thanx 4 that information anyone know where i can learn it ???

^Oh boy. Here we go again.



^Yearh right, like if you were out of school you'd break the guy's neck for talking about "mail-order brides"? You'd choose to be a criminal over bull$hit talk? Are you stupid?



^Best advice: Don't mind stupid people putting you down, whether they're Asians or Aliens.



^Mixed chick, lol. You are pure human being. What's the big deal about having some non-Asian genes?



^Like you don't know how to use the phone, e-mail, conventional mail, tele-conferencing/video-chat, online chat, etc.



^Here we go again: A newly created AF account hammering on a stupid question. Well? What do you think people? Should we be proud of being Filipino? LOL. For the sake of your stupid question, I wanna play devil's advocate and play with your pea-brain. Here's my answer: We should not be proud of being Filipino because we can't even solve a miniscule problem on mail-order brides. How about that huh? Does that bring enough fire in the discussion?

Okay okay ..."calm down.. i was just asking people whether or not they where proud of their culture ..thats all im not saying that we should't be.Where iv'e been growing up for almost all my life the filipino's around here have had a bad reputation.Theres almost always cr@p talk about them about the country,the people...and then theres the names and the ongoing slur about prostitution and mail-order brides..just like takeaway - it's an ongoing thing especially since iv'e grown up with it. And yes i do know how to use a phone and all the other electronics you so kindly listed but i dont happen to have some of those things . For once i wanted to hear what filipino's thought people who live in the "actual" country not the ones who obviously are not proud and claim to be hawaiin or whatever and yes being of mixed parentage may not make me special in any way but i think this contributes a lot to my lack of knowledge regarding the Philippines.Sure i know a fair bit about it's history it's culture and celebrations from the internet and books but i also think theres nothing better then hearing it straight from it's inhabitants.

And as you stated yes im a pure human being so isn't it only human to want to know other peoples opinions other peoples experiences this after all is what makes the world a more interesting place.

same old same old

You said: "for almost all my life the filipino's around here have had a bad reputation.Theres almost always cr@p talk about them about the country,the people...and then theres the names and the ongoing slur about prostitution and mail-order brides"

What City do you live?

I've heard so many stories that people say such and such bad things about Filipinos. I live in a State with the most number of Filipinos reside - California (USA) - but NEVER FOR ONCE have any person said to my face that I eat dogs and that I come from a country where mail-order brides are rampant.

You said: "Sure i know a fair bit about it's history it's culture and celebrations from the internet and books but i also think theres nothing better then hearing it straight from it's inhabitants."

Okay so you wanna hear it from me? Here we go: Back in the Philippines we grow dogs for food. We do it because it is completely legal. Matter of fact when I was in the 5th grade we had a total of 26 dogs in the house and every other week I pull out my 22-caliber rifle and shoot two of them for food. Our dogs practice some sort of incest in order to multiply, but we control their dog population low by eating two of them twice a month. Also, two of my cousins are Japayukis - entertainers in Japan. They joined the Japayuki bandwagon because it is also a legal thing to do. LOL. stress on the word "legal". Both my Japayuki cousins are now happily married to Japanese men and have children of their own. Also, three of my neighbors are mail-order brides - and again they do that because it is ... guess what? L E G A L. I can't stress it enough. One was married to an 89-year-old American fart, one was married to a 76-year old (fart also), and the third was married to a 91-year-old-retired-cook-comedian-pensionaire-wheelchair-riding-diaper-wearing-vegetable-sick-old-fart. So?

You said: "And as you stated yes im a pure human being so isn't it only human to want to know other peoples opinions other peoples experiences this after all is what makes the world a more interesting place. "

Just between two human beings, let's have a party!

why shouldnt filipinos be proud? every country should be proud of their people.

I am pure Filipino, born and raised in the Philippines. Sometimes I act like I'm a Martian (i.e. somebody from the planet Mars) - I use a costume that is supposedly a semblance of a creature from Mars. Okay, nobody has ever seen a real Martian or perhaps there's actually no creature from Mars... but I just thought I'd throw an example in just for the sake of argumentation/debate - LOL. Anyways, like I said - I sometimes act "Martian" - so, is that illegal? How about if I act German - like I would do the Hitler-type of salute everytime I meet somebody. Is acting "German" illegal too? Wait, does saluting like Hitler constitute acting "German"? Well, here's your poor, pea-brain argument, you said: "...another sad thing is that the real halau (Hula School) has many teachings which is often ignored by people who are trying to do it, and in the end, the principles of it is gone and all they do is imitate what they see, you can tell the real thing from the fakes. A lot of the people that claim they know how to do Hula only shakes their hips and have no idea what the heck they are doing. I have no problem if they do it, but do not make a mockery of our arts, it goes back a long way and it means a lot to the people." So... some Asians (or Filipinos for that matter) in Hawaii attend your Hula School, and then they make a mockery of your arts just because they shake only shake their hips without having the idea of what the heck they are doing? <~~~ what kind of crappy argument is that? If I go to Hawaii and then attend your Hula School, and then dance the Hula which would constitute "acting Hawaiian" per your poor argument, what is so illegal and wrong with that? What is wrong with a Filipino trying to learn your dance? What is wrong with a Filipino going to Broadway and trying to learn broadway-style dancing? You fu-king idiot.

I addressed this in the other thread, and I found your stance pretty funny, defending those that claim other peoples cultures and people, the exact people I dislike. Be proud of your own culture for crying out loud and stop claiming something you are not. "Tarandado"

Also its not wrong to learn it, LEARN is the keyword. I also addressed that in the other thread.

Ya, Filipinos and people in general need to stop that, our Identity as a people is screwed because now people think Filipinos are the real Hawaiians!

As for the Pacific Islander thing, technically it is true. But if this is the case, then everyone would need to accept Korea, Japan and other countries as Pacific Islanders as well because it's the same deal. However Pacific Islander in the beginning meant Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia only, Filipinos however started to call themselves Pacific Islander but I don't know why and the when. Perhaps it has to go in accordance with how they don't like to call themselves Filipinos but something else like Hawaiian. I have no idea why they would not like to envelop their own people, but they like to get someone elses and abandon their own. I find this degrading to both peoples, my own and their own since they are also saying, "Ancestors, you are not good enough".

fu-k you. I did not defend anybody who claim other people's cultures. Matter of fact - I made myself as an example by saying "Sometimes I act like I'm a Martian (i.e. somebody from the planet Mars) - I use a costume that is supposedly a semblance of a creature from Mars". Not anybody else you moron. Also, read this and weep because I said: "How about if I act German - like I would do the Hitler-type of salute everytime I meet somebody. Is acting "German" illegal too?"... So in your poorly constructed argument, if I act "German" does that mean that I am claiming other people's culture? Listen dumb fu-k, when I was in 2nd grade - I used to do the Hitler-style salute, - therefore, using your fu-ked-up argument - I was claiming the German culture just because I do the Hitler-style salute? Oh fu-k me you imbecile. Ikaw ang tarantado pare kong unggoy.

If you were not defending any one, why did you open your big mouth? Read everything I said, I said it's ok to learn it, but you need to LEARN and not imitate or pass yourself off as it.

Acting German is different, you are not trying to pass yourself off as them. If you start to tell people, "O I am German" and not "I am Filipino", that is wrong. Don't take other peoples culture and claim it as your own. Read my thread and you'll see what I am talking about, even the Filipinos agree with me as they have seen it.

Sra Ulo

1. You are an idiot... but I can't prove how low your IQ is since I don't have your IQ test results, but since you act like one, then we can assume you are a real idiot.

2. You said: "our Identity as a people is screwed because now people think Filipinos are the real Hawaiians!"
- Try your best and give a full definition and qualification of "screwed" within the context of your statement above, and I will bury your argument 6 feet below the ground.
- Name the people (or group) who think that Filipinos are the real Hawaiians. Give out statistical data or acceptable proof to validate your statement. If you cannot validate your statement, then you truly are an idiot.

- LOL. Should I take you seriously now? Naahhh. I opened my big mouth because it is not illegal to do so. LOL.


- LOL. Now let's dig deeper into your crap. Which law does it say that (viz-a-vis) "Thou shalt not say 'I am German' if you are Filipino". What law? Which book? Where in the world can I find it? LOL.


- Don't preach to me you monkey. Since being registered at AF - I have always claimed to be pure Filipino... and I have always ridiculed Filipinos I personally know who claim to be Hawaiians or Thais. I ridicule them up to a certain limit... but nevertheless - I let them be their stupid selves. So let's make peace and have a beer you puta. LOL.

What a way to go around the question.



It's a respect for other peoples culture and way of life. If you want to be an @$$ and take on what someones culture has been built on for thousands of years, you are an @$$hole not only to them, but to your own people for being ashamed of them and claiming someone elses as your own.

Theres no law that says , "You can't curse at people just because they are ugly", it is just wrong.



Hrmm Im kind of confused then. Perhaps we misunderstoof each other? I hear that you say here that you ridiculed them that claim it, then why did you talk to me about me saying it's wrong for them to claim being Hawaiian? Im a bit puzzled.

Our Identity. First, ask many people are Hawaiians asian? Many will say yes. Then you will also hear Filipinos being called Hawaiian or asked, "Are you Hawaiian? Are you Filipino?" The real Hawaiians arent even seen as Hawaiians, they are thought that they are black instead and that hte Filipinos are the real Hawaiians.

You have to be under a rock or something to have never heard this go on. You even said so on that you ridicule people that do it. Are there statistics? Are people going around with a survey, "Are you Filipino but claim to be Hawaiian?". Just look in my thread and you will see that I am not the only one that stands by this claim, even Filipinos themselves see this.

Bury it all you want, it will not erase the facts.

BTW, keep this argument in the other thread, instead of having it all over the place.

oh bravo what an interesting argument like i said before that is just the way things are around here,there are the good people and the bad eggs i was merely asking the opinions of others as to what they thought about being a filipino and living in the philipines nothing more.Did i ever say i was not proud of being filipino?i was born there for gods sakes.

As for the mail order brides and prostitutes or as you call them "entertainers" i was curious as to how the filipino's obtained this stereotype because as far as i know there are prostitutes and mail order brides from many countries not only the philippines.

And when did i say anything about the dogs as far as im concerned it's the Koreans around here that have that kind of stereotype or the Chinese.

Maybe it's best if i hear about the people and it's culture from someone who isn't so obviously stuck on seeing the negative side of things.

But you have to admit that there are a lot and i mean "alot" of Filipino's claiming to be someone they are not especially the ones that live in other countries. Now i am not saying they are all like this but there are the filipino's who do claim to be Pacific islander not asian or Hawaiin before i started reading up on it's history and culture there were so many saying this that it got me and many non-filipino's believing this cr@p.Which goes to show are they proud of their culture? . You can't deny the fact that with many people confused whether we are Pacific Islanders or asian we really only have ourselves to blame.But im not saying we are all like that, now im proud to state the fact that im a filipino girl growing up in Aus im proud of the culture i know so far and how even though so many foreigners in the past have tried to bring us down we managed to stick together and pull through. With this said i know that with there determination and strength i know someday Philippines will be one of the Greater Countries "did any of this make sense"? 2

That wasn't written towards me was it? You already know my stance and agreed with it and I agree with yours as well. Like I mentioned, not only is that a slap in my peoples face but also their ancestors who are Filipino, as if they are not good enough so they try to take on someone elses. Glad that you are a Filipino and you haven't been drawn into that crowd.

BTW, as for your last sentence of it being a "Greater Country", it's hard to say with all that corruption going on. Marcos and this new president. She rigged the elections, then the public found out, she apoligized, but still didn't step down. I personally believe that the Phillipines have a long way to go. Not that the USA is anymore innocent though.

^Oh now you are admitting you are a Filipino girl? LOL. I thought you said you were a "mixed chick" ... and that you have your "other non white side"... what bull-dung are you talking about?

In your previous post you said "newayz im a mixed chick and i want to learn more about my cultures im proud of my background which consists of some really nice places and yada yada"

Okay, therefore since you claim to have "other non white side"... then you have a white side... plain and simple logic. White side - mmm. let me see... caucasian? Thus far, the only race that's also known as white race is the caucasian race. Ok, so now we come into the conclusion that you are half-caucasian. But then what does the other half comprise? Filipino? Oh I would assume so because you stated you were proud to be a Filipina girl... LOL. But what is it really? Make up your mind... half-caucasian or Filipina?

People of the Filipino Chat community, do you think this troll ^ who knows more information than me about the Philippine elections is really Hawaiian? I'm beginning to think this monkey's account is another creation of a regular member who likes to fu-k-up the chat with all these threads. LOL. But I can't complain, you know, because in all honesty - I do like the presence of these idiots.

Must listen to all pinoys:Ang Bagong Pambansang Awit.... Hehehehe

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kung sino ka man talaga

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No it was not directed towards you and if it seemed that way i apologize and as for the Philippines as a greater country in the future i guess it made less sense then i imagined lol i suppoese i should have put it in better words Our country has survived alot.."alot" and yes there's corruption,poverty and etc but i dont see it really getting any worse i don't mean that we will become a powerhouse like America or China but we are developing more and more and who really knows what will happen ten years from now

^Didn't I tell you I was a serious athlete in college? If I know how to play sports, I know how to play games. LOL.

I predict that 10 years from now Miss Tuna (Asian Fish) will become the first "mixed chick" president of the Philippines. ... let the games begin girl... LOL. I'm enjoying it.

it actually depends on the person. we can't say we should be proud being a filipino. no matter what others say, if you're not proud, then you're not... you can't force people to be proud when in fact they find their own blood and race disgusting. for my part, i am proud being a filipino, a resilient group of people, because if other nations were in our shoes right now, they would have been extinct a long time ago.

^agree dude...most of the problems with our country aren't unique to the philippines..and some that have the same problem are in alot worse position than us. to fix the problrems we gatta do it one step at a time..we can't be always looking for the quick fix.

Why must you keep bringing that up yes i am half "Caucasian" but what is the problem do you have something against people of mixed parentage or are you just ignorant everywhere you go you will always meet people who are half a quarter,full of something or other so what is your problem

Na it's cool, thanks for the clarification

But ya, you can only go foward!

Exactly my belief there. Not necessarily disgusting (although it can be that as well) but just not taken a liking to it. You shouldn't just be proud just because, you should have reasons.

What's my problem? Money. I don't have money. Will you give me some? LOL.

Nope Kollision is actually me 2 2 2 2 Y

Do Filipina Mail Order Brides come with a Return Policy? What does the waranty cover?

I love dog. So when you have dog barbeque outting dont forget to hit me up When and where? The animal shelter recently caught alot of stray hares/rabbits and Ive skinned and marinated them pretty good. I'll bring some to the barbeque

"Proud of being Filipino, should we be proud"

^LOl why is that even a question? Anybody whos anybody should be proud of where they come from and there origins be it from any culture. Im chinese and I think you guys have alot to be proud of. If you look long and hard enough you'll see alot of aspects within your culture you should be proud of which leads me to say again that there shouldn't even be a question. Its kind of funny because east asians like chinese japanese and koreans sometimes go overboard with there pride but you guys keep questioning on whether or not you want to even be affialiated with yours. If you yourself don't represent your country and peoples to the fullest no one else will!

^LOL. You are Chinese. You should be proud to be Filipino. LOL. (just kidding).

"^LOL. You are Chinese. You should be proud to be Filipino. LOL. (just kidding)"

^Ohhh s*it you got me on that one...lol... Your a funny guy but I actually am VERY proud to be chinese unlike some filipinos who have the identity crisis and don't know which side of there bloodline they should shout out lol. I love how you guys represent every other culture except for your own. Thats hiliarious. So they wind up having the CSH syndrome...lol...(just kidding)

LOL you said "SOME" filipinos right as in filipino americans that u happened to meet in school????

Well you know what else is funny??? some chinese idiot who who thinks he knows all about filipinos through a bunch of foriegn born confused individuals. DOnt dump all of us with them, we know who we are. You talk as if you know us thats more hilarious, chinese guy telling filipinos how to be filipinos LOL 2 piss off!!!!!

2 LOl check the thread kimosabe if you know how to read then you would know it was one of your people that started with the insults. Matter of fact if you check the threads you would see that I said as a country you guys have alot to be proud of soi I obviously was giving you guys love. Now if you wanna talk about whats funny lets talk about you. I have no reason to shout out my chinese heritage you and your family are to busy shouting it for all 1.3billion of us. Piss on that... 2

LOl know your place kid don't ever try to bite the hand that feeds your sorry a**. Your gonna start badmouthing my culture then thats where the formalities stop. What are you feeling like today CHINESE SPANISH OR HAIWIAN? OR maybe you like to magically be all three of them. Foolish little boy Im not like your little typical math whiz chinese person I will rip your viens out and strangle you with it if you step to me in real life kid who do you think you are thinking you can talk to me like that. You try to be me not the other way around get it right!!

HAHAHA what now b!tch you your physically threating me ??? over the internet???? are you serious??? go ahaed flix those interweb muscles 2

You gonna do a Tupac hit em up on me now???? ahahah

And where did i bad mouth your culture...can you read??? we filipinos dont put down other ppl for the sake of self flattery

KNow my place eh?? lol typical confician obsession with hierarchy .

LOl take it anyway you want my friend. Im hyped up because I came into this thread to give some love to the people here and witht he purpose to answer the question that quite simply YES filipinos should be more proud. Then JulianMaria made that smarta** comment to me AFTER i gave you guys a compliment which is what angered me. Then you pissed me off even more when you decided to get your little a** involoved in this argument with out first asking yourself who started it. Scroll up alittle further and see who started this then come back and talk to me. And I ain't pulling a Tupac on your a** at all your trying to pull a dumba** over on me

LOL and you say filipinos don't put others down for the sake of self flattery...LOLL Boy what have you been smoking. So tell me what JulisMAria was doing then???

^LOL. For a second there you thought you were Filipino eh? LOL.




^Your usage of the keyword "some" makes your statement true. Clever and safe.



^You forgot the keyword "some" but it's okay - because you probably still meant "some" and "not all". LOL.




^I honestly do not know what CSH means.

I had a neighbor back home (in the Philippines) who looks very similar to those Vietnamese extras in Vietnam War movies - that's why we call him Mao. Although I knew he was born in our city - he always insist that he is Chinese (like you). Matter of fact I was 10 years old when he was born and I witnessed his birth. Anyways, everytime I see postings of supposedly Chinese people (like you ) here in the Filipino Chat - I always picture my neighbor. (see my neighbor's pic below) I don't know why.