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[montrel68]

I have been to manila over 20 times over 3 years.. i don't think the average filipino identifies with americans... it cud be the private school educated upper class who aspire to work in US companies and associate with american professionals,, maybe.

i think filipinos just enjoy american movies and music so they have more interest in american culture than most other asian country,,

if u think about the filipino thinking,, they prefer mixed blood to pure malay blood filipino,, look at all the people on TV and modelling. filipinos value appearance a lot more than other traits,, so maybe they wish their society can become more like america or britain, or australia... if ur half blooded filipino,, u are automatically treated with priveledge unlike other asian countries. This is most unique to phils.

[arvad]

I don't think so. I've never heard a Filipino bragging about him being American. Get a life

[juanito]

I agree with Clark. Not many filipinos in the Philippines or America brag. It's the ones who can't get to America who do. Clark got his nickname from Clark airbase where his mom used to work giving oral to hundreds of black US soldiers. Okay, that might not be true but Clark generally is a twit in answers. in our dorm, we call him sausageboy.

[delrico]

Uhmm.. really? I've been here for a few years (from vacas.) and never in my life have I ever heard a Filipino say they are Americans. Seriously, I know that there are some Filipinos who say they are but not all so stop being racist and stop generalizing!

[caomh]

Dont generalize .

who is this 'they' . There are over 90 million + 10 million overseas filipinos living who is this 'they you speak of' ?

1) I dont believe in Religion

2) I never compare myself to a American or any race

3) I believe in controlled safe sex

[banys]

I understand most of your sources come from America (that's where the "Filipino acting like Americans come from") but your ignorance is so unbelievable that it's blinding the fact that you can't generalize a whole nation. With 96 million people. 96 MILLION citizens! And yet you add more to the common stereotype floating throughout America?

In case you didn't know, the government in the Philippines is corrupted which explains the lack of education of the people of the Philippines. It's not something you can blame us. Well, unless you are referring to the Filipinos that are too lazy to work, that's their problem. But I'm pretty sure that every nation has it's "lazy people".

And you're wrong about religion. I know a lot of Americans who are as religious as your idea of Filipinos, and I know a lot of Filipinos who aren't so dedicated to their religion (otherwise, they're Atheist. I can't change their belief).

Contrary to popular belief, Filipinos have weird Spanish names. Well, that's not all true... but a lot of Filipinos are descendants from Spanish-Filipino people. That's something we can't really change. That probably explains the last names. First names are usually Spanish. It's a popular thing. Not all of us have those names. Some Filipinos have American last names, or Malay. My first name is Kate. Now that doesn't sound too weird, does it?

It could take hours to list down my arguments but I think I'll stop.

But if you look at the glass half full, you can see that a lot of Filipinos are great musicians. And we care a lot for family and relationships rather than being so materialistic...well, some people might not. Just like I said before. I can't generalize a whole nation, even if I belong to it.

[chen12]

i can sense some anger inside you

[montgomery69]

BECAUSE THEY KNOW HOW TO USE THE TOILET BOWL NOW.BEFORE THEY THOUGHT IT IS FOR DRINKING PURPOSES.

[cleirach70]

They are all actually parvenus.

Sad but true.

[vruyk]

Thank you for your rant. Now visit an anger management class. But before you go, go to the bathroom and discharge some of those vile innards that you carry around.